Veranstaltungskalender

Patients are increasingly confronted with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare. This transformation of healthcare presents both significant opportunities and substantial risks. Before fully embracing this revolution, it is important to pause and think about the actual implications of introducing AI in healthcare, reflecting on whose needs are being addressed, and whose rights might be overlooked in the process.

In this Public Evening Lecture, Dr. Hannah van Kolfschooten from the Law Centre for Health and Life (LCHL) of the University of Amsterdam, discusses the safeguarding of the rights of patients in the European Union (EU) in light of the increasing use of AI technologies in healthcare, within the context of expanding EU integration through the Digital Single Market. The central aim is to assess whether the current EU legal frameworks adequately protect patients’ rights against the algorithmizing of healthcare. Additionally, it proposes alternative legal approaches to ensure more robust protections for patients in this rapidly evolving sector.

Dr. Djamila Batache, Associate at the law firm Bär & Karrer, will then analyze the current and future situation of patients’ rights regarding AI in Switzerland. This is of particular significance given that the Swiss Federal Council only decided in mid-February to regulate AI. A consultation draft will be drawn up by the end of 2026, which will also implement the Council of Europe’s AI Convention. According to the Swiss Federal Council, regulation in the field of AI should be geared towards three objectives: Strengthening Switzerland as a centre of innovation, safeguarding the protection of fundamental rights, including economic freedom, and strengthening public confidence in AI. Can the circle be squared?

After the presentations, there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion with the speakers. The aim is to discuss, how patients’ rights should be protected and whether the European legislation is something Switzerland should adopt or avoid when regulating AI. All interested parties are cordially invited to attend.

Registration

Please register by 7 April 2025. Participation is free.