Medicon Valley Alliance, in collaboration with the FEMaLe Project, invites you to join its Final Event. This event will highlight how innovative research and cutting-edge machine learning technologies are being used to transform the lives of women affected by endometriosis.
Endometriosis impacts around 10% of women of reproductive age. Despite its prevalence, it remains under-researched and often misunderstood. This event will showcase groundbreaking advances from the FEMaLe Project, share best practices from Scandinavia, and explore strategies to improve the lives of women with endometriosis.
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to connect with patients, interdisciplinary researchers, health professionals, innovators, and policymakers dedicated to advancing women’s health through impactful research and technology.
Date: Thursday, 12th December, 2024
Time: 14:00 – 18:30
Venue: Medicon Valley Alliance, HUB3, Arne Jacobsens Allé 13, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark – Auditorium
Program
| 14:00 | Registration & networking |
| 14:30 |
Welcome Anette Steenberg, CEO, Medicon Valley Alliance Ulrik Bak Kirk, Coordinator and Program Manager, FEMaLe Serena Battaglia, Project Adviser, European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) |
| FEMaLe’s Main Findings | |
| 14:45 | Getting the facts right Dorte Rytter, Associate Professor at the Dept. of Public Health, Aarhus University |
| 15:00 | What basic research tells us Mette Nyegaard, Professor of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Aalborg University |
| 15:15 | What Lucy app data tells us Attila Bokor, Head of Minimally Invasive Surgical Unit, Semmelweis University |
| 15:30 | How machine learning can improve surgical practices Dmitrijs Bliznuks, Head of Computer Systems and Networks, Riga Technical University |
| 15:45 | How AI can help Nicolas Bourdel, Professor in Gynaecological Surgery and CEO of SurgAR |
| 16:00 |
How mental health can be improved Karina Ejgaard Hansen, Post Doc at the Dept. of Public Health, Aarhus University |
| 16:15 | FEMaLe’s Outreach & Impact Nemanja Todić, Founder & CEO of Web Bay |
| 16:30 | Cofffee Break |
| The Future of Endometriosis | |
| 17:00 | A Hidden Battle: Endometriosis in children, and the Fight for Recognition Katarina Steinfeldt Olbers, Chairman, Child Endometriosis Foundation, Sweden |
| 17:15 | Panel Discussion: Next Steps Moderated by Ulrik Bak Kirk, Coordinator and Program Manager, FEMaLe In the panel: Camilla Fabricius, Social Democratic Party, MP, Denmark Stine Bosse, Moderaterne, MEP, Denmark Katarina Steinfeldt Olbers, Chairman, Child Endometriosis Foundation, Sweden Anette Steenberg, CEO, Medicon Valley Alliance |
| 17:55 | Closing Ulrik Bak Kirk, Coordinator and Program Manager, FEMaLe Serena Battaglia, Project Adviser, European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) |
| 18:00 | Networking with drinks and light snack |
| 18:30 | End of meeting |
Speakers
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Dorte Rytter, an expert in reproductive epidemiology and the developmental origins of health and disease, has expanded her research focus to include endometriosis. She has already achieved significant progress by successfully establishing the necessary data framework using national registers. |
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Mette Nyegaard focuses on human genome variation and its impact on biological processes. Her long-standing interest in endometriosis began during a two-year postdoctoral research stay with Dr. Linda Giudice’s group at Stanford Medical School. |
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Attila Bokor has extensive expertise in non-invasive diagnostic techniques for endometriosis and holds a particular clinical interest in the surgical treatment of colorectal deep endometriosis. |
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Dmitrijs Bliznuks has a strong background in computer science, specializing in prototyping, embedded systems, machine learning, and image analysis. |
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Nicolas Bourdel is a specialist in laparoscopic surgery, focusing on oncology and deep endometriosis, at the University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand in France. He also holds a PhD in computer-assisted surgery from the same institution. Moreover, he co-founded SurgAR and has served as its CEO since 2019. |
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Karina Ejgaard Hansen specializes in psychological interventions for managing symptoms of endometriosis. Her current research explores the effects of mindfulness-based self-help interventions on pain perception and overall quality of life in individuals with endometriosis. |
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Nemanja Todić leveraged his experience working with European associations to shape the business practices when he founded Web Bay in 2012. He advises the FEMaLe Project on best practices for engaging relevant stakeholders and influencing decision-makers. |
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Katarina Steinfeldt Olbers is the founder of the Child Endometriosis Foundation/ Barnendometriosfonden i Seden. She is a passionate advocate for the right to health, health care, and diagnosis for children and adolescents suffering from endometriosis. |
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| Camilla Fabricius, MP, The Social Democratic Party | ||
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| Anette Steenberg, CEO, Medicon Valley Alliance | ||
Deadline for registration is 10th December
The MVA Women’s Health network
Joining the MVA Women’s Health Network is free of charge but is limited to Medicon Valley Alliance members. Non-member organizations and companies are welcome to attend one network event to evaluate the relevance in joining the network. For more information please contact Katrine Brems Olsen kbo@mva.org
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