MedTech or TechMed? Driven by AI. Medicine and technology. Conference at the Medical University

This is the second edition of the conference combining the worlds of medicine and technology organized by the Medical University of Wrocław. Once again, practitioners representing various specializations related to AI and technology development have been invited to participate in the discussion.

Technology and medicine

Concrete. This is what we want to address during the second edition of our conference. It is crucial to avoid a situation where speakers tell stories about what they think about a given topic, without being rooted in data and everyday practice

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Robert Zymliński, Prof. UMW.

“That is why we will be painfully specific. We want to diagnose why, despite the fact that technology fell in love with medicine years ago, it is still so difficult to implement innovations in the healthcare system. We will look for a recipe for innovation in the organization,” summarizes Dean Zymliński.

One of the topics that will open the discussion will be the competencies of future staff.

Before we deal with the hospitals themselves, we want to consider what competencies we should equip our students with so that they have the knowledge, skills, and openness to innovation

Dr. Agnieszka Siennicka, vice dean for development at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Medical University of Warsaw and originator of the panel devoted to reports and rankings evaluating implementations.

Reports, rankings, awards, and successes

It is precisely these reports and rankings—extensive, several-hundred-page medtech compilations—that will be the subject of critical scrutiny.

“The committees award prizes, companies announce their successes. And I have questions in my head: does it really work? How many of these innovations do patients use on a daily basis?” asks Dr. Siennicka. “Considering the composition of the panelists who will be searching for answers with us, I am hoping for substantive and motivating conclusions,” she adds.

MedTech or TechMed? Driven by AI. Conference program

The program will also include a discussion on the risks associated with the technologization of medicine and the responsibility of universities to educate ethically sensitive specialists.

“When educating people who are responsible for the health and lives of us all, we cannot ignore ethical issues. Technological advances bring with them specific risks,” emphasizes Prof. Robert Zymliński, citing a study by the Medical University of Wrocław, which tested twenty-nine popular apps advertised as mental health support tools. The results were alarming – none of the chatbots tested met the criteria for an adequate response to the growing risk of suicide.

“AI hallucinates, we are flooded with a wave of misinformation, and in addition, there is a growing risk of turning off critical thinking, accepting information without verifying it, turning off thinking – we also want to talk about this,” says Prof. Robert Zymliński.

Free workshops

In addition to discussions and presentations of implementations carried out by employees of the Medical University of Wrocław, the organizers have also prepared workshops.

The first one will introduce the applications of AI in the work of a doctor. A short, interactive workshop for doctors and medical students will be devoted to the practical use of AI tools in everyday clinical work.

• Using specific examples of medical cases, the instructors will show how to understand the operation of artificial intelligence models, how to use them in a conscious and ethical manner, and how to recognize their limitations.
• Participants will learn to assess the reliability of AI-generated results and integrate them into the physician's diagnostic and decision-making process.

An absolute highlight and unique opportunity is the chance to take part in the workshop “Benefits of InnoSurvey for healthcare organizations”.

• Participants will learn methods for assessing the potential for implementing innovation in various institutions based on the use of a patented, dedicated diagnostic method.
• This involves a series of in-depth, structured interviews with the organization's employees, conducted by a certified auditor.
• As a result, over 60 key capabilities are measured (e.g., experience, values, process and organization, learning capabilities, market relations, openness).

• Detailed information about the program can be found on the conference website.
• Conference registration.

Workshops - last places available: AI as a tool in the hands of a doctor. How to analyze information obtained from AI using clinical trials.