Expert-MeetUpEN
18/10/2024 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
MeetUp G.08 | Halle / hall 2
The Future of Life Science and Healthcare Needs More Female Decisionmaking
Did you know there’s a significant healthcare gap between genders due to physiological and behavioral differences? 80% of patients could benefit from better prevention, prompt diagnosis, and more effective care through gender-specific medicine across all medical disciplines. Yet, these differences have long been overlooked, under-researched, and little understood.
So how this investment decisions are taken? Behind closed doors with 90% of male decision makers. Men have a hard time relating with problems women’s health solution want to solve. Women need to be in the decision-making process and voice the medical needs of 51% of the population. Let us discuss effective measures together.
Thread / thematic series: Science, Engineering, Digitalization & Technology, Health, Female Body, Soul & Mental Health
Topic areas: Health Care, Gender-sensitive medicine
Joblevel/Target group: Professional, Leading position, Startup & Entrepreneurship
Details about the speaker: Thao Nguyen
Vita: Thao Nguyen is the founder of EQUAL CARE and an experienced IT consultant in the field of medical technology and technology. EQUAL CARE aims to make gender medicine the norm in healthcare. By making more gender-segregated evidence transparent and raising awareness about how gender affects health, the startup seeks to help close the gender health gap.
Thao began her career at Accenture in Zurich, where she worked for over a decade as an IT consultant in the field of medical technology. She was responsible for the entire software design process in the development of an IVD blood screening device. Alongside her professional work, Thao was involved in a non-profit project, where she supported “Doctors Without Borders” in developing an IT strategy for their logistics headquarters.
Thao speaks fluent German, Vietnamese, English, French, Spanish, and Catalan. In her free time, she is passionate about mountain sports, especially climbing, trail running, and skiing. Cooking and music are also among her great passions. Thao’s journey from IT consultant to startup founder reflects her passion for innovation and her commitment to a fairer and more efficient healthcare system.
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