Ageing Well : Innovation for Super-Aged Societies Day 2
Salman Jaffer
Trusted Advisor | Artificial Intelligence | Cloud | Product Management | Finance
On Saturday the 28th of September Karlina Tjoa , Felicia Liew , Dawn Er , Jin Mengqi and I had the opportunity to pitch our CareBot+ idea to the attendees of the 33rd Annual Singapore Pharmacy Congress' Hackathon.
It was an enjoyable experience where the criteria was defined as;
Our driven and interdisciplinary team made for a rewarding experience where we all filled the roles needed to get the job done and meet the pre-defined criteria. Our esteemed judges were;
There were some really interesting pitches, a few of which Karlina Tjoa and I have summarised below.
The 20 or so groups were chosen at random for 4 minutes of presentation and 4 minutes of detailed Q&A from the judges.
One of the first few groups had a funny re-enactment of a typical polypharmacy interaction between a white coated pharmacist and an elderly patient. Yik Hui Phang , Ray T. Yong Qiang did a good job presenting their idea and answering some questions including;
Here are the summaries of a few of the other pitches, grouped by category thanks to LibertAI!
Breast Care & Oncology
Missy Bot IO (Group 13): A chatbot for elderly breast cancer patients with hearing, visual, and cognitive impairments. Subscription-based, paid by hospitals to reduce manpower costs.
Hesyra (Group 20): Led by Qihuang Xie is an AI co-pilot for oncology professionals, summarizing notes, supporting end-to-end documentation, and available in multiple languages. Collaborating with the National Cancer Centre Singapore to find product-market fit. They dealt with comparisons to Epic really well.
Appointment Management
Making Healthcare Simple For You: An appointment management system for both private and medical appointments. Centralized, simplified, and reminders are provided for free to all users, targeting the elderly and caregivers.
See You: An centralized appointment buddy with voice assistance and prioritisation support. Competitors include OneNUHS, HealthHub, Health Buddy (NHG) and the National Health Appointment System. Some of the questions were about;
Dr Ang Yee Gary, MBBS MPH (Non-medical qualification MBA) did well to mentor them and Kenneth Sng should take a look!
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Caregiving & Medication Management
Simplicare (Group 18): A caregiving app for medication comparison, side impact comparison, and a chatbot for answering patient condition and medication questions.
RX Scan Save.AI: A mobile app for patients/nurses to take photos of medications and create a report. Reduces medication wastage and improves patient medication records.
Health Promotion & Gamification
ALLWIN (Group 8): A gamification and social networking platform to promote healthy living through product features like Healthy CEO Club and Literacy Leaderboard.
Simple Plan (Group 4): An app for Advanced Care Planning (ACP) identification, triggering alerts and storing ACP conversations.
Dialysis & Communication
Dialog: Simplified Care Plans for Dialysis Patients: A solution to bridge gaps between patients and dialysis centers integrated via Healthhub and NEHR.
Accessibility & Elderly Care
EZTouchSG: A kiosk with a big screen and read-out button, showcasing HealthHub features crucial for the elderly. Assures that the solution is scam-free and rolls out in phases.
Protein Not Enough (Group 3): A chat application to help elderly track their protein intake, count protein, and suggest food options.
Group 9: A mobile app for optimizing polypharmacy management and optimizing protein intake. Targets tech-savvy patients.
Polypharmacy & Drug Compliance
Group 11: Improving patient drug compliance and accuracy in drug administration through digital solutions, automation, and rewards.
RALPH: A personalized pocket pharmacy for tech-savvy patients. Sold to healthcare providers to reduce operational costs.
Preparedness & Prevention
Group 12: An app to facilitate Singaporeans in reducing disease risk, showing health data, and integrating with wearable devices, iRx Clinical Pharmacy
I hope these summaries are helpful in keeping track of the various pitches and ideas presented during the hackathon!