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Hackathon

Join the International Hackathon of Emergency Medicine at ICEM 2026!

Create bold ideas, solve real challenges, and collaborate
with brilliant minds from around the world.

Code, innovate, compete and bring your smartest solutions to life! Ready to hack the future?

Ready to Join? Here’s How:

Deadline for application: 1 May 2026
Registration fee per team: EUR 50

To register, please use our registration portal.
 

⏱️ Duration
A focused 24‑hour-pre‑congress sprint packed with learning, idea creation, and hands‑on collaboration.

👥 Participants
Up to 25 participants forming 5 multidisciplinary teams, including:

  • EM residents & physicians
  • Data scientists & informaticians
  • Software & computer engineers
  • UI/UX designers

📚 Program

  • 3–4 expert mini‑seminars (10–20 min) on AI in health, clinical decision support, telemedicine, presentation skills, and more
  • Project development time
  • Final presentations to a jury — top scors win! 🏆

🎯 Objective
Develop innovative, tech‑driven solutions for challenges in emergency medicine such as triage, toxicology, resuscitation, and critical care. No coding experience required — generative AI tools are welcome (and must be acknowledged). 🤖✨

🎤 Presentations
Each team presents a 5‑minute English pitch to jury members and participants.

🧑‍⚖️ Jury & Evaluation
A panel of 8 experts from Emergency Medicine, Informatics, and Data Science will score projects based on:

  • Reality
  • Progressibility
  • Feasibility
  • Openness to innovation
  • Contribution to emergency care

💻 Materials
Participants should bring their own laptops or devices. Use of large language models (e.g., ChatGPT) is encouraged and must be mentioned. 🧠💻