051: AI and the Future of Health Care – A Case Study with Sheena Franklin

Women often experience delays in getting correct diagnoses, and people with black and brown skin are further delayed when it comes to dermatology. Medical textbooks are lacking in darker skin tones, which leads to delays in care and diagnosis of skin conditions, even cancer. Sheena Franklin wants to change that. In this episode of Your Health Unlocked, the visionary founder of K’ept Health, shares how they are building their FemIndex through their dermatology app so that women with all skin types can safely submit their skin conditions, be diagnosed quickly, accurately, and receive treatment. Join us as we dive deep into the future of dermatology, exploring how AI can redefine clinical outcomes, speed up diagnosis, and support healthcare provider recommendations. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:  

• The story behind K’ept Health and its mission to assist women with chronic skin conditions.  

• How the FemIndex and Kenny AI tools are transforming clinical outcomes.  

• The meticulous processes K’ept Health follows to ensure data privacy and AI accuracy.  
• K’ept Health’s ambitious plans for nationwide expansion and improving teledermatology accuracy. 

More about Sheenah Franklin and K’ept:

Before starting K’ept Health, Sheena worked as a senior government relations and strategic communications director within the healthcare industry for some of the nation’s leading trade associations and Fortune 50 companies, including Walgreens. She currently is a member of the Consumer Technology Association’s AI in Healthcare Working Group and the Women’s High-Tech Coalition, an advisory committee to the Congressional High-Tech Coalition. Sheena has received several awards for her work including the Alumni Trailblazer in Advocacy Award by The George Washington University, as a Company and Founder to Watch by the Washington Business Journal, and by Columbia University’s HITTLAB as The Women’s HealthTech Company of the Year. She has a master’s degree from George Washington University and is a graduate of Clark-Atlanta University.