The International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction™ | PDC Summit™
The International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction™ | PDC Summit™
March 9-12, 2025 | Atlanta
Early Registration savings end Jan. 10! Save $220+ when you register today!
The PDC Summit™ brings together thousands (up to 3,300+) from all disciplines of health care planning, design and construction to advance the health care built environment.
No other event in the field unites this many health care constructors, facilities staff, owners and clinicians with designers and architects. Meeting stakeholders at the PDC Summit means you can:
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Complete projects more efficiently.
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Get more insight per market research dollar you invest.
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Enhance your future projects so they exceed stakeholder expectations.
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2025 PDC Summit
What to Expect
Meet stakeholders, discuss your findings and challenges, discover solutions and stay informed about developments in the health care planning, design and construction field.
Attendees can expect:
- Collaboration & networking that reflects real-life project teams.
- Insights from sessions led by subject matter experts.
- Solutions in the exhibit hall that bring you the latest technology.
- CECs & learning credits toward certifications like CHC, plus AIA LUs & LU|HSWs, ACHE Qualified Education Credits and Nursing Credits.
Network across the board
Meet stakeholders who support health care projects.
Click on your own professional type to learn more about what's in store for you at the PDC Summit. Or click on another type to prepare to collaborate!
Hospital Administrators
Health Care Facility Management Professionals
Contractors & Construction Professionals
Design Professionals
Care Providers
Hospital Administrators
New construction and renovation of a health facility is a major investment. Senior administrators with responsibility for the design and construction of health facilities should attend to gain insight on the strategic outlook for the health care physical environment and assess how to maximize operational efficiency through design.
Health Care Facility Management Professionals
Maximizing the efficiency of design and construction projects is critical to a health facility's bottom line. Facility Directors and Managers working to optimize the physical environment of health care facilities will gain insight from the PDC Summit on innovative operational strategies that complement design and construction initiatives.
Contractors & Construction Professionals
Whether you're attending the Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC) Exam Review Course, listening to a case study presentation on Lean methodologies, or networking with prospective clients at one of the receptions, health care construction professionals will walk away from the PDC Summit with valuable knowledge and business connections.
Design Professionals
Whether you want to learn about new building codes and standards, discover case studies on sustainable design practices, or interact with prospective clients at one of the receptions, design professionals will gain insight on trends impacting the various design activities associated with the physical health care environment.
Care Providers
The built environment in which you practice impacts the care experience. Whether you are focused on improving your organization’s care workflow, working with colleagues on the design of new health care facilities, or seeking to share your experience delivering care with design and construction professionals, the PDC Summit will provide you with knowledge and connections to support your goals.
The kinetic energy of collaboration
"We have to be able to come together. PDC Summit offers a unique opportunity, where clinicians, engineers, interior designers, architects, are all able to not only share their messaging, their findings, their reports, but be able to solution in one area."
Solving problems together
"[PDC Summit] is more dialed down, and really gets into the complexities we face. Everybody as a whole really wants to solve problems and work together."
A glimpse into the future of health care planning, design and construction
"Listen to distinguished speakers from around the country... Hear what is changing in the field, and what will change in the field."
The kinetic energy of collaboration
Solving problems together
A glimpse into the future of the field
2025 PDC Summit Keynotes
Morris Morrison
Inspirational disruption and leadership expert, futurist, author, entrepreneur
Disrupt Yourself: Driving Change to Create Growth and Opportunity
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April Hansen
Group President at Aya Healthcare, Top 100 Workforce Leader, Nurse, and Recognized Business and Personal Growth Expert
Growth Game Plan™: Turning Challenges into Opportunities
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Buzzworthy Sessions
"Excellent discussion..." "Great interactive panel..." "Informative..."
Check out these buzzworthy sessions on 2025's agenda:
- Big Electrical Changes Coming - NFPA 70 & 99
- What to Expect When You're Expecting to Stay
- Capital Planning: Leveraging Condition Assessments and Energy Savings
- MD Anderson’s Journey to Data-Driven Operation
- Timely, Sustainable Response to the Mental Health Crisis
- Design Solutions for Project Security - the Owners' Perspective
- Inpatient Mental and Behavioral Health Design: Why One Size Doesn’t Fit All Models
- Improving Healthcare Design and Delivery through Prototype Post-Occupancy
Add-On Events
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Make the most of your time in Atlanta by adding Pre-Summit events to your schedule! Take a deep-dive into industry concepts with respected faculty from ASHE, The Center for Health Design, American College of Healthcare Architects and AIA Academy of Architecture for Health. Add events to your 2025 PDC Summit experience during registration, and stay tuned for more to be announced including post-conference events!
Eight Learning Tracks
Customize your PDC Summit experience by choosing sessions that address seven overarching subject matter tracks. Create the right balance for your unique role and interests.
Click on a Track to view 2025 sessions!
Knowledge levels
We understand that different professionals have varying levels of expertise, and they’re ALL important to the field. Choose from the inclusive sessions at the PDC Summit to participate in ones that are relevant to your knowledge level.
Click on a Knowledge Level to view 2025 sessions!
Strategic:
For learners seeking discussions, inspiration, or trends that will impact strategic approaches to given needs or challenges.
Applied:
For learners seeking workplace solutions that can be implemented upon their return to work.
Exploratory:
For learners seeking new ideas, updates, or approaches in specific topics.
Foundational:
For learners who are new to the topic and seeking to learn or review the basics.
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