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Connecting for the Future:
Elderly Mental Health
ACCENTURE, THE DOCK
eHEALTH
INNOVATION
CHALLENGE
The eHealth Innovation Challenge took place over 2
days on the 21st & 22nd of October 2017 at The Dock,
Accenture’s global research and incubation hub in Dublin.
The theme of the Hackathon was mental health in older
people and participants were asked to build a working
prototype of something that could harness the power
of technology to help our colleagues, patients and HSE
network to better tackle this issue.
At an Ecosystem event on the 4th September a working
group had come up with a brief for the Hackathon and
this and other resources were at the teams’ disposal
(e.g. Personas & Scenarios, open data and more). Also
throughout the weekend, various mentors from Accenture,
Oracle & the HSE came into talk to and support the teams.
Their contributions were invaluable, bringing different
perspectives, constructive criticism and fresh energy
and enthusiasm. This was much appreciated by all of us.
Social media provided lots of great input and advice too,
even facilitating some expert visitors dropping by!
21st & 22nd October, 2017
JUDGES • The winning teams were:
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Pat Power
Managing Director,
Healthcare, Accenture Ireland
After an intense one and half days work the 5
teams pitched to the panel of judges. All the
pitches were amazing but in the end,
the judges had to make a decision.
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Accenture, The Dock
Grand Canal Dock
“We are delighted to have hosted the HSE
eHealth Innovation Challenge at The Dock.
Positive mental health is important for all,
regardless of age, and with increased life
expectancies, the need to deliver innovative
health solutions for both patients and their
families is crucial for the future. Innovation is at
the core of what we do at Accenture, so it was
fantastic to see such positive collaborations
that yielded tangible health solutions and I
congratulate all participants for making the
event such a success”
Richard Corbridge,
CIO HSE/ CEO eHealthIreland
Anne O’Connor,
National Director for Mental Health, HSE
Rick Rossiter, See Change Ambassador
John Donnelly, Country leader & Technology
Sales Director, Oracle Ireland
Ellie Barrett, CSR, Wellbeing, Sports & Social
Consultant, Oracle Ireland
Pat Power, Managing Director, Healthcare,
Accenture Ireland
Jane Carolan, interim CIO of the HSE & Na-
tional Director Health Business Services, HSE
Barry McMahon, Public Sector Technology
Lead, Oracle Ireland
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Overall winner: Team Sparked
Best User Experience: Team Connect
People’s Choice Award: Team Mindcare
The overall winner will be mentored and
supported to advance their ideas and we will
keep you updated on their progress.
Huge thanks to Accenture & Oracle. This event
would not have been possible without their
support, mentors, amazing venue at The Dock
and collaboration to drive innovation in Health
Services.
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