Melissa Askings

HealthHack’s mission is to bring motivated people from diverse professional and education backgrounds together to solve important problems in healthcare and medical research Everyone is welcome to participate in HealthHack. We understand the importance of cross-disciplinary networks and relationships and we believe that working in diverse groups encourages cross pollination of ideas and the development of innovative new solutions. HealthHack provides an opportunity to spend time with people who are passionate about health and medical research, education, science, software development, engineering and design. For researchers and healthcare professionals, HealthHack can help create a proof of concept for a particular idea, to reimagine an existing concept or to create something truly inspiring. For hackers, it's a great opportunity to hone their skills and make new connections, to work directly on interesting problems with domain experts, and to gain a deeper understanding of healthcare and medical research. HealthHack has been held annually in major cities around the country since its inception in 2013. It’s not-for-profit, volunteer run and all solutions are shared openly and freely after the hack (see our GitHub https://github.com/HealthHackAustralia/HealthHackAustralia/blob/master/README.md). HealthHack traditionally runs for three days beginning on Friday evening. Throughout the weekend we be provide healthy food and drinks, power, bandwidth and child care. And, as always, HealthHack is free.