10/07/2026
What if the future of healthcare was not only about medicine, but also about humanity? 🫶
The discussions that took place at HCIM 2026 continue to inspire us.
During the congress, we invited doctors, researchers, artists and healthcare leaders to share their vision of humanised care. Their reflections, experiences and expertise have now been brought together in a Manifesto Video celebrating the role of healthcare clowning and the performing arts in healthcare settings.
Their voices remind us that care is about more than just treatment. It is about connection, empowerment and human relationships.
🎥 Watch the full Manifesto Video on the HCIM website 👉 https://www.hcim2026.org/manifesto-video/
A heartfelt thank you to all the speakers who generously shared their insights and helped raise awareness on this invaluable field of work 🙌
Featuring, in order of appearance:
Dr. Cyril Sahyoun – M.D., Ph.D., Senior Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Dr. Piet Leroy – M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., Director of Pediatric Procedural Sedation unit at Maastricht University Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Ewan MacKinnon – Artistic Director at Danske Hospitalsklovne
David Symons – Artistic Director at Clown Doctors Australia
Dr. Nicolas-Xavier von der Weid – Prof. M.D., President of the Swiss Society of Paediatrics
Dr. Pina Marziliano – Executive Director at CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging (EPFL Lausanne)
Michael Christensen, aka Dr. Stubs – Pioneer of the global healthcare clowning movement
