3RD ANNUAL IEEE SA TELEHEALTH PITCH COMPETITION
Digital Health Innovation Challenge
The IEEE SA Transforming the Telehealth Paradigm Industry Connections Program in collaboration with the IEEE SA Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice invites technologists, engineers, and developers from around the world to submit a pitch on their innovative digital health solutions to complex telehealth or mobile health challenges.
The theme for the 2024 competition is Digital Health Innovation Challenge. The competition welcomes submissions of solutions that seek to enhance patient engagement, streamline healthcare delivery, and improve overall patient outcomes in a value-based care model. The winning innovation will receive a US$2,000 travel stipend to present live at an IEEE Global Technology Conference in 2024 alongside some of the judging panel members, promotion through various IEEE SA mediums and social channels, and other opportunities through appropriate IEEE societies and networks.
Innovations appropriate for this competition include new digital applications, devices, or platforms that focus on improving population health, health care delivery, or clinical trials subject monitoring, emphasizing health equity in a telehealth/mobile environment.*
*Please note that concepts or design ideas are not be accepted.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Competitors will be evaluated on the three main areas of criteria–
Health Care Impact
Service/innovation, reach, scale, value proposition, etc.
Technology
Access, service delivery, patient & provider experience, network extensions, extensibility, adaptability and flexibility, interoperability, etc.
Governance
Accessibility & inclusion programs, education, workforce development, compliance drivers, safeguards (privacy and security), etc.
FINALISTS
SarataniAI
Cogniant - Personalizing Mental Health Monitoring Using Digital Biomarkers
Ohospital
VinCense Edge ML-based Cuffless BP
Anura Telehealth
Digital Biomarkers Platform: An Enabler for Remote Care
Maternal+
HealthpassCY
PONS/PONS: Democratizing Early Disease Detection in Aging Populations through AI-powered Ultrasound
Secure Federated Data Sharing System
Cutting-Edge AI for Healthcare: Optimized Pneumonia Diagnosis on MAX78000 Microcontrolle
WINNING PRIZE
There will be one overall winner for this competition. The winning prize will include–
- $2,000 USD travel stipend to participate and present in an IEEE Global Conference along with judging panel members
- Exclusive interview on the IEEE SA ReThink Health Podcast
- Panel position on the IEEE SA WAMIII Global Webinar Series
- Blog coverage on IEEE SA Beyond Standards
- Opportunity to be an advisor in the 2025 competition
- Present and mentor a session in the IEEE SA Telehealth Startup Community
COMPETITION TIMELINE
- 01 February 2024 - Application Open for Submissions
- 12 April 2024 - Application Closes for Submissions
- 12 June 2024 - Live Final 10 Virtual Pitch Forum
- Live F2F Presentations at IEEE Global Technical Conference (conference and dates to be announced)
ADVISORY PANEL
The competition features a global group of technologists and researchers with expertise in the telehealth domain.
Tory Cenaj
Founder & Publisher, Telehealth Medicine Today & Blockchain in Healthcare Today; Advisor, IEEE SA Telehealth IC Program
Dwith Chenna
Senior Computer Vision Engineer, MagicLeap; IEEE Senior Member
Gora Datta
FHL7, VS, SMIEEE, SMACM; Chairman & CEO CAL2CAL Corp
Celia Desmond
Senior Project Manager & Owner, World Class Telecommunications; Chair, IEEE Industry Engagement Committee
Bruce Hecht
Chair, IEEE SA Transforming the Telehealth Paradigm IC Program
Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos, Ph.D.
Senior Independent Adviser, World Bank, European Commission, WHO, UNICEF
Rabeeh Majidi, Ph.D.
CEO& Founder at OrthoKinetic Track; Vice-Chair IEEE EMBS Boston
Narendra Mangra
Co-Chair, IEEE SA Transforming the Telehealth Paradigm IC Program
Maria Palombini
Director, IEEE SA Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice
Josh Rabinowitz
Founder & CEO of Articulate Labs; 2nd Place Entity Winner of the 2022 IEEE SA Telehealth Competition
OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
Contribute Towards Supporting Innovation for Patient Care
We are always seeking underwriters to help fund opportunities that support technology innovation that will enhance patient outcomes. If you are interested, write to Maria Palombini, IEEE SA Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice Director, at [email protected] for more details on how you can help support this competition.
Join the 'Transforming the Telehealth Paradigm' Industry Connections Program
Join a global community openly collaborating to build consensus and develop technical solutions to challenges impeding trust and validation of telehealth technologies.
MEET LAST YEAR'S WINNER & FINALISTS
2023 TELEHEALTH COMPETITION: BRINGING THE HOSPITAL TO THE HOME
In 2023, there were more than 40 submissions representing 19 countries. The top 12 finalists represented four continents. See the full virtual pitch videos from each of the finalists >
The OxyCam Project
At-home real-time tissue perfusion monitoring using point-of-care diagnostic
PRESENTED BY: Husain Khaki, CEO, Active Medical BV (Netherlands)
The OxyCam device is a high-tech microscope placed under the tongue to visualize the smallest blood vessels (<100um) and provides quantitative analysis and visual demonstration of blood flow through vessels.
GENERAL INQUIRIES
For general questions about the competition– including the application process or joining the advisory and judging committee– write to [email protected].
IEEE and IEEE SA do not endorse, advocate, or financially support any of the competitors, finalists, or winner(s) of the annual IEEE Telehealth Pitch Competition. Competitors represent their own views on the development and application of the technologies submitted for the competition.
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