Artificial intelligence stars in a week of debate and training at Parc Taulí

• For four days, Parc Taulí has ​​become the meeting point for health professionals, research staff and technology experts, with three events to bring the potential of AI to the health sector from a practical, educational and innovative perspective.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer part of the distant future: it is a reality present every day in more areas and the healthcare sector is no exception. However, despite its immense potential, there are still many challenges ahead and many unknowns to understand how this technology can redefine clinical practice, optimize healthcare management and boost biomedical research.

With the aim of resolving these questions and better understanding this complex reality, the first edition of the Taulí Health Artificial Intelligence Week, a pioneering initiative to bring the potential of AI to the health sector from a holistic perspective practical, educational and innovativeFor four days, Parc Taulí has ​​become the meeting point for health professionals, research staff and technology experts, with three events that have explored from the basics of AI to its real application in research and assistance projects.

The week was inaugurated by 16 in June with the pre-symposium course, an introductory training designed to offer professionals a clear vision of the foundations, methods and areas of application of AI in clinical practice.

The days 17 and 18 in June took place on fourth edition of the already successful Taulí Health Artificial Intelligence Symposium (THAIS), a reference space where health professionals, researchers and national and international experts present the latest trends, success stories and challenges of AI in health. Through presentations, round tables and practical cases, THAIS once again promoted innovation and generated synergies between the clinical world, research and technology.

"Again, we have observed that multidisciplinary collaboration is key to advancing artificial intelligence in health and building a future where this technology is an indispensable ally for healthcare professionals.", he highlighted Jose Ibeas, nephrologist, researcher and director of THAIS.

The symposium, which is also directed by Remo Suppi and Dolores Rexach, from the Department of Computer Architecture and Operating Systems of the UAB School of Engineering, is promoted by the Mixed Unit of the Clinical, Interventional and Computational Nephrology (CICN) research group of the Parc Taulí Research and Innovation Institute (I3PT) and the High Performance Computing for Efficient Applications and Simulation (HPC4EAS) group of the UAB School of Engineering.

Finally, the 19 in June was celebrated Artificial Intelligence in Action, a conference created to publicize AI research projects promoted at Parc Taulí. In this first edition, it was presented BARITONE, a project developed by researchers from the I3PT research group on inflammatory joint diseases, bone metabolism and systemic autoimmune diseases, in collaboration with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, with the aim of promoting the digital transformation of healthcare through advanced exploitation of clinical data.

Salvador Ventura, director of the I3PT, was in charge of closing a week that consolidates the Institute's commitment to technological innovation and collaborative knowledge: "It is a pride to have hosted this week of artificial intelligence, which connects clinical practice, technological innovation and applied research. We must collaborate, co-develop and co-create to generate synergies. These conferences make it clear that AI will not replace healthcare professionals, but it will profoundly transform the way we work. We must prepare for this change.".

Photos from the Taulí Health Artificial Intelligence Week are now available