14–16 November 2026 · Valencia

About

A conference for the people who hold up medicine.

WBD addresses one of the most urgent and essential priorities in global healthcare today: the well-being of physicians and the professionals who sustain our medical systems. Two core dimensions, one mission.

A letter from the chair

Why we are doing this.

Prof. Jonathan Ripp, Chair

The Expert Committee extends a formal invitation to physicians, healthcare leaders, and medical professionals worldwide. Physician well-being in today's demanding clinical environment is not optional; it is a priority and a shared responsibility.

This conference addresses two core focuses: strengthening individual well-being through evidence-based approaches, and institutionalising well-being via organisational policies and cultural changes.

The world's leading wellbeing researchers, the hospital systems that have actually moved the needle, and the colleagues who have been where you are, all in one room. We would love to have you in Valencia.

The expert committee.

Six internationally recognised experts guide the conference, from Mount Sinai to Singapore General Hospital. They review every submission, every speaker and every line of the program.

Prof. Jonathan Ripp

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · USA

Prof. Jonathan Ripp

Dean for Well-Being and Resilience · Professor of Medicine, Medical Education and Geriatrics

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Prof. Dr. Diana N. Ionescu

University of British Columbia · BCCA Laboratories · Canada

Prof. Dr. Diana N. Ionescu

Clinical Professor of Pathology · Medical Director, Cervical Cancer Screening Laboratory and Clinical Trials

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Prof. Ioana–Andreea Gheonea

University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova · Romania

Prof. Ioana–Andreea Gheonea

Professor · Chairperson, Young European Society of Radiology Committee

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Dr. Jamile Ashmore

Baylor Scott & White · The Heart Hospital · Texas A&M College of Medicine · USA

Dr. Jamile Ashmore

Chief Wellness Officer · Director of Medical Psychology · Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

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Prof. Phua Ghee Chee

Singapore General Hospital · SingHealth · Singapore

Prof. Phua Ghee Chee

Deputy CEO · Group Director of Staff Wellness

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Prof. Mercedes Hurtado Sarrio

University of Valencia · Medical College of Valencia · Spain

Prof. Mercedes Hurtado Sarrio

Professor · Ophthalmologist · President of the Medical College of Valencia

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Standing group

Advisory board.

A standing group of senior leaders from healthcare systems, medical associations and academic medicine, across four continents.

Mohamed Mabrouk

Mohamed Mabrouk

WBD Advisory Board Chair · Past President, European Endometriosis League · Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Alexandria University · Consultant Gynaecologist & Endometriosis Specialist · Egypt / UK

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Svetlana Galitzine

Svetlana Galitzine

Consultant Anaesthetist, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Executive Committee Member, British Society of Orthopaedic Anaesthetists · UK

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Ekaterina Voroshilina

Ekaterina Voroshilina

Head of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Laboratory Diagnostics, Ural State Medical University · Russian Federation

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The team behind it

Organised by PROevents International.

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