AAPM PainConnect Hacking Pain Hack-a-Thon Registration

Thank you for registering for the 2025 AAPM PainConnect Hacking Pain Hack-a-thon.

Theme: Health Equity & Access in Chronic Pain Management

Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of patients with chronic pain? This year, Hacking Pain challenges participants to develop innovative solutions to address barriers to care access for underserved populations. Let’s bridge the gap for patients who need it most, including Medicare/Medicaid recipients and differently-abled individuals.

Whether you're a future healthcare provider, technologist, engineer, entrepreneur, student, or patient advocate, your perspective is vital to solving pain medicine’s most critical problems. Innovators from all backgrounds are essential to creating meaningful change.

Participants will apply as individuals, and teams will form on day one!

This is your chance to collaborate, create, and innovate for a brighter future in pain management.

 NOTE: Meals have been ordered and will accommodate Halal, vegan, and vegetarian diets. However, no Halal breakfasts are available, so please plan accordingly.

 Eligibility:

• Anyone over age 18

Event Information

 

Event Timeline

• Participants apply as individuals and will form into teams on the first evening.
• The hackathon runs from 4:00 PM on April 2 to 4:00 PM on April 4, but participants are not expected to be present for the full 48 hours. There are three key sessions (listed below); the rest of the time is for teams to collaborate at their own pace.  Students may come and go as needed to accommodate classes and other commitments.
• This will be a fantastic networking opportunity with the possibility of presenting to hundreds of healthcare leaders. We'd love to see students from UT involved!

 

Key Event Sessions

• Intro Panel & Team Formation: April 2, 4:00 - 7:30 PM
• Roundtable Q&A: April 3, 9:00 - 10:15 AM
• Final Presentations: April 4, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
• Top Finalists Present at the Innovation Challenge*: April 5, 3:00 - 5:00 PM.

*The three finalist teams will be invited to present their solutions at the AAPM Innovation Challenge on April 5 from 3–5 PM (presenting around 4:20 PM).

PHOTO & VIDEO DISCLAIMER: By attending the AAPM Hacking Pain Hack-a-thon in person event participants grant AAPM permission to the rights of their image, likeness and recorded voice, without payment or other consideration, for purpose of non-commercial uses only.