3rd International Scientific Conference: Medicine 4.0
(3rd AI BRIDGE)
BETWEEN INNOVATION AND MODERN APPLICATION OF POLYMERS, LAW, AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
University of Rzeszów
December 17, 2026
Rzeszów, Poland
[in person and on-line]
Adress: Al. Tadeusza Rejtana 16C, Rzeszów, Poland
Organizing Committee
Chairman of the Organizing Committee
dr. hab. prof. UR Beata Stępień-Załucka
prof. Fabio da Silva Veiga
V-ce Chairman of the Organizing Committee
dr hab. inż. prof. PRZ Damian Mazur
dr hab. prof. UR Krzysztof Balawender,
prof. dr. hab. Grzegorz Budzik
prof. dr hab. Mariusz Oleksy
dr hab. inż. Prof. PRZ Rafał Oliwa
dr n. med. Damian Filip
dr Joanna Uliasz
Conference secretary:/ sekretarz konferencji: dr inż. Katarzyna Bulanda
Presentation
IBEROJUR – the Ibero-American Institute of Legal Studies – aims, in an innovative way, to fill a gap in legal and scientific relations between Ibero-American countries, and its main mission is to strengthen relations between professionals and academics from these countries, promoting the joint development of legal studies in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
The University of Rzeszów (Poland), in cooperation with the Iberoamerican Institute of Legal Studies – IBEROJUR (Portugal), invites you to the 3rd International Scientific Conference: Medicine 4.0 (3rd AI BRIDGE) in the City of Rzeszów, Poland. This time we would like to focus on the MEDICINE 4.0: BETWEEN INNOVATION AND MODERN APPLICATION OF POLYMERS, LAW, AND CLINICAL PRACTICE.
The conference will foster an international and interdisciplinary dialogue on the transformation of medicine through artificial intelligence, digital technologies, and data-driven healthcare, addressing their intersection with medical law, clinical practice, ethics, patient rights, liability, technology, and healthcare policy.
The development of artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing the way medical knowledge is generated, diseases are diagnosed, treatments are selected, and healthcare is delivered. AI-based systems are increasingly used to support diagnostic processes, clinical decision-making, medical imaging, personalized treatment, risk assessment, and patient monitoring. At the same time, their growing presence in healthcare raises complex questions concerning the limits of technological innovation, human oversight, professional responsibility, patient autonomy, and the protection of fundamental rights.
The use of AI in medicine therefore cannot be considered solely from a technological or clinical perspective. It requires an integrated approach combining medical science, law, ethics, economics, management, technology, and public policy. Particular attention should be paid to the distribution of responsibility when an AI-assisted medical decision leads to harm, including the potential liability of physicians, healthcare providers, manufacturers, software developers, and other actors involved in the design and deployment of AI systems.
Another important area of discussion concerns patients’ rights in an increasingly digital healthcare environment. The use of large-scale health datasets and AI systems raises questions regarding informed consent, privacy, data protection, transparency, explainability, non-discrimination, cybersecurity, and effective human oversight.
The conference will also address the regulatory challenges associated with the development and implementation of AI in healthcare, including the emerging European regulatory framework and the relationship between AI regulation, medical-device law, health law, and existing standards of professional medical practice.
The scope of the conference is deliberately broad and encourages contributions presenting national, European, comparative, and international perspectives. Particular value will be placed on interdisciplinary approaches combining theoretical analysis with clinical experience, technological developments, regulatory practice, and real-world applications of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
The event will accept scientific papers related to the thematic areas defined by the Organizing Committee (below), providing participants with the opportunity to present and discuss the results of their research before an international academic community.
Conference Honorary Committee:/Komitet Honorowy Konferencji:
prof. dr hab. n. med. Artur Mazur
prof. dr hab. n.med. Adam Resich
prof. dr hab. inż. Piotr Koszelnik
Scientific Committee | Komitet naukowy
National PhD:
dr hab. prof. UR Józef Cebulski
prof. dr hab. Andrzej Burghardt
dr hab. prof. UR Anna Golonka
prof. dr hab. Bogumił Lewandowski
prof. dr hab. Mariusz Załucki
dr hab. prof. Rafał Czachor
dr hab. prof. UZ Paweł Kuczma
hab. prof. PRZ Beata Mossety-Leszczak
prof. dr hab. Jan Olszewski
dr hab. inż. prof. PRZ Barbara Pilch-Pitera
prof. dr hab. inż. Tomasz Ruman
prof. dr hab. n. med. Sławomir Snela
dr hab. prof. EWSPiA SSN Tomasz Szanciło
dr hab. prof. UR Jacek Szczygielski /T
dr hab. prof. Ewa Tuora–Schwierskott
dr hab. prof. UR Kazimierz Widenka
dr n. med. Andrzej Curzytek
dr n. med. Jarosław Jabłoński
dr n. med. Jan Franczak
dr Justyna Michalska
dr n. med. Mariusz Spyra
dr n. med. Paweł Pakla
International PhD:
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Amelia-Veronica Gheoculescu (University Center of Pitesti, Romania) Álvaro Alzina (URJC, España) |
Luiz Henrique Sormani Barbugiani (IBEROJUR)
Magdalena Bainczyk (Ignatianum University in Krakow, Poland)
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| André Folloni (PUCPR, Brasil) |
Marcela Ruíz (National University of Tucuman, Argentina)
Marcin Pieniążek (Ignatianum University in Krakow, Poland) Marco Villatore (UFSC, Brasil) |
| Catherine Maia (ULusófona, Portugal) | José Sérgio Critóvam (UFSC, Brasil) |
| Denise Fincato (PUCRS, Brasil) | Maria do Rosário Anjos (ULusófona, Portugal) |
| David Montoya Medina (U. Alicante, España) | Maria Cláudia Antunes (UNIVALI, Brasil) |
| Dora Resende Alves (Universidade Portucalense, Portugal) | Mariusz Załucki (U. Ignatianum, Polonia) |
| Doglas Lucas (UNIJUÍ, Brasil) |
Pablo Rafael Banchio (Universidad Euromediterranea (Argentina) |
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Doug Surtees (University of Saskatchewan College of Law, Canada) Elena Atienza Macías (U. Deusto, España) |
Patrícia Ayub da Costa (UEL, Brasil)
Patrícia Anjos Azevedo (ESTG/IP.Porto, Portugal) |
| Fábio da Silva Veiga (IBEROJUR, Portugal) | Renata Albuquerque Lima (U. Christus, Brasil)
Royal C. Gardner (Stetson University College of Law, USA) |
| Filippo Viglione (U.Padova, Italia) | Vânia Aieta (UERJ, Brasil) |
| Francesca Benatti (U.Sacro Cuore, Italia) | Vicenç Ribas Ferrer (U. Alcalá, España) |
| Frederico Oliveira (UNAMA, Brasil) | Tânia Lobo Muniz (UEL, Brasil) |
| Gabriel Martín Rodríguez (URJC, España) | Tatiana Squeff (UFRGS, Brasil) |
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Iulia Boghirnea (University Center of Pitesti, Romania)
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Thiago Oliveira Moreira (UFRN, Brasil) |
| Jeferson Bacelar (UNAMA, Brasil) | Rui Zeferino Ferreira (ESTG/IP.Porto, Portugal) |
| João Proença Xavier (U.Coimbra, Portugal)
Krzysztof Grzesiowski (U.Szczecin, Polonia) |
Walter Vásquez Fieo (Universidad de la Marina Mercante, Argentina) Wilson Engelmann (Unisinos, Brasil) |
| Lorenzo Bujosa Vadell (Universidad de Salamanca, España) | Zélia Pierdoná (U.Mackenzie, Brasil) |
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PROGRAMA | PROGRAMME
December 17th, 2026
Thursday
Rzeszów University of Technology
Rzeszów – Poland
10:00 (PL) | 09:00 (PT) | 06:00 (BR) – ACCREDITATION OF IN-PERSON AND ONLINE PARTICIPANTS
Physical location:
Virtual room link (ZOOM ROOM A):
10:15 (PL) | 09:15 (PT) | 06:15 (BR) – OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY
Physical location: Rzeszów City
Virtual room link (ZOOM ROOM A):
10:30-11:30 (PL) | 09:30-10:30 (PT) | 06:30-07:30 (BR) – PLENARY SESSION no. 1
(hybrid mode)
11:30-12:30 (PL) | 10:30-11:30 (PT) | 07:30-08:30 (BR) – PLENARY SESSION no. 2 (hybrid mode)
12:30-13:30 (PL) | 11:30-12:30(PT) | 08:30-09:30 – LUNCH BREAK
13:30-15:30 (PL) | 12:30-14:30 (PT) | 09:30-11:30 (BR) – COMMUNICATIONS PANELS
(hybrid mode)
16:00 (PL) | 15:00 (PT) | 12:00 (BR) – CLOSING AND TRIP TO KRAKÓW
CALL FOR PAPERS
REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMITTING PAPERS
Read the call for papers carefully. This section contains essential information about the submission process for original works, blind double-review evaluation, and publications of the Seminar.
Similarly, you can find information about registration, certificates, and copyright.
Authors may submit research abstracts or full papers (articles) in accordance with the thematic areas indicated below:
Topics
- CLINICAL AI — Diagnosis, treatment, and clinical decision-making
- MEDICAL LIABILITY — Liability for AI-assisted decisions
- PATIENT & AI — Patient rights, autonomy, and informed consent
- HUMAN OVERSIGHT — Human oversight, transparency, and explainability
- DATA & SECURITY — Medical data, privacy, and cybersecurity
- LAW & ETHICS — Regulation, ethics, equality, and non-discrimination
- AI IN PRACTICE — Surgery, telemedicine, and clinical applications
- THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE — The physician, the algorithm, and the future of medicine
- GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES — Europe, Brazil, and international regulatory models
LINK TO THE GUIDELINE FOR AUTHORS
MODELO DE ARTIGO | PAPER TEMPLATE
MODELO DE RESUMO | ABSTRACT TEMPLATE
Learn about the format of scientific panels and their general objectives (here).
DEADLINE
Deadline 1 (early bird): To register for the seminar, please send your abstract or article by October 10, 2026 to the following email address: eventos@iberojur.com
Deadline 2 (Ordinary Fee): To register for the seminar, please send your abstract or article by November 30, 2026 to the following email address: eventos@iberojur.com
The lists of approved applicants will be published on October 14th (Early Bird) and December 3rd, 2026 (Ordinary).
The event program will be published on December 14th, 2026.
Event dates: December 17th, 2026 (in-person and online).
AUTHOR REGISTRATION FEE:
Early Bird Registration: €90
Regular Registration: €110
After receiving confirmation of approval, individual payment per author must be made by October 21, 2026 (Early Bird registration) or by December 10, 2026 (regular registration) via bank transfer, MercadoPago, or PayPal on the website www.iberojur.com
The final version of the text must be submitted by January 31, 2026 (40 days after the event).
CERTIFICATES
Authors duly registered for the event will receive a certificate of presentation of their article and 8 hours of participation. The document will be issued in English.
Registered attendees (public registration) will receive a certificate of 16 hours of participation. This document will also be issued in English.
PUBLICATIONS
The organization will publish the approved and submitted articles in one publication:
The papers presented at the 3rd AI BRIDGE will be published as an e-book with a European ISBN, registered with the National Library of Portugal, and indexed in Portuguese and Spanish scientific repositories. Crossref DOI number.
Presentations may be delivered in Polish, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.
General contact: eventos@iberojur.com
