Physicians and researchers from across the region gathered Feb. 6 at the Duke Women’s Health Symposium to examine the limited depth of research focused on women’s health and to showcase the data-driven tools they believe can finally change that.
More than 145 attendees joined the event, hosted by Duke’s Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health K12 (BIRCWH K12) program. It opened with a deep dive into data science — one of the National Institutes of Health’s top strategic priorities for expanding women’s health.
From maternal outcomes to cancer survivorship, researchers are now using artificial intelligence, digital health records, and advanced imaging to transform how women’s health is studied and treated.
“We were extremely pleased with the participation this year by faculty, trainees, students and other researchers from academia, industry and government representing 14 different institutions and more than 30 subspecialties,” said BIRCWH K12 program director Cindy Amundsen, MD, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and urology at Duke University School of Medicine.