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The Role of the Patient at ICHOM 2026

At the ICHOM Conference, patients are more than participants – they are partners, leaders, innovators, and catalysts driving meaningful change across healthcare.

At ICHOM 2026 in Montréal, patient voices will be woven throughout the conference experience, helping to shape conversations, challenge assumptions, and accelerate the transformation towards value-based healthcare.

From keynote stages to interactive workshops, from thought leadership sessions to practical simulations, patients will be at the centre of discussions about what matters most in healthcare: outcomes that improve lives.

As an organization founded on measuring the outcomes that matter to patients, ICHOM believes meaningful patient involvement must go beyond participation. Patients bring expertise, lived experience, and unique perspectives that strengthen decision-making, improve healthcare design, and drive better outcomes for all.

Whether you are attending as a patient advocate, healthcare professional, policymaker, researcher, or industry leader, ICHOM 2026 offers countless opportunities to learn from and collaborate with patient experts from around the world.

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Patient Involvement at ICHOM 2026

  • Opening Patient Keynote
  • Patient representation in case studies and panel discussions
  • Patient-led and designed sessions
  • Pre-Conference Think Tank: From Disease Silos to System Change: Uniting Patient Voice
  • Simulation Lab: Shared Decision-Making with Outcomes Data
  • Patient Scholarship Fund

 

More Than Representation.
Real Influence.

Patient involvement at ICHOM is designed to be meaningful, visible, and impactful.

Throughout the conference, patient experts will contribute to discussions on healthcare transformation, outcomes measurement, digital health, policy development, research, and system redesign.

The Simulation Lab will bring shared decision-making to life, demonstrating how outcomes data can support more informed, person-centred care conversations.

Our new Pre-Conference Think Tank will bring together patient advocates, healthcare leaders, policymakers, and industry partners to explore how patient voices can move beyond individual disease areas to influence healthcare systems at scale.

Supporting Patient Access

Through the ICHOM Patient Scholarship Fund, we are committed to ensuring that financial barriers do not prevent patient leaders from participating in the global conversation about healthcare transformation.

The fund helps patients from around the world attend the conference, contribute their expertise, and collaborate directly with healthcare organisations, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders. By increasing patient representation, we strengthen the diversity of perspectives in the room and ensure discussions remain grounded in what matters most: improving outcomes for patients.

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The future of healthcare cannot be designed without the people it serves.

At ICHOM 2026, patients are not simply represented – they help lead the conversation, shape the agenda, and drive the change needed to create better outcomes and better value for healthcare systems worldwide.

Join us in Montréal and be part of a global community committed to putting patient voices at the heart of healthcare transformation.

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