Personalised Healthcare: Big data and technologies for tailored therapies and prevention
Event details
| Date | 17.05.2018 |
| Hour | 16:00 › 20:30 |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
What is personalised healthcare? And why does the world need it?
How do we improve treatments and diagnostics with personalised approaches?
Is there such a thing as “knowing too much” about yourself?
As Sir William Osler noted in the late 19th century “[there is] great variability among individuals”. Although this statement was merely more than an observation at the time it has, over the subsequent century, become the basic concept upon which personalised treatments are based. Traditional treatment plan does not have anything to do with the patient as an individual – it is identical for everyone around the world with the same disease. It is too often a trial and error approach as patients try several treatments in case one does not work, leading to huge risks for patients. Personalised or precision medicine combines clinical knowledge, advanced diagnostic techniques and data analysis to provide tailor-made, more effective prevention and treatment strategies for individuals.
The 4th Annual Conference this year introduces the next generation researchers, clinicians and entrepreneurs with different facets of personalised medicine. Through the participation of representatives from every sector of the health system, this interdisciplinary conference is comprised of 3 main sessions to explore the current state of “Personalised Healthcare” in Switzerland and worldwide. Join us in Auditorium SG1 at EPFL if you don’t want to miss this opportunity to learn more about digital personalized medicine and dealing with big data as well as innovation towards personalized prevention, diagnostics and treatments.
Schedule:
16:00-16:30 State of the Art of Personalised Medicine
16:30-17:30 Digital Personalised Medicine - Importance, Benefits and Risks
Coffee break, booth space
17:50- 18:45 Innovation towards Personalised Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatments
18:45-19:30 Industry and Academia - The need for a Multidisciplinary Approach in Genomics
Light apéro dinner, networking and booth space
Confirmed Speakers and Companies:
Professor Didier Trono - School of Life Sciences, EPFL - Co-coordinator, Health 2030 Initiative
Professor Manolis Dermitzakis - Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva - Director, Health 2030 Genome Center
Valérie Barbié - Head of Clinical Bioinformatics, SIB
Professor Jean-Pierre Hubaux - Computer Communications and Applications Laboratory, EPFL
Laura Leoty - Biomedical Engineer, Balgrist CARD AG
Matteo Lai - Co-founder and CEO, Empatica
Nathalie Brandenberg - Co-founder and COO, SUN Bioscience
Fabien Rebeaud - Chief Scientific Officer, Abionic
Saeed Omidi - Bioinformatics Data Scientist, SOPHiA GENETICS
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- Innovation Forum Lausanne