Media Advisory - Osler Contest seeks out Best Student App in 48 hours
Hospital to challenge students to come up with mobile app to improve patient experience
BRAMPTON, ON, Nov. 13, 2014 /CNW/ - This weekend, William Osler Health System (Osler) will play host to teams of students vying for $10,000 and the honour of developing an app that will help the thousands of people who visit and are treated at Osler's Brampton Civic and Etobicoke General Hospital sites.
Osler's second annual national student app contest will attract teams of high school, undergrad and post-graduate students in an exciting 'hackathon' style event. The teams will be given 48 hours to develop an innovative Android mobile app that will improve the patient experience at Osler hospitals.
The winner of this year's contest will be selected and announced in mid-December, after Osler's judging panel has reviewed and evaluated the apps. The prize money for this year's contest has been generously donated by Fieldpoint, a software and service management provider located in Oakville, Ontario.
For more information about Osler's national student app contest, visit www.williamoslerhs.ca.
| WHEN: |
Friday, November 14 to Sunday, November 16, 2014 |
| TIME: |
4:50 p.m. on Friday, November 14 – Contest Start Event |
| WHERE: |
Brampton Civic Hospital Atrium, |
| WHO: |
Robert Varga, Joint Vice President, Information Management and Information Technology, Central West Community Care Access Centre, Headwaters Health Care Centre and William Osler Health System (Contest Start Event) |
ABOUT WILLIAM OSLER HEALTH SYSTEM: William Osler Health System is a hospital system 'Accredited with Exemplary Standing' that serves 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke, and surrounding communities within the Central West Local Health Integration Network. Osler's emergency departments are among the busiest in Ontario and its labour and delivery program is one of the largest in the province. William Osler Health System Foundation builds and fosters relationships in order to raise funds to support William Osler Health System's capital, education and research priorities at Brampton Civic Hospital, Etobicoke General Hospital and the new Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health & Wellness.
SOURCE: William Osler Health System Foundation
Cara Francis, Manager, Public Relations and Digital Communications, William Osler Health System, P: 905-494-2120 ext. 59467, [email protected]
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