EATRIS Sweden in the Spotlight Symposium
May 26, 2025 @ 08:30 – 16:00 CEST
AI in healthcare – opportunities, challenges and ethical considerations
The “EATRIS Spotlight Programme” highlights the scientific excellence and capacities of its member countries while enhancing visibility at both a national and European level. EATRIS Sweden’s term as the spotlight country will come to an end in May 2025, and the EATRIS Sweden team is inviting all EATRIS members to join them at a closing symposium titled “AI in healthcare – opportunities, challenges and ethical considerations”.
To register, visit the EATRIS webpage.
Preliminary Programme
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00 | Welcome – Pontus Aspenström, National Director EATRIS Sweden Anton Ussi, Operations & Finance Director, EATRIS C&S |
Session I
| 9:10 | Ola Spjuth, Uppsala University, SciLifeLab – SciLifeLab and AI: Perspectives and strategies |
| 9:35 | Sven Nelander, Uppsala University – AI strategies to combat brain tumor progression |
| 10:00 | Claes Lundström, Linköping University – The interplay between AI and human expertise in diagnostic imaging |
| 10:25 – 11:00 | Coffee |
Session II
| 11:00 | Mattias Rantalainen, Karolinska Institutet – TBD |
| 11:25 | Julián Prieto and Carolina de la Pinta, IRYCIS, Spain – Trustworthy predictive systems in translational medicine |
| 11:50 | Stella Riad, RISE – Beyond the hype: Practical AI applications and challenges in healthcare |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | Lunch |
Session III
| 13:15 | Johan Hartman, Stratipath, Karolinska Institutet – Implementation of AI-based precision pathology in routine healthcare |
| 13:40 | Jason Tucker, Institute for Futures Studies & AI Policy Lab @Umeå University – Why we should care about the global politics behind AI in healthcare |
| 14:05 | Santa Slokenberga, Uppsala University – Legal Preconditions for AI in Healthcare: §Navigating Compliance and Operalization |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Coffee |
Session IV
| 15:00 | Jessica Nihlén Fahlkvist, Uppsala University – AI Ethics and Medical Research |
| 15:25 | Luis Mendes, EATRIS Digital Transformation Expert Group – AI and Diabetic Retinopathy: Challenges and Opportunities for Better Diabetes Care |
| 15:50 | TBA |
| 16:15 | Concluding remarks |
| 16:30 | End of meeting |
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