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Invitation: Health Innovathon November 21-22

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24. September 2024

Join us from November 21st to 22nd for a two-day Innovathon at the Digital Society Initiative of the University of Zurich. During this event students, DSI Community Health members, and health experts will join forces to tackle real-world challenges in the realm of healthcare. Over two dynamic days, participants will collaborate intensively, crafting innovative solutions that address practical problems identified within the DSI Community Health.

With insights from keynote speakers and guidance from mentors, attendees will work on real-world challenges in the field of digital health. The event will culminate in a pitch session where projects will be evaluated by a jury panel, with opportunities for participating teams to be supervised further by one of the jury members.

Participants are expected to commit their time on November 21st and 22nd from 09:00-20:00 to the Innovathon, and are not required to have computer science skills. Groups will be assembled to have a good mixture of skills to foster interdisciplinary collaboration. Participants will be awarded certificates, and the winning teams will receive a prize of up to CHF 500.

Register here by November 1: https://bit.ly/healthinnovathonsignup

More information here: https://health.dsi.uzh.ch/project/health-innovathon/

Make sure to check out the “Acceptance of Digital Health Interventions”-Workshop taking place on Wednesday November 20st in the same location.

Program

Thursday Friday
09:00-09:15 Welcome Session

09:15-10:00 Keynotes

 

10:30-11:00 Challenge Pitches

11:00-12:00 Brainstorming with Mentor/Facilitator

09:00-10:30 Feedback Session

 

11:00-12:00 Team Work

12:00-13:00 Lunch 12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-13:30 Idea Exchange

 

13:30-19:00 Team Work

13:00-18:00 Team Work

 

18:00-19:00 Pitches & Discussion

19:00-20:00 Dinner 19:00-20:00 Dinner & Award Ceremony
20:00-22:00 Open Room