HackRx 2023
HackRx 2023 invited participants to design innovative pharmacy solutions that enhance patient care, data use, and clinical collaboration.
Services
Technology in Pharmacy
Category
Hackathon
HackRx 2023 Theme
HackRx 2023 challenged participants to design innovative solutions that enhance pharmacy practice and patient health outcomes.
Participants were to consider:
New pharmacy minor ailment prescribing powers
Point of care testing devices and the data collected to aid in chronic care management
Clinician-patient interactions and patient therapeutic decision-making
The HackRx Experience
HackRx 2023 saw remarkable engagement, bringing together 26 teams, 8 interactive workshops, and 182 attendees from diverse academic and professional backgrounds. The event’s broad reach highlighted its growing impact of uniting students, innovators, and healthcare professionals from across disciplines to collaborate, learn, and shape the future of pharmacy and healthcare innovation.
HackRx 2023 Winners: Team AeScript
The winning team of HackRx 2023, AeScript, developed æView. It is a mobile application that leverages Augmented Reality (AR) to help healthcare professionals virtually landmark a patient’s body for drug administration education. With over 3 million Canadians living with diabetes, æView empowers patients through better injection technique training, aiming to improve health outcomes and strengthen patient–clinician relationships.
Reach of HackRx 2023
HackRx has both national and international reach, bringing together students from pharmacy, engineering, computer science, nursing, and medicine through a fully virtual format. Connecting universities across the country and beyond, HackRx also amplifies its impact with a strong social media presence that drives visibility and engagement.
Social Media Presence
HackRx maintains a strong and engaging social media presence, with eye-catching graphics and interactive content that highlight event updates, sponsors, and participant achievements. With 1000+ views per post, 500+ accounts reached, and over 900 Instagram followers, HackRx’s online platform helps boost sponsor visibility while fostering excitement and community engagement leading up to the event.
HackRx 2025: What's to Come?
Each year, HackRx presents a unique theme that challenges participants to tackle real-world healthcare issues through creativity and innovation. This year’s theme is still in development, and we welcome sponsor input in shaping it. By contributing their insights, sponsors have the opportunity to play an active role in guiding the direction of this year’s challenge and influencing the future of pharmacy innovation.
Timeline
We expect HackRx to take place from November 21–23 on a virtual platform, making it accessible to students and professionals from across Canada and beyond. Hosting the event online allows participants from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, such as pharmacy, computer science, and engineering, to collaborate seamlessly, share ideas, and innovate together without geographical barriers.