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FemTech Summit – May 26-27 – free tickets

Rita Prota — Mon, 10 May 2021 09:58:40 +0000

Basil Strategies and our event brand Doctors 2.0 & You are excited to support the FemTech Summit, held online this year May 26-27, 2021, from 16:00–20:00 CET

We look forward to the increasing use of digital technology (mobile apps, wearables, home tests…) to support health issues related to contraception and fertility, gynecological symptoms, improving data collection from female patients. Denise Silber

What to expect?

You will discover the link between gender and effective therapy in medicine
You will be inspired by talks around Innovative Screening and Symptom Monitoring
You will gain valuable insights about the Future of pain + symptom management in gynecology
You will participate in relevant discussions on the personalization of contraception and fertility

Scroll to the end of the post for statistics on the state of women’s health.

Join the summit and register here: https://femtechnology.org.

Which start-ups will be present?

•> Ava: FDA–cleared wearable tracking device to identify both the opening and closing of the fertile window.

•> BloomLife: remote, personalised maternal and fetal healthcare.

•> Clue: tracking the menstrual cycle to better understand how the female body works –now an FDA approved form of contraception.

•> Eli Health: an algorithm evaluating hormones in saliva to monitor the most fertile days.

•> EndoDiag: developingnewdiagnostic solutionsfor endometriosis for healthcare professionals.

•> Gynica: creating cannabis–based pharmacology for the female body.

•> Haplomind: supportingperinatal depression and anxiety.

•> Kheiron medical: using artificial intelligence to diagnose breast cancer

•> Mobile ODT: using artificial intelligence for cervical screening, evaluation, and sexual assault forensics.

•> Oui: makingcervicalmucus temporarily impenetrable to sperm.

•> Syrona Health: personalising endometriosis care with insights and tracking.

•> TestmateHealth: at home STDkits.

Some statistics:

Women are 50% more like to be given an incorrect diagnosis following a heart attack than men.
Drugs commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure have been found to lower men’s mortality from heart attack – but increase cardiac related deaths among women.
In a 2008 study of textbooks used in Dutch medical schools, results from clinical trials were presented as valid for men + women, even when women were excluded from the studies. Sex specific information was absent even in topics where sex differences have long been established such as depression, effects of alcohol on the body… –
In 1977, an FDA policy banned most women of childbearing age from Phase I + early Phase II drug trials. It wasn’t until 1994 that the U.S. National Institutes of Health mandated that women be included in clinical trials.
- Women in clinical studies are tested in the early phase of their cycle when hormone levels are lowest (i.e. most like men) to minimize the impacts oestradiol and progesterone may have on study outcomes.
- Studies show menstrual cycle fluctuations impact antipsychotics, antihistamines, antibiotic treatments and heart medication.
Endometriosis is an incredibly painful condition in which tissue that lines the inside of the uterus is present on the outside of the uterus – it affects 1 in 10 women -and yet Women wait up to 7.5 YEARS on average from presenting symptoms to being diagnosed. –
Women in the US are now 2x as likely to die during pregnancy as their own mothers; yet more than 60% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable.
Only 12% of the 50 million women diagnosed with Post Partum Depression receive treatment.
In India, where 22% of women are estimated to suffer from perinatal mood disorders, there are no dedicated maternal mental health regulations available.
In Switzerland the distinction between so-called “baby blues”, a normal emotional state, and the serious condition of Post Partum Depression is unclear.

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Videos Pitches of #FAMxParis 2018 Doctors 2.0 Startup Winners #FrenchTech

adminaccount505 — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 08:47:31 +0000

The 12 digital health FrenchTech start-ups that won the challenge organized by the French Foundation of the Academy of Medicine and Doctors 2.0 & You pitched to the attendees, gathered at UNESCO (700 participants) The start-ups were selected for their concrete experience to-date and for their ability to propose a health or medical service to emerging markets. They cover a variety of topics in eHealth including: emergency telemedicine (Nomadeec) and telemedicine (Carians, DeepLink) precision radiotherapy (Therapanacea), pharmacovigilance (EveDrug), connected objects (Bioserenity, FeetMe), physician and surgical training (Invivox), professional replacements (medGo), health and wellness (Umanlife), hospital and patient communication (TelecomSanté), serious gaming (Tilak Health).

You can now watch those pitches below in English with voiceover, or in the original French.

THE VIDEOS

Congratulations to the 12 start-ups.

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Interview with Dr Armando Barriguete: how do medical training and innovation cross borders? #FAMxParis

Denise Silber — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 20:08:26 +0000

How do medical training and innovation cross borders? According to Dr Armando Barriguete Meléndez, “it takes the generosity of real people, with a common goal, working together, and we can do great things. This has been my experience in collaborating on behalf of Mexico with France.” Dr Barriguete, president of the Franco-Mexican Medical Foundation, is an Eating Disorders and Obesity Consultant, a clinician receiving patients and collaborating with leading public institutions in Mexico and around the world.

April 16, 2018 – Dr Barriguete presents the work of the Franco-Colombian-Mexican cooperation to President Macron.

Engaged in the international activities of the Foundation of the Academy of Medicine, (FAM), Dr Armando Barriguete Melendez will attend FAMx Paris, the international forum on Reverse Innovation in Healthcare, organized by FAM in cooperation with the French National Commission to Unesco, and Doctors 2.0 & You.

Thanks to the Doctors 2.0 & You cooperation, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Dr Barriguete on his recent visit to Paris. I was impressed not only by our conversation but by the videos and articles online demonstrating that Dr Barriguete seeks to improve the quality of care provided to patients, not only through his practice, but by exchanges with the public, through academic collaborations, and with public institutions in Mexico and around the world. Dr Barriguete works with a platform of five national Mexican research institutes and two of the largest Mexican universities, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, UNAM and the University of Guadalajara.

As part of a Franco-Colombian-Mexican delegation to France, Dr Barriguete presented the group’s finding on obesity to Emmanuel Macron in Paris on April 16^th. We see him in this photo handing over the latest report from the Franco Mexican health cooperation and nine scientific publications produced with the French National Academy of Medicine and the Academy of Surgery. Says Dr Barriguete, “This cooperation is a model for the Legion of Honor Society’s Americas Network. On May 29th, President Macron will make a speech in which he will use as a model for the international promotion of the French language, innovation in science and health in Latin America.”

Dr Barriguete is looking forward to attending FAMx Paris, whose program bringing together representatives of large emerging economies, such as China, India, Russia, Brazil, Mexico is unique. As Dr Barriguete notes, “These countries are each a continent, in terms of their size and specificities. We must congratulate the officers of the Foundation of the Academy of Medicine for their work in putting together this exceptional program at FAMx Paris.”

Indeed France, where Dr Barriguete studied both psychiatry and eating disorders, holds a special place in Dr Barriguete’s heart. He early on developed

Dr Barriguete and his colleagues of the French Academy of Medicine

a strong professional network with professors of medicine who shared his interest in developing international health programs. In 2006, when Dr Barriguete became an advisor to the Mexican Ministry of Health, he was in a position to bring in new programs to help Mexico improve in nutrition and in obesity prevention. Dr Barriguete’s search led him to identify France’s programs such as PNNS, Nutrinet, Nutriscore and to work on bringing them to Mexico. In 2014, the French and Mexican Presidents relaunched a strategic cooperation between the two countries, a program devoted to nutrition and obesity and adolescent health. “This was accomplished, says Dr Barriguete, with the help of the French Academy of Medicine and the Foundation of the Academy of Medicine.” Dr Barriguete also went to Colombia to develop a project with the Columbian Academy of Medicine and from there to Guatemala. He notes that all of Latin America will engage with these programs over the next decade.

There will be much more news of Franco-Mexican medical relations over the next ten years and you can be sure that Dr Barriguete will be part of what is happening. Please join him at FAMX Paris to be held at Unesco on May 31-June 1, 2018.

Denise Silber

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Join us at the 1st Doctors 2.0 & You Congress in a Congress: #FAMxParis May 31-June1, 2018

Denise Silber — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:58:59 +0000

As the founder of Doctors 2.0 & You, I am delighted to announce the first cooperation for Doctors 2.0 & You as a conference within a conference, with FAMx Paris on (May 31-June 1, 2018) in Unesco headquarters. We will be co-constructing the FAMx Paris start-up challenge, running a social media ambassador team, partnering with media, and many other great activities. We hope to see many of you from the local and international Doctors 2.0 & You community. Free admission!

FAMx Paris is also a first for its founders, the Foundation of the French National Academy of Medicine (FAM). FAM x Paris is a two-day international conference bringing together participants from Brazil, Russia, India, China, Senegal, Mexico … Europe, and North America with 12 “reverse innovations,” 44 speakers, 12 start-up exhibitors chosen via an online challenge, world coffee breaks and…free entry, thanks to the sponsors.

Reverse innovations for health, the theme of FAMx Paris, reverse the direction of the flow of health innovation from low to high-resource health systems, from South to North. This theme of reverse innovation is the brainchild of FAM whose professionals have been exploring the transfer of innovations from health system to health system through bilateral symposia with each of their six country partners.

Having plunged into this theme with my knowledge of the challenges that face eHealth, I observe that innovations developed in low-resource health systems bring solutions to the people and operate with a broader mandate than in highly developed health systems. These innovations can create new roles for healthcare professionals, they can bring together technologies and techniques. What matters is that they are developed in close proximity with the endusers, the patients and the professionals.

And so, the question, we shall explore on May 31 and June 1, is how and whether we can take these innovative solutions and foster their adaptation to systems around the world, including France, the US, and others.

Take medical deserts, for example. There are 640 counties in the US that require more than an hour’s drive to reach a hospital. Can they be supported by mobile medical units or by telemedicine solutions that come from emerging health systems?
What about rocketing costs? Can “frugal innovations” from India and other FAM partner countries make our health systems more sustainable?
How can we optimize the deployment of health workers and the various health professionals?

Watch the 1 minute video teaser and get your suitcase ready! Register here

Denise Siber

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