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  • Inspiration. Storytelling. Impact.

    Join us for the 13th annual BIO Patient and Health Advocacy Summit.

  • Reserve your hotel room

    Discounted rates expire on October 1.

  • See who's speaking this year

    Meet your peers in patient and health advocacy and hear their stories.

BIO’s annual Patient & Health Advocacy Summit is an energizing, empowering and inspiring event dedicated to Patient Advocacy.  Over two engaging days, you will gain insights from patient advocacy organizations,  policy thought leaders and master storytellers. Most importantly, you will hear powerful patient stories and the promise of biotechnology.

Reunite with the patient advocacy community and equip yourself with new tools to elevate your advocacy efforts. We hope to see you in October!

BIO's Commitment to Patient Advocacy

Hear from John F. Crowley, President and CEO, BIO, on BIO's efforts in the patient advocacy space.


 

Video of Annie Kennedy

Medicaid Access as an Imperative

Annie Kennedy, Chief of Policy, Advocacy, and Patient Engagement for the Everylife Foundation for Rare Diseases, discusses the importance of ensuring patient access to innovative therapies, and to the providers who care for vulnerable patients.

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Video of Leah Howard

The Importance of a Grassroots Network

Hear from Leah Howard, CEO, National Psoriasis Foundation, on the importance of having patients at the table to advocate at the state and federal level.

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Video of Ted Love

Focus on the Patient

Dr. Ted Love, Chair, BIO Board of Directors, discusses the evolution of patient care and biotech and patient advocates’ shared mission of developing cures.

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