American College of Emergency PhysiciansHelp Build the Next Generation of EM Solutions
HackED Basics
- Showcased on the floor of the ACEP24 Exhibit Hall at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center
- One hackathon, two tracks (see more below):
- Software (e.g. digital health)
- Hardware (e.g. medical devices)
- For two-and-a-half days, teams consisting of diverse experts will work on impactful, practical EM solutions.
- Virtual speaker series: August 15 - September 13
- 3-day in-person competition: September 29 - October 1, 2024
- Pitch competition on October 1, 2024
- Approximately 5 members per team
- At least 1 team member must be in person
- 1 team member must be currently working in EM
- All attendees can provide feedback as the teams work on their solutions
- Prizes will be awarded from a panel of judges
Learn About the 2024 HackED Design Speaker Series and Tracks
The Design Speaker Series will kick off Summer 2024.
Choose from two tracks - Software or Hardware.
You, along with your team members who represent subject matter expertise across clinical and technical domains, will receive information that describes a problem, relevant literature, and any resources (such as data or an example app) that may be helpful.
Teams, organized in advance of ACEP24, will be self-governed and are responsible for coordinating their workflows and schedules. Coaches will be made available for each team.
Design Speaker Series
The Design Speaker Series is set to help participants to navigate from idea to product and pitch. The speaker series will kick off Summer 2024.
Each session will be made available to participants to attend live and will be recorded for viewing on this page.
We have a fantastic list of speakers ready to help you navigate through your HackED journey.
Software Track
The Software Track includes innovations ranging from digital health to telemedicine to remote patient monitoring and AI/ML in diagnostics, and everything in between. The Software Track tasks participants with developing a comprehensive software solution, including a business plan and back-end coding using either code or no-code platforms, accompanied by a front-end interface. Participants are encouraged to focus on ideas that improve the cost, quality, or efficiency of care.
Hardware Track
The Hardware Track includes innovations ranging from wearable devices to 3D printing to point-of-care ultrasound to biometric sensors, and everything in between. The Hardware Track challenges participants to develop a novel device, either through physical construction or digital modeling, along with a comprehensive business plan. Participants are encouraged to focus on ideas that contribute to the advancement of physical device innovation, particularly in supporting point-of-care diagnostics, remote patient monitoring, imaging, or treatment.
HackED will be judged by a mix of physician leaders, innovators, informaticists, and technical experts. On the last day of HackED, the judges and audience will hear members of the teams pitch their solutions.
Judges Criteria
- Feasibility/Viability
- Impact
- Progress
Important Participant Information
- Bring your own devices
- Engagement > Skills
- If your plans change and you cannot attend or cannot fully commit, let ACEP know as soon as possible
Day One
Time
Activity
11:00 – 11:15 am
Introduction/ Welcome
ACEP / EMIC
11:15 – 11:30 am
EM Innovation Stage Speaker
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Team Meeting with Coaches
12:00 - 12:30 pm
Team Building Exercise
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Break for Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Innovation Iteration #1
2:30 – 3:30 pm
Pitch / Debugging Office hours.
3:30 pm
Team Status Update Report Out
Day Two
Time
Activity
9:30am – 9:40am
Coach check-in
9:40am – 9:50am
Judges/Investors Check-In with teams
9:50am - 10:05am
EM Innovation Stage Speaker
10:05am - 10:35am
Team building exercise
10:35am – 12:30pm
Innovation iteration #2
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Break for lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Innovation iteration #3
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Pitch / Debugging office hours
3:30pm
Team status update report out through app
Day Three
Time
Activity
9:30am – 9:40am
Coach check-in
9:40am - 10:00am
Speaker
10:00am – 2:30pm
Pitch Competition*
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Judges deliberation / Thank you to sponsors
2:45pm - 3:00pm
EM Innovation Stage Speaker
3:00pm – 3:15pm
Winners for Innovation Challenge and Hackathon announced
3:15pm – 3:30pm
Ending address
*Times are subject to change.
Length of Pitch Competition will be determined by the number of teams presenting.
