NOVA Medical School was represented at the annual conference of ANADIAL (National Association of Dialysis Centers), held on May 26 at NOVA Medical School’s Carcavelos Campus and dedicated to the theme “Strategic Sustainability of Dialysis: Agenda for 2040.”
Professor Sérgio Laranjo, Academic Director of NOVA AI-MED, participated as a keynote speaker in the panel “Technology for Better and More Efficient Care,” where he addressed the digital transformation of nephrology and dialysis in response to the sector’s current challenges, including rising demand, population aging, and increasing pressure on healthcare systems. Topics such as artificial intelligence, health data, automation, and digital twins were explored in the context of the evolution of nephrology and dialysis care.
The presentation concluded with a reflection on the shift from reactive care to more predictive, personalized, and patient-centered approaches, emphasizing that technology should not replace human care, but rather free up clinical time and attention for what truly matters: the patient.
NOVA AI-MED — NOVA Medical School’s Center of Knowledge for Artificial Intelligence, Real-World Data, and Digital Health — is the institution’s dedicated hub for responsible innovation in digital health. Created to address the challenges of technological transformation in healthcare, it serves as a convergence center for diverse fields of expertise, including medicine, data science, artificial intelligence, ethics, regulation, and health policy.
NOVA AI-MED’s participation in this conference reinforces NOVA Medical School’s commitment to a scientifically grounded, ethically responsible digital transformation in healthcare, focused on the real needs of health systems.