Artificial intelligence (AI) is a spectacular tool that has been in development for the last decades; its role in our lives is already pervasive and will inevitably grow; and, most importantly, we can, through regulation, avoid its abuses (such as fake news and the manipulation of human beings). Indeed, whatever the future of AI is to be, we have the power to choose – wisely – to use it for the common good.

We all have freckles and spots on our bodies of different shapes, sizes and textures. Most of these are perfectly safe and healthy, but some are not - knowing how to tell the difference could be life-saving. The CF Dermatology Unit provided this image and, with a little help from AI, let’s find out what we are looking at this week!

To familiarise health professionals with the latest artificial intelligence (AI) tools, so that they can apply them in their daily practice for the benefit of patients: this is the aim of the MEDICA AI conference, which will be held on July 16th at the Champalimaud Foundation (CF). The event is organised by the Digital Surgery Lab, a multidisciplinary team from the Breast Unit of the CF led by surgeon Pedro Gouveia.
 

Lung Cancer Fight Club - 2nd Round
September 27, 2024

Lisbon/Portugal

Organising Committee: Joana Ip * Nuno Pimentel * Patrícia Winckler * Pedro Vaz * Rita Barata * Sofia Granadeiro * Susana Simões 

On behalf of the Lung Unit Team of the Champalimaud Clinical Centre, we would like to invite you to participate in our second Lung Cancer Meeting - "Lung Cancer Fight Club -2nd Round", which will take place in the Champalimaud Foundation Auditorium on 27th September 2024.

Public Lecture: Exploration of the Unknown in the Age of Science

By Ronald A. DePinho, MD, PhD (hc), DSc (hc) 
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

This public lecture will address the escalating medical, economic, and social challenges posed by an aging world population, highlighting how scientific discovery is illuminating new preventive and curative strategies to mitigate this burden.

CRSy24 - The ‘Ecology’ of Cancer: Understanding and Targeting Cancer-Host Interactions

#CRSy24 #TheEcologyOfCancer aims to bring together a diverse range of researchers to explore fundamental aspects of cancer initiation and progression within the organism's broader context. A main focus of this symposium will be the multidimensional interplay of tumour cells with different components of the local microenvironment, including diverse subsets of immune cells, the vasculature, neurons and stromal cells.

This conference stands as a landmark event for the Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Centre in 2024 and will unite leading minds in translational science, oncology and surgery to tackle the complexities of pancreatic cancer.

The conference will serve as a pivotal platform for the exchange of groundbreaking insights, state-of-the-art surgical methodologies, and innovative therapeutic approaches that will ultimately enhance patient care and outcomes on a global scale.

The images created during the daily scientific and medical endeavours at the Champalimaud Foundation can be as beautiful and compelling as any work of art. To the untrained eye, these images might also appear baffling, but, if you know what you’re looking at, they may just reveal information that can spark discoveries, contribute to the improvement of patient quality of life and maybe even alter our understanding of reality.