Events

2024 Health Leadership Conference

This annual conference is a National Health Council (NHC) marquee event that brings together Chief Executive Officers, Senior Executives, Board leaders, and other leaders from the nation’s top Patient Organizations and Partners of Patient Organizations, to cultivate connections, create space for discussions on timely leadership topics, learn best practices and trends in nonprofit organization management, and discuss emerging issues in health care policy. This year’s theme is The Urgency of Now: “Think Patient”.

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2023 Washington Representatives Retreat

The Washington Representatives Retreat is an annual National Health Council (NHC) event where patient organizations and partners of patient organizations have an opportunity to discuss policy developments, hear from prominent speakers, provide input in the developing of the NHC’s legislative priorities, and network with public policy and government relations professionals from patient advocacy groups and nonprofit organizations.

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2023 Fall Federal-State Policy Roundtable

Join the National Health Council (NHC) for our 2023 Fall Federal-State Policy Roundtable. The Roundtable provides NHC nonprofit members the opportunity to share best practices and information about trends in state health policy and how to best coordinate federal and state policy work.

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NHC Inaugural Health Equity Affinity Group

NHC Inaugural Health Equity Affinity Group Event Time: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET Event Location: Virtual The Health Equity Affinity Group offers its patient groups, nonprofit, and professional association members […]

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June NHC Communications Affinity Group Meeting

June NHC Communications affinity group meeting Event Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET Event Location:  Virtual  This meeting is for NHC members only. Contact Jennifer Schleman, Senior Vice President, Communications […]

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Washington Representatives Summer Meeting

The Washington Representatives Summer Meeting will bring together leading government relations and policy professionals from the NHC’s member patient advocacy and other health nonprofit organizations. At this half-day meeting, attendees will hear from Congressional staff who are leading on timely issues that are most important to the patient advocacy community. Attendees will also have opportunities to network and discuss best practices, challenges, and opportunities in advocating the 118th Congress.

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NHC Biosimilars Briefing

This briefing will focus on the value biosimilars hold for patient communities and our health care system. An overview of the resources available for increasing the understanding of biosimilars and the role they play in patient health will be provided. Discussion will address U.S. speed of adoption compared to European counterparts and explore the potential market barriers which can impede access to new treatment options for patients.

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