About the author

Background and practice

Dr. Barthélemy Pierre Ludovic, a general practitioner working in primary care near Paris, France. Passionate about preventive medicine, immunology, and artificial intelligence applied to medicine.

Qualifications

• DES (Diplôme d'Études Spécialisées) in General Medicine — Paris XIII University
• DIU (Diplôme Inter-Universitaire), prevention of diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease — Paris XIII University
• DESC (Diplôme d'Études Spécialisées Complémentaires) in Allergology and Clinical Immunology — Paris Diderot University

Why Hygietest

Hygietest grew out of observations made over nearly ten years of clinical practice in primary care: a recurring gap between validated screening tools, used daily in medicine, and most patients' lack of awareness of them. The project's goal is to promote prevention and improve patients' access to preventive medicine, by making these tools understandable and usable by everyone, with no jargon or prior medical training required. The details of the method used to choose, reproduce, and have each tool reviewed are presented on the Our method page.

Transparency

Hygietest is entirely free and doesn't collect or store any personal data — every calculation happens directly in the browser of the person using the tool, in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). No conflicts of interest: this project isn't linked to any pharmaceutical company, medical device maker, or health organization, and doesn't promote any health product or service. I don't work for any pharmaceutical company and haven't received, personally or for this project, any assistance, grant, or other support from a pharmaceutical company.

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Hygietest is free. To cover its costs, the site is intended to display advertising (Google AdSense). Ads are chosen by Google, not by the author. They influence neither the choice of tests, nor their content, nor the results. The author has no financial relationship with any pharmaceutical company, manufacturer, or health organization.

For more detail, see our privacy policy and the blog article "Privacy and health data: our commitment".