The value of hackathons in integrated knowledge translation (iKT) research: Waterlupus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite a growing movement toward a knowledge-user-driven research process, our understanding of the generation, implementation and evaluation of specific approaches in the integrated knowledge translation (iKT) toolbox that aim to engage health and healthcare knowledge users is limited. Health hackathons offer an innovative approach with potential to generate direct and indirect health-related outcomes benefitting participants, knowledge users and the broader population. In May 2019, our research team hosted Waterlupus, a health hackathon to improve the economic lives of individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Canada. Waterlupus was held with a multi-stakeholder group of 50 participants that included advocacy organization representatives, policy-makers, r

SUBMITTER: Cardwell FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8611392 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature