Knowledge exchange

Across our networks, our members share the latest information, ideas, innovations, and strategies for today’s healthcare leaders.

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Leading transformation together.

We are committed to connecting members across our global community, learning from each other’s experiences and good practice. We promote international collaboration on the key issues facing hospital managers. We also support sharing ideas, innovations, and new models of care – leading transformation together.

World Hospital Congress

Our global forum brings together IHF Members and leaders of hospitals, health services, and healthcare organizations. Providing an invaluable networking opportunity, the themes chosen for each congress focus on the biggest trends and common issues in the sector.

Expert-led sessions are complemented by workshops, breakouts, scientific posters, exhibitors from across the industry, networking events, local hospital visits and much more. It’s a hive of knowledge exchange, collaboration, and innovation – a chance to gather our international community to focus on what healthcare leaders can learn from each other to improve service delivery at home. Find out more

IHF Awards

The IHF Awards were launched in 2015 and are recognized around the world as the premier awards programme to honour hospitals and healthcare organizations. Each year, the winners are announced during a special Awards Ceremony at the World Hospital Congress.

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i-to-i Innovation Hub

Launched in 2023, the IHF Innovation Hub is an exciting addition to the content and activities at the World Hospital Congress. The Hub showcases unique products, processes, or services that any IHF Member is using in a healthcare setting to address a specific challenge.

Share innovation via the Hub

Special Interest Groups and networks

Our Special Interest Groups and networks are a platform for peer-to-peer collaboration. The topics focus on important themes for hospital leaders across the globe. Participation is open to members with relevant experience, professional interests, and commitment to the goals of each group.

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Virtual Care SIG

This Special Interest Group, in partnership with Apollo Hospitals, focuses on virtual care, which is becoming central to how we deliver timely, quality, and effective services, and extend access to underserved communities.

Virtual Care SIG
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Women in Leadership SIG

Gender inequity impacts healthcare leaders across the globe. This Special Interest Group, in partnership with Icon Group, provides a community to develop strategies and actions that advance gender equity, particularly at the leadership level.

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Mentoring Circles programme

With support from ACHE, the Mentoring Circles programme aims to foster leadership growth, peer support, and professional development for women leaders within the IHF membership.

Mentoring Circles programme
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Future of hospitals and health systems initiative

Focusing on people, places and planet, this collaborative initiative supports a transformational agenda for hospitals and their health systems in low-resource settings.

Future of hospitals initiative
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Harnessing Big Data SIG

The Harnessing Big Data SIG ran successfully for four years with the support of Vizient, closing in June 2025. Our thanks to the IHF members who served on the SIG Steering Committee. Resources are still accessible through the Big Data Roadmap.

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Global Rare Paediatric Disease Network

A community for IHF members, in collaboration with Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, working in rare paediatric disease to share experiences and best practices to improve the services provided to children and their families around the globe.

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Events

In-person and online events

Focusing on many different aspects of hospital management, our online events include webinars presented by experts, workshops, masterclasses, and invitation-only discussion groups for particular groups of our members.

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Host:
Partners

Date:
10 to 13 November 2026

IFHP Value-based healthcare study tour

Taking place in Singapore from 10–13 November 2026, the iFHP VBHC Study Tour offers an immersive programme designed for health...

In-person

Host:
Members

Date:
13 to 17 December 2026

The Royal Hospital International Congress 2026

A Global Platform for Healthcare A five-day international, multidisciplinary platform bringing together healthcare professionals, researchers, educators, institutions and industry partners...

In-person

Host:
IHF

Date:
8 September 2026

Webinar: Turning data into better patient care

What do hospitals need to know about using data, command centres, and the practical realities of turning technology into better...

Virtual

Host:
Members

Date:
28 to 30 October 2026

APDH: 11th International Hospital Congress

The Portuguese Association for Hospital Development (APDH) is organising the 11th International Hospital Congress, which will take place in Lisbon from...

In-person
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