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Conference Overview
CITIZEN | September 14 to September 17, 2017
Medicine X 2017 draws inspiration from the emphasis President Obama placed in his farewell address to the United States, a title that every person shares: Citizen. Medicine X 2017 will explore the way in which individuals can push health care change through citizenship; thinking through what citizenship means for all stakeholders in health care, and the ways in which all must work together to make the change that we wish to see.
Join us to meet the innovators who are disrupting health care throughout the globe. We will see the emerging technologies of today and learn how they will impact the health care we deliver and receive tomorrow. We will explore the drivers of change through organizational leadership and creative collaboration outside of health care’s traditional silos.
Be ready to use what you learn at Medicine X to create a shared vision of collaborative and participatory medicine of tomorrow.
Everyone Included™ is a framework for health care innovation, implementation and transformation based on principles of mutual respect and inclusivity. It is the culmination of six years of co-creation with a diverse group of health care stakeholders at Stanford Medicine X that has resulted in a series of design and leadership principles intended to drive collaborative health care innovation efforts.
For one week in September, Northern California becomes home to the world’s premier gathering of patients, providers, researchers, designers and technologists who are leading disruptive innovation in health care. A series of world-class programs, workshops and events begin on Monday and culminate on Friday with the start of Stanford Medicine X – an Everyone Included™ event and the most-discussed academic medical conference in the world.
meet the innovators who are disrupting health care
hear from world-renowned keynote speakers across industries

Ai-jen Poo – Founder, Activist, & Author
national domestic workers alliance
The New Caring Majority
In 2012, she was named to Time magazine’s annual list of “The World’s 100 Most Influential People.” Today, Ai-jen Poo is on a mission to transform long-term care in the United States as an organizer and author of The Age of Dignity. Learn more…

Amy Edmondson – Professor of Leadership
harvard business school
Speak up!
Amy Edmonson believes that building psychologically safe workplaces is critical to better teaming in health care. She will highlight the importance of of creating psychological safety, particularly when the patient is a part of the health care team. Learn more….

Hooman Noorchasm – Surgeon & Activist
university of pennsylvania
Igniting Change Through Resilience
Hooman will share the story of his late wife Amy Reed who was harmed in a medical procedure, and the ensuring journey they began to change medical practice in the U.S
main stage sessions
our signature day of moonshot thinking and big idea inspiration

DIGITAL HEALTH
The future of health care in a connected digital world

OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS
Breaking out of the echo chamber one conversation at time

UNCOMMON OPPORTUNITIES
Stories of long-shots, and uncommon opportunities

EVERYONE INCLUDEDTM
Kickstarting successful movements for change
160+ high quality breakout sessions
hear from leading innovators and researchers from around the globe

After an extensive peer-review process, we are pleased to be offering over 160 high quality breakout sessions this year. Sessions range from five-minute Ignite! presentations, to interactive 90-minute workshops, in five different tracks (Business, Design, ePatient, Implementation, Research).
health care innovation summit
disrupt the health care payer system
Thursday, September 14th

Why have billions been invested in revolutionizing employer health benefits? Join us at the Health Care Innovation Summit for a full-day event exploring how technology and patient voices can guide the future of this emerging industry. This is a unique event bringing together benefits managers, entrepreneurs, patients, health insurance brokers, and health system executives.