Science Summit 2024: Full Schedule

SCIENCE SUMMIT 2024: 17 - 27 September, New York

This Programme exclusively outlines the Science Summit events in New York from September 17th to 27th.
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Too many preventable breast-cancer deaths in LMICs: innovative approaches to improve early diagnosis to reduce mortality

Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 9:30am EDT

TBA

Globally, a mother, a wife, a daughter, and a sister die every minute from breast cancer. Breast cancer is the leading cause of female cancer death in most of the world. Eighty per cent of this cancer burden is in low- and- middle-income countries (LMICs) where only 5% of the global funding is available. The WHO Global Breast Cancer Initiative has three key pillars to solve the challenges in breast cancer care, including health promotion, early detection, timely diagnosis, and comprehensive breast cancer management. We bring solutions aligned with these pillars and with our initial focus on early detection using ultrasound (US) and artificial intelligence (AI). Artificial intelligence enabled the US to facilitate the implementation of task shifting, thus democratizing access for women at the points of need.

Essential factors to improve care and build health systems include improving women’s agency, equity, and decision power and eliminating barriers to accessing services and interventions. In high-income regions, mammography (MG) is the standard for early detection of breast cancer, yet it has significant limitations in LMICs, first and foremost being lack of access. MG is expensive and requires significant infrastructure (e.g. segregated space, large amounts of electricity, specialized air conditioning, radiation safety measures, regular maintenance and repair, and extensive training). These factors are significant contributors to the fact that most cancers in Sub-Saharan Africa present at late stages (85% in are stages III and IV), mostly too late for cure.

We propose transforming the current breast cancer care model to an accurate, accessible, lower-cost, point-of-need model. We bring hope and solutions for early detection of breast cancer, step one in the continuum of breast cancer.

Speakers

Linda Goler Blount, MPH

Black Women’s Health Imperative

Linda Goler Blount, MPH, is an epidemiologist and President of the Black Women’s Health Imperative, the first national non-profit organization focused on Black women’s health and wellness.Ms. Blount has overseen more than $30 million invested in research to prevent chronic disease... Read More →

Marleen Temmerman (Convenor)

Professor, The Aga Khan University, Kenya

Prof Marleen Temmerman is Director of the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University East-Africa and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi, Kenya. She has enormous experience in academia and political... Read More →

Dr. James Benedict

Left Tackle Capital and the BeDoWin Institute

James Benedict brings 25+ years of experience in venture capital and private equity. He is a family office investor, human capital partner, and entrepreneur. James is a Co-Founder of both Left Tackle Capital and the BeDoWin Institute, accelerators for high potential venture capital... Read More →

Dr. Miriam Mutebi

Aga Khan University Hospital

Dr. Mutebi is a consultant breast surgical oncologist and assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. She is also a clinical epidemiologist and health systems researcher with a research focus on understanding barriers to... Read More →

Dr. Mary Nyangasi

Technical Officer, Cancer and Lead, WHO Global Breast Cancer Initiative, World Health Organization

I am a medical doctor and global health physician with a 17-year career experience in cancer clinical care and policy making, program management and leadership.I joined WHO in January 2024 as the Lead, Global Breast Cancer Initiative. I also support the National Cancer Control Planning... Read More →

Dr. Susan Harvey

Curing Women’s Cancer (CWC)

Susan C. Harvey M.D. practiced breast imaging for 30 years, the last 15 years at Johns HopkinsSchool of Medicine where she led the Division of Breast Imaging from 2013 to 2019. She developed clinical excellence in care and built teaching and research programs. Her research focused... Read More →

Dr. Saraswati Sukumar

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Dr. Saraswati Sukumar is a Barbara B. Rubenstein Professor of Oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Professor of Pathology. Her lab is focused on using methylated gene markers to detect breast cancer. Her current clinical study in Africa is focused on the development... Read More →

Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 9:30am EDT
TBA

Women

2:00pm EDT

Transforming antenatal care through AI-enabled ultrasound

Friday September 27, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

TBA

The session will explore the transformative potential of AI-enabled Ultrasound in improving pregnancy care, particularly in underserved regions. Obstetric ultrasound is a critical tool for establishing gestational age, monitoring of fetal wellbeing and for assessing risks during pregnancy and birth to stratify care appropriately and optimise outcomes. However, ultrasound is often inaccessible in resource-limited settings due to the high cost of equipment and the need for skilled operators. AI-enabled ultrasound offers a promising alternative, allowing more novice users to perform accurate ultrasound examinations, thus democratising access to this essential aspect of prenatal care.

After introducing the current challenges in obstetric care in low-resource environments, we will provide an overview of how AI can enhance basic obstetric ultrasound. The session will then transition to the ethical considerations and potential biases in AI applications. Delegates will benefit from a discussion on the latest technologies, products, and the challenges and opportunities of implementing these innovations in real-world settings. A panel discussion with funders and experts will highlight the collaborative efforts required for validation, large-scale implementation, and overcoming logistical hurdles. The session will conclude with a call to action, emphasising the need to move from localised evaluation to national-level adoption, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Speakers

Prof. Aris Papageorghiou

Professor of Fetal Medicine and the Clinical Research Director, University of Oxford

Aris Papageorghiou is a Professor of Fetal Medicine at both the University of Oxford and St George’s Hospital in London. He also serves as the Research Director at the Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute and chairs the WHO Maternal Perinatal Health Guidelines Technical... Read More →

Dr. Nidhi Leekha

Consultant Radiologist, Aga Khan University

Dr. Nidhi Leekha is an Assistant Professor and Section Head of Ultrasound at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, where she leads the ultrasound department and is deeply committed to teaching and mentoring radiology residents. With a passion for ultrasound education and innovation... Read More →

Dr. Jonathan Sutton

Philips Ultrasound, Cambridge USA

Jonathan Sutton is a Senior Scientist and Research Group Leader at Philips Ultrasound inCambridge USA and the Innovation Lead for Philips' AI-Enabled Obstetric Application Suiteinitiative with the Gates Foundation. His work in the early innovation arm of Philips has helped bringproducts... Read More →

Ari Moskowitz

Gates Foundation

Ari Moskowitz is the Deputy Director, Devices and AI at gates Foundation. He leads a team that focuses on the introduction of maternal and newborn health innovations, with the aim of reducing mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries through pregnancy risk stratification... Read More →

Prof. Karim Lekadir

Univesity of Barcelona

Karim Lekadir is an ICREA Research Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Barcelona. He obtained his PhD from Imperial College London and was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. He investigates new data science techniques... Read More →

Marleen Temmerman (Convenor)

Professor, The Aga Khan University, Kenya

Friday September 27, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
TBA

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