Resilient Health Care Society Meeting

Dates and deadlines

• Abstracts submission opening: January 15, 2026
• Abstract submission deadline: March 1, 2026
• Notification to abstract authors: April 15, 2026
• Early bird registration until: April 30, 2026
• Registration closes: July 15, 2026
• Preconference: Sunday August 16, 2026 (optional)
• Main conference: Monday–Wednesday, August 17-19, 2026

Programme

The programme will be further refined as the conference date approaches. The current tentative structure will be provided below.

Preconference 

The optional preconference is designed to familiarize participants with the theoretical foundations and underlying principles, and to bring them up to date with the latest insights in resilient health care research by the most prominent scholars in the field.

• Sunday Aug 16, 2026: 14.30h – 18.00h, followed by a welcome dinner; this is optional and requires separate registration.

Main Conference

The main conference blends keynote speakers and abstract presentations (in various forms and lenghts) with extended audience discussions and generous networking opportunities.

• Day 1 (Aug 17, 2026): 10.00h – 17.30h, followed by social event/dinner
• Day 2 (Aug 18, 2026): 09.00h – 17.00h, followed by social event/dinner
• Day 3 (Aug 19, 2026): 09.00h – 13.30h, including closing lunch

Abstract submission

More information to guide abstract submission will follow.

• Registration and abstract submission link: will follow soon
• Submission opening: January 15, 2026
• Submission deadline: March 1, 2026
• Notification to authors: April 15, 2026

Who should attend?

We welcome international clinical practitioners, researchers and all other persons involved or interested in Resilient Health Care. To support young colleagues in attending the RHCS meeting, reduced fees are available for medical students and PhD students.

Accreditation

For Dutch participants: ABAN accreditation (KNMG) will be requested.

Accommodation, travel and locations

Conference locations
The pre-conference will be held at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC):

• LUMC, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden, the Netherlands
  For more information and directions, please click here.

The RHCS Annual Meeting 2025 will be held at the ‘Telders’ auditorium in the Academy Building of Leiden University: 

• Academy Building, Rapenburg 73, Leiden, the Netherlands
  For more information and directions, please click here.

Hotel

Hotel accommodation is included in the registration fee, as well as all meals mentioned in the programme. The hotel is the located directly next to the Leiden railway station and the LUMC hospital:

• Fletcher Wellness Hotel Leiden, Bargelaan 180, Leiden, the Netherlands
  For more information, please visit their website.

Travel

Leiden is ideally situated in close proximity to major cities like The Hague and Amsterdam. By public transportation, Schiphol Airport is less than 20 minutes away, and Rotterdam The Hague Airport about 25 minutes.

We strongly recommend traveling by train, because the hotel and city centre are easily accessible from Leiden Central Station. For more information about traveling from and to Schiphol Airport by train, visit this website.

Social Programme

Dietary preferences or restrictions will be collected during registration. Both the preconference as well as the main days of the conferences will include dinners at locations that are special to the city, such as The Orangery of the Hortus Botanicus (oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands and one of the oldest in Europe) and ‘De Burcht’ (Leiden’s 11th-century Castle). Participants will also have the opportunity to experience Leiden’s historic landmarks from the water on a scenic boat tour.

Registration & Fees

REGISTRATION OPENS SOON! You will find the link here.

Deadlines

• Early bird registration closes: April 30, 2026, 23:59 CEST
• Regular registration closes: July 15, 2026, 23:59 CEST

Registration fees are exempt from Dutch VAT.

Student rate is available for Medical students, PhD-students and clinicians in training during the 2025-2026 academic year. If you register as a student, please upload the proof of your current status on the conference management platform (this can be a student card, a registration certificate, or a letter from your supervisor or head of department).

Included in the registration fee

+ Access to all meeting sessions

+ Conference programme and materials

+ Breakfast at the hotel, coffee breaks, lunches and dinners

+ Social programme

- Please note that access to the pre-conference requires a separate registration.

Letter of invitation

 A letter of invitation can be requested during the registration process. Such an invitation is intended to help potential participants raise travel funds or obtain a visa. It is not a commitment on the part of the congress to provide any financial support.

Registration Cancellation Policy

Unpaid registrations will be canceled at the end of the rate availability period and automatically adjusted to the new applicable rate without further notice.

Please find the terms and conditions, including the cancellation policy here.

To request a cancellation, please contact Boerhaavenascholing@lumc.nl.

Contact

For any questions regarding registration or the congress in general, please contact us at Boerhaavenascholing@lumc.nl.