Caroline Guillot

Caroline GUILLOT holds a PhD in sociology from Université Paris- Est, and is a specialist in the sociology of health, of the uses of medical devices, of connected objects and of systems of actors. Within the Fédération Française des Diabétiques (French Diabetics’ Federation), she had the Diabetes LAB, a living lab that works on the co-evaluation and co- construction of products and services designed to improve quality of life for people with diabetes. She has conducted sociological studies on the lived experience of patients.  She is now director of citizen relations at the Health Data Hub with the main mission to inform patients, promote and facilitate their rights. Provided for by the 24 July 2019 Law on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system, the Health Data Hub is a public structure whose objective is to enable project coordinators to easily access non-nominative data hosted on a secure platform, in compliance with regulations and citizens’ rights. They will be able to cross-reference and analyse the data in order to improve the quality of care and patient support.