2017 HealthHacks
The theme of the 2017 HealthHacks was Pediatrics:
Children differ from adults in many ways, including size, development, and body chemistry thus there is a need for medical devices designed to these unique requirements. Major medical device companies often overlook pediatrics as a viable market, and the development of pediatric devices lags behind the development of devices for adults. As a result, physicians often have to improvise solutions or adapt existing adult devices for their pediatric patients. HealthHacks 2017 will focus on solving pediatric related problems from various subspecialties.
2017 Winners
1st Place
Solace: A Social Network for Teens with Chronic Illness
Project: A mobile app for teens diagnosed with chronic illnesses to connect with each other and promote emotional resilience.
Members:
Sarah Poirier, Carolyn Zin, Faye Mendoza, Zachary Pottanat
2nd Place
AVM: Adjustable Vitals Monitor
Project: Our vital signs monitor senses and records SpO2, heart rate, blood pressure and temperature of an individual from their wrist or ankle (and can be moved to upper arm or leg).
Members:
Panth Doshi, Brennan Chaloux, Ian Burns, Omar Karim
3rd Place
Grow with It PVChair
Project: A width-adjustable children’s wheelchair made from materials that can be accessed in developing countries including PVC, bicycle wheels and shopping cart wheels.
Members:
Carissa Akyeampong, Konstantin Mitic, Sarah Sopher, Coleen Foley
4th Place
Myo Music Therapy
Project: Utilization of the Myo armbands to stimulate senses in children with hand amputations and congenital hand diseases through music
Members:
Victoria Wagner, Eun Yi, Zachary Clement
Best Domain Name
FindMeImLost.net
Project: A Twitterbot using Natural Language Processing that assists with coordinated disaster relief and communication for civilians and relief agencies.
Members:
Nirmala Shivakumar, Yaxiaer Atajiang, Kyle Hammerschmidt, Ravi Shankar
Best Use of Amazon Web Services
FindMeImLost.net
Project: A Twitterbot using Natural Language Processing that assists with coordinated disaster relief and communication for civilians and relief agencies.
Members:
Nirmala Shivakumar, Yaxiaer Atajiang, Kyle Hammerschmidt, Ravi Shankar
Best IoT Hack with Qualcomm Dragonboard
Low Cost Electronic Medical Record
Project: A low-cost, centralized medical records server for implementation in developing countries. Uses Dragonboard.
Members:
Tien Comlekoglu, Zuhayr Shaikh, Robert Burris