Femtech & Digital Health Innovation - A Public Health Review of Femtech
FEMTECH & DIGITAL HEALTH INNOVATION
As AI and digital technologies grow rapidly, there are public health concerns around data privacy, data evaluation/collection, misinformed health marketing, and product claims in the space of femtech. In addition, because digital health products and the majority of wearable devices are not required to be HIPAA regulated in the United States, there are gaps in regulation that highlight concerns about patient usage of these technologies in relation to their patient health plans.
Students at the University of San Francisco's MPH program have conducted research over a selection of digital health products in the Femtech Space through the course ‘Femtech & Digital Health Innovation’ led by faculty member Umyeena Bashir, MS, MPH, the founder of Lylac Health.
Through their research, students have developed ideas of possible public health solutions and recommendations to improve these products based on the following criteria:
1) Science behind the technology (i.e. IR waves targeted at the carotid artery to measure blood flow, CTM vs BBT temperature measurement for fertility tracking)
2) Data Privacy (HIPAA, GDPR, and State Based Data Privacy Regulations)
3) Data collected (health data, non-related health data, extrapolated data)
In addition, a selection of medical professionals, researchers, public health experts, and social impact investors will be present to provide insights on the field and direction of wearable devices & digital health technologies in women's health.
Finally, we will have a special guest speaker, Lailah Kara-Newton, MD, the founder of Aster, "intelligent healthcare software that combines patient and practice management tooling with agentic AI voice technology."
Come join us for a discussion on the future of femtech, women's rights, health data privacy, and public health innovation!
TIMELINE
10:00 AM: Light Food & Networking
11:00 AM: Special Guest Introduction - Lailah Kara-Newton, MD
11:10 AM: introduction from Umyeena Bashir, MS, MPH
11:15 AM: Wearable Device Presentations from USF's MPH Cohort
12:15 PM: 15 minute break
1:00 PM: Wearable Device & Digital Health Presentations from USF's MPH Cohort
2:30 PM: Discussion from Select Panelists
3:00 PM: Networking and close
Attendance
This event is open to University of San Francisco Students, Alumni, and invited guest. There are limited tickets for general public, so RSVP quickly!