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Scientific Global Nursing Hackathon Experience
Amynah S Mevawala1, Faith A Strunk, Roya Haghiri-Vijeh
1Author Affiliations: Dean and Professor (Dr Mevawala), Faculty of Nursing, Prime Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan; Assistant Professor (Dr Strunk), Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth, Houston, Texas; Professor of Nursing (Mrs Haghiri-Vijeh), School of Community and Health Studies, Centennial College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Professor Emerita (Dr Corless), School of Nursing, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, Massachusetts; Assistant Professor (Dr Ramaswamy), Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth, Houston, Texas; Postdoctoral Fellow (Dr Kamp), Division of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle; Associate Professor (Dr Scott), Chair, and Director, School of Nursing, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee; Director of Educational Resources, Global Initiatives, and Marketplace (Dr Gray), Sigma Theta Tau International, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Background:
Hackathons are organized to bring together both experienced and novice individuals from a variety of backgrounds to brainstorm creative solutions to complex issues. Hackathons may last from a few hours to a few days and may provide rewards for winning entries.
Purpose:
In this article, we describe an experience with a scientific hackathon at an international nursing research congress in Calgary, Canada. We discuss the purpose, process, benefits, and challenges of this hackathon.
Approach:
For this article, we have used a descriptive approach.
Outcomes:
The scientific hackathon experience united international nursing scholars into a community with a common focus enabling the continuation of mutual, future endeavors.
Conclusion:
Hackathons are a means of connecting novices and experts from different backgrounds to develop technology-based solutions for health care issues. The ideas generated at hackathons may be further developed to bring the project to fruition to positively impact health care.
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