The 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.
This year’s theme: Brain Health, Aging and Wellness
Hackathon Challenges:
- Emergency Department Visits: Solutions that reduce or avoid unnecessary emergency department visits for older adults living with dementia.
- Falls prevention: Solutions that prevent falls, or mitigate injury due to falls, in older adults with dementia.
- Aging at Home: Solutions for better management of complex chronic conditions in older adults with dementia who are living at home.
- Cognitive Fitness: Solutions that improve brain health or cognitive fitness in older adults.