Danish Hackathon 2026

Join us for the HL7 Hackathon in Denmark 2026 – a full day of hands-on collaboration, experimentation and learning with HL7 FHIR and health data. The good news is that it's free to participate, so come by yourself or bring a colleague.

The hackathon is organised by HL7 Denmark and takes place at Forskerparken 10 in Odense (MedCom’s location) the day before eSundhedsobservatoriet 2026.

Participants will work in dedicated tracks throughout the day. Whether you are an experienced FHIR developer or new to working with FHIR, there will be opportunities to learn, experiment, and exchange ideas.

Here you can read more about the event: https://hl7.dk/fhir/hackathons/

Registration deadline: September 15.
The number of participants is limited to 30 - register today.

The tracks

Participants will join one of three tracks:

The tracks

Participants will join one of three tracks:

Track 1 – Agentic Patient Access

Track lead: Jens Villadsen

Can AI agents help make health data available through FHIR – even when the original system does not provide a FHIR API?

This track is particularly relevant for participants interested in FHIR development, APIs, AI-assisted software development and interoperability.

Track 2 – Telemedicine

Track lead: Kirstine Rosenbeck

This is a more beginner-friendly, hands-on introduction to working with FHIR. Using a telemedicine use case, participants will learn how to interact with a FHIR server and work with FHIR resources in practice.

Participants can work with, for example, Java/HAPI FHIR or .NET/Firely, and the track provides an opportunity to become familiar with FHIR through practical exercises.

Track 3 – Track your health data

Track lead: Jacob Andersen

This track invites participants to build components of a personal health dataspace: an ecosystem where a citizen's health data can be stored, shared, and optionally donated to research, all under the citizen's own control. 

There is no single prescribed task. Participants are free to build whatever component they find most interesting or meaningful.

Program

9:00 - 9:30 Welcome and track introductions
9:30 - 12:00 Hacking
12:00 - 13:00 Working lunch (hacking continues)
13:00 - 15:00 Hacking
15:30 - 16:30 Track presentations and wrap-up

Preparation
Some tracks require participants to prepare their development environment or install relevant tools before the hackathon. Preparation material and instructions will be made available through the Danish Hackathon 2026 Implementation Guide. Please bring your own laptop for the hacking.

Venue and transportation
The hackathon will take place at:

MedCom
Forskerparken 10
5230 Odense M
Denmark

Catering and accommondation
Breakfast, lunch, and other catering provided during the official hackathon program will be covered. Participants are responsible for any other expenses, including travel and accommodation.

Presentation at eSundhedsobservatoriet
The hackathon takes place the day before eSundhedsobservatoriet 2026.

The outputs, experiences and key findings from the hackathon will be presented at eSundhedsobservatoriet on Wednesday, 7 October 2026.

Social event
We are considering arranging an social event either on the evening before the hackathon or after the hackathon on 6 October. Please indicate during registration whether you would be interested in participating. Further details will follow depending on interest.