Scientific Abstracts and Workshop submissions
Submissions are now closed.
We are excited to announce the opening for Scientific Abstract submissions for the 22nd SIO International Conference, hosted by Dana Farber Cancer Institute on October 27 to 29, 2025 at Joseph B. Martin Conference Center in Boston, Massachusetts. The conference theme is “The Future of Integrative Oncology: Bridging Cultures, Embracing Innovation and Fostering Unity”. Submissions are welcome from all members of the integrative oncology community including trainees and persons with a cancer diagnosis.
Please take careful note of the submission deadlines, as we do not anticipate any extensions.
- March 17, 2025: Call for abstracts opens
- April 28, 2025: Call for abstracts closes
- June 2, 2025: Abstracts accepted
The 22nd annual conference will have both in person and virtual attendance options. Those who are selected to present a scientific abstract (poster or oral) are expected to present physically in-person, not virtually.
Although SIO has identified English as the most common language among its members, SIO is committed to language access. If you need accommodations for language access, please let us know. We will do our best to facilitate.
The deadline to submit scientific abstracts will be midnight Pacific Time on April 28, 2025.
The submissions must be relevant to the field of integrative oncology and should specifically address the conference theme: “The Future of Integrative Oncology: Bridging Cultures, Embracing Innovation and Fostering Unity”.
Members of the SIO 2025 Scientific Review Committee will evaluate the quality of scientific abstract submissions based on the following criteria:
- Significance – impact on the science and practice of integrative oncology
- Approach – Study design, sample size, novelty of research
- Presentation – Clarity, logic, completeness of data presented
- Relevance to conference theme
Scores will be given for each category on a 1-5 scale. Commercial bias is not a reason for automatic exclusion but must be acknowledged in the proposal and a plan to manage that bias made clear in the proposal if appropriate. Scientific abstracts will have a 500 word limit.
Format Requirements:
- Title (40 words or less)
- Primary topical category (choose only one)*
- Submitter name and contact information (email, institution, city, country)
- Presenter names and details (up to 6, email, institution, city, country)
Also please be aware that we will have an opening for “late breaking abstracts” after the above deadlines for scientific abstracts is past us, but abstracts submitted at that time will only be eligible for poster consideration (not oral presentation as that lineup will already have been decided).
Primary topical categories:
- Traditional Medicines, Herbs & Supplements (Acupuncture, herbs, cannabis, traditional Ayurvedic, Chinese medicines, vitamins, nutraceuticals, hallucinogens)
- Lifestyle (diet, exercise, nutrition, sleep)
- Mind-Body (yoga, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnosis, relaxation therapies, spirituality)
- Implementation, Technology & Training (Reviews, Energy modalities, wearable technology, AI, systems care, outcomes, practice, Equity, Quality)
- Bench Science and Preclinical (Genomics, Metabolomics, Animal studies, Proteinomics)
Primary Author Responsibilities:
If the material has been accepted for publication or has recently been published, it is the author’s responsibility to make sure that the journal’s copyright rules are not violated. If chosen, the organizers and speakers must disclose conflicts of interest as required by continuing education accreditation bodies. Submissions are limited to a 500 word maximum.
Submissions are now closed.