--- eventsindex_id: EI-07084 slug: swiss-ehealthsummit title: Swiss eHealthSummit title_alt: - ehealthsummit - eHealthSummit 2026 canonical_url: https://eventsindex.org/events/swiss-ehealthsummit.html next_edition_dates: 2026-09-17 to 2026-09-17 next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: '2026-09-17' date_end: '2026-09-17' venue: Eventfabrik Bern city: Bern country: Switzerland organiser: Swiss Society for Medical Informatics (SGMI) organiser_url: https://www.sgmi-ssim.org/ b2b: true ab_variant: A vector: sector: - digital-health audience: - clinicians - pharma-digital-executives - service-provider format: - conference purpose: - learning - networking geography_scope: - Western-Europe season: autumn meta_description: 'Swiss eHealthSummit 2026 in Bern, 17 September: Switzerland''s medical informatics congress, with a practical AI in healthcare block and TARDOC.' editorial_take: The Swiss eHealthSummit is the national touchpoint for medical informatics in Switzerland, a single dense day where practical AI in the clinic is discussed next to TARDOC and Digisante, in German, for the people who actually run Swiss hospital IT. generated_by: enrich-cowork (A/B TEST CREA, control arm) last_verified: '2026-07-09' schema_version: v8.0 language: en --- # Swiss eHealthSummit > *Switzerland's annual medical informatics and digital health congress in Bern, a single dense day run by the Swiss Society for Medical Informatics, with a practical AI in healthcare block set alongside the Swiss regulatory agenda of TARDOC and Digisante.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | 17 September 2026 | Eventfabrik Bern | Swiss Society for Medical Informatics (SGMI) | Not published | ## Definition The Swiss eHealthSummit, styled ehealthsummit, is Switzerland's annual medical informatics and digital health congress, held at Eventfabrik Bern and organised by the Swiss Society for Medical Informatics (SGMI). The 2026 edition is a single main congress day on 17 September, preceded by a networking dinner talk on 16 September, and it coincides with the SGMI annual assembly. Its 2026 theme is Hoch hinaus mit Deep Dives, and the format is built around focused deep-dive blocks rather than an exhibition floor. It gathers hospital IT, providers, insurers, vendors, regulators and academia around how Swiss healthcare digitalises. ## What the Swiss eHealthSummit is for The summit exists to convene the Swiss medical informatics community for one concentrated day on national digital health questions. It is a society-run congress, not a commercial trade fair, so the value is content and community rather than a vendor hall. Its 2026 programme pairs practical AI in the clinic with the Swiss operational agenda: TARDOC and ambulatory flat rates, the federal Digisante programme, and data protection against information security, which is what makes it specific to Switzerland rather than a generic AI event. ## Who attends the Swiss eHealthSummit - Hospital and clinic IT and management teams - Healthcare providers and primary-care physicians - Health insurers - Digital health vendors and industry representatives - Academics and regulators in medical informatics ## What the Swiss eHealthSummit covers programmatically The 2026 programme is organised into deep-dive blocks, including: - Practical AI in healthcare, covering large language models in clinical practice and multimodal clinical data integration - TARDOC and the implementation of ambulatory flat rates - Digisante, the federal digital health programme, and electronic patient record topics - Data protection against information security, including the legal view of AI and data protection ## Programme tracks and special formats The day runs short talks organised into deep dives, plus a science slam for university students, a solution slam for vendors, a closing roundtable and a farewell aperitif. A networking dinner talk is held the evening before. Talks are given in the speakers' native language, mostly German with some French, without on-site interpretation. ## Notable speakers The 2026 programme is chaired by SGMI president Dr. Marc Oertle. Confirmed 2026 speakers include Mary-Anne Hartley of EPFL on AI, Prof. Stephane Meystre of SUPSI on multimodal clinical data, Prof. Franziska Sprecher of the University of Bern on AI and data protection law, and Dr. Frederic Ehrler of the Geneva University Hospitals. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### What language is the Swiss eHealthSummit in? Mostly German, with some talks in French, and no on-site interpretation. The site and content are in German, which reflects its national Swiss audience. ### Is it a one-day or two-day event? There is one main congress day on 17 September, with an optional networking dinner talk the evening before on 16 September, plus the SGMI general assembly. ### Who is the Swiss eHealthSummit NOT designed for? - International attendees needing English-language programming - Buyers looking for a large exhibition floor - Teams outside the Swiss digital health context ## The venue: Eventfabrik Bern The main congress day is held at Eventfabrik Bern, in the Von Roll district of the city. The 16 September dinner talk is held at a separate Bern restaurant. ## The organiser: Swiss Society for Medical Informatics (SGMI) The summit is the flagship annual meeting of the Swiss Society for Medical Informatics, a non-profit society, and it is held alongside the society's annual assembly. --- ## Editorial take *The Swiss eHealthSummit is the national touchpoint for medical informatics in Switzerland, a single dense day where practical AI in the clinic is discussed next to TARDOC and Digisante, in German, for the people who actually run Swiss hospital IT.* ## How to register and what it costs Registration is through the SGMI site, in Swiss francs. Published rates are 590 CHF for industry, 300 CHF for healthcare facilities, service providers and academia, and 80 CHF for full-time students, with reduced rates of 490 and 240 CHF for SGMI members. Hospital pharmacists receive continuing-education recognition. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### Where is the Swiss eHealthSummit held? At Eventfabrik Bern in Switzerland. ### Are there reduced rates? Yes. SGMI members pay reduced industry and service-provider rates, and full-time students pay 80 CHF. ### When does the 2026 edition take place? The main congress day is 17 September 2026, with a dinner talk on 16 September. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://www.sgmi-ssim.org/event-details/ehealthsummit-2026 | | Register | https://www.sgmi-ssim.org/ehealthsummit-tickets | | Organiser | https://www.sgmi-ssim.org/ | --- **Last verified:** 2026-07-09 **Next review:** 2026-08-09 **Notes:** Attendance not published by the organiser. Edition number for 2026 is inferred as the fourteenth. Programme and speakers are from the published 2026 agenda; some slots marked to be announced. Part of the A/B TEST CREA control arm (house format). **Variables:** N/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable