Priority Population Digital Health Challenge 2024
The inaugural Priority Population Digital Health Challenge is being delivered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) Healthcare, Cogniss and The Validitron. Winners gain access to an exclusive, complimentary programme that offers guidance and support through the accelerated creation, validation and deployment of digital health solutions for priority populations. This includes a rapid development bootcamp, co-design and usability services, 12-month access to the Cogniss no-code platform, access to The Validitron Sandbox, and a chance to connect with international investors and healthcare ecosystems.
Winners announced
Read about the winning ideas in our press release.
Updates
Ruby Jackson’s app Melanatal has started making waves. Here is some recent coverage:
BBC | Article: Student creates app to improve care for black babies
Nursing Times | Article: Student midwife develops app to combat skin tone bias
What is a Priority Population?
Priority populations refer to those who require intentional support due to a history of or current marginalisation. This may be defined by socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, disability, gender, or other demographic factors. The use of the term ‘priority community’ emphasises a strengths-based approach that focuses on the need for health system investment to promote equity, ensuring the community is prioritised by that system, rather than being made vulnerable by it.
The Process
Step 1) Submit your application by 28 March AEDT. Applicants will be shortlisted by 2 April.
Step 2) Virtually pitch your idea to a panel of digital healthcare leaders on 9 April (see more about the panel below). Winners of the challenge will be announced on the same day.
Step 3) Start this exclusive programme and bring your digital health solution to life.
For more information on the programme please email challenge@cogniss.com
The Programme
Winning teams will be taken through a complimentary programme with the goal of bringing a digital health solution to a priority population. This includes:
Kick off and scoping workshops with the partners
A guided bootcamp to drive the rapid development and launch of your digital health app
Co-design and usability services from the experts at The Validitron + Access to Validitron’s virtual Sandbox
A 12-month license on the Cogniss no-code platform to build your digital health app
Deployment and infrastructure support from AWS
Demo days and other events to showcase the progress to commercialisation and investment experts through the partners
The opportunity to connect with healthcare experts from across Australia, Europe and North America.
Application Criteria
We invite start ups, researchers and internal teams within healthcare organisations that have executive buy-in to commit to the programme to apply.
The programme can be done alongside your normal day job. It is designed to support patient and consumer-facing digital health solutions that drive direct health outcomes, rather than the operational and administrative side of digital health, such as booking systems and EMRs.
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Digital therapeutics and interventions
Health education and literacy products
Remote patient monitoring solutions
Assessment and diagnostic tools
Diagnosis and treatment support tools
Mental health support products including addiction treatment
Decision support tools for clinicians
Judging Panel
Dr Rowland Illing
Chief Medical Officer and Director of Global Healthcare and Non-Profits, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Matthew Howard
Head of Healthcare Data Sciences, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Leon Young
CEO & Founder of Cogniss
Professor Wendy Chapman
Director of the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne
Dr Shaun Francis
Executive General Manager of Virtual Health and Clinical Informatics, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia and Board Member, Australasian Institute of Digital Health
Programme Partners
AWS is the trusted technology and innovation partner to the global healthcare and life sciences industry, providing unmatched reliability, security, and data privacy. AWS for Healthcare & Life Sciences provides an offering of AWS services and AWS Partner solutions used by thousands of customers globally.
Cogniss is a no-code ecosystem that enables healthcare experts and organsations to create advanced patient-facing digital health apps. No coding or design skills required. Its unique point-and-click interface empowers healthcare experts and organizations to build highly customized apps, at a fraction of the time and cost required by traditional code-based development.
The Validitron is a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and research experts in digital health implementation, human factors, and evaluation. Based at state-of-the-art simulation and design facilities within Melbourne Connect – The University of Melbourne's innovation precinct.