Executives in healthcare and medical laboratories need to stay updated on the latest developments and trends. This is crucial because the field is rapidly evolving. In 2024, there will be many conferences that offer new research, technology updates, and chances to connect with others.
Here's a guide to important conferences for health professionals, researchers, and industry leaders to consider attending if you want to improve patient care.
Q1 2024
International Conference on Medical Technology Innovations and Health Care Productivity (ICMTIHCP)
Dates: January 29-30, 2024
Location: New York City, New York
Fees:
- Non-Student Oral/Poster Presenter: $450 (Early Registration), $500 (Regular)
- Student Oral/Poster Presenter: $350 (Early Registration), $400 (Regular)
- Listener: $250 (Early Registration), $300 (Regular)
- Additional Paper Publication: $100
Description: ICMTIHCP focuses on medical technology innovations as well as healthcare productivity. The goal is to bring together leading scientists, researchers, and scholars. They will share their experiences and research findings on Medical Technology Innovations and Health Care Productivity.
It offers a platform for researchers, practitioners, and educators to share and discuss the latest innovations, trends, and challenges. It also provides an opportunity to exchange practical solutions.
Who should attend? Academic scientists, technology innovators, healthcare professionals, and researchers.
Website: ICMTIHCP 2024 Conference
SLAS2024 International Conference and Exhibition
Dates: February 3-7, 2024
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Fees:
- Industry Participant: $849-$1,349 for members and $1,249-$1,649 for non-members
- Academic/Government Participant: $849-$949 for members and $1,249 for non-members
- Student Participant: $105-$155
- Exhibition Only Participant: $199-$259 for all days and $99-$159 for a single day
- One-Day Full Conference (On-site only): $649 for members and $799 for non-members
Description: SLAS2024 focuses on achieving scientific goals and brings together experts in life sciences and technology to improve research. The conference attracts scientists from academia, government, and industry worldwide.
Who should attend? Scientists & researchers, academic professionals, government representatives, and healthcare professionals.
Website: SLAS2024
Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit (DHIS) West Coast
Dates: February 6-7, 2024
Location: La Jolla, California
Fees:
- Early Registration (Until December 15, 2023): $1349
- Standard Registration and On-Site: $1499
Description: The DHIS West Coast conference is a key event focusing on the future of digital health. It covers many topics like virtual/home care, mental health, regulations, health equity barriers, and the impact of big tech.
The summit focuses on new and evolving digital health technologies. With an emphasis on technology, venture capitalists are migrating to healthcare investing. It's a place for top investors, providers, and policymakers to discuss important issues in the field.
Who should attend? Senior executives, business leaders, healthcare innovators, investors & financial analysts, and policymakers.
Website: DHIS West Coast 2024
ViVE 2024
Dates: February 25-28, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, California
Fees:
- General Admission: $2,395 (discounted from $2,995). This includes access to all sessions, networking events, entrance to the exhibit hall, and live musical performances.
- Provider Connect (Qualified Decision Makers from Provider Organizations): Free, with tailored networking and the potential to receive a $750 travel credit.
- Payer Connect (Qualified Decision Makers from Payer Organizations): Free, with tailored networking and the potential for a $750 travel credit.
- Government: $1,500, available to Federal, state, local, and tribal government employees with valid .gov or .mil email addresses.
- Media: Free, for editorial staff subject to review and approval.
- Startups: $1,500, for startups less than three years old and have raised less than $3 million.
Description: ViVE is a premier, curated event for digital health decision-makers, focusing on the business of healthcare. It brings together top executives, digital health leaders, startups, investors, policymakers, patients, and solution providers. The event is about new ideas and successful business outcomes, with opportunities for networking and learning.
Who should attend? Healthcare providers, payers, health IT security professionals, policymakers, CHIME members, informaticists, entrepreneurs, and investors.
Website: ViVE 2024.
HIMSS24 Global Health Conference & Exhibition
Date: March 11-15, 2024
Location: Orlando, Florida
Fees:
- Conference Pass: $945 (discounted from $1345), including keynotes, education sessions, exhibits, opening reception, and select networking events.
- Conference Plus Pass: $1245 (discounted from $1645), includes all Conference Pass features plus access to preconference forums, special events, and post-conference recordings.
- Provider Executive Pass: $1335 (discounted from $1735), includes all Conference Pass features plus CXO Experience, Executive Summit, and post-conference recordings.
- Single Day Pass: $625 (discounted from $750), offers single-day access to keynotes, sessions, and exhibits.
Description: This healthcare IT event gathers healthcare leaders, such as CIOs, executives, providers, IT professionals, government officials, innovators, and suppliers. It offers a range of educational programs with opportunities for continuing education credits. The event has speeches, education sessions, AI sessions, and discussions on healthcare's digital transformation.
Who should attend? Visionary CIOs & executives, providers, payers, IT professionals, government officials, innovators, and suppliers.
Website: HIMSS 2024.
AMIA 2024 Informatics Summit
Dates: March 18-21, 2024
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Fees:
- Full Conference:
- Member: $1040 (Early), $1155 (Advance), $1255 (On-site)
- Nonmember: $1420 (Early/Advance), $1520 (On-site)
- Student Member: $515 (Early), $570 (Advance), $620 (On-site)
- Student Nonmember: $630 (Early/Advance), $730 (On-site)
- Speakers: Member: $990 (Early), $1105 (Advance), $1205 (On-site), Nonmember: $1370 (Early/Advance), $1470 (On-site)
- Pre-Recorded Virtual Conference:
- Member: $925
- Non-member: $1145
- Student Member: $455
- Student Non-member: $505
Description: The AMIA 2024 Informatics Summit will feature content dedicated to translational bioinformatics, precision medicine, clinical research informatics, data science, and artificial intelligence (AI). It offers intimate networking opportunities with hundreds of researchers, educators, data scientists, software developers, analysts, students, and industry professionals. The summit will showcase advanced research in using technology to translate medical information and analyze clinical data. It will cover topics like precision medicine, clinical research, and using AI in health data science.
Who should attend? Professionals & students in informatics, researchers, bioinformaticians, health data scientists, clinical investigators, genomic researchers, and policy professionals.
Website: AMIA 2024 Informatics Summit
Q2 2024
Executive War College 2024
Dates: April 30 - May 1, 2024
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Fees:
- Super Early Bird (through 12/31/23): $1495
- Early Bird (through 2/6/24): $1595
- Last Early Bird (through 3/19/24): $1695
- Full Price Registration: $1795
- Onsite Registration: $1895
- Discounts for group registrations are available:
- $50 discount per attendee for groups of 3-4
- $100 discount per attendee for groups of 5-9
- $150 discount per attendee for groups of 10 or more.
Description: Executive War College is an essential event for solving diagnostics, clinical lab, and pathology management challenges. It's an important platform for lab and pathology leaders to get ready for the next year. They can learn from experts and develop effective strategies for their labs.
Who should attend? Health system & hospital clinical laboratory & pathology leadership, independent labs & pathology groups, and partners & suppliers to laboratory & pathology groups.
Website: Executive War College 2024
Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit (DHIS) East 2024
Date: June 5-6, 2024
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Description: This digital health conference focuses on new and evolving digital health technologies. Topics include direct-to-consumer healthcare, underserved populations, important regulatory changes, distributed vs. centralized care, women's health, IaaS and IoT in healthcare, and more.
Fees:
- Super Early Bird - Registration Rate (Until January 12, 2024): $1099
- Standard Registration and On-Site: $1499****
Who should attend? Healthcare executives, healthcare innovators & entrepreneurs, directors & strategic partnership professionals, and venture capitalists & investors.
Website: DHIS East Coast 2024
2024 AAMI eXchange
Dates: June 14-17, 2024
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Fees: Registration opens in December 2023 (specific fees not available yet)
Description: The AAMI eXchange is a premier event for the Health Technology Management (HTM) profession. Aimed at leading and energizing a global community of stakeholders in achieving patient safety in health technology.
Professionals in healthcare technology are the target audience for AAMI eXchange. These professionals include biomedical engineers, clinical engineers, cybersecurity experts, and healthcare technology managers. They work in hospitals and healthcare facilities.
The conference features face-to-face networking, career opportunities, keynote speakers, over 80 educational sessions, and a 130,000 sq. ft. Expo Hall showcasing the latest HTM technology.
Who should attend? Biomedical & clinical engineers, cybersecurity experts, government & military, healthcare technology managers, hospital administrators & managers, HTM thought leaders, other healthcare facilities, risk managers, shared service organizations, system engineers, and technology asset managers
Website: 2024 AAMI eXchange
Q3 2024
2024 ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting (JAM)
Date: July 8-12, 2024
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fees:
- Early Bird (Deadline TBD):
- Professional Member: $595 (In person), $495 (Virtual)
- Ascending/Emeritus Professional Member: $495 (In person), $395 (Virtual)
- Developing Professional (Student) Member: $290 (In person), $220 (Virtual)
- Non-Member (Customer): $755 (In person), $575 (Virtual)
- Regular Rate (Deadline TBD):
- Professional Member: $645 (In person), $545 (Virtual)
- Ascending/Emeritus Professional Member: $545 (In person), $445 (Virtual)
- Developing Professional (Student) Member: $320 (In person), $245 (Virtual)
- Non-Member (Customer): $805 (In person), $625 (Virtual)
- Onsite/Late Rate (TBD):
- Professional Member: $695 (In person), $595 (Virtual)
- Ascending/Emeritus Professional Member: $595 (In person), $495 (Virtual)
- Developing Professional (Student) Member: $350 (In person), $270 (Virtual)
- Non-Member (Customer): $855 (In person), $675 (Virtual)
- Guest: $200 (In person)
Description: This joint annual meeting integrates educational programs, abstracts/posters, and industry engagement platforms. It offers a mix of in-person and virtual attendance options, featuring over 50 educational sessions, poster presentations, industry partner exhibits, and networking activities. Attendees will have access to all recorded sessions for 30 days post-event, with over 50 hours of P.A.C.E.-approved credit.
Who should attend? Clinical laboratory professionals, genetic technologists, federal medical laboratory scientists, researchers, students, and industry vendors and suppliers of laboratory equipment and technology.
Website: 2024 ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting (JAM)
ADLM 2024 Clinical Lab Expo
Date: July 28 - August 1, 2024
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Fees:
- Expo Only Registration Fees:
- Early (Now through June 7, 2024): $40
- Advance Rate (June 8 - July 26, 2024): $50
- Onsite Rate (July 27 - August 1, 2024): $60
Description: Previously known as the AACC Clinical Lab Expo, this event is now part of the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM). The ADLM 2024 Clinical Lab Expo is a major event in the field of lab medicine. It provides an opportunity to learn about the latest advancements in clinical testing and patient care.
The event has 900 exhibitors and allows people to learn about advanced science and technology in laboratory medicine. Attendees can engage in a range of activities, from plenary sessions with world-renowned scientists to intimate roundtables.
Who should attend? Clinical lab professionals, GPO executives & product development specialists, and key purchasing decision makers.
Website: ADLM 2024 Clinical Lab Expo.
Q4 2024
The MedTech Conference
Dates: October 15-17, 2024
Location: Toronto, Canada
Fees: Registration details, including fees, will be available in Spring 2024.
Description: The MedTech Conference brings together top executives and innovators from the medical device, diagnostics, and digital technology sectors. Featuring over 100 sessions on topics like digital health, AI, health equity, climate change, and government regulations. The event includes a partnering program, an investor forum, the MedTech Innovator Showcase, an exhibit hall, and networking opportunities. It's a platform for collaboration, learning, and discovering the newest in medical technology.
Who should attend? Executive healthcare leaders, global company execs, medical technology innovators, policymakers, and investors.
Website: The MedTech Conference
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Embracing Innovation and Collaboration
The digital health conferences scheduled for 2024 are more than just events; they are hubs of innovation and collaboration. They provide a place for experts to share ideas, work together, and see new and important research and technology. Whether you are a lab executive or a scientist, these conferences cater to a wide range of specialties.
Conclusion
As we look towards 2024, healthcare innovation conferences represent opportunities for professional growth, networking, and staying ahead in healthcare. Mark your calendars and prepare to actively participate in these crucial events that will shape the future of medicine.