Patient Advocate Foundation Patient Congree

Patient Congress is an annual event that brings together patients, caregivers, and health professionals from throughout the United States to network, learn, and share their stories with the public. Three components comprise the three-day event: Education, Networking, and Story Slam.

Patient Congress participants are volunteers that have made a commitment to improving healthcare for patients in their community. Participants join Patient Congress with a variety of personal, processional and advocacy experience. Each session is structured to be accessible enough to someone completely new to advocacy or health policy, while also challenging our participants who have worked with us for over a decade. In order to ensure that participants have a well rounded experience, panels include a mix of policy, communications and practical advocacy advice, with an emphasis on interaction sessions that directly engage the audience.