Healthcare Conferences & Medical Trade Shows in the U.S.

The short version: there are 33 major healthcare conferences and medical trade shows scheduled in the United States between now and the end of 2027. The largest by attendance are ASCO (44,000+), the Greater New York Dental Meeting (32,000+), HIMSS (24,000+) and ACC (15,000+). The largest exhibit floors belong to MD&M West (1,700+ exhibitors), the Greater New York Dental Meeting (1,600 booths) and World Health Expo Miami. Every date was read off the organizer's own site on September 22, 2026.

A hospital CFO, a device engineer, a periodontist and a nurse executive share almost nothing on this calendar. Grouping them into one undifferentiated list is why most healthcare conference roundups are hard to use.

Below is the full calendar in date order first, then the same events grouped by who they are actually for, with detail on each. If you exhibit rather than attend, the last section is the one to read.

The full U.S. healthcare conference and medical trade show calendar

Every event below takes place in the United States and starts on or after September 22, 2026. Dates are the organizer's own published dates as of that date.

Dates verified against each organizer's own website on September 22, 2026. Attendance and exhibitor figures are the organizers' own published numbers, which typically count the most recent edition. Confirm venue and dates before booking.

What changed on this page

This page was rebuilt rather than updated, because the previous version had a structural problem rather than a few stale dates.

Medical Device & MedTech events

The true trade shows on this page. These are supplier floors where devices, components, contract manufacturing and materials get sourced, and where the buyers are engineers and procurement rather than clinicians. Several offer a free expo pass if you register in advance.

The MedTech Conference

Dates: October 18-21, 2026
Location: Boston, MA

4 days · in-person · 4,000+ attendees · tickets from $1,100

AdvaMed's annual gathering and the industry's main business meeting rather than a technical one. Partnering, capital, regulatory strategy and the commercial side of medical devices, with an attendee list weighted to executives. Dates and registration on the The MedTech Conference site.

Best for: device execs and BD leads chasing partnerships, investors, or market access strategy
Skip if: you're an R&D or design engineer wanting deep technical sessions and hands-on demos

MD&M Midwest

Dates: October 28-29, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Venue: Minneapolis Convention Center

2 days · in-person · 5,000+ attendees · 575 exhibitors · Free expo pass for qualified attendees

The Midwest edition of the medical device design and manufacturing show. It is a supplier floor rather than a clinical meeting: components, contract manufacturing, materials and the engineers who specify them. Co-located with several advanced manufacturing shows on one badge. Dates and registration on the MD&M Midwest site.

Best for: device engineers and sourcing leads scouting contract manufacturers, components and materials suppliers
Skip if: you want clinical evidence, regulatory strategy talks or hospital buyer conversations

MD&M West

Dates: February 9-11, 2027
Location: Anaheim, CA
Venue: Anaheim Convention Center

3 days · in-person · 13,800+ attendees · 1,700+ exhibitors · Free expo pass for qualified attendees

The largest medical device design and manufacturing event in the United States. If you source components, contract manufacturing or materials for a device, this is the floor. Co-located with several other advanced manufacturing shows. Dates and registration on the MD&M West site.

Best for: device engineers and supply chain buyers scouting suppliers, contract manufacturers and materials
Skip if: you want clinical, regulatory or reimbursement strategy content rather than a supplier floor

Medtrade

Dates: March 23-25, 2027
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Venue: Fort Worth Convention Center

3 days · in-person

The home medical equipment and DMEPOS industry's annual show, covering mobility, respiratory, sleep and the reimbursement environment around them. Specific, and the only US event of real size for that sector. Dates and registration on the Medtrade site.

Best for: HME providers and suppliers sourcing mobility, respiratory and sleep product lines
Skip if: your device work sits outside home care billing and Medicare coverage rules

MEDevice Boston

Dates: May 11-12, 2027
Location: Boston, MA
Venue: Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center (Formerly BCEC)

2 days · in-person

A focused medical device event for the Northeast cluster, smaller than the MD&M shows and correspondingly easier to work in two days. Engineering and supplier oriented. Dates and registration on the MEDevice Boston site.

Best for: device design engineers and sourcing managers scouting Northeast contract manufacturers and components
Skip if: you need regulatory, clinical, or commercial tracks rather than component and manufacturing talk

World Health Expo Miami (formerly FIME)

Dates: June 16-18, 2027
Location: Miami Beach, FL
Venue: Miami Beach Convention Center

3 days · in-person · 1,214+ exhibitors

Formerly FIME, and the main medical trade show serving Latin America and the Caribbean from a US base. Heavily supplier and distributor oriented rather than clinical. Dates and registration on the World Health Expo Miami site.

Best for: device manufacturers and exporters hunting Latin American and Caribbean distribution partners
Skip if: you need clinical evidence sessions or KOL access rather than sourcing meetings

Dental events

Dentistry runs some of the largest exhibit halls in US healthcare, and the major regional meetings draw national attendance. Continuing education is the draw for attendees, which makes the floors unusually busy.

Greater New York Dental Meeting

Dates: November 27 to December 1, 2026
Location: New York, NY
Venue: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

5 days · in-person · 32,012 attendees · 1,600 booths · Free expo entry if you register in advance

The largest dental meeting in the United States by registration, and unusual in that the exhibit floor is free to attend if you register in advance. Enormous international attendance. Dates and registration on the Greater New York Dental Meeting site.

Best for: practice owners and buyers comparing equipment vendors across a massive show floor
Skip if: you want a small, focused clinical program without crowds over Thanksgiving week

Yankee Dental Congress

Dates: January 28-30, 2027
Location: Boston, MA

3 days · in-person · 214+ exhibitors · tickets from $50

New England's major dental meeting, run by the Massachusetts Dental Society. Strong continuing education program and a large regional exhibit floor. Dates and registration on the Yankee Dental Congress site.

Best for: Northeast dentists and hygienists stacking CE credits while comparing practice equipment vendors
Skip if: you need national-scale research sessions or specialty-only clinical depth

Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting

Dates: February 25-27, 2027
Location: Chicago, IL
Venue: McCormick Place West

3 days · in-person · 398+ exhibitors

One of the largest dental meetings in the country and a fixture of the profession's calendar since the 1800s. Heavy continuing education program alongside a major exhibit hall at McCormick Place. Dates and registration on the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting site.

Best for: practice owners and hygienists stacking CE credits while comparison-shopping equipment in one trip
Skip if: you prefer small specialty gatherings over crowded halls and lecture-hall style learning

Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting

Dates: March 18-20, 2027
Location: Atlanta, GA
Venue: Georgia World Congress Center

3 days · hybrid · 12,348 attendees · tickets from $90

Atlanta's major dental meeting and one of the largest in the Southeast, run by a nonprofit society that puts proceeds back into dental education. Large exhibit hall and a strong CE program. Dates and registration on the Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting site.

Best for: southeastern dentists and hygienists stacking affordable CE credits while comparing equipment vendors
Skip if: you need niche specialty tracks or research sessions beyond general practice topics

CDA Presents

Dates: May 13-15, 2027
Location: Anaheim, CA
Venue: Anaheim Convention Center

3 days · in-person · 450+ exhibitors

The California Dental Association's major meeting, alternating between Anaheim and San Francisco. One of the largest dental exhibit floors on the West Coast. Dates and registration on the CDA Presents site.

Best for: west coast practice owners and office managers sourcing equipment and CE credits
Skip if: you want national research programming or academic clinical science sessions

Health IT & Digital Health events

Software, data and virtual care. These split between enormous vendor-floor events and small, deliberately capped executive gatherings, and the right one depends entirely on whether you are buying or selling.

HLTH USA

Dates: November 15-18, 2026
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Venue: The Venetian Expo Center

4 days · in-person · 12,250+ attendees · 950+ sponsors and exhibitors

The most commercially oriented of the big digital health events. Investors, founders, payers and health system executives, with a format built for dealmaking rather than continuing education. Dates and registration on the HLTH USA site.

Best for: founders, investors and payer or health system buyers chasing partnerships and funding
Skip if: you need CME credits, clinical evidence sessions or vendor-neutral technical deep dives

AFCEA Bethesda Health IT Summit

Dates: January 25-26, 2027
Location: Rockville, MD
Venue: Bethesda North Marriott

2 days · in-person

A focused federal health IT event, aimed at the agencies and contractors working on government health systems. Small, specific, and the right room if you sell into federal healthcare. Dates and registration on the AFCEA Bethesda Health IT Summit site.

Best for: government contractors and capture teams selling health technology to VA, DHA, HHS
Skip if: you serve commercial hospitals or payers and need private sector buyers

PMWC Silicon Valley

Dates: January 27-29, 2027
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center

3 days · in-person · 3,000+ attendees · 150+ sponsors · tickets from $2,500

The Precision Medicine World Conference, covering genomics, diagnostics and the translation of precision medicine into clinical practice. Research-heavy with a strong investor presence. Dates and registration on the PMWC Silicon Valley site.

Best for: genomics researchers, diagnostics founders and life science investors scouting clinical translation deals
Skip if: you run hospital IT or EHR operations and need practical implementation content

ViVE

Dates: March 14-17, 2027
Location: Nashville, TN

4 days · in-person · 7,000+ attendees · tickets from $995

The digital health event built for the buying side: health system executives, payers and the companies selling to them. Deliberately structured around meetings, and a useful counterweight to HIMSS. Dates and registration on the ViVE site.

Best for: digital health sales leaders and provider or payer execs booking curated executive meetings
Skip if: you need deep technical sessions, standards work, or hands-on product training

HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition

Dates: April 5-8, 2027
Location: Chicago, IL
Venue: McCormick Place Convention Center

4 days · in-person · 24,000+ attendees · 1,000+ exhibitors

The largest health IT event in the world, with an exhibit floor covering essentially every vendor in the sector. Broad to the point of overwhelming, so go with a shortlist. Dates and registration on the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition site.

Best for: health system CIOs and buyers scouting many vendors in one trip
Skip if: you want deep clinical sessions or intimate peer discussion over sprawling trade show

Reuters Events: Digital Health

Dates: May 26-27, 2027
Location: Chicago, IL

2 days

A deliberately small, senior digital health event with a hard cap on attendance. The trade-off is obvious: far fewer people than HLTH or ViVE, but a much higher proportion of them are decision-makers. Dates and registration on the Reuters Events: Digital Health site.

Best for: health system CIOs and digital health execs seeking peer-level strategy conversations
Skip if: you need a big exhibit floor and volume of leads to justify travel

ATA Nexus

Dates: June 14-16, 2027
Location: Orlando, FL
Venue: Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

3 days · in-person · tickets from $1,295, non-members $1,495

The American Telemedicine Association's annual conference, covering virtual care delivery, reimbursement and policy. The main US event dedicated specifically to telehealth. Dates and registration on the ATA Nexus site.

Best for: virtual care program leaders tracking payment rules, licensure and remote patient monitoring adoption
Skip if: your digital health work sits outside telehealth, like EHR integration or revenue cycle

Clinical & Specialty events

Specialty society meetings where clinical research is presented. Most carry a significant industry exhibition attached, and for device and pharmaceutical companies these are the events the commercial calendar is built around.

AHA Scientific Sessions

Dates: November 6-9, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Venue: McCormick Place Convention Center

4 days

The American Heart Association's research meeting and one of the largest cardiovascular science events in the world. Late-breaking clinical trials land here, which is why the cardiology industry schedules around it. Dates and registration on the AHA Scientific Sessions site.

Best for: cardiologists, trialists and medical affairs teams tracking practice-changing trial readouts
Skip if: you want commercial deal-making or product training rather than dense science presentations

RSNA Annual Meeting

Dates: November 29 to December 3, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Venue: McCormick Place

5 days · hybrid · 660+ exhibitors · Free for RSNA members

Radiology's annual meeting and one of the largest medical trade shows in the world. The technical exhibits are effectively the global imaging industry's trade floor, and major equipment launches are timed to it. Dates and registration on the RSNA Annual Meeting site.

Best for: radiologists, imaging department buyers and vendor teams scouting new scanner and AI purchases
Skip if: you need small-group clinical teaching rather than a sprawling crowded show floor

AAOS Annual Meeting

Dates: March 3-6, 2027
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Venue: Venetian Convention & Expo Center

4 days · in-person · 600+ exhibitors

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' annual meeting, and the main commercial event for the orthopedic device industry. Implant and instrument launches are timed to it. Dates and registration on the AAOS Annual Meeting site.

Best for: orthopedic device sales, product, and marketing leads timing launches to surgeon buyers
Skip if: you sell outside musculoskeletal care or need intimate, small-group clinical discussion

AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo

Dates: April 10-13, 2027
Location: Philadelphia, PA

4 days · in-person · 469+ exhibitors

The perioperative nursing conference and the main trade show for operating room products and equipment. If you sell into the surgical suite, this is the buyer floor. Dates and registration on the AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo site.

Best for: sales and product teams selling devices, supplies or capital equipment to OR buyers
Skip if: you target hospital C-suite or IT buyers rather than perioperative nurse leaders

ACC Annual Scientific Session

Dates: April 10-12, 2027
Location: Houston, TX

3 days · in-person · 15,000+ attendees · 250+ exhibitors

The American College of Cardiology's annual meeting, one of the three big global cardiology events. Practice-changing trial results are released here alongside a significant industry exhibition. Dates and registration on the ACC Annual Scientific Session site.

Best for: cardiologists and cardiovascular device teams tracking late-breaking trial data and buyer demand
Skip if: you need small-group case teaching or board prep rather than a 15,000-person plenary circuit

ASCO Annual Meeting

Dates: June 4-8, 2027
Location: Chicago, IL
Venue: McCormick Place

5 days · hybrid · 44,000+ attendees

The world's largest clinical oncology meeting. Practice-changing cancer research is presented here first, and the pharmaceutical industry's oncology calendar is built around it. Dates and registration on the ASCO Annual Meeting site.

Best for: oncologists, trial investigators and pharma medical affairs teams tracking late-breaking cancer data
Skip if: you want small-room discussion rather than a 44,000-person scramble between sessions

ADLM Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo

Dates: July 25-29, 2027
Location: Chicago, IL

5 days · in-person · 700+ exhibiting companies · tickets from $625 (member)

Formerly AACC, and the largest clinical laboratory trade show in the world. Diagnostics, lab automation and analyzers, with an exhibit floor that is the sector's main annual marketplace. Dates and registration on the ADLM Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo site.

Best for: lab directors and IVD vendors sourcing analyzers, automation, and new diagnostic partners
Skip if: you work outside laboratory medicine or want small-group clinical education over showfloor scale

Pharmacy & Retail Health events

Pharmacy practice and the retail side of healthcare, from hospital pharmacy through to the chain drug store buying floor.

ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition

Dates: December 6-9, 2026
Location: Orlando, FL

4 days

The largest gathering of pharmacists in the United States, combining clinical programming with a substantial exhibition and the profession's main residency recruitment event. Dates and registration on the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition site.

Best for: health-system pharmacy directors, PGY1 candidates, and vendors chasing hospital formulary decision makers
Skip if: you sell to community or retail pharmacy rather than inpatient health systems

NACDS Total Store Expo

Dates: August 14-16, 2027
Location: San Diego, California

3 days · in-person · Free for qualified retailers

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores' show, where retail pharmacy chains meet suppliers across the whole store rather than just the pharmacy counter. Qualified retailers attend free. Dates and registration on the NACDS Total Store Expo site.

Best for: suppliers and category managers chasing shelf space with chain drug buying teams
Skip if: you need clinical pharmacy education or dispensing workflow sessions, not buyer meetings

Leadership, Nursing & Finance events

The administrative side of healthcare: executives, nurse leaders and finance teams. Professional development and benchmarking rather than clinical content or product sourcing.

ANCC Magnet & Pathway Conference

Dates: October 29-31, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL

3 days · hybrid · tickets from $802

The recognition conference for nursing excellence programs, drawing nurse leaders from Magnet-designated and aspiring organizations. Practice-focused, and the single biggest gathering for nursing leadership development. Dates and registration on the ANCC Magnet & Pathway Conference site.

Best for: CNOs and Magnet program directors preparing designation or redesignation submissions
Skip if: you work outside nursing recognition frameworks or want clinical CE over leadership content

HFMA Revenue Cycle Conference

Dates: March 10-12, 2027
Location: Orlando, FL

3 days · in-person · 600+ attendees

HFMA's conference dedicated to the revenue cycle: billing, coding, denials, payer relations and the technology around them. Practical and operational rather than strategic. Dates and registration on the HFMA Revenue Cycle Conference site.

Best for: revenue cycle directors and patient financial services managers fixing denials and collections
Skip if: you want C-suite strategy and health system growth planning rather than operational detail

ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership

Dates: March 22-24, 2027
Location: Nashville, TN

3 days · in-person · 7,000+ leaders

The American College of Healthcare Executives' annual congress and the main professional development event for hospital and health system administrators. Leadership and management rather than clinical content. Dates and registration on the ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership site.

Best for: hospital and health system executives building career credentials and ACHE fellowship progress
Skip if: you need clinical practice updates or vendor technology evaluations for your department

AONL Inspiring Leaders Conference

Dates: April 12-15, 2027
Location: Phoenix, AZ

4 days · in-person · 5,000+ attendees · 340+ exhibitors

The American Organization for Nursing Leadership's annual conference, for nurse executives and managers. Workforce, staffing models and the operational reality of running nursing services. Dates and registration on the AONL Inspiring Leaders Conference site.

Best for: CNOs, nurse managers and directors tackling staffing shortages and care delivery redesign
Skip if: you sit outside nursing leadership or want clinical practice CE over management content

HFMA Leadership Summit

Dates: April 18-20, 2027
Location: Atlanta, GA

3 days · in-person · 600+ attendees

HFMA's strategic counterpart to its revenue cycle event, aimed at healthcare finance leaders rather than operators. Smaller and more senior, with a focus on where financial pressure is heading. Dates and registration on the HFMA Leadership Summit site.

Best for: CFOs and VPs of finance setting multi-year margin and capital strategy
Skip if: you manage day-to-day billing, coding, or claims and want tactical workflow training

HFMA Annual Conference

Dates: June 27-30, 2027
Location: Denver, CO

4 days · in-person · 4,000+ attendees

HFMA's flagship and the largest gathering of healthcare finance professionals in the country. Payment models, financial strategy and the technology underneath them. Dates and registration on the HFMA Annual Conference site.

Best for: hospital CFOs, revenue cycle directors and reimbursement leads tracking payer contracting shifts
Skip if: you work clinical operations and need bedside practice content over dollars-and-contracts sessions

How to choose which ones to attend

Healthcare events are expensive in time as much as money, and clinical staff cannot easily be released for a week. The question that decides it is whether you are going to learn, to buy, or to sell.

One practical note specific to healthcare: the biggest events here are genuinely enormous. HIMSS, RSNA and ASCO each draw crowds where an unplanned walk of the floor achieves very little. Build a shortlist of booths before you travel and book what meetings you can, or you will spend three days walking and come home with a bag of brochures.

If you are exhibiting rather than attending

Healthcare is one of the harder floors to work. Clinicians have limited time away from the booth-free parts of their schedule, purchasing decisions run through committees, and the compliance rules around what you can offer and record vary by state and by institution.

The follow-up problem is sharper here than anywhere else on our calendars. A badge scan at RSNA or MD&M gives you a name and an institution, and by the time that becomes a usable record with a role, a department and a working email, the specifier has seen forty other vendors. The scanning is not the hard part. The gap between the scan and a complete, CRM-ready record is.

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