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D4 Summit · Edition 2026

D4 2026

Data Driven Digital Diagnostics
11 Sep–12 Sep 2026 · Salzburg, Austria
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When
11 Sep–12 Sep 2026
Where
Salzburg, Austria
About the summit
A biannual summit. International, interdisciplinary — bringing all medical diagnostic disciplines together (laboratory specialists, radiologists, pathologists), alongside clinicians, law makers, and data scientists. Speakers from around the world. A networking hub for collaboration across the boundaries that usually separate our fields.
Highlights
  • Two days of curated talks and panels
  • Cross-disciplinary by design
  • Hosted at Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg
Programme

The full D4 2026 programme.

Day 1 · 11 September 2026

Data, Rules & Possibilities

Day 1 sets the stage for data-driven diagnostics: how we make diagnostic data reliable, comparable, and ready for AI — while staying within legal and cybersecurity boundaries. Practical insights on standards, data prerequisites, anonymization, and what it takes to move from promising ideas to safe, real-world impact.

  1. 08:30–09:30
    Arrival and Plug-In
  2. 09:30–09:40
    Welcome Address: Putting Data to Work for Better Diagnostics
    Janne Cadamuro Professor of Laboratory Medicine, Head of the Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
  3. Data Bootcamp: Codes, Quality & Privacy
  4. 09:40–10:00
    From Codes to Care: Digital Metrology and the Future of Laboratory Data
    Madeleen de Geus-Bosma Member of the IFCC Committee on Nomenclature, Properties and Units (C-NPU); Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    ↓ Slides (PDF)
  5. 10:00–10:20
    From Messy to Model-Ready: Turning Diagnostic Data into ML Fuel
    Andrea Padoan Professor of Laboratory Medicine, Chair of the EFLM Committee on Artificial Intelligence; University of Padua, Department of Medicine DIMED, Padova, Italy
  6. 10:20–10:50
    Explainable AI – Because ‘The Model Says So’ isn’t good enough
    Alexander Tolios Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    ↓ Slides (PDF)
  7. 10:50–11:00
    Panel
    Panel: From Data Dreams to Data Plumbing
    All speakers
  8. 11:00–12:00
    Networking: Coffee & Posterwalk
  9. Innovation Meets Reality
  10. 12:00–12:30
    Keynote
    The Expert-led Madrid Action Plan for Implementing AI in Healthcare
    Eric Sutherland Senior Health Economist leading the OECD’s work in Digital Health; former Executive Director of the Secretariat for a pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy, Paris, France
    ↓ Slides (PDF)
  11. 12:30–12:50
    Cloudy with a Chance of Lawyers: AI, GDPR & Security
    Pascal Bronner Attorney at law, Zirngibl; specialised in IT and data protection law and artificial intelligence, Munich, Germany
    ↓ Slides (PDF)
  12. 12:50–13:10
    Routine Blood Counts as Crystal Balls: Clinical Insights from Canada’s First Approved AI Lab Algorithm
    Nicolas Tétreault Clinical Biochemist, Directeur Scientifique et Innovation, Biron Health Group, Canada
    ↓ Slides (PDF)
  13. 13:10–13:30
    Panel
    Panel: Innovation vs Constraints — Who Wins?
    All speakers
  14. 13:30–15:30
    Networking: Lunch & Industry
  15. 14:00–15:00
    Workshop
    Lunch Workshop (Abbott): The Adoption of AI in Healthcare
    Umar Ansari Head of AI Clinical Solutions, Abbott Global
  16. Sharing Signals, Shipping Solutions
  17. 15:30–16:00
    Keynote
    What Does It Mean to Know? Diagnostics, Doubt, and Data in the Digital Age
    Joe Lennerz Medical Director for Pathology Innovation, Natera; former Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, and Associate Chief of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Chair of the EFLM Committee on Integrated Diagnostics, Massachusetts, USA
  18. 16:00–16:20
    Heme Meets AI: From Paper to Pipeline
    Gregor Hörmann Laboratory physician, Head of Diagnostics Phenotype Division, MLL Münchner Leukämielabor GmbH, Munich, Germany
    ↓ Slides (PDF)
  19. 16:20–16:40
    One Patient, Many Signals: Making Data Work Together
    Catharina Gerhards Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, Mannheim, Germany
    Alexander Hertel Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Mannheim, Germany
  20. 16:40–17:00
    Panel
    Panel: Patient-Centered Diagnostics — From Routine AI to Integrated Data
    All speakers
Day 2 · 12 September 2026

Deploy, Adopt, Improve

Day 2 is about implementation and adoption: AI and CDSS in routine workflows, human–AI interaction, and how hospitals and regions are actually transforming diagnostics today. With real case studies, industry spotlights, and plenty of networking, the focus is on what scales — putting the patient first across disciplines.

  1. Data at Scale: Infrastructure Meets Reality
  2. 09:30–09:50
    Radiomics and AI: Leveraging Imaging Data for Public Health
    Evis Sala Professor of Radiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; former Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Albania
  3. 09:50–10:10
    Nordic Lessons: Using Health Data at Scale
    Arho Virkki Chief Analytics Officer, Varha – The Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland, Turku, Finland
    ↓ Slides (PDF)
  4. 10:10–10:30
    The 3 Pillars of Change in Diagnostics
    Janne Cadamuro Professor of Laboratory Medicine, Head of the Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
    ↓ Slides (PDF)
  5. 10:30–10:50
    Panel
    Panel: Infrastructure Meets Reality
    All speakers
  6. 10:50–12:00
    Networking: Coffee & Posterwalk
  7. Transformation Tales (with receipts)
  8. 12:00–12:30
    Keynote
    Leading Innovation in the Age of AI
    Axel Unger CEO, Kaiser X Labs (Allianz Group); former Head of Health Practice and Partner at IDEO; founder of HiAxel GmbH, co-founder of NextVenture.ai, Munich, Germany
  9. 12:30–12:50
    Digitizing a Hospital City: Nürnberg’s Journey
    Herbert Quinz Head of Digital Process and Technology Management, University Hospital Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany
    ↓ Slides (PDF)
  10. 12:50–13:10
    From Chat to Colleague: Building your Second Brain for AI
    Tarkan Jäger Supplemental Head of the Dept. for Surgery, University Hospital Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
    ↓ Slides (PDF)
  11. 13:10–13:30
    Panel
    Panel: Lessons Learned, Mistakes Shared
    All speakers
  12. 13:30–15:20
    Networking: Lunch & Industry
  13. 14:05–15:05
    Workshop
    Lunch Workshop (Becton Dickinson & S4DX): What If Every Sample Could Talk? Turning Actionable Data into Better Outcomes
    Brendan Meyer Medical Affairs Director EMEA SM, Becton Dickinson
    Ruxandra Oprea Chief Operations Officer, S4DX

    Experience how every sample generates actionable data. In this hands-on BD & S4DX workshop, participants follow real sample journeys, identify quality risks, and make operational decisions based on live tracking, temperature monitoring, and workflow insights — demonstrating the real-world impact of data on laboratory performance and patient care.

  14. Decision Support in Practice: CDSS & Imaging
  15. 15:20–15:40
    AMPEL (Traffic Light) in Action: Real-World CDSS at Scale
    Toralf Kirsten Computer Scientist, Technical Lead AMPEL Project, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
  16. 15:40–16:00
    AI-assisted CDSS in the Clinic: Freiburg’s Playbook
    Christian Haverkamp Head of Unit, Institute for Digitalization in Medicine, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
    ↓ Slides (PDF)
  17. 16:00–16:20
    Smarter Images: AI in Radiology Practice
    David Baumgartner CEO, Diagnostic Imaging Center Doringer, Salzburg, Austria; CEO, MiraNext GmbH
  18. 16:20–16:40
    Panel
    Panel: Reducing Overuse, Increasing Value
    All speakers
  19. 16:40–17:00
    Abstracts
    Oral presentations of selected abstracts

    #1 When the LIS runs the algorithm: an implementation study of a machine-learning model for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (RADI-HIT) — H. Nilius, M. Stickel, G. Speierer, J. Miazza, J.A. Kremer Hovinga, M. Reusser, J. Waskowski, T. Hochgruber, M. Siepe, J.C. Schefold, M. Nagler
    #2 A next-generation integrated laboratory information system: experience from the first Epic-Beaker implementation in Switzerland — H. Nilius, M. Stickel, K. Volken, A. Tolkmitt, M. Nagler
    #3 Implementation of LLM-supported therapeutic drug monitoring reporting in a laboratory information system — J. Adler, J. Kirchhoff, F. Berns

  20. 17:00–17:10
    Closing: Next Steps & New Friends
    Janne Cadamuro Head of the Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Laboratoriumsmedizin und Klinische Chemie
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin
Österreichische Röntgengesellschaft
Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg
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