SIO 2026 Scientific Abstracts
Opening soon!
We are excited to announce the opening for Scientific Abstract submissions for the 2026 SIO International Conference, hosted by the Henry Ford Health Center from September 29 to October 1, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan. The conference theme is “Cultivating Community and Belonging in Integrative Oncology”. 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 18, 2026: Call for abstracts opens
- April 27, 2026: Call for abstracts closes
- June 1, 2026: Abstracts accepted
The 2026 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 27, 2026.
The submissions must be relevant to the field of integrative oncology and should specifically address the conference theme: “Cultivating Community and Belonging in Integrative Oncology”.
Members of the SIO 2026 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 may 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.