
The International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction | PDC Summit
The International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction | PDC Summit
The PDC Summit brings together thousands working in all disciplines of health care planning, design and construction to advance the health care built environment — mirroring real-life stakeholder collaboration across varied professions and career stages — in one centralized place.
Registration now open! Join us March 17-20, 2024 in San Diego.
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2024 PDC Summit
What to Expect
Learn about new best practices, discuss your findings and challenges, discover solutions to complex challenges and stay informed about developments in the health care planning, design and construction field.
Attendees can expect:
- Peer-to-peer knowledge sharing that reflects real-life collaboration in the field.
- Timely and innovative sessions from leading experts.
- The latest solutions from vendors.
- CECs toward certifications like CHC, plus AIA LUs & LU|HSWs, ACHE Qualified Education Credits and Nursing Credits.
2024 PDC Keynotes

Opening Keynote
Shola Richards
Founder & CEO, Go Together Global & Best-Selling Author
The Courage to Go Together™ Three Questions to Change How You Work, Live and Lead
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Tuesday Keynote
Dr. Daniel Kraft
Health Care Futurist
Augmented, Virtual and Extended Reality: How VR/AR/XR Are Reshaping Health and Medicine
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Concurrent Sessions
Buzzworthy Sessions at PDC 2024
Choose from relevant, expert-led sessions, including:
- Navigating the Labyrinth of Health Care Codes
- Knowledge Rx: Empowering Next Generation’s Health Care Architects
- The Imperative of Inclusive Design & Integrating Disabled Voices into your Process
- A Preview of the Draft 2026 FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction Documents
- How Texas Children's Used Redesign to Respond to the Pediatric Mental Health Crisis
- How California Is Making Microgrids Work
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Add-On Events
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Make the most of your time in San Diego by adding Pre-Summit events to your schedule! Take a deep-dive into industry concepts with respected faculty from ASHE, American College of Healthcare Architects and AIA Academy of Architecture for Health. Add events to your 2024 PDC Summit experience during registration:
Find your people at the PDC Summit
Click on your own professional group to learn more about what's in store for you at the PDC Summit. Or click on another group to learn about your stakeholders' priorities, and prepare to collaborate!

Hospital Administrators

Health Care Facility Management Professionals

Contractors & Construction Professionals

Design Professionals

Care Providers
Seven Learning Topics
Customize your PDC Summit experience by choosing sessions that address seven overarching topics. Create the right balance for your unique role and interests.
Click on a track to explore sessions and select what interests you most from the "Topic" drop-down!
Knowledge levels
We understand that different professionals have varying levels of expertise, and they’re ALL important to the field. Choose from the inclusive sessions at the PDC Summit to participate in ones that are relevant to your knowledge level.
Click on an icon to explore sessions and select your expertise in the "Knowledge Level" drop-down:
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Be one of the 3,000+ PDC Summit attendees. 100% of conference revenue is reinvested into the mission of optimizing the health care built environment.
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