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Healthcare Ethics Consortium 2026 Annual Conference

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Join us for two days of interactive sessions. This year's conference will pair speaking sessions with hands-on skill-building workshops where we will dive deeply into the power of sharing and understanding narratives to build trust and empathy, enhance effective patient care, better support vulnerable patients, and mitigate burnout in healthcare professionals.  
After attending these sessions, participants will be able to... 

  • Discuss the importance of exploring stories of healthcare professionals and patients/families as “whole persons”;
  • Identify elements of these stories that are selected (or neglected) in the ways in which we tell these narratives to others;

  • Apply narrative practices that promote self-awareness and trust within clinical relationships;

  • Describe narratives – of patients and themselves – in order to better navigate the realities and ethical tensions of everyday healthcare and improve delivery of humanistic care;

  • Apply narrative and conflict management tools to address clinical concerns such as conflicting perspectives of surrogate decision makers and continuing treatment that some team members believe is non-beneficial and ethically inappropriate.

Date and Time

Monday, March 23, 2026, 8:00 AM until Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-05:00)

Location

HYBRID Conference: Onsite Location: Emory Conference Center & Hotel
Emory Conference Center
1615 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA  30329
USA
(404) 712-6000

Additional Info

Event Contact(s)

Mary Rachel T Henderson

Category

Conferences

Registration Info

Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Registration Fees:
We believe that funding should not be an obstacle to joining us for the conference. We have limited scholarships available for partial or full registration fees. For more information, please email your request to hec@emory.edu with subject line: "Conference Scholarships".

Registration Deadline:
Registration for IN-PERSON participation must be received by Friday, March 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. VIRTUAL participants must register by Friday, March 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST.

Student Registration Eligibility:
If you are enrolled full time in an undergraduate or professional school (e.g. medicine, nursing, public health), you may register for the conference at the student rate. Other trainees (e.g. medical fellows, residents, or spiritual health residents) should register under their designated category.

Cancellation policy:
All cancellation requests must be made in writing by March 1, 2026, 5:00 pm EST. A $50 processing fee applies to all cancellations. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after March 1, 2026. Refunds will be processed after the conference. HEC reserves the right to substitute faculty or cancel or reschedule sessions because of low enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances.

Dietary Notes:
All food and beverages will be provided by the Emory Conference Center and Hotel. Most food restrictions can be accommodated, however, if you have acute food allergies or religious requirements, please be prepared to provide your own food.

Number of People Who Will Attend

Non-Partner *
HEC Partner
Student
* This can be your primary registrant type. Only one primary registrant type is allowed per registration.
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Activities/Items (Click the down-arrow to view details)
Purchase Continuing Education Hours (CME, CNE, SW)
BOTH Days: In-Person
DAY 1 ONLY: In-Person
DAY 2 ONLY: In-Person
Virtual Attendance (One Registration Option)