© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 pandemic, without an end in sight, has posed critical challenges to healthcare systems around the globe. The increasing severity of the pandemic and the need for rapid scaling of healthcare systems makes a strong case for community sourced innovation to help bridge the gap. Hackathons have become an increasingly wellknown tool for innovation globally. Widely considered an effective medium to bridge diverse, multidisciplinary groups, hackathons have helped teams to conceptualise and develop new, innovative approaches to healthcare challenges. With the rampant spread of COVID-19 in Pakistan, and its associated risks, hackathons could very well provide the needed bridge by fostering multidisciplinary collaborations and innovation output. Given the current restrictions on inperson meetings and travelling, collecting to collaborate and innovate are not as seamless as it once used to be. Yet, given the urgency to innovate and remain proactive during the COVID-19 pandemic—the need to build multidisciplinary teams, and exchange information has never been higher. Furthermore, the lack of availability of personal protective equipment, ventilators and other key resources exposed the fragility of Pakistan’s health system in its ability to manage the spread and treatment of COVID-19. If Pakistan was to build any momentum in its fight against COVID-19, it would have to start with building closer synergies between innovators in the community. A key part of making this possible would be to ensure quick availability of information on different initiatives ranging from development of low cost ventilators, and securing COVID-19 testing booths, to the threedimensional (3D) printing of masks, among key stakeholders and decisionmakers to allow for their seamless collaboration if needed. Summary box

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COVID-19 期间学术医疗中心促进多学科参与和创新的零成本方法：Jugaar 创新挑战赛的经验

© 作者（或其雇主）2020。不得用于商业用途。请参阅权利和权限。由英国医学杂志出版。简介 COVID-19 大流行尚未结束，给全球医疗保健系统带来了严峻挑战。疫情日益严重，以及快速扩展医疗保健系统的需求，有力地证明了社区来源的创新有助于缩小差距。黑客马拉松已成为全球日益知名的创新工具。黑客马拉松被广泛认为是连接多元化、多学科群体的有效媒介，它帮助团队构思和开发新的创新方法来应对医疗保健挑战。随着 COVID-19 在巴基斯坦的蔓延及其相关风险，黑客马拉松很可能通过促进多学科合作和创新产出来提供所需的桥梁。鉴于目前对面对面会议和旅行的限制，收集协作和创新并不像以前那样无缝。然而，鉴于在 COVID-19 大流行期间创新和保持积极主动的紧迫性，建立多学科团队和交换信息的需求从未如此强烈。此外，缺乏个人防护设备、呼吸机和其他关键资源，暴露了巴基斯坦卫生系统在管理 COVID-19 传播和治疗能力方面的脆弱性。如果巴基斯坦要在抗击 COVID-19 的斗争中形成动力，就必须从在社区创新者之间建立更紧密的协同作用开始。实现这一目标的一个关键部分是确保主要利益相关者和决策者能够快速获得有关不同举措的信息，这些举措包括开发低成本呼吸机、确保 COVID-19 测试室的安全、到口罩的三维 (3D) 打印等。如果需要，允许他们进行无缝协作。摘要框