Hackers & Healers | AI in Healthcare Co-Design Hackathon
The Problem
Primary care is drowning in admin. Family physicians lose nearly 19 hours a week to paperwork, and AI tools that were supposed to help often just added more clicks.
The Event
This is a one-day hackathon where builders and clinicians get in the same room and do something about it.
The Day
9:00 AM - Check-in & Networking
9:15 AM - Opening Remarks
9:30 AM - Physician Panel and Q&A
10:00 AM - Team Formation / Idea Lightning Pitch
10:15 AM - Hacking Begins
12:30 PM - Lunch
5:30 PM - Dinner + Submissions Close
6:00 PM - Presentations
7:30 PM - Awards Ceremony & Pictures
8:00 PM - Event Ends
The Brief
Your challenge areas come directly from COMPASS (Consensus On Medical Priorities and AI Solutions in Primary Care), a year-long priority-setting program with practicing family physicians. Clinicians aren't asking AI to replace clinical judgement. They want tools that make primary care more doable by reducing repetitive work, supporting preparation and follow-through, and protecting the continuity of patient care. You're not guessing what they need. They told us. Now we build it.
Who Should Come
Developers, designers, AI builders, and healthcare employees who want to get their hands on the problem. No prior building experience required if you work in healthcare — we'll send you resources ahead of the event to get you ready. If you understand the clinical side, we want you at the table.
In the Room With You
Clinician subject matter experts will be on-site all day to consult with your team, answer workflow questions, and pressure-test your ideas in real time.
Attending Physicians, Judges & Mentors
Arun Radhakrishnan, MD — Tier 2 Clinical Research Chair in Primary Care AI, Innovation and Implementation, University of Ottawa
Sharon Johnston, MD — Scientific Director, Institut du Savoir Montfort
Doug Archibald, PhD — Director of Research and Innovation, Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa
Khaled El Emam, PhD — Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Medical AI; Director, Ottawa Medical AI Research Institute (OMARI)
Kevin Haaland — CEO, Cliniconex
Sara Mousa, MD — Family medicine resident
Bill Hogg, MD — Acting Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa
Mark Nassim, MD — Family physician
Blake Daly — Director of Innovation, Bruyère Health
Prizes
To be announced. Stay tuned.
What Happens Next
The strongest concepts go into a development pipeline with the Bruyère Health Research Institute and the University of Ottawa Department of Family Medicine.
The hackers bring the code. The healers bring the context. Register now and let's fix this together.
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