Hacking Health Waterloo Hackathon

Hacking Healthis an international movement designed to improve health care by inviting technology creators and health care professionals to collaborate on realistic, human-centric solutions to front-line problems. Learn more aboutHacking Health WaterlooHERE.Hacking Health Waterloois powered by our partnerships. We'd love to have YOU join us! Pleaseemailus if you are interested in endorsing Hacking Health Waterloo!

Hacking Health Waterloo

Have you identified problems related to health promotion within your domain? Do you have a solution in mind but need help realizing it? Do you have an idea for a mobile or web-based application that can change everything for you or your colleagues/patients? Register today and share it! 
Our first annual Hacking Health Waterloo Hackathon is a weekend-long hackathon that breaks down barriers to healthcare innovation by bringing together IT and healthcare professionals to collaborate, dream up & design apps, devices and solutions for patient-centric care.
<HR>
 
Presenting Sponsors:
<A HREF="http://www.ccabhi.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> The Canadian Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation / Baycrest</A>
<A HREF="http://www.agfahealthcare.com/global/en/main/landing/index.jsp" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Agfa Health Care </A>
This year's theme: Brain Health, Aging and Wellness
<HR>
 What is Hacking Health?
Hacking Health is an international movement designed to improve health care by inviting technology creators and health care professionals to collaborate on realistic, human-centric solutions to front-line problems. Learn more about <A HREF="http://hackinghealth.ca/city/waterloo-canada/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hacking Health Waterloo HERE</A>.
Hacking Health Waterloo is powered by our partnerships. We'd love to have YOU join us! Please <A HREF="mailto:sara.bingham@hackinghealth.ca" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">email</A> us if you are interested in endorsing Hacking Health Waterloo!
<HR>
Our Hackathon Challenges:
<UL>
<LI>Emergency Department Visits: Solutions that reduce or avoid unnecessary emergency department visits for older adults living with dementia.</LI>
<LI>Falls prevention: Solutions that prevent falls, or mitigate injury due to falls, in older adults with dementia.</LI>
<LI>Aging at Home: Solutions for better management of complex chronic conditions in older adults with dementia who are living at home.</LI>
<LI>Cognitive Fitness: Solutions that improve brain health or cognitive fitness in older adults.</LI>
</UL>
Please note that we've posted our hackathon Rules and Guidelines here: 
<P STYLE="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; animation-duration: 0.1s; animation-name: fontfix; animation-iteration-count: 1; animation-timing-function: linear; animation-delay: 0.1s; box-shadow: none; background: 0px 0px; border: none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-family: 'Graphik Meetup', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><A STYLE="display: inline; cursor: pointer; color: #2b7eca; text-decoration: none; animation-duration: 0.1s; animation-name: fontfix; animation-iteration-count: 1; animation-timing-function: linear; animation-delay: 0.1s;" HREF="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-iuuyydg5mnUVM2dEFYRmdCWFE/view?usp=sharing" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-iuuyydg5mnUVM2dEFYRmdCWFE/view?usp=sharing</A>
<HR>
 
Our updated hackathon prize list to date includes, but is not limited to: 
 
<UL STYLE="margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.33em; list-style-position: outside;">
<LI>Desjardins Insurance: $500 cash prize.</LI>
<LI>IBM: $48,000 worth in credits for IBM Softlayer and Bluemix services. Total of two licenses for one year.</LI>
<LI>PointClickCare: $10,000 worth of one-day onsite consulting services with PointClickCare Business Development, Security Compliance, and Technology teams.</LI>
<LI>Signal UX: $5,000 worth in three-days UX prototype consulting services.</LI>
<LI>OpenSky Incubator: $500 worth in three one month membership passes to OpenSky Incubator.</LI>
</UL>
 
 
<HR>
 
Hacking Health Waterloo Hackathon Schedule
This year's theme: Brain Health, Aging and Wellness
Friday November 18, 2016
<UL>
<LI>5:00pm Networking Reception</LI>
<LI>6:00pm Pitch Clinic! </LI>
<LI>7:00pm Program Begins</LI>
<LI>8:00pm Pitches & Speakers</LI>
<LI>9:00 Team Formation/Networking</LI>
<LI>9:30pm After Party @ TBD</LI>
</UL>
Saturday November 19, 2016
<UL>
<LI>8:00am Breakfast</LI>
<LI>8:30am Team Building Activity </LI>
<LI>9:00am HACK! </LI>
<LI>12:00pm Lunch</LI>
<LI>12:30pm HACK!</LI>
<LI>9:30pm Venue Close </LI>
</UL>
Sunday November 20, 2016
<UL>
<LI>8:00am Breakfast</LI>
<LI>8:30am HACK!</LI>
<LI>12:00pm Lunch</LI>
<LI>2:00pm Demos Being</LI>
<LI>3:30pm Judges Deliberate</LI>
<LI>4:00pm Winners Announced! </LI>
</UL>
 
<HR>
 
Thank you to our growing list of incredible Sponsors!
Presenting Sponsor
<A HREF="http://www.baycrest.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Canadian Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation / Baycrest </A>
This year's theme: Brain Health, Aging and Wellness
Platinum Sponsor
<A HREF="https://www.pointclickcare.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">PointClickCare</A>
<A HREF="https://www.kitchener.ca/en/index.asp" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">City of Kitchener</A>
Gold Sponsor
<A HREF="http://careacademy.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CareAcademy</A> 
Silver Sponsor
<A HREF="https://www.gevityinc.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Gevity</A>
Bronze Sponsor
<A HREF="http://acceleratorcentre.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Accelerator Centre</A>
<A HREF="http://www.appliedvision.ca/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Applied Vision</A>
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please email sara.bingham@hackinghealth.ca 
 
<HR>
 
Terms & Conditions
By Purchasing a ticket to the Hacking Health Hackathon, you agree to the following terms and conditions:
<DIV>I hereby grant Hacking Health permission to use my likeness in a video, photo or other digital reproduction in any and all of its publications, including website, without payment or any other consideration.</DIV>

Kitchener City Hall - Rotunda

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Hacking Health Waterloo Hackathon

More events from Hacking Health Waterloo

Discover more events from Hacking Health Waterloo, from Health to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Kitchener and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.

Hacking Health Waterloo Hackathon

More events from Hacking Health Waterloo

Discover more events from Hacking Health Waterloo, from Health to other experiences you might love.

You might also like...

Browse more events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Kitchener and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.