The Conference AI healthcare and human rights - supporting patients, enabling doctors, safeguarding the therapeutic relationship, to be held in Helsinki on 21 May 2025.

The event is organised by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of Finland in cooperation with the Council of Europe

With their increasing deployment in everyday treatment and care, it becomes ever most important to consider how best to transition towards AI-enabled healthcare systems. Building on the report of the Council of Europe Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO) on the impact of AI on the “patient-doctor” relationship, the purpose of the conference will be to discuss the human rights implications for patient autonomy, professional standards, equitable access to healthcare, and private life and right to information.

The conference will be live streamed.

For more information see the conference webpage.