2025 Healthcare Communicators Northwest Conference

Welcome to the 2025 Healthcare Communicators Northwest Conference!

Join us for a day of networking, learning, and fun at the Fort Vancouver Artillery Barracks. This in-person event is a great opportunity to connect with fellow healthcare communicators from the Northwest region.

Our theme this year is Charting the unknown: Building trust in an ever-changing landscape. Navigate today’s roiling tides of health care communication at HCNW's fall conference, where you'll discover how to build unshakeable trust in our industry's most turbulent times. Join fellow communicators as we dive deep into Edelman's latest trust research, share proven strategies for authentic storytelling, and explore the latest digital advocacy tools that move the needle. We’ll set you on a course to becoming the trusted voice your organization and our communities need in 2025 and beyond. We’ve got some compelling sessions lined up, plus network with colleagues across the region!

Topics and speakers include:

• The Landscape of Trust in Health Care—hear from Edelman, the experts who produce the annual Trust Barometer, about their trust report on the health care sector
• Role of the Communicator as Trust-Builder—panel with Premera Blue Cross, Lower Umpqua Hospital, Virgina Garcia, and CHOICE Regional Health Network
• Leveraging Internal Comms to Build Trust + Grow Employee Engagement—panel with Seattle Children’s, Providence Health Plan, and Valley Medical Center
• Reaching Your Audience through Digital Advocacy—Gallatin Public Affairs dives into effective digital communications strategies for audience engagement
• Telling Authentic Stories to Build Credibility—best practices showcase featuring Cambia Health Solutions and PRR

Event ticket pricing:

• Members: FREE with 12-month membership: Memberships are $125 per person. Note: Membership must be active on the day of the conference. If you’re not sure whether your membership is/will be active, email [email protected]. If you need to renew your membership, you can do so by registering for the conference on Eventbrite.
• Non-Members: One-step conference registration + become/renew your HCNW membership is available on Eventbrite. The cost per person is our standard membership rate of $125, plus fee. Group member sign up + registration can be done through this option.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Fort Vancouver Artillery Barracks, 600 Hatheway Road, Vancouver, United States