HIMSS25 Las Vegas Session Formats

The HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition is committed to amplifying all voices and welcomes diversity, equity, and inclusion of all types. Please ensure that your proposal is a good balance and blend of diversity in gender, representation, and ideas.

HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition proposals may be submitted in any of the formats listed below. Proposals may be reclassified to a more appropriate format at HIMSS’ discretion.

You are required to limit the number of speakers per session format as listed below. Please ensure each speaker provides a meaningful contribution to the objectives of the session.

Required Number of Speakers

• 30-minute Case Study Session: 2 speaker limit
• 60-minute Case Study Session: 3 speaker limit
• 30-minute Best Practice Session: 2 speaker limit
• 60-minute Best Practice Session: 3 speaker limit
• 30-minute Learning Burst: 2 speaker limit
• 60-minute Panel Discussion: 3 panelists, 1 moderator limit
• 60-minute Point-Counterpoint Discussion: 2 panelists, 1 moderator limit
• 60-minute Fishbowl Session: 3 panelist, 1 moderator limit

Format Descriptions

New! 30-minute Case Study Session
Focus is on a Case Study sharing examples of successful strategies.

New! 60-minute Case Study Session
Focus is on a Case Study sharing examples of successful strategies.

New! 30-minute Best Practice Session
Focus is on sharing Best Practices and execution.

New! 60-minute Best Practice Session
Focus is on sharing Best Practices and execution.

30-minute Learning Burst
Learning Bursts provide quick takeaways intended to inspire creativity around critical health and information technology topics.

60-minute Panel Discussion
A Panel Discussion shares expertise on a particular topic followed by 10-15 minutes of questions and answers engagement. Excellent moderator is key.

New! 60-minute Point-Counterpoint Discussion
A Point-Counterpoint Discussion should provide:

• Multi-faceted answers to complex questions that helps people think critically.
• Less didactic; more than information sharing and fact-feeding.
• No winner or loser or best answer in the discussion.
• Concludes w/an endpoint summarized by the moderator.
• Excellent moderator is key.

New! 60-Minute Fishbowl Session
A Fishbowl Session is an ideal format for creating participation and dialogue amongst groups that encourages dialogue and a flow of ideas that should provide:

• Real-time brainstorming of issues and concepts.

• Four to five chairs are arranged in an inner circle. Participants sitting in the inner circle discuss a topic for the audience to hear.
• Audience chairs are arranged in concentric circles outside the fishbowl.
• To make these even more interactive/interesting: One chair remains empty to allow members from the audience to flow in and out of the discussion.
• Strong moderator is key.
• At the end of the session, the moderator summarizes the discussion.

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