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#HIP613 Dual City Hackathon | HH Ottawa

The #HIP613 hackathon brings together patients, healthcare professionals, physicians, technologists, designers, entrepreneurs, decision-makers, business leaders, researchers, administrators, and governments to collaboratively break down barriers to innovation in healthcare. If you aspire to help transform the access and delivery to healthcare for the better, join us! If not you, who?

Our 2019 Judging Panel

Mari Teitelbaum, B.Sc.H MHA, Vice President of Provincial Programs and Chief Innovation Officer, CHEO

Her unique background and her passion for applying technology to improve health care systems make her an asset to CHEO’s team.

Mari started her career as an electrical engineer, where she recognized the value of technology to enable efficiency and effectiveness. After ten years in the high tech industry, she decided to go back to school and get her Masters of Health Administration at the University of Ottawa. As the daughter of a CHEO physician and a mother herself, she passionately believed that she could use her technology skills to help clinicians care for kids in this community.

 

Heidi Sveistrup, CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of the Bruyère Research Institute and VP, Research and Academic Affairs

Heidi is an active investigator at BRI whose research focus is in stroke rehabilitation and the use of technologies to support wellness, engagement and long life. She is also the academic lead for the Bruyère Centre for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care (CLRI).

 

 

Kevin Grignon, Design Lead for IBM Business Analytics, and Director of IBM Studios Ottawa

Kevin is a designer with over 20 years of experience designing and delivering software and service experiences. Kevin has led design organizations to deliver simple, elegant, and compelling product experiences to market for clients including Coca-Cola, Bank of China, Huawei, Corel, Nortel Networks and others.

Timon LeDain, Director of Emerging Technologies, Macadamian Technologies

Timon is the Director of Macadamian’s growing business in connected health and the Medical Internet of Things (MIoT). Responsible for Macadamian’s IP strategy, partnerships, and emerging technology development initiatives, his areas of focus include healthcare, voice experiences, and consumer products.

 

 

Prizes

This year’s 2019 hackathon features the following prizes:

    • Win an opportunity to pitch your solution directly to the Innovation decision-makers at the Bruyere Hospital. In return, they will provide your team with advice, feedback, and potential for piloting within the hospital. Sponsored by Bruyère Hospital.
    • Win an opportunity to pitch your solution directly to the Innovation decision-makers at CHEO. In return, they will provide your team with advice, feedback, and potential for piloting within the hospital. Sponsored by CHEO.
    • Two teams will be awarded travel and accommodation for two participants to pitch at the June 18 Hackathon Finale Showcase in Kitchener. Sponsored by AGE-WELL.
    • Up to $10,000 in student and faculty support to assist a project that addresses technology related to aging. Sponsored by the Garbarino Girard Centre for Innovation in Seniors Care at Algonquin College.
    • Three 1/2 day studio sessions with the team at IBM Studios Ottawa to help the winning team bring their concept from napkin sketch to market ready. Prize winners will get access to IBM Studios designers for guidance on research methods, user experience design, user interface design, design systems, and user testing. Sponsored by IBM Ottawa.
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HH Vancouver Design Challenge

 


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About Vancouver Design Challenge

Hacking Health partnered with eHealth 2016, its national sponsor Desjardins Insurance and local sponsor Gevity to deliver the 8-week Design Challenge. The competing teams’ efforts culminated in a showcase presentation with prizes awarded at the  e-Health 2016 ConferenceThe challenge initially began with the Kick-Off Event on Saturday, April 2nd at the Centre for Digital Media,  an event co-presented by Desjardins Insurance.


Design Challenge Projects

Missed the event? Watch the micro pitches below and learn about some of the great ideas developed during the challenge

 

 

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ABOUT THE PROCESS

The Vancouver Design Challenge first kicked off with project leaders pitching healthcare problems. These leaders were mostly healthcare professional with an idea. Once the pitch time was over, the audience of participants formed teams who then worked together virtually to develop and refine their solutions over 8 weeks.
Throughout that period Hacking Health Vancouver hosted in-person bi-weekly meetups. This was also a great opportunity to feature exciting keynotes to keep the Design Challenge teams engaged and motivated.

Next, teams re-conveneed on the evening of June 5th at the e-Health 2016 Conference for the Opening Reception & Pitch Presentations, giving short pitches recapping their progress to date and networking with conference delegates.

Throughout this last intensive stretch mentors and digital health experts met with the teams to offer feedback on business plans and prototypes. Teams then spent the design challenge’s last 24 hours modifying, improving, testing, validating and fine tuning their prototypes in preparation for the demo competition. Once the hacking was complete, all teams were evaluated by an expert panel of judges. The prize? The top 10 finalists were invited to present to conference delegates in the afternoon of June 7th. At that point the grand winners from the final presentations were announced with awards presented shortly after.


We will support you when you need it, we will feed you often,

and we will make sure our partners provide an opportunity to make your projects a reality!

 

 

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Hacking Health Registration Desk Open

Location TBD

e-Health Reception and Social

Oceanview Suites, Pan Pacific Hotel, Restaurant and Gallery level
Hacking Health Opening and Pitch Presentations

Ballroom A

Hackathon

East Building Hall C

Lunch

East Building Hall B & C

Hackathon

East Building Hall C

e-Health Mix and Mingle Reception

East Building Hall B

Hackathon

East Building Hall C

Judging

East Building Hall C

Hackathon

East Building Hall C

Lunch

East Building Hall B & C

Final Presentations for Top 10 teams

Ballroom A

Hackathon Rewards Presentation, Reception

East Building Hall B & C

Prizes

Gevity

The Gevity Innovation Award:
· $2000 cash prize to transform your prototype to a minimum viable product
· Overall business advisory services (Senior Executive)
· Technical Review and Mentoring (Architectural)
· Subject Matter Functional Mentoring (Subject Matter Expert)
· Quality and Testing Review (Quality Assurance Team)
· User Interface Design Review (Interface Design Team)
· Promotion on the Gevity Website & Social Media sites

IBM

Automatic entry into the top level of IBM’s Global Entrepreneur Program (GEP), which provides credits of $10K a month for Bluemix/Softlayer services for a full year. Prize is only awarded to a team using Bluemix.

More prizes to be announced shortly!

 

Sponsors

DESIGN CHALLENGE SPONSORS

Desjardins-Logo

Gevity Logo

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

CentreForDigitalMedia  logo_hxd.ai  lhlweb

intrahealth
Mckesson

 

BCIT

 

Nilo

 

 

WANT TO SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT?

 

Volunteer

Interested in breaking down the barriers in healthcare innovation? Join the Hacking Health movement as a volunteer!
Hacking Health’s Vancouver chapter is looking for driven individuals passionate about bringing innovation to healthcare to join our team of volunteers. We have several exciting initiatives planned, and we need YOUR help bringing these events to life! We need volunteers in all different capacities, from outreach and logistics to event staffing.

Interested? Let’s talk! Contact us at vancouver@hackinghealth.ca and tell us about yourself. We look forward to hearing from you!

FAQ

Q. I’m a clinical professional but not really “tech savvy”. Is this event a good fit for me?

A. Absolutely! Our participants specialize in their area of expertise (although it’s great if you do have some knowledge outside of your field.) Clinical professionals contribute valuable medical and workflow knowledge but aren’t always “tecchies”, and coders and developers usually have no medical background and rely on the clinical professionals to contribute this. We’re all here to work together!

Q. Is this a hackathon like at the 2014 Vancouver e-Health Conference? How does the design challenge format work?

A. The Design Challenge as an extended hackathon that provides extra time and opportunity to tackle extra tough or complex issues, or work with special resources that wouldn’t otherwise be available in a standard 48-hour format. Ideas will be pitched and teams formed on the April 2nd kickoff date, then teams will have 8 full weeks for iterative development, consulting with experts, and doing user testing! At the e-Health conference, the 48 hours will be used for last-minute mentor and expert advice and making subsequent tweaks and refinements to projects and presentations.

Q. What kind of time committment does the design challenge require? Do I have to attend everything?

A. The time required will vary based on your team and the type of project you take on, as well as your role within the team (for example subject matter experts such as clinicians may engage only periodically to answer questions, while coders will likely have a greater time committment).
Teams are expected to be represented at both the kickoff on April 2nd and the e-Health Conference sessions on June 5th – 7th (teams that are not present at the e-Health conference portion of the event will not be eligible for judging or prizes.) The cafés that Hacking Health will host during the 8-week challenge are optional to attend, but recommended as we will have speakers, resources, and mentors available for you!
We understand that teams will be made up of professionals with busy schedules, and the kickoff date and interim cafés will all be planned on nights and weekends.

Q. Do I need to buy a separate ticket to the e-Health conference?

A. Your Design Challenge registration includes admission to the Tradeshow in the Exhibit Hall at the e-Health Conference, where vendors will showcase their latest innovations and the e-Health conference delegates gather to network. However, if you want to attend some of the special e-Health features such as the CHIA Gala or Pre-Conference session, you must purchase tickets separately through e-Health Registration.

Q. I don’t fit exactly into any of the defined participant categories, but have a great idea I want to pitch! Should I still attend?

Yes! The categories are not one-size-fits-all, so just pick the one that is closest to the type of role you will fill. For example, a healthcare policy/legislation expert with an app idea for improving access to healthcare information could register under Business, and a patient seeking to build an app that will improve patient experience could register under Clinical Professional.

Q. Are there prizes?

A number of prizes will be offered, and details are in the works. Check back on the event website for updates!

Q. I want to sponsor/mentor/volunteer/help spread the word! How can I get involved?

A. We’d love to hear from you! For sponsorship inquiries, please contact eHealth2016-Sponsorship@icsevents.com. For anything else, drop us a line at vancouver@hackinghealth.ca!

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Hacking Health Vancouver Design Challenge Demo Workshop

 

With e-Health right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about presenting your amazing work to the conference delegates and judges! We’ll start off by covering everything you need to know about e-Health demos, and how to showcase your project and develop a killer presentation within the guidelines you’ll have there:

  • An overview of the presentations to come (Sunday night recaps/preliminary judging/final judging), and the format and timing of each
  • A review of the judging process
  • A talk on building and presenting a great product demo

Then after we’ve learned what makes a great demo in general, and what makes a great demo specifically for e-Health, we’ll focus on how to make YOUR demo great. We’ll break out into small groups (similar to the pitch clinic) and mentors and organizers will help teams pinpoint what to highlight about their specific projects, how to best organize their presentation time, and how to communicate their information to the audience in the optimal way to wow the judges and the e-Health delegates.

You DO NOT need to have your project completed to attend this workshop. All teams at all stages of development are welcome!

Doors at 6:30. We start at 7 sharp!

 

Sponsors

DESIGN CHALLENGE SPONSORS

Desjardins-Logo

Gevity Logo

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

CentreForDigitalMedia  logo_hxd.ai  lhlweb

intrahealth   Mckesson  BCIT

Nilo

 

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Hacking Health Windsor-Detroit II

 

Welcome to Hacking Health Windsor-Detroit II!

Hacking Health Windsor-Detroit breaks down barriers to healthcare innovation by bringing together IT and healthcare professionals across the US-Canada border to collaborate, dream up & design apps for patient-centric care.

The first Windsor-Detroit Hacking Health was held at Tech Town Detroit – an innovation hub just five minutes from the border in May, 2015.

Building on that success Hacking Health Windsor-Detroit II will be crossing the border into Windsor May 13-15, 2016 which will be held at the Toldo Health Education Centre at the University of Windsor.

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bdc capital

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fasken

 

BRONZE

merck

 

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LOCAL SPONSORS

 

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HH Vancouver Design Challenge Café #2

 

We’re already half-way to e-Health – the perfect time for another Hacking Health Vancouver Design Challenge café! Join us on Wednesday, May 11th at the UBC Medical Student & Alumni Centre (at 12th Ave. and Heather, near VGH). We’ll catch up, share progress, and hear words of wisdom from an inspiring speaker with clinical, business, and technical perspective on what it takes to turn a great idea into a successful venture!

 

 

Guest Speaker

Featuring special guest:

Peter Payne

Co-Associate Director, SFU Venture Connection

Peter has established and run a variety of companies – from the early days of electronic publishing, to medical devices successfully marketed in Canada, the USA, Europe and Asia. He has been involved with government organizations, private and public companies, reverse take-overs, venture capital corporations and not-for-profit groups. Peter earned a Ph.D. (Pathology) from the University of British Columbia, and was a Clinical Instructor and Honorary Lecturer at UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. He is currently Adjunct Professor, Beedie School of Business. Peter is also a mentor in entrepreneurship programs for Genome and Life Sciences companies, and a mentor for the SFU Beedie School of Business. He has been an invited speaker at international conferences, holds a number of patents and has received several awards for his work. Peter is also the past Director of Programs at the BC Technology Industry Association, and Executive-in-Residence for health technologies.

Peter Payne frequently speaks about the parallels between science and entrepreneurship. He explains the benefits of applying the scientific method to business concepts plus the social and economic impact of technology on Canada.

 

Sponsors

DESIGN CHALLENGE SPONSORS

Desjardins LogoGevity Logo

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

CentreForDigitalMedia  logo_hxd.ai  lhlweb

intrahealth   Mckesson  BCIT

Nilo

 

 

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Hacking Health Toronto: Designing For Health

 

HH Toronto’s next Café is about the importance of design in healthcare and how that ultimately helps make an impact on the patient. Join us on Tuesday April 26th to hear and learn from our guest speakers

Here is how the night is going to go:

1. 6:00 – 6:15pm: Networking and food
2. 6:15 – 6:30pm: Opening remarks, word from our partner IBM
3. 6:30 – 7:50pm: Guest Speaker Presentations
4. 7:50 – 8:30pm: Wrap-up and Networking

Guest Speakers
– PJ Stephen, Creative technologies, Innovation Lab, Klick Health: Design thinking & Innovation in Healthcare

– Chelsea Macdonal, Vice President, eSight Corporation: How design influences the patient experience

– PIVOT Design Group: Bringing a collaborative, research-based approach to design in healthcare – Title to be confirmed

– Anjum Chagpar, Centre for Global eHealth Innovations

– Craig Thompson, Women’s College Hospital

SPONSORS

 

NATIONAL SPONSORS

DIAMOND

Desjardins-Logo

 

GOLD

bdc capital

SILVER

 

fasken

 

BRONZE

merck

 

infoway inforoute

 

LOCAL SPONSORS

TITLE SPONSORS

 

WANT TO SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT?

 

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HH Montreal Healthcare Design Studio

Good design breaks down the barriers to innovation in healthcare.

Hacking Health has teamed up wtih Tout Le Monde UX to offer a unique design exercise for healthcare practitioners, technologists, and business people wishing to upgrade the patient experience through excellent use of design.

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VertMTL Marathon Launch

(Event in French)

Join us this Thursday for the launch of the VertMTL marathon and to reduce the dependence of Montrealers on fossil fuels. This public consultation, organized by the Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM), challenges the community to innovate and suggest innovative solutions against the challenges and problems that fossil fuels represent.

The marathon is designed to mobilize local citizens interested in the environmental issues, as well as technological entrepreneurs and field specialists in sustainable development and innovation.

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HH Café – Edmonton

Hacking Health is designed to improve healthcare by inviting technology creators and healthcare professionals to collaborate on realistic, human-centric solutions to front-line problems.

Our hackathons and workshops are fun, intense, hands-on events where small teams tackle tough problems in a supportive community of peers and mentors.

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Guest Speaker:

Dr. Denis Vincent is a family physician from Edmonton who tackled the frustrating issue of fax referrals at Hacking Health Edmonton 2013. He has since built a team and founded ezReferral, which has run a successful pilot project and is now relieving referral pain throughout the Edmonton medical community. Come learn about Dr. Vincent’s challenges and successes throughout his journey from concept to successful business!

 

EVENTBRITE LINK

STARTUP EDMONTON ANNOUNCEMENT
Hacking Health > Edmonton > Hacking Health 1st Cafe 2016

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HH Hamilton, ON café “Teamwork”

Starts at 6:30pm!

Hacking Health Hamilton is a forum where innovators in healthcare, design, and technology meet, discuss, and share their enthusiasm for improving healthcare through collaboration and innovation.

• You might be a physician, nurse, therapist, or allied health professional with an idea that could solve a problem, and you are looking for technical and design help to make that idea a reality.

• You might be an app builder with a concept for improving health and looking for clinical expertise to refine and deploy it.

• Or you might be a patient advocate enthusiastic about improving our health and wellness through the innovative use of technology.

Whatever the case, Hacking Health is where you need to be!

This time we are at the new Hamilton Family Health Team building – the biggest Health Team in the province – headquartered on James St. North across from the CBC.

 

NATIONAL SPONSORS

DIAMOND

Desjardins-Logo

 

GOLD

bdc capital

SILVER

 

fasken

 

BRONZE

merck

 

infoway inforoute

 

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