HACKATHON: Tech & Media Solutions to Reduce Sexually Transmitted Infections 6/22/23-6/23/23

By National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Join them Thursday, June 22 to Friday, June 23, 2023 from 11:00AM to 4:30PM at the Beckman Center of the National Academies, 100 Academy Wy, Irvine, CA 92617.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a longstanding problem in the United States, with persistently high, increasing, and now record-level rates of reported cases. One important area to explore to prevent and control STIs is technology and new media. Much has changed in the technology and media landscape in the past two decades that has had an impact on STI acquisition, prevention, screening, and treatment. Technological tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), highly immersive media, and cryptographic data transfer methods/blockchain apps, are rapidly changing STI epidemiology and intervention efforts.