Media Advisory - Osler's Kiss My App Contest to name $10,000 grand prize winner

Evan Hadfield and Marc Saltzman to lend star power to first-ever event and help unveil new app

BRAMPTON, ON, March 20, 2014 /CNW/ - William Osler Health System (Osler) will name a winner in its national student app contest 'Kiss My App' and present $10,000 for the best mobile app focused on improving the patient experience at the hospital.

One of the first contests of its kind in Canada, Osler launched Kiss My App in September 2013 and challenged undergraduate students to come up with innovative ways to identify and address what they see as perceived issues in health care through the development of a mobile app.

The prize money is donated by Osler's Student Volunteer Youth Committee, which is a group of passionate young leaders committed to improving Osler's hospitals by raising funds for equipment and providing student bursaries.

Evan Hadfield, the man behind his father's (Chris Hadfield) astronomical social media campaign; and Marc Saltzman, tech expert and host of Gear Guide will serve as the event's master of ceremonies and keynote speaker respectively.

WHERE:	Brampton Civic Hospital,
	The Atrium (off Main Lobby)
	2100 Bovaird Drive East, Brampton, Ontario
WHEN:	Tuesday, March 25, 2014
TIME:	2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WHO:	Evan Hadfield, architect of his father's (Chris Hadfield) astronomical social media campaign
	Marc Saltzman, tech expert and host of Gear Guide
	Matthew Anderson, President and CEO, William Osler Health System

ABOUT WILLIAM OSLER HEALTH SYSTEM & OSLER FOUNDATION: William Osler Health System is a hospital system 'Accredited with Exemplary Standing' that serves 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke, and surrounding communities within the Central West Local Health Integration Network. Osler's emergency departments are among the busiest in Ontario and its labour and delivery program is one of the largest in the province. William Osler Health System Foundation builds and fosters relationships in order to raise funds to support William Osler Health System's capital, education and research priorities at Brampton Civic Hospital, Etobicoke General Hospital and the new Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health & Wellness.

SOURCE: William Osler Health System Foundation

Cara Francis, Manager, Public Relations and Digital Communications, William Osler Health System, P: 905-494-2120 ext. 59467, [email protected]