Since 2014, iCAN has hosted the iCAN Summit, alternating sites between the US and EU, where one of our chapters is located. Every summer, iCAN brings youth members, as well as siblings, young adults, and parents from all of our chapters together for the innovative and exciting iCAN Summit, where interactive activities and sessions are made for the youth with guidance from the youth. Averaging around ~150 attendees, the Summit provides industry and researchers in medicine, healthcare, and technology the unique and enlightening opportunity of working with young people from around the world to improve the health of all children who are medically complex, have chronic medical conditions, and/or rare disease.
This unique annual event provides our youth members with an invaluable opportunity to learn from one another and to network with leading professionals in healthcare from around the globe. In turn, the iCAN Summit offers the scientific community an opportunity to engage directly with children and parents and to learn from their expertise in living with a diagnosis, medication, device, or just what it’s like to be a kid. iCAN provides this opportunity to help improve healthcare interactions and develop products intended for pediatric patients in research, medicine, and innovation.
Summit 2024 Highlights
