UBC IDEA Lab x UBC PATHS IDEAthon

Get the opportunity to compete in our beginner friendly case competition to learn about neurodegenerative diseases and the patient care aspect associated with them.

Lillian Hung’s IDEA Lab and UBC PATHS are collaborating to put on this case competition sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Society of BC. Students will be able to present their ideas to our experienced panel of judges.

Applications will be open from Feb 19 – March 1, and the live event will be on March 14th. There will be a short video submission submission due on March 6th.

Details:

The case competition will require participants to design an initiative/solution to issues regarding neurodegenerative diseases, such as improving quality of life or addressing their impact on caregivers and healthcare workers – details regarding these issues will be available in the full case package. Your goal is to develop and create a plan for implementing your idea and ensuring that it is sustainable for long-term growth. The presented issues must be original and supported by evidence. Suggestions must be large-scale measures that can range from, but are not limited to, policy, social programmes or other initiatives/innovations.

You are able to sign up individually or in teams of up to 3 people.

To read the full details on the case competition, please see the sign up link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCgSCemW116n7ThDkISHWz8054bNV1r2sNOyv2O-eb6D1nlg/viewform.

Prizes:

1st place: $400 for the team + noise cancelling headphones and a speaker for each team member
2nd place: $300 for the team + speaker for each team member
3rd place: $200 for the team + speaker for each team member