What health policy-makers need to know

What health policy-makers need to know

What health policy-makers need to know

https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int/news-room/events/item/2026/03/26/default-calendar/demystifying-artificial-intelligence-in-health-what-health-policy-makers-need-to-know

Publish Date: 2026-03-04 05:24:00

Source Domain: eurohealthobservatory.who.int

Thursday 26 March 2026  (12:00-13:00 CET)

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a fast-evolving topic in the health sector that needs a balanced foundation for informed decision-making. However, to shape a future where AI serves public health goals, policy makers need to ask the right questions.

AI has both huge promise and dangerous pitfalls: improved outcomes and efficiency on the one hand, and risks such as bias, safety concerns and governance challenges on the other.

But how might AI transform the health sector? How is it being adopted across Europe? What are the key considerations for decision makers? Join us to find out!

Speakers:

Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, UK

Paula del Rey Puech, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine & Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Jasjot Saund, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust & AI Centre for Value Based Healthcare, UK

Tino Martí, Department of Health in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain

Benoit Verhulst, Missions Publiques, Belgium

Moderators: Dimitra Panteli & Erica Richardson (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)

 

 

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