Women innovators and Female leadership in paediatrics
What is the role of women in the field of innovation in paediatric health? How do they exercise leadership?
i4KIDS I i4KIDS-EUROPE Training Capsule dedicated to reflect on how gender bias and discrimination have profound and far-reaching effects on the healthcare workforce, from the delivery of patient care to the advancement of science.
In this quest for gender equity, we will explore in this capsule the female leadership within pediatrics with two amazing women innovators:
✅ Christiane Gross, International Business Development Lead of LactApp, AI-enabled postnatal maternity advice and breastfeeding support.
✅ Beatrice Jobst , Senior Data Scientist at Kriba, a medical device startup that enables non-invasive screening, detection and monitoring of serous body fluids infections.
SESSION IN ENGLISH
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