Project: Signo. Value Systems in Digital Health Technologies / Signo. Sistemas de valor em tecnologias digitais para a saúde
Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS
31 March 2025 | 9h00-18h00 | Casa da Prelada (Rua dos Castelos 485, 4250-118 Porto)
Advancing Digital Health: Insights from SIGNO & iNNOVSensing
THE INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVE OF PAIN BASED ON VALUES
Objectives:
To demonstrate how an application based on conversational AI can extract certain values and, with these, allow the configuration of a mapping for an individual perspective on some human aspect. In this case, it will be the aspect of human pain. And, thus, we seek to find ways to perceive, qualitatively, the individual aspects of pain, as forms of therapeutic optimization and personalization.
Tool:
AI Agent that I developed and presented at the Seminar on the Philosophy of Pain, in Malaga/Spain. I will give a brief explanation of the modus operandi, through the step-by-step process that it is constituted, in a didactic manner. Demonstration fully accessible to laymen in Philosophy and Digital Technologies.
Abstract:
Based on the dimensions of pain widely adopted by the IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain), which include: the sensory-discriminative dimension (intensity, location, quality and duration), the affective-emotional dimension (rejection and psychological reactions associated with the sensory experience) and the cognitive-evaluative dimension (evaluation of pain from a moral perspective, religious in this case, that is, cultural in a broader sense), I will seek to explore the feasibility of an application that acts as a mediator in anamnesis processes, taking into account considerations on ethics, effectiveness and limitations.
References:
Melzack, R., & Casey, K. L. (1968). Sensory motivational and central controlled determinants of pain: A new conceptual model. In K. Shalod (Ed.), The skin senses (pp. 423–443). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
Melzack, R., & Wall, P. D. (1965). Pain mechanisms: A new theory. Science, 150, 971–979.
Ramos, I., Espinosa, L., & García Peña, I. (2019). Prospección filosófica del dolor. Contrastes. Revista Internacional De Filosofía, 23(3). https://doi.org/10.24310/Contrastescontrastes.v23i3.6595
Vlaev, I., Seymour, B., Dolan, R. J., & Chater, N. (2009). The price of pain and the value of suffering. Psychological science, 20(3), 309–317. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02304.x
Human-Centred AI Healthcare: From Values to Implementation
31 March 2025 | 9h00-18h00 | Casa da Prelada (Rua dos Castelos 485, 4250-118 Porto)
The closing event of SIGNO and iNNOVSensing – two initiatives exploring co-creation in ophthalmology and mental health. Beyond sharing results, this event will highlight key lessons and best practices in developing healthcare technologies that are both useful and effective.
Participation: Free, but seats are limited – registration is mandatory
Check the full program and register here
PROGRAM
Monday, 31 March 2025
09:00 – 09:15: Welcoming breakfast
09:15 – 10:00: Keynote – The Co-Design of AI-Powered Digital Health Products. Artemisa Rocha Dores & Raquel Simões de Almeida (Escola Superior de Saúde – P.PORTO)
10:00 – 10:30: Presentation #1 – Descriptive axiology and normative axiology in the philosophical analysis of artefacts. Mário Correia, Institute of Philosophy, FLUP.
10:30 – 11:00: Presentation #2 – Pragmatic pluralism and values in design. Celeste Pedro, Institute of Philosophy, FLUP.
11:00 – 11:15: Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:45: Presentation #3 – Biopower and micropolitics – some readings on parameterization technologies and individual well-being. Irandina Afonso, Institute of Philosophy, FLUP.
11:45 – 12:15: Presentation #4 – The individual perspective of pain based on values. Leandro Ortolan, Institute of Philosophy, FLUP.
12:15 – 12:45: Presentation #5 – Signo: Value systems in digital health technologies. Ricardo Melo, Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS.
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch break
14:00 – 14:30: Presentation #6 – Co-Designing AI Healthcare: User Research on Breast Cancer Survivors’ Acceptance, use and Perceived Impact of Passive Data Collection for Mental Health. Maria Nunes, Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS.
14:30 – 15:00: Presentation #7 – Parents’ and Healthcare Professionals’ perspectives on using chatbots for child health. Joana Couto, Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS.
15:00 – 15:30: Presentation #8 – Designing for Qualitative Evaluation of Synthetic Medical Data. Isabella Silva, Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS.
15:30 – 15:45: Coffee Break
15:45 – 16:15: Presentation #9 – Insights on Passive Sensing Data Collection for ML Training, Prototyping, and App Development in Dementia Care. Ana Vasconcelos, Ricardo Graça, Adriano Soares & Ruben Moutinho, Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS
16:15 – 16:45: Presentation #10 – Using an app that continuously monitors one’s symptoms: Reflections from COTIDIANA’s field trial. Francisco Nunes, Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS.
16:45 – 18:00: Lessons Learned café
