“…Several studies have explored avenues to introduce interdisciplinary working within medical or surgical training, one of these avenues being hackathons [ 2 , 10 , 11 ]. In a study by Silver et al involving a hackathon for rehabilitative healthcare, the authors noted how the ability of hackathons to bring professionals from different industries together will have long lasting implications as it will allow physicians to navigate healthcare problems in an interdisciplinary way in their own practice after the hackathon [ 12 , 13 ].…”