Agfa HealthCare inspires Ontario students to submit ideas to make Canada a leader in healthcare innovation
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announced the opening of the 2010 Agfa HealthCare Innovation Challenge. Now in its third year, the Agfa HealthCare Innovation Challenge calls on students across the Province of Ontario to pitch their new and innovative ideas on how to improve eHealth in Canada.
The annual event is an exciting month long competition designed to engage the most talented minds from various disciplines in information technology, health sciences, and engineering faculties, among others, across Ontario post-secondary institutions. Throughout the competition, Agfa HealthCare is asking students to submit proposals that help make Canada a healthier place to live. Students can register at http://www.agfachallenge.ca/, where the official question was posted today at 12 a.m. ET.
The Agfa HealthCare Innovation Challenge was created to provide Canadian students with the opportunity to contribute to improving the quality of patient care, support the continuation and growth of Canada's health informatics industry, and drive the advancement of healthcare IT solutions. The top five participants will have the opportunity to pitch their proposals to a panel of executive judges. The winner will receive a 3,000 CAD scholarship or summer employment opportunity at Agfa HealthCare, and all finalists will receive a guaranteed job interview.
"When it comes to ideas for improving patient care in Canada, the number of fresh and innovative presentations we have received from talented Canadian students in previous competitions have been exceptionally brilliant," said Jeff Nesbitt, head of Government Relations and Strategic Programs, Agfa HealthCare in Canada. "This year, we are challenging all Ontario students to bring their brightest and most creative ideas to make the Agfa HealthCare Innovation Challenge the best ever."
The top five finalists will be invited to Agfa HealthCare's software development facility in Waterloo, Ontario, where they will present their ideas and engage in personal coaching sessions on their proposal submission with key industry influencers and lead sponsoring organizations including Research in Motion (RIM), Christie, Jet Airways, Ontario Centres of Excellence and The Health Technology Exchange, as well as senior software architects from Agfa HealthCare in Canada. The call for proposals closes on November 5th, 2010, and presentations will take place in Waterloo on November 19th - 21st.