STARTATHON 2017: Innovation in Telemedicine and e-Health

Objectives

STARTATHON 2017 in its 1st edition is a key event for students and young entrepreneurs and researchers to present their innovative projects in the field of Telemedicine and eHealthto be held on Thursday, December 7th, 2017 on the marge of the 22th international Conference on Telemedicine and eHealth in Casablanca, Morocco. The main focus of this STARTATHON is to come up with creative ideas to improve the quality of healthcare using the power of eHealth and telemedicine and also to present strategies to improve and promote Telemedicine in Morocco.

STARTATHON candidates will present a 15 minutes pitch to a panel of international experienced entrepreneurs and PhDs in the field.  This will be followed by a 10-minute discussion wherein the judges will be able to provide direct feedback to the presenters.

The winner of the 1st edition of STRATUPTHON will be awarded from the International Society For Telemedicine And eHealth.

STRATUPTHON is a precious opportunity to present your project to an international audience and build a network within the eHealth and Telemedicine community.It is also the best way to develop important soft skills in an environment that fosters exchange of ideas and knowledge.

Technical Presentation

Date: Thursday, December 7, 2017
Time: 2:00 PM –6:00 PM (GMT)
Venue: Novotel Casablanca, Morocco
Maximum Number of Participants: 10

Intended Audience

This event is designed for students and young entrepreneurs and researchers, particularly those based in biomedical, IT and medical institutions, interested to share their project idea in eHealth to a wider and international audience.

Language

Talks and Discussion will be given in English.

Key Dates

October 31, 2017: Abstract Submission Deadline

November 10, 2017: Abstract Acceptance Notifications

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Submission

Abstract submissions are intended to convey a scientific project/work that is original previously published work, and are not advertisements for commercial software packages.

All abstracts must be a maximum of 250 words and should provide at the least the following information within them: background information, approach/methods, results and conclusions.

The abstract should be sent by email to (mk.sapha@gmail.com).

Registration

Early Registration deadline: November 15th, 2017

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Program

02:00 Registration
02 :20 welcome/Opening
02:30 – 03:30 Session 1 (4 Presentations)
03:35 Coffee break
04:00 – 05:30 Session 2 (6 Presentations)
6 :00 Networking session

(Proposed Program can be changed)

Organizers

  • Moroccan Society for Telemedicine and eHealth

Chair: Safae Moustakim

Co-chair: Sahar El Qasmi

Golden Partners

Partners

  • International Society For Telemedicine And eHealth.