Hacking Health is a social organization that pairs innovators with healthcare experts to build solutions to front-line healthcare problems through the use of emerging technology[citation needed].
| Company type | Not-for-profit organisation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare information technology |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Montreal , Quebec, Canada |
History
editThe organization started off in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2012[citation needed] with a weekend-long hackathon to encourage collaboration between healthcare professionals and IT experts. Since then, Hacking Health events have been held in cities across Canada, the US and internationally.
Event Formats
editHeld over a weekend, Hacking Health hackathons consist of 200-300 participants where designers and developers collaborate with doctors, nurses, clinic managers and other healthcare professionals to develop prototypes that can be put to test in clinics and hospitals. The event also attracts industry professionals, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.
Held typically in the evening, Hacking Health Café meetups are regular events to bring together entrepreneurs in the healthcare industry and foster relationships between technology talent and healthcare experts. These shorter, casual events help interested parties stay up-to-date on local collaborations, projects and start-ups.
Locations in Canada
edit- Montreal is the location of the original Hacking Health in 2012.[1][2] Subsequent hackathons have been held in 2014.
- Toronto's first Hacking Health event was in 2012.[3][2] Subsequent events have been held at MaRS in 2013,[4] at Sick Kids in 2014.[5]
- Vancouver has had hackathons in 2013[6] and in 2014[7] at the Coach e-Health Conference.
- Hackathons have been held in Edmonton,[8][9] Winnipeg,[10] and Calgary.[11]
- Ottawa has held events since 2014.[12]
- Hamilton has held meetups since 2015.[13]
Locations outside Canada
editHacking Health has spread globally since 2013 to Cape Town,[14][15] Strasbourg,[16] Hong Kong, Zurich, Bucharest, and Detroit.
2013
Strasbourg (France)
2014
- Berlin (Germany)
- Milan (Italy)
- New York City (USA)
- Cape Town (South Africa)
2015
- Brisbane (Australia)
- Bordeaux (France)
- Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
- Maastricht (Netherlands)
- Mexico City (Mexico)
- Nijmegen (Netherlands)
- Ribeirão Preto (Brazil)
- Valais (Switzerland)
- Windsor / Detroit (USA)
2016
- Abadan (Iran)
- Asturias (Spain)
- Guadalajara (Mexico)
- Groningen (Netherlands)
- Le Havre (France)
- Leiden (Netherlands)
- Liverpool (United Kingdom)
- Londrina (Brazil)
- Madrid (Spain)
- Melbourne (Australia)
- Monterrey (Mexico)
- Nice (France)
- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
- Santa Catarina (Brazil)
- Sorocaba (Brazil)
- Joinville (Brazil)
- São Paulo (Brazil)
- Sfax (Tunisia)
2017
- Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
- Besançon (France)
- Brasilia (Brazil)
- Leon (Mexico)
- Querétaro (Mexico)
- Salvador (Brazil)
- Utrecht (Netherlands)
- Florianópolis (Brazil)
Spin off projects
editHacking Health has been the start of several innovative mHealth research and implementation projects to improve healthcare. In the Netherlands, the Participatient project to engage patients in catheter infection prevention, started at Dutch Hacking Health 2016.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Hacking health care–in a good way – Macleans.ca". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Bridging the gap between doctors and hackers to upgrade health care". The Globe and Mail. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Doctors, developers hacking their way to better healthcare". 30 September 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Hacking Health Toronto at MaRS wraps up – MaRS". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Kids Learning Code and Hacking Health at Sick Kids Hospital". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Vancouver's medical and tech sectors come together for innovative health apps". 8 May 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Our Montreal: Snowtification, Hacking Health, and the NekNomination online craze". CBC.ca Player. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Recap: Hacking Health in Edmonton". MasterMaq's Blog. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Hacking Health | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Winnipeg Hacks Healthcare in Innovative Collaboration". ChrisD.ca. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Techies and health pros unite for Calgary's first Hacking Health event". Metro. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Hacking Health project brings doctors and techies together". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Hacking Health connects tech groups with health care". The Hamilton Spectator. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Innovative healthcare initiative launched in Cape Town". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ PricewaterhouseCoopers. "Hacking for Healthcare – South Africa's first mHealth Hackathon". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Hacking Health Camp : healthcare hackathon and conferences on innovation". hackinghealth.camp. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Terugblik: Dutch Hacking Health 2016". Smarthealth (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
External links
edit
- Official website
- Official website Hacking Health Berlin
- A weekend of designing better healthcare – Techvibes
- Bridging the gap between doctors and hackers to upgrade healthcare – Globe and Mail
- Doctors and developers hacking their way to better healthcare – CTV News
- Hacking Health: Bottom-up innovation for healthcare – Time and Innovation Management Review
- Hacking healthcare in a good way – Macleans
- Is the centralized hospital obsolete? - Techvibes
