LAUNCH EVENT

Official Launch of the Initiative

May 4th, 2026

Auditorium of the Portuguese Pharmacists Association, Lisbon

A day dedicated to AI literacy, regulatory innovation and the national strategy to position Portugal as a European reference in AI for healthcare.

Hands-on AI training for health professionals

National debate on Portugal as a Regulatory Sandbox

Governmental and societal representatives debating the national strategy

Morning · AI Literacy Crash Course

AI Literacy Crash Course

For doctors, pharmacists, nurses and other health professionals.

Session in Portuguese

09:00–09:30

The 2026 Landscape: From Hype to Hospital

Pedro Barata · CEIC

The Shift — Why 2026 is the year of "Invisible AI."
Vocabulary Check — Defining LLMs, Generative AI vs. Agentic AI, and "Human-in-the-loop."
The "AI Powered Health Professional" Vision — How AI is being used to automate work to let health care professionals focus on patients.

09:30–10:15

Module 1: The Documentation Revolution

Hands-on Lab — Participants use a "Sandbox" AI to take a messy, dictated patient history and transform it into a professional discharge summary.· Miguel Amador · Complear
Voice AI — Live demonstration of real-time clinical pathway tools that listen to patient encounters and generate clinical suggestions automatically.· Duarte Sequeira · UpHill Health
Medical Information Platform — How AI now identifies quality clinical information to support clinical decisions.

10:15–10:45

Coffee & Connectivity Break

10:45–11:30

Module 2: Agentic AI & Clinical Decision Support

Beyond Search — Introduction to Agentic AI — systems that don't just answer questions but proactively monitor patient data to flag deterioration or suggest evidence-based pathways.· Miguel Amador · Complear
Predictive Analytics and Classification — Using AI to predict risks and stratify cancer types.· Nuno Matela · FCUL
Interpreting the "Black Box" — Understanding "Explainable AI" (XAI) — how to ask an AI why it made a specific recommendation.· Nuno Matela · FCUL

11:30–12:15

Module 3: Ethics, Bias & the Law

The Regulatory Reality — A briefing on the latest EU guidelines, MDR and the EU AI Act's impact on clinical practice.· Miguel Amador · Complear
Bias Awareness — How to spot "algorithmic bias" in AI tools (e.g., skin tone bias in dermatology AI or socio-economic bias in risk scoring).· Mariana de Oliveira · FCUL / Complear
The Responsibility Framework — Who is liable when an AI makes a suggestion? The role of the "Human-in-the-Loop" and the ethics of patient consent in the age of AI.· Pedro Barata · CEIC
Digital Hygiene — Practical tips for maintaining AI Act and GDPR compliance when using AI tools.· Miguel Amador · Complear