Doctors in dialogue: AI revolutionizes health care in Leipzig!

Doctors in dialogue: AI revolutionizes health care in Leipzig!

Nikolaikirche, Leipzig, Deutschland - The 129th German Medical Day takes place from May 27th to 30th, 2025 in Leipzig. The event will begin in the Nikolaikirche with the opening on May 27th and will continue at the Leipzig Congress Center with persistent work sessions. Around 1,000 guests, including the Federal Minister of Health Nina Warken, are expected. It is the first public appearance of the new minister in front of the medical profession. The number of participants also includes 250 members of the "Parliament of the doctors".

In the general pronunciation sessions, the health policy projects of the new federal government are particularly discussed. The aim is to discuss the practical implementation and possible empty spaces in the government's work program. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and research will be a central topic during the doctor's day. Other important topics are the amendment of the fee schedule for doctors and the medical aspects regarding the abortion.

a dialogue about artificial intelligence

On May 26, 2025, a special dialogue with young doctors will take place in the run -up to the medical day. The topic of the event is "Ki specifically in everyday medical life". Dr. Klaus Reinhardt, President of the Federal Medical Association and the German Medical Day, will appear as an introductory speaker. Other speakers include renowned experts such as Prof. Dr. Aldo Faisal from the University of Bayreuth, as well as Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Ulrike I. Attenberger from the Medical University of Vienna, which works in the working group "Artificial Intelligence in Medicine" of the Federal Medical Association.

The Federal Medical Association has dealt intensively with the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence in the healthcare system. A theses paper from the "Digitization in Healthcare" committee describes the need to inform the medical profession about the possibilities and risks of AI. In particular, digital transformation is seen as crucial for the implementation of AI. The Central Ethics Commission of the BÄK has also published a statement on decision -making support by AI, which was created in 2021.

meaning of digitization in medicine

dr. Klaus Reinhardt emphasizes that the importance of AI in medicine is growing steadily and opens up new opportunities in diagnostics, therapy decision and therapy development. Prof. Dr. Ulrike Attenberger explains that AI can not only relieve diagnostic but also administrative activities. Standardization and interoperability is an important topic, since deficits in these areas have been identified as deficits in German healthcare.

to actively shape the change to AI-based medicine, the mediation of digital and communicative skills is crucial. At the event, a podcast under the title "Medical Day 2025" is also offered, in which Dr. Klaus Reinhardt and moderator Daniel Finger discuss current topics.

press representatives can register via an online press center that is also available for plenary sessions and press conferences. Further information on the current processes and registration are available on the website of the Saxony