Top Ten Reasons You Should Attend ICHOM 2024

You have many demands on your busy schedule, wherever you are in the world. I want to share with you the top ten reasons you need to make ICHOM 2024, scheduled October 21-23 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, your must-attend event this Fall.

The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) is a global community of committed clinical, research and patient experts who are leading the way to change health care, based on standardizing the measurement of outcomes that are important to patients.

The conference is a 2 1/2-day powerhouse of education and scientific sessions, networking, and seven site visits designed to help both senior leaders and new practitioners achieve their goals in implementing value-based health care. For a more detailed narrative, take a look at the recording from my recent LinkedIn LIVE session. https://www.dhirubhai.net/events/livewithichom-spresident-shapin7223650228896182272/theater/

10. Network and "refill your cup." Come together with global leaders and advocates who are truly changing health care by prioritizing patient-centered outcomes. Celebrate the movement, reconnect and find new friends from next door or on another continent.

9. Science! Listen to case examples, take abstract tours led by leading VBHC researchers and patient leaders, hear from NEJM Catalyst Editor-in-Chief Thomas Lee, MSc, MD about his top papers of 2024, and learn about new ways of collecting and sharing outcomes data to improve care, drive better policies and payment, and raise the opportunity for health for all.

8. Engage with patient leaders and individual lived experience experts from all over the world. Learn how they are leading change, what their priorities are for advocating for improved outcomes, and how they can help you redefine your thinking, practice, research and co-create the future of health with them.

7. Questions are the Answer. Case-based learning, "Ask the Expert" sessions, workshops, abstract tours, and interactive sessions promote dialogue and shared learning. Bring your most challenging questions and explore answers with ICHOM's community of practice.

6. See VBHC in the real-world. With 7 site visits offered on October 23, this conference offers both ideas and examples of practical implementation. The Netherlands boasts some of the most innovative initiatives and institutions in the world and our attendees have access to first-hand experiences that emphasize how to implement change.

5. Address Challenges and Opportunities Head on. ICHOM 2024 will showcase trends in VBHC and also some of the debates that will shape the future of this movement. Among the topics on tap are the impact of technology, including digital health and AI; new methods and tools for measuring patient-reported outcomes; measuring outcomes to transform care for older adults as well as medically-complex children, opportunities in patient-lead development of PROMs, and addressing how to implement outcomes measurement in all types, sizes and geographic health care settings.

4. Be inspired by the inaugural Michael J. Porter Lectureship. Honoring one of ICHOM's Founders and global thought champions for VBHC, this lecture will be delivered by a selected individual who embodies ICHOM's mission through their vision, action, leadership and mentorship.

3. Meet the ICHOM team. Take the opportunity to meet our team and talk about key issues, your needs and goals for 2025, ideas for collaboration, or challenges you want ICHOM to help solve. Conferences of this size are a perfect incubator for ideas and building partnerships.

2. Gather Resources and Allies. At ICHOM 2024, you'll find access to case studies, publications, mentors, partners, research collaborators, patient expertise and solutions, tools and frameworks, educational materials and more. Each one of these building blocks grows your reach and your capability, exponentially.

1. Find your inner Rebel and embrace the challenge to act as Seekers, Networkers, Solvers and Champions to pursue change that matters to patients. Give a listen to our keynote speaker, Susannah Fox, author of Rebel Health, as she shares her excitement to join us at ICHOM 2024 and her challenge to ICHOM as a Champion for better health! https://youtu.be/CEzBWXWkdh4?feature=shared

Check out our conference website and register to join us at the world's biggest VBHC event of the year. See you at ICHOM 2024! https://bit.ly/3AhfWIS