Great interest in Olof Rudbeck Day as AI for health and care took centre stage
Åsa Johansson moderated the session on clinical aspects of AI. Johan Sundström, Elham Rostami and Claes Lunström lectured and participated in the panel discussion. Photo: Petter Nording Cronsten.
This year’s Olof Rudbeck Day showcased the latest research on the opportunities and challenges of AI in healthcare. The day concluded with the presentation of this year’s Olof Rudbeck Prize, awarded to Ulf Gyllensten for his efforts to develop home testing kits for HPV.
This year’s Olof Rudbeck Prize winner, Ulf Gyllensten, received his prize in a formal ceremony. Stellan Sandler, Chair of Upsala Läkareförening, presented flowers and a diploma. Photo: Petter Nording Cronsten.
Friday, 18 October, the annual Olof Rudbeck Day took place, with several well-known researchers, professors and experts as speakers. This year’s theme, ‘AI for health and care – opportunities and risks’, attracted almost 250 listeners to Grönwallsalen at Uppsala University Hospital. In addition, over 200 people followed the event via livestream.
“I was very pleased to see a packed Grönwallsalen and more than 200 digital participants. The programme was highly relevant and perfectly timed with its AI theme and excellent speakers,” summarises Mats Larhed, Vice-Rector of the Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Stellan Sandler, Chair of Upsala Läkareförening, agrees:
“The 2024 Olof Rudbeck Day was a great success and very timely. It is rewarding to offer knowledge on such an exciting topic as AI. Both professionals and audience members were engaged.”
This year’s Olof Rudbeck Prize winner was Ulf Gyllensten, Professor of Medical Molecular Genetics at the Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University. Ulf Gyllensten was awarded this year’s Olof Rudbeck Prize for his efforts to develop a home testing kit for HPV.
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“It has been an educational day with a large turnout here on site and with a highly professional panel. The fact that Uppsala University, in collaboration with Upsala Läkareförening and Uppsala University Hospital, has an open dialogue about the opportunities and challenges of the future provides important insights. I am particularly proud today and would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped make this day possible,” says Mats Larhed, Vice-Rector of the Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy.
The Olof Rudbeck Day is organised by Upsala Läkareförening, Uppsala University Hospital and the Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy at Uppsala University.
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