How We Do It: Creation of a Workforce Development-Focused Track at a Surgical Hackathon

Ruzgar, Nensi; Ahuja, Chaarushi; Yu, Kristin E.; Sallam, Aminah; Rosenthal, Ronnie A.; Killelea, Brigid K.

doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.04.005

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“…They are practitioners who engage infrequently and spontaneously in such events, and participate in an “irregular” and “volatile” manner (Deflorian, 2020, p. 348). The study of hackathons has been covered by a wide spectrum of research fields, such as surgical education (emphasising healthcare hackathons and novel workforce development) or manufacturing sciences (highlighting the concept of learning factories) (Juraschek et al , 2020; Ruzgar et al , 2020). However, no studies in civil society diplomacy have explored the civil society tech role, particularly in the context of a crisis.…”

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Civil society diplomacy: characterizing collective and connective actions for a shared cause

Asdourian

2022

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PurposeThis study proposes a description of the civil society diplomacy that emerged in the early solutions found to fight the COVID-19 crisis. The author analyses this concept as the intersection of the social movements of individuals and civil society organisations' and international health care. Its purpose is to determine the international structure of the connective actors aimed to find concrete solutions against COVID-19 and to characterize the communication visible on Twitter towards this civil society engagement.Design/methodology/approachBased on a data-driven approach, the author collected a large dataset of tweets from Switzerland between March and June 2020 and conducted a computational text analysis methodology.FindingsThe results showed who the participants were, provided a visualisation of the digital networking process between engaged and mentioned participants at national and international levels, and determined the emotions that emerged during three event phases.Originality/valueThe study reveals that features of connective social care actions and strategic collective communication can illustrate civil society diplomacy for a shared cause in times of health crisis.

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Civil society diplomacy: characterizing collective and connective actions for a shared cause

Asdourian

2022

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“…An interactive way to foster mentorship connections with experts at our institution is afforded through hackathons [11,12] and was integrated into our introductory curriculum as well. Experts from clinical medicine, hospital administration, business, law, social work, education, and community engagement were recruited to serve on interdisciplinary panels.…”

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“…Hackathons are innovative events traditionally focused on technology design and development, and task participants with posing solutions centered around a theme in team-based collaborative settings [15,16]. As they are increasingly applied to the field of medicine, the emphasis of teamwork and collaboration in hackathons can also be harnessed to encourage community building among students around curricular themes [12,[16][17][18].…”

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Tips for Building a Community for Incoming Medical Students Virtually in the COVID-19 Era

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“…In recent years, mentoring has been shown to have a positive impact on the way participants gain insights, interact, execute multidisciplinary tasks, and build their prototypes during hackathons [3,6,8,28,36]. They act as guiding lights during the process by encouraging exploration and providing information in areas where participants have questions and interests.…”

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Interdisciplinary Online Hackathons as an Approach to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study (Preprint)

Braune¹,

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Hofferbert³

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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 outbreak has affected the lives of millions of people by causing a dramatic impact on several healthcare systems and the global economy. This devastating pandemic has brought communities across the globe to work on this issue in an unprecedented manner. OBJECTIVE This case study describes the steps and methods employed in the conduction of a remote online health hackathon centered on challenges the COVID-19 pandemic poses. It aims to deliver a clear implementation road map for other organizations to follow. METHODS This 4-day hackathon was conducted in April 2020, based on 6 COVID-19-related challenges defined by frontline clinicians and researchers from various disciplines. An online survey was structured to assess: (i) individual experience satisfaction, (ii) level of interprofessional skill exchange, (iii) maturity of the projects realized, and (iv) overall quality of the event. At the end of the event, participants were invited to participate in an online survey with 17 (+5 optional) items, including multiple-choice and open-ended questions which assessed their experience regarding the remote character of the event and their individual project, interprofessional skill exchange, and their confidence in working on a digital health project before and after the hackathon. Complementary, mentors, who guided the participants through the event also provided feedback to the organizers through an online survey. RESULTS A total of 48 participants and 52 mentors based in 8 different countries participated and developed 14 projects. A total of 75 mentorship video sessions were held. Participants reported increased confidence in starting a digital health venture or a research project after successfully participating in the hackathon, and are likely to continue working on their projects. Of the participants that provided feedback, 60% (n=18) would not have started their project without this particular hackathon, and indicated that the hackathon encouraged and enabled them to progress faster, eg by building interdisciplinary teams, gaining new insights and feedback provided by the mentors, and creating a functional prototype. CONCLUSIONS This study provides insights into how online hackathons can contribute to solving the challenges and effects of a pandemic in several regions of the world. The online format fosters team diversity, increases cross-regional collaboration, and can be executed much faster and at lower costs compared to in-person events. Results on preparation, organization, and evaluation of this online hackathon are useful to other institutions and initiatives which are willing to introduce similar event formats in the fight against COVID-19.

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How We Do It: Creation of a Workforce Development-Focused Track at a Surgical Hackathon

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Civil society diplomacy: characterizing collective and connective actions for a shared cause

Civil society diplomacy: characterizing collective and connective actions for a shared cause

Tips for Building a Community for Incoming Medical Students Virtually in the COVID-19 Era

Interdisciplinary Online Hackathons as an Approach to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study (Preprint)

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