Call for Speakers
The Institute for Behavior Change is inviting proposals for Catalyst Convening: Coaching & Clinical Integration Summit.
July 31 - August 2, 2026
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Showcase Your Solutions & Initiatives
Are you leading innovative initiatives in patient-centered care?
Do you have real-world, effective strategies for implementing coaching into clinical practice? The Institute for Behavior Change Catalyst Convening Summit is seeking passionate, insightful speakers to share proven, collaborative, and innovative approaches to utilizing and integrating coaches into clinical care.
Why Speak?
Themes & Topics
The Catalyst Convening emphasizes shared problem-solving and field-level advancement in ways that enhance care delivery, support interdisciplinary collaboration, and improve outcomes for individuals and communities.
Proposals should address one or more of the following areas, viewed through practical, system-aware, and interdisciplinary lenses:
- Clinical and Team-Based Integration
- Clinical Coach Implementation
- Coaching Practice in Clinical Contexts
- Measurement, Research, and Learning
- Equity and Human-Centered Care Integration
Clinical & Team-Based Integration
Feature one
Clinical and Team-Based Integration
Effective integration requires a collaborative team. Gain strategies to promote effective teamwork focused on patient-centered care without sacrificing clinical quality.
- Best practices for embedding coaches within clinical care teams
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration, communication, and referral workflows
- Clinical supervision, consultation, and support structures
- Provider perspectives on working with coaches in care delivery
Clinical Coach Implementation
Feature two
Clinical Coach Implementation
Implementing a new role on a healthcare team requires a redesign of traditional clinical workflows. Learn how to effectively implement coaches in a clinical setting.
- Designing and scaling coaching programs within clinical settings
- Operational, legal, and workforce considerations
- Aligning coaching with care pathways, population health, and quality goals
- Lessons learned from implementation across diverse systems
Coaching Pracitce in Clinical Contexts
Feature three
Coaching Practice in Clinical Contexts
Clinical coaching looks different. Explore what it takes to effectively coach in a clinical environment to optimize and complement clinical care.
- Adapting coaching practice for clinical environments
- Navigating role boundaries and interdisciplinary expectations
- Supporting coach readiness, resilience, and professional identity
- Coaching approaches that enhance—not duplicate—clinical care
Measurement, Research, Learning
Feature four
Measurement, Research, & Learning
Promoting sustainability requires measurable outcomes, standardized research, and ongoing learning. Contribute to the development of evaluating clinical coaching and standardizing the field of coaching research.
- Evaluating coaching impact within integrated care models
- Bridging research and practice
- Defining measurement outcomes & quality improvement
- Researcher perspectives on advancing the evidence base for integration
Equity & Human-Centered Integration
Feature four
Equity & Human-Centered Integration
Equity is at the heart of human-centered care. Explore innovative strategies to design and sustain systems that keep the whole patient at the center of clinical care.
- Ensuring coaching integration advances equitable access to care
- Addressing power dynamics across professional roles
- Community-informed and culturally responsive approaches
- Designing systems that honor lived experience and patient priorities
Session Formats
Proposals should align with summit-style, interactive formats, including:
- Strategic Dialogues: Structured conversations that surface multiple perspectives and shared challenges.
- Case-Based Integration Labs: Applied sessions examining real-world implementation scenarios across settings.
- Design Sessions & Co-Creation: Building models, workflows, or frameworks that participants can implement.
- Curated Panels with Structured Engagement: Panels drawing from real-life experiences that incorporate participant dialogue and reflection.
- Cross-Disciplinary Roundtables: Small-group discussions for collaborating on solutions to common challenges.
- Synthesis Sessions: Guided sessions to turn inspiration into action.
We are not looking for product demonstrations, lecture-only presentations, “future-vision” sessions, or case studies without relevant, current implementation implications.
Who Should Submit
We encourage proposals from individuals and teams representing diverse perspectives, including:
- Health coaches working in or alongside clinical care
- Healthcare providers with experience working in integrated, patient-centered care
- Researchers and evaluators with a focus on integrated care
- Educators and workforce development professionals
Interdisciplinary and cross-role teams are strongly encouraged.
Submission Requirements & Selection Criteria
Submission proposals should include:
- Session title
- Session format
- Session description (300 to 500 words)
- Session theme and target audience
- Clear emphasis on problem-solving, collaboration, and actionable solutions
- Intended participant outcomes
- Description of participant engagement
- Presenter bio(s) and affiliations
Proposals will be reviewed based on
- Alignment with the summit’s implementation-focused purpose
- Relevance to real-world coaching–clinical integration
- Emphasis on problem-solving, field advancement, and collaboration
- Practical applicability across clinical or health system settings
- Inclusion of multiple professional perspectives
- Contribution to advancing effective, ethical, and sustainable integration
Convening Commitment
As demand for integrated, whole-person care accelerates, the field’s ability to implement coaching well—across roles, systems, and settings—has become both an opportunity and a responsibility.
Interested in presenting?
If you have real-world experience and strategies to share, we welcome your proposals.