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The Value and Power of Hackathons in Nursing
Hackathons have been around since the early 2000s, but it wasn't until the last decade that nurses engaged in these events in a meaningful way. In 2016, the first national Nurse Hackathon took place at Northeastern University and started a movement of nurse-led hackathons throughout the country and now globally. The Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Leaders (SONSIEL) has been running the Nurse Hack 4 Health since 2019 in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft. Other nursing schools, organizations and programs now run hackathons as well.
Hackathons and other innovation events are so important because studies have shown that exposure to, attendance at, and offerings of these types of events increases a nurse's innovativeness and confidence (see references below).
The next in-person mini NH4H will occur at the SONSIEL THiNC conference on June 8, 2024. In addition, applications are now open for the NH4H Pitch-a-Thon, which will occur virtually in October 2024. Teams will have a chance to win up to $150K.
The Nursing Beat is the media sponsor of THiNC 2024.
The NH4H is presented by SONSIEL, Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft. Supported by All In Wellbeing for Healthcare and J&J Foundation.
References:
The Nursing Beat https://www.thenursingbeat.com/
Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs & Leaders https://www.sonsiel.org/
Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Hackathons https://nursing.jnj.com/nurse-innovation-hackathons Nurse Hack 4 Health https://nursehack4health.org/
Evolution of Nurse-Led Hackathons, Incubators, and Accelerators from an Innovation Ecosystem Perspective https://ojin.nursingworld.org/table-of-contents/volume-26-2021/number-3-september-2021/evolution-of-nurse-led-hackathons/
Nurses' confidence in starting a new venture, startup or project in the context of nurse-led hackathons: Results of prehackathon survey https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36989569/
Getting Nursing Students Involved in ‘Hackathons’ https://www.myamericannurse.com/getting-nursing-students-involved-in-hackathon/
Determining the Innovativeness of Nurses https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/14/2/66
Leary Dissertation Defense: Examining the Characteristics That Support a Nurse's Innovativeness: https://youtu.be/-oaxOwWHFOU
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By Marion Leary and Rebecca LoveHackathons have been around since the early 2000s, but it wasn't until the last decade that nurses engaged in these events in a meaningful way. In 2016, the first national Nurse Hackathon took place at Northeastern University and started a movement of nurse-led hackathons throughout the country and now globally. The Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Leaders (SONSIEL) has been running the Nurse Hack 4 Health since 2019 in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft. Other nursing schools, organizations and programs now run hackathons as well.
Hackathons and other innovation events are so important because studies have shown that exposure to, attendance at, and offerings of these types of events increases a nurse's innovativeness and confidence (see references below).
The next in-person mini NH4H will occur at the SONSIEL THiNC conference on June 8, 2024. In addition, applications are now open for the NH4H Pitch-a-Thon, which will occur virtually in October 2024. Teams will have a chance to win up to $150K.
The Nursing Beat is the media sponsor of THiNC 2024.
The NH4H is presented by SONSIEL, Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft. Supported by All In Wellbeing for Healthcare and J&J Foundation.
References:
The Nursing Beat https://www.thenursingbeat.com/
Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs & Leaders https://www.sonsiel.org/
Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Hackathons https://nursing.jnj.com/nurse-innovation-hackathons Nurse Hack 4 Health https://nursehack4health.org/
Evolution of Nurse-Led Hackathons, Incubators, and Accelerators from an Innovation Ecosystem Perspective https://ojin.nursingworld.org/table-of-contents/volume-26-2021/number-3-september-2021/evolution-of-nurse-led-hackathons/
Nurses' confidence in starting a new venture, startup or project in the context of nurse-led hackathons: Results of prehackathon survey https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36989569/
Getting Nursing Students Involved in ‘Hackathons’ https://www.myamericannurse.com/getting-nursing-students-involved-in-hackathon/
Determining the Innovativeness of Nurses https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/14/2/66
Leary Dissertation Defense: Examining the Characteristics That Support a Nurse's Innovativeness: https://youtu.be/-oaxOwWHFOU