NOVA Medical School, in partnership with the Portuguese Medical Association’s Artificial Intelligence Committee, is organizing, on September 18, a meeting dedicated to the future of Artificial Intelligence in Health, bringing together representatives from regulatory bodies, academia, hospitals, professional associations, patient organizations, and the innovation ecosystem to discuss the challenges and opportunities in this field.
The initiative builds on the national consensus-building process launched in 2025 and aims to contribute to the development of recommendations to support the integration of Health into the National Artificial Intelligence Agenda.
Throughout the session, experts from different fields will share perspectives on the regulatory framework, research, clinical practice, innovation, and governance of Artificial Intelligence in Health, fostering a multidisciplinary discussion on its impact on the present and future of health systems.
The two sessions will result in a recommendations document addressed to the Government and endorsed by the participants, with the aim of contributing to the development of a future chapter dedicated to Health within the National Artificial Intelligence Agenda.
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PROGRAM
09:00 – Institutional Opening Session
- Pedro Póvoa, NOVA Medical School (Dean)
- Rui Nunes, National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences; Portuguese Medical Association AI Committee; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto
- António Vaz Carneiro, Portuguese Medical Association AI Committee (Coordinator)
09:25 – Introduction to the Proceedings and Key Questions
- Sérgio Laranjo, NOVA Medical School, Organizing Committee
09:35 – Panel 1 | Governance, Regulation, Ethics and Trust
Moderator – Sérgio Laranjo, NOVA Medical School, Organizing Committee
- Ana Londral, VoH colab (Director)
- Pedro Barata, Ethics Committee for Clinical Research (Vice President)
- INFARMED, I.P. (tbc)
- Vera Lúcia Raposo, NOVA School of Law (Vice Dean)
- Vítor Veloso, Portuguese League Against Cancer (President)
10:30 – Panel 2 | Data, Interoperability and Infrastructure
Moderator – Jorge Mendes, NOVA Medical School, Organizing Committee
- Luís Goes Pinheiro, Shared Services of the Ministry of Health (Chair of the Board)
- Manuel Bragança Pereira, Hope-Care (Board of Directors); Portuguese Medical Association AI Committee
- Anne Geubelle, Prológica SGPS (CEO)
- Teresa Monjardino, University of Aveiro
- Pedro Gouveia, Champalimaud Foundation; Portuguese Medical Association AI Committee
11:25 – Coffee Break
11:40 – Panel 3 | Adoption, Professions and Sustainability
Moderator – Ana Pina, NOVA Medical School, Organizing Committee; Portuguese Medical Association AI Committee
- Francisco Maio Matos, ULS de Coimbra (Chair of the Board)
- Maria de Lurdes Martins, Portuguese Nurses Order
- Helder Mota Filipe, Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society (President)
- Paulo Simões, Southern Regional Council of the Portuguese Medical Association (President)
- Pedro Póvoa, NOVA Medical School (Dean)
12:35 – Summary of Contributions from the Three Panels and Next Steps
13:00 – Closing Session