Hands, Heart, and Mind at the Bedside

OCTOBER 23–25, 2026
Boston, MA

2026 THEME

The 2026 theme is designed to explore a tension many of us experience in healthcare today: medicine as a calling versus healthcare as an industry. We want to reflect on what it means to care for patients as whole persons, to have hands willing to touch suffering, a heart that may feel uncertain yet remains open and hopeful, and a mind that truly sees and judges the whole picture.