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Program 2026

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October 26–27, 2026
Kursaal, Bern (Switzerland)

What to expect

This year’s symposium brings together the fundamentals and future prospects of gender medicine with topics such as global health, health policy, clinical guidelines, prevention, men’s health, as well as artificial intelligence (AI) and big data. Presentations on the SAGER Guidelines (Sex and Gender Equity in Research) and innovations in medical education round out the program.

Practical how-to sessions, poster presentations, and panels round out the symposium and create space for interdisciplinary exchange.

Monday, October 26, 2026

09:00
Arrival and Check-in at the Kursaal Bern
10:00
Welcome and Introduction into Gender Medicine and its fundamental Change of Perspective in Medicine
Prof. Dr. med. Beatrice Beck Schimmer, University of Zurich and Host Michael Rauchenstein
10:15
History of Gender Medicine and a Look Ahead in the Future
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Charité Berlin
10:45
Gender Medicine in the light of Global Health and Health Policy 2026
Prof. Ilona Kickbusch, Geneva Graduate Institute
11:15
Presentation of Posters on current Research in Gender Medicine at Forum (Part I)
12:15
BREAK: Networking Lunch | Meet the Speakers
13:15
How to: Build a Women's Heart Health Program
Dr. Noel Bairey Merz MD, Cedars-Sinai, USA
13:25
How to: Start a company for a sex/gender specific health care product
Thao Nguyen, EQUAL CARE
13:35
How to: Implement SABV guidelines for preclinical research
Dr. Ivana Jaric, University of Zurich
14:00
Ten Years of the SAGER Guidelines: Progress, Impact, and Future Needs
Dr. Shirin Heidari, GENDRO
14:20
Sex/gender in Industry Research and Development - The Role of the Pharmaceutical Industry
Dr. med. Katharina M. Gasser, Roche Pharma Switzerland
14:45
The Role of Politics for Equitable Health
to be announced
15:15
BREAK: Networking | Meet the Speakers | Change to your booked Scientific Session
15:45 (1)
Scientific Session 1.1: Men's Health
Dr. med. Ruben Fuentes Artiles, University of Bern | Dr. John Oliffe, University of British Columbia | Dr. phil. Andreas Walther, University of Graz
15:45 (2)
Scientific Session 1.2: Sex and Gender in Clinical Guidelines
P.D Dr. med. Maria Rubini, Nat. Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Madrid | Prof. Mathias Wullum-Nielsen, University of Copenhagen | Prof. Dr. med. Sabine Oertelt-Priogione, Universität Bielefeld
15:45 (3)
Scientific Session 1.3: Policy / Global Health
Prof. Sarah Hawkes, Monash University, Malaysia | Prof. Marc Lerchenmüller, University of Mannheim | Prof. Anita Raj, Tulane University, USA
16:45
BREAK: Change to your booked Scientific Session
17:00 (1)
Scientific Session 2.1: Education - Innovation in Europe and beyond
Numerous speaker from all over the world. See more information in the following link.
17:00 (2)
Scientific Session 2.2: Epidemiology and Prevention
Speaker to be announced
17:00 (3)
Scientific Session 2.3: Evolution
Prof. Erica van de Waal, University of Lausanne | Ph.D. Johanna Stärk, Max Planck Institute | Ph.D. Alexandra DeCasien, National Institute of Health
18:00
Networking and Apéro
19:30
End of Day 1

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

08:00
Arrival and Check-in at the Kursaal Bern | Meet & Greet in the Forum
08:30
Welcome by Host
Michael Rauchenstein
08:40
Topic to be announced
Speaker to be announced
09:10
Panel Discussion: Update on Gender Medicine in Switzerland
Speakers from five different Swiss Medical Faculties. More information in the following link.
09:35
Presentation of Posters on current Research in Gender Medicine at Forum (Part II)
10:45
AI & Big Data
Dr. Saniye Gülser Corat, NonBiasAi
11:05
Topic to be announced
Speaker to be announced
11:15
Funding the Future of Gender Medicine: Why Venture Capital Matters
Maryann Selfe, FemmeHealth Alliance
11:35
Poster Award Ceremony
11:55
Wrap-up and Conclusions
12:00
Farewell Lunch and Networking
14:00
End of Swiss Gender Medicine Symposium 2026
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University of Zurich

Universitäre Medizin Zürich UMZH

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CH - 8001 Zürich

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