Hackathon

Join a unique hackathon to tackle real-world challenges in clinical skills development

Registration has been extended until Wednesday, 16 October!

The CSDSx20 Hackathon is not your typical hackathon—it’s a targeted, collaborative event designed to solve real-world challenges in clinical skills development. Over four days across four weeks, Queensland Health staff will work together to create novel and inspired solutions that make a tangible impact in advancing clinical skills.

For any questions, please reach out to the CSDS Communications Team.

Key dates

Problem submission and participant registration: 16 September - 16 October
Selected problems and tentative teams will be announced on 18 October
Hackathon dates: 21 October, 28 October, 4 November, 11 November

Submit a problem/topic Register as a participant

How it works?

This hackathon kicks off with problem owners—those with specific challenges or ideas related to clinical skills development—submitting their problems. Once we have a pool of real, actionable problems, a selection panel at CSDS will select four problems and we’ll bring together teams of interested participants to collaborate on brainstorming, ideation, and solution development. This process ensures that the event remains highly focused on addressing practical, high-priority needs that affects the clinical skills performance of healthcare professionals within Queensland Health.

If you're a problem owner with a challenge you'd like to see addressed, we invite you to submit your problem for consideration. Once the problems are set, we’ll call on Queensland Health staff to join the teams best suited to solving these issues.

Why is this hackathon unique?

Unlike traditional hackathons, this event starts with real challenges submitted by problem owners.
Teams will focus on developing solutions to critical needs, encouraging creativity and knowledge-sharing.
The event spans four days spread across four weeks to avoid hackathon fatigue and fit in within most people's work, with scheduled sessions that allow time for thoughtful ideation, development, and refining of projects.
This hackathon will be a hybrid event. In-person venue will be at the Clinical Skills Development Service of the Herston Quarters. Virtual problem owners or participants could join via Microsoft Teams.

Why join as a problem owner?

Submitting a clearly articulated problem and potential solutions, you'll:

Work on clearly defined, high-impact problems that address critical needs in clinical skills development.
Partner with skilled teams and subject-matter experts from across Queensland Health who can help refine and develop your ideas into practical solutions.
Help develop innovative projects that have the potential to drive lasting change in clinical education and improve patient outcomes.

If you're a problem owner with a specific challenge related to clinical skills, we want to hear from you! Submit your problem, and we’ll match it with a team of passionate participants ready to develop innovative solutions.

Problem submission opens on Monday, 16 September and closes Wednesday, 16 October. Selected problems and tentative teams will be announced on Friday, 18 October.

Submit a problem/topic

Why join as a participant?

Joining the CSDSx20 Hackathon as a participant offers you the chance to:

Work on real, high-impact challenges that address critical needs in clinical skills development.
Contribute your expertise to meaningful projects that have the potential to drive change.
Collaborate with colleagues from across Queensland Health and develop new skills in a dynamic, problem-solving environment.

Interested in joining a team? Register your interest to participate. Once the problems are selected, we’ll reach out to all those who have registered, giving everyone the opportunity to choose which problem you'd like to work on. Please note that not everyone may be placed on a team, as spots will be limited based on the needs of each project.

Participant registration opens on Monday, 16 September and closes Wednesday, 16 October. Selected problems and tentative teams will be announced on Friday, 18 October.

Advancing clinical skills

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