Geneva- December 2024- The International Hospital Federation (IHF) has announced that abstract submissions are now being accepted for the 48th World Hospital Congress. With the University Hospital of Geneva (HUG) and the Canton serving as host, this global event will take place from 10 to 13 November 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The 2025 edition of the IHF World Hospital Congress will be held at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) from 10 to 13 November. The Congress brings together hospital and healthcare system executives to exchange best practices in leadership and management of healthcare delivery. The Geneva edition is expected to attract over 1500 participants from more than 80 countries.

The call for abstracts is open to hospital and healthcare executives, managers, professionals, and providers, as well as government, academic and research institutions, and NGOs. The Congress will provide a platform to present projects and programmes that showcase innovations, models, and examples of leadership to international peers.

A scientific programme to shape the future of healthcare leadership Under the theme “global learning, local action for every patient”, abstracts for the scientific programme can be submitted for any of the five thematic tracks before the deadline of 28 February 2025.

Track 1: Leadership imperatives

Track 2: Clinical models enhancing quality and safety

Track 3: Environmentally sustainable, resilient, and low-carbon healthcare

Track 4: Digital transformation and AI in care and hospital operations

Track 5: The human-centred experience – core to all we do

The full submission guidelines and more information about each of the thematic tracks is available here: https://worldhospitalcongress.org/abstracts/.

Marking the launch of the call for abstracts, Dr Muna Tahlak, President of the IHF, shared “The issues faced by hospitals and their communities, the healthcare workforce, and patients are a shared challenge in countries across the globe. At this unique forum, we will shape the future of healthcare delivery in our local settings by learning from fellow leaders from around the world – collaborating for greater quality, safety, equity, and resilience.”

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“Our institution stands shoulder to shoulder with the global IHF membership, bound by a shared commitment to excellence in leadership, knowledge exchange, innovation, and sustainability. Through the strategic choices we make and the policies that we implement, healthcare leaders shape the lives of countless individuals at the heart of healthcare – be they patients, staff or the larger communities that we serve. Mindful of the substantial responsibility we carry, we are shaping the WHC 2025 programme to reflect these values. I warmly invite fellow healthcare leaders around the world to join us, in International Geneva, as we confront the most urgent challenges facing our sector, both today and in the years to come.” Said Robert Mardini, Director General of the University Hospital of Geneva.