2023 FCVC Innovation Challenge

Congratulations to the 2023 FCVC Innovation Challenge Winners! 

Internal - Quality Improvement/Clinical Process Track Winner

ECMO XR Procedural Simulation

Taylor Kantor, MD;  Rishindra Reddy, MD; Deb Lee, PhD, ACNP-BC, FNP; William Lynch, MD; Ashraf Abou El Ela, MD; Cindy Hsu, MD, PhD, MS

External - Commercial Device or Product Winner

A Fuzzy Neural Network Physiologic Close Loop Control System for Diuretic Management after Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Dan Ehrmann, MD; Kayvan Najarian, PhD

Congratulations to Just Do It Awardees

iECHO; Submitted by: Veronica Zitterman, NP, Medical Specialty and Adjunct Clinical Instructor in Nursing, School of Nursing

Bubbles for Fontans; Submitted by: Michelle Dwyer, NP, Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiac Care Cards; Submitted by Tom Cascino, Clinical Lecturer, Internal Medicine

Cardiac Rehab Resources Digital Hub; Submitted by Tom Cascino, MD, Clinical Lecturer, Internal Medicine

Obtaining Spanish PROMIS surveys to include diverse populations in a Multi-Center study; Submitted by: Adriana Batazzi, Clinical Research Coordinator - Senior

Respiratory Care Department Mobile Education Units; Submitted by: Amanda Ausmus, BS, RRT, CVC ICU Clinical Specialist

Vectorcardiography Prognostic Modeling for Congestive Heart Failure; Submitted by: Vishwaratn Asthana, MD, PhD. Resident, Internal Medicine

Meet the Judges

All 2023 Innovation Challenge and Just Do it Award Submissions

The entries below were submitted by teams in 2023 competing for up to $100,000 in funding from the FCVC Innovation Challenge or a lower complexity Just Do It Award. If you would like to submit a question or comment, email a team member directly or through FCVCInnovation@umich.edu. If posting about the Innovation Challenge on Twitter, please use the tag #FCVCInnovationChallenge.

Ideas were submitted in video or text form. To view a video, click on the submission, and then click again on the video. Don't forget to scroll down to see beyond the first row.