Submission process
This year’s plenary theme is ‘Beyond the hospital: Form, function and the future health ecosystem’.
The European Healthcare Design 2025 Congress is dedicated to the global exchange of knowledge on the relationship between research, practice and policy in the design and planning of health systems, services, technology, workforce and infrastructure.
Why submit an abstract?
The deadline for abstract submissions is on 3 December, submit here today.
The Congress is scheduled to be held ‘in person’ at the Royal College of Physicians, London, on 9-11 June, and streamed virtually online to enable virtual participation.
Congress attendees will develop their knowledge of the political, social, economic and environmental context; emerging practice, skills and core competencies in designing and planning health services, technology and infrastructure; project management; and the evidence base for healthcare design, sustainable development and quality improvement. We are delighted to invite you to submit abstracts on the following core themes.
2025 Themes
From sickness to wellness focused ecoystems; partnering to integrate care and foster healthy communities
New service, funding and asset models that promote equity, quality improvement and strengthen health system resilience
Adaptive and humanistic environments and spaces to support clinical service planning strategies
Whole system-level adoption of digital health, AI, personalised medicine and smart hospital innovations
Applying circular economy principles and net–zero carbon strategies to services, infrastructure and workforce
Design at the human scale to promote wellbeing, identity and dignity, support recovery, and empower patients and staff
Authors are invited to submit abstracts of 400 words in English for any of the following: a) themed paper; b) poster; c) workshop. The abstract should clearly state the background, purpose, methods, results and conclusions/ implications. Presentations in all three formats can be focused on any of research, practice or theory. For more detailed abstract guidelines, visit www.europeanhealthcaredesign.eu.
Papers addressing more than one of the Congress themes will be given preference. All abstracts will be subject to a rigorous blind peer-review process by the EHD 2025 Programme Committee. A carefully selected number will be chosen for oral presentation with a wider number presented in poster format accompanied by a pre-recorded video talk.
Proposals must be submitted using the abstract proposal form, available
at www.europeanhealthcaredesign.eu and MUST include the following
details: a) presentation type (themed paper, poster or workshop); b) knowledge focus (research, practice or theory); c) congress theme
(choice of three out of seven streams in order of preference); d) title; e) author(s); f) organisational affiliation; and g) three keywords.
The abstracts of the papers chosen for presentation will be published online. Videos of the talks and written papers, and digital versions of the posters with the accompanying pre-recorded video talk will be published online at www.salus.global. Presenters are expected to gain consent for video reproduction and digital dissemination of any material they present. Please note: the author(s) and/or co-author(s) are required to register and pay the registration fee to participate and present the paper at
the Congress. Speakers will be expected to present ‘in person’. Remote presentations will be possible if speakers are unable to attend in person due to medical or personal circumstances. The official language of EHD 2025 is English.
Who should submit a paper?
The European Healthcare Design Congress, Awards & Exhibition attracts the world’s leading interdisciplinary thinkers, researchers and practitioners in the field including:
| • Physicians | • Clinical managers |
| • Healthcare executives | • Architects and designers |
| • Estates/capital development | • Engineers and developers |
| • Nursing professionals | • Health planners |
| • Commissioners | • Occupational therapists |
| • Health scientists | • Psychologists |
| • Service designers | • Economists |
Provisional Timetable
Submit an Abstract
Download the Call for Papers and submit an abstract today to participate at the Congress
