FHIR CAMP 2026

Where FHIR movers and makers sync up

Bring your hardest questions and test your ideas with the people shaping FHIR. Three days of collaborative sessions with FHIR builders, authors, and implementers.

Apply for invitation 80 seats · by application ·
November 4–6, 2026
Three full days
Evolution Cascais-Estoril Hotel, Portugal

Step into FHIR's inner circle

Connect and collaborate with the people moving FHIR forward.

Move FHIR forward with your experience

Strengthen the FHIR community with your experience, ideas, and the right questions.

Get inspired by builders and visionaries

Take home fresh approaches, sharper questions, and a clearer sense of where FHIR is going.

Recharge by the Atlantic

Sunny Portugal, great food, and ocean air to clear your head and make space for new ideas.

Every attendee is a speaker

A mix of collaborative BoF sessions, roundtables, and an open mic gives everyone a chance to contribute, share what they know, and be heard.

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Agenda

The detailed agenda is shared with attendees a week before the camp — we adjust it based on who's in the room.

BoF
Birds of a Feather — informal, self-organizing discussions where attendees propose FHIR topics and break into small groups to compare real-world implementation experience.
Panel Discussion
A moderated lunchtime conversation where a few FHIR practitioners debate a shared question and take questions from the room.
Lightning Talks
Short, open-floor talks — anyone can grab a five-minute slot to demo a FHIR project, a tool, or a hard-won implementation lesson.
  • November 4 · Day 1
    Coffee & Welcome
    9:30–10:00
    BoF Topic Voting & Pitching
    10:00–11:00
    11:00–12:30 · 5 in parallel
    Coffee Break
    12:30–13:00
    Panel Discussion
    13:00–14:00
    Lunch
    14:00–15:30
    Lightning Talks / Open Mic
    15:30–17:00
    Networking
    17:00–17:30
  • November 5 · Day 2
    Coffee & Welcome
    9:30–10:00
    BoF Topic Voting & Pitching
    10:00–11:00
    11:00–12:30 · 5 in parallel
    Coffee Break
    12:30–13:00
    Panel Discussion
    13:00–14:00
    Lunch
    14:00–15:30
    Lightning Talks / Open Mic
    15:30–17:00
    Networking
    17:00–17:30
  • November 6 · AI on FHIR Hackathon
    Coffee & Welcome
    9:30–10:00
    Lunch
    13:00–14:00

What people say about FHIR Camp

HL7 Argentina

HL7 Argentina

“Real-world applications, regulatory impact, and future trends shaping healthcare data interoperability.”

John Grimes

John Grimes

“The format was very conducive to free-flowing conversation about new ideas and approaches. The event was a great success.”

Hospitals on FHIR

Hospitals on FHIR

“Healthcare providers need to be part of the standard-building process. Join us to contribute to the European eHealth system.”

Ricardo Constantino

Ricardo Constantino

“A meaningful and collaborative gathering that brought together healthcare innovators from around the globe. A truly international and inspiring event.”

Victor Costa

Victor Costa

“The discussions, networking opportunities, and collaborative spirit showed the power of collective innovation in transforming healthcare.”

Irina Angel, MD, MS

Irina Angel, MD, MS

“What truly stood out was the atmosphere of warmth, trust, and openness. To connect systems and technologies, we must first connect with each other.”

Chad Albert

Chad Albert

“I'm not here to push an agenda or product. I'm here to listen and interact with some of the best in the business.”

Lloyd McKenzie

Lloyd McKenzie

“Thanks to Health Samurai for organizing this FHIR Camp in Cascais, where we finally met in person LinkedIn connections who share an interest in the FHIR standard and learned from some of the best in the field.”

HL7 Argentina

HL7 Argentina

“Real-world applications, regulatory impact, and future trends shaping healthcare data interoperability.”

John Grimes

John Grimes

“The format was very conducive to free-flowing conversation about new ideas and approaches. The event was a great success.”

Hospitals on FHIR

Hospitals on FHIR

“Healthcare providers need to be part of the standard-building process. Join us to contribute to the European eHealth system.”

Ricardo Constantino

Ricardo Constantino

“A meaningful and collaborative gathering that brought together healthcare innovators from around the globe. A truly international and inspiring event.”

Victor Costa

Victor Costa

“The discussions, networking opportunities, and collaborative spirit showed the power of collective innovation in transforming healthcare.”

Irina Angel, MD, MS

Irina Angel, MD, MS

“What truly stood out was the atmosphere of warmth, trust, and openness. To connect systems and technologies, we must first connect with each other.”

Chad Albert

Chad Albert

“I'm not here to push an agenda or product. I'm here to listen and interact with some of the best in the business.”

Lloyd McKenzie

Lloyd McKenzie

“Thanks to Health Samurai for organizing this FHIR Camp in Cascais, where we finally met in person LinkedIn connections who share an interest in the FHIR standard and learned from some of the best in the field.”

Be in the room with FHIR's leading experts

FHIR authors, implementers, and technical leaders — all in the same room.

Lloyd McKenzie

Lloyd McKenzie

Chief Standards Officer

Dogwood Health Consulting

Rachel Dunscombe

Rachel Dunscombe

Chief Executive Officer

HL7 International

Mohammad Jafari

Mohammad Jafari

Senior Consultant

HL7 International

Diego Kaminker

Diego Kaminker

Deputy CSIO

HL7 International

Arjun Sanyal

Arjun Sanyal

Principal Product Manager

b.well

Sidharth Ramesh

Sidharth Ramesh

Founder and CEO

Medblocks

Nikolai Ryzhikov

Nikolai Ryzhikov

CTO

Health Samurai

Guillermo Rodríguez

Guillermo Rodríguez

Software Engineer

Health Samurai

Gino Canessa

Gino Canessa

Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft

Brian Postlethwaite

Brian Postlethwaite

Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft

Michael E Campbell

Michael E Campbell

Health Informatics Consultant

Sonian.io

Patrick Werner

Patrick Werner

Senior FHIR Consultant

Gefyra GmbH

Rakesh Mathew

Rakesh Mathew

Interoperability Leader | President

HIKE HEALTH

Orlando Osorio

Orlando Osorio

Software Engineer

Health Samurai

Jens Villadsen

Jens Villadsen

FHIR contributor

Trifork

Joonas Mäkinen

Joonas Mäkinen

Senior Solution Manager

Duodecim

Aleksandr Kislitsyn

Aleksandr Kislitsyn

Solution Architect

Health Samurai

Anna Dombrovska

Anna Dombrovska

Engagement Manager

DataArt

Cristian Ruiz

Cristian Ruiz

Head of Clinical Systems

BUPA Chile

Fernanda Canales

Fernanda Canales

Lead, Interoperable Health Records

BUPA Chile

Esteban Fredes

Esteban Fredes

FHIR Data Architect

BUPA Chile

Maksym Shvedchenko

Maksym Shvedchenko

Senior Data Engineer

DataArt

Kenny Steen

Kenny Steen

Chief Technology Officer

Tactuum

Malte Sussdorff

Malte Sussdorff

Agentic Engineer

cognovis GmbH

Derrick Leung

Derrick Leung

Business Development Director

BMJ

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The topics you actually came for

No fixed agenda — attendees bring the topics. Here's what this year's participants want to discuss.

Nikolai Ryzhikov
AI agents on FHIR
Nikolai RyzhikovSidharth Ramesh
SQL on FHIR & analytics
Authorization & access control
Consent management
Package & canonical resolution
SMART Health Cards & Links
Teaching FHIR through games
Anna Dombrovska
Non-FHIR to FHIR AI pipelines
Maksym Shvedchenko
FHIR ingestion & historical change tracking
Maksym Shvedchenko
Data quality & validation in FHIR pipelines
Sidharth Ramesh
FHIR interoperability in practice
CQL on FHIR
Gino Canessa
Cross-version FHIR
Nikolai Ryzhikov
AI agents on FHIR
Nikolai RyzhikovSidharth Ramesh
SQL on FHIR & analytics
Authorization & access control
Consent management
Package & canonical resolution
SMART Health Cards & Links
Teaching FHIR through games
Anna Dombrovska
Non-FHIR to FHIR AI pipelines
Maksym Shvedchenko
FHIR ingestion & historical change tracking
Maksym Shvedchenko
Data quality & validation in FHIR pipelines
Sidharth Ramesh
FHIR interoperability in practice
CQL on FHIR
Gino Canessa
Cross-version FHIR
Diego Kaminker
FHIR architecture roadmap
FHIR R6 & multi-version
MCP on FHIR — do we need a spec?
Multi-lingual IGs
Caching & syncing FHIR
EU digital wallet & FHIR
Patrick Werner
CI pipelines & FHIR validation
Anna Dombrovska
Data governance for SQL on FHIR
Maksym Shvedchenko
Clinical data to FHIR resources & bundles
Sidharth Ramesh
Prior Auth implementation
Lloyd McKenzie
SDC implementation
Gino Canessa
AI specification work
Malte Sussdorff
Turning PVS data into FHIR while building the IG
Diego Kaminker
FHIR architecture roadmap
FHIR R6 & multi-version
MCP on FHIR — do we need a spec?
Multi-lingual IGs
Caching & syncing FHIR
EU digital wallet & FHIR
Patrick Werner
CI pipelines & FHIR validation
Anna Dombrovska
Data governance for SQL on FHIR
Maksym Shvedchenko
Clinical data to FHIR resources & bundles
Sidharth Ramesh
Prior Auth implementation
Lloyd McKenzie
SDC implementation
Gino Canessa
AI specification work
Malte Sussdorff
Turning PVS data into FHIR while building the IG
FHIR server architecture
Aleksandr Kislitsyn
Terminology & code mapping
SMART on FHIR apps
Aleksandr Kislitsyn
Testing & validation
Sidharth Ramesh
openEHR & HL7
Connectathons & community
Jens VilladsenAnna Dombrovska
EHDS compliance
Maksym Shvedchenko
FHIR architecture on GCP & AWS
Maksym Shvedchenko
FHIR data modelling for analytics
Nikolai Ryzhikov
FHIR to OMOP
Lloyd McKenzie
Use of AI within SDC
Gino Canessa
Code generation
FHIR server architecture
Aleksandr Kislitsyn
Terminology & code mapping
SMART on FHIR apps
Aleksandr Kislitsyn
Testing & validation
Sidharth Ramesh
openEHR & HL7
Connectathons & community
Jens VilladsenAnna Dombrovska
EHDS compliance
Maksym Shvedchenko
FHIR architecture on GCP & AWS
Maksym Shvedchenko
FHIR data modelling for analytics
Nikolai Ryzhikov
FHIR to OMOP
Lloyd McKenzie
Use of AI within SDC
Gino Canessa
Code generation

Evolution Cascais-Estoril Hotel

Set along the stunning Estoril coastline, minutes from Cascais town centre. All attendees are encouraged to stay on-site for the full community experience.

  • Atlantic coast, on-site accommodation
  • ~30-minute drive from Lisbon
  • Conference facilities for sessions and community time

APPLY

Apply for an invitation

Eighty seats, by application. Tell us what you're building and the idea you want to test — every application is read by an FHIR architect, not a marketing team.

If it's a fit, we send a personal invitation with a payment link. We reply within five business days.

Who's in the room

  • You drive tech and standards — CTO/CIO, solution architect, product or tech lead, gov-tech leader, FHIR evangelist, or working-group driver.
  • Hands-on with a real FHIR project — one you're building, authoring, or running.
  • Here for the tech, not the pitch — the room stays technical, so sales and marketing aren't a fit.

How you fill out the form counts — the more concrete your projects and proposed topics, the easier it is to say yes.

EARLY BIRD — UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15

€1,200 + VAT per seat. VAT is added on top at checkout.

What does this mean?

FHIR Camp is a non-profit event, run by and for the FHIR community — every euro we raise goes back into making it better. If you'd like to help us keep it going, tick the box above and we'll drop you a friendly note. No pressure, no strings — just a chat about how you'd like to pitch in.

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