Smarter workflows. Faster decisions. Better cancer care.

Transforming Cancer Care Delivery: Improving Outcomes, Efficiency & Access with AI and Integrated Workflows

Key Message

Turning innovation into real-world impact across the cancer care continuum

Artificial Intelligence and its applications in healthcare

This hands-on workshop introduces the fundamental concepts of Artificial Intelligence with a specific focus on healthcare applications. Participants will explore how AI is used in medical data analysis, diagnosis support, and predictive modeling. The session emphasizes practical work using AI management platforms and open-source tools for the full data pipeline, including data collection, preprocessing, cleaning, and transformation. Participants will also engage in data analysis and visualization, followed by the implementation of machine learning models for classification tasks relevant to healthcare scenarios. The workshop includes guided exercises using widely adopted open-source environments, enabling attendees to build, train, and evaluate models on real or simulated healthcare datasets. The session will be conducted by Professor Wajih Ralem and Professor Youssef Taher.

Key Message

An introduction to the fundamental concepts of AI, followed by hands-on activities to help participants better understand real-world applications in the healthcare sector.

3D Printing & Biomedical Engineering for Personalized Healthcare:From medical simulation to patient-specific innovation.

This workshop explores how 3D printing and biomedical engineering are transforming healthcare by enabling medical simulation, anatomical modeling, surgical planning, training, and patient-specific solutions. The session will highlight the role of additive manufacturing in supporting innovation, improving clinical decision-making, and advancing personalized healthcare.

Key Message

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to better understand how 3D printing contributes to:
Enhancing medical simulation and hands-on clinical training Supporting surgical planning through anatomical models Developing patient-specific solutions and personalized medical approaches Strengthening collaboration between engineers, clinicians, and healthcare institutions Promoting innovation in biomedical and hospital engineering Exploring practical applications of additive manufacturing in healthcare

Attendee profile

Biomedical engineers Hospital engineers Healthcare professionals interested in innovation Surgeons and clinicians involved in planning and simulation Medical simulation professionals Biomedical engineering students and young professionals Research and innovation teams Medical device companies and startups Hospital managers and decision-makers Professionals involved in personalized medicine, prototyping, and healthcare technology innovation

Healthcare Systems Resilience in Africa: Securing Our Hospitals in the Age of Cyber Threats and Crises

In a context marked by the accelerating digital transformation of healthcare systems, the resilience of healthcare facilities has become a major strategic challenge. Cyber threats, technological failures, and risks related to biomedical equipment now expose healthcare facilities to critical vulnerabilities that can directly impact continuity of care and patient safety.

This workshop offers an integrated approach to resilience in healthcare, emphasizing the convergence between:

• identifying and anticipating emerging risks,
• strengthening the security of health data,
• improving the reliability and availability of critical biomedical equipment, and
• developing organizational resilience strategies adapted to the African context.

Key Message

Through feedback, case studies, and interactive discussions, participants will explore best practices for:
• identifying and anticipating emerging risks,
• strengthening the security of health data,
• improving the reliability and availability of critical biomedical equipment, and
• developing organizational resilience strategies adapted to the African context.

Attendee profile

Directors Healthcare professionals, biomedical engineers, quality managers, information systems experts, decision-makers, and institutional stakeholders wishing to integrate a proactive approach to risk and safety management in their facilities

Smart Biomedical Testing for Safer Healthcare: Strengthening the reliability, traceability, performance, and sustainability of medical devices to advance patient safety and quality of care

Smart Biomedical Testing for Safer Healthcare is a practical workshop dedicated to best practices in medical device qualification, verification, and quality control. Through the use of biomedical simulators and testing tools, the session will highlight the importance of reliability, traceability, performance, and sustainability in ensuring safer medical devices, enhancing patient safety, and improving the overall quality of care

Key Message

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to better understand how smart biomedical testing contributes to:
Improving the reliability and performance of medical devices
Strengthening traceability in quality control and maintenance processes
Enhancing patient safety through accurate testing and verification
Supporting the sustainability and lifecycle management of biomedical equipment
Applying practical testing approaches using biomedical simulators and quality control tools

Attendee profile

Biomedical engineers Hospital engineers Clinical engineering professionals Biomedical maintenance technicians Quality and risk management teams Healthcare facility managers Medical device suppliers and distributors Regulatory and compliance professionals Biomedical engineering students and young professionals Professionals involved in medical device testing, qualification, verification, maintenance, and lifecycle management