MEDICAL professionals gathered yesterday at the Future of Health Expo at the University of New South Wales to discuss closing the gap on women's health, from advocating for women in leadership to featuring more females in clinical trials.
"I really think we need more data on women," said A/Prof Cheryl Carcel from The George Institute for Global Health.
"We need enough data on the safety and efficacy in clinical trials to be able to say that [certain] drugs and devices are as good for women as they are for men.
"And to do that, we need to enrol more women in clinical trials," she explained.
Meanwhile, Reshma Gupta from Virtus Health discussed the need for more women in research and policymaking.
Even within her own business, most of the research academic papers and commercialisation of products is led by men, despite women comprising 85% of its workforce.
Also on the panel was Hannah Gandevia, founder of Maeve, a new dedicated women's health clinic set to open in Sydney shortly, combining primary care specialists and allied health.
"Our mission at Maeve is to help women thrive and to look after the whole woman throughout her life," she said.
"We're looking forward to welcoming women in. Come on, the rest of the gang's here.
"Let us teach you about the magic of your body and listen and learn together about why we're here," Gandevia added.
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