Seminar | AI in Health: Legal Implications and Ethical Reflections, Regulation, Impacts and Future Perspectives

Monday , 13 de April 2026 - 09:30

April 13th
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Católica Medical School

Registration is required for participants outside Católica Medical School:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative technologies of our time, with a profound impact on the organization of health systems, clinical practice, scientific research, and the physician–patient relationship. Its increasing integration into clinical contexts raises legal, ethical, and social challenges that require critical, informed, and interdisciplinary analysis.

AI in Health: Legal Implications and Ethical Reflections aims to create an academic space for debate on the regulatory framework of AI in healthcare, its practical implications, and future development perspectives, with particular attention to the protection of individuals, fundamental rights, and professional responsibility.

Objectives

To provide a solid understanding of the legal implications of AI in healthcare, including data protection, civil liability, algorithmic transparency, and regulation;
To analyse the challenges posed by rapid technological development for the adaptation of law and public policies;
To promote critical ethical reflection on equity of access, algorithmic bias, automated decision-making, and the impact on human autonomy;
To discuss the role of healthcare professionals in the responsible integration of AI into clinical practice, safeguarding the core values of medicine.

Topics for discussion

Legal implications of the use of AI in healthcare
Transparency, explainability, and auditability of AI systems
Ethical risks of AI-assisted clinical decision-making
The impact of AI on the physician–patient relationship and clinical trust
Discrimination, algorithmic bias, and technological dependency
Human rights, dignity, and autonomy in the age of AI
The major challenge of AI for humanity

The Universidade Católica Portuguesa recognizes that while AI significantly expands human capabilities, it may also compromise fundamental values if not properly regulated and ethically guided. The central question lies not only in what technology enables us to do, but in the meaning, purpose, and responsibility behind its use.
Aligned with the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (2021), this seminar acknowledges that addressing the ethical risks of AI should not hinder innovation but rather guide it, promoting technologies grounded in human rights, the common good, and social trust.

Invited Speakers