PRE-COnGRESS WORKSHOP SUBMISSIONS
The Organizing Committee of the 2025 International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health will solicit submissions for Pre-Congress Workshops starting Monday, September 16, 2024, through Friday, October 4, 2024. All accepted workshops will be presented in Seattle, Washington, USA, on March 4, 2024, before the International Congress begins March 5 – 7, 2025 (Members Meeting March 3 – 4).
The theme of the International Congress is “Leaders & Learners, Advancing Whole Health Together," which should be considered when crafting your submission. There is an increasing amount of research related to integrative medicine, leading to a growing body of evidence supporting the use of integrative and whole health strategies to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. Our goal is to convene champions of whole health to discuss how they are using evidence-based information to drive integrative, whole-person health care and ensure its quality and accessibility to all.
Important Dates
- Submission site opened Monday, September 16, 2024
- Submission site closed Friday, October 4, 2024
- Disposition notices were sent Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Topic Areas
Workshops in the following primary topic areas will be considered:
- Clinical
- Education
- Policy
- Research
Secondary topic areas (up to two):
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Examples of potential submission topics include:
- Innovations in Integrative Medicine Research and Evidence-Based Practice: Highlighting new research findings and methodologies for advancing whole-person care.
- Building Collaborative Networks for Whole Health: A session on fostering interprofessional collaboration and partnerships within the healthcare system.
- Integrative Health Approaches in Chronic Disease Management: Sharing case studies or best practices in using integrative therapies for conditions like chronic pain, diabetes, or autoimmune diseases.
- Teaching and Mentoring in Integrative Medicine: Focusing on faculty development, student education, and mentorship strategies within integrative health.
- Health Equity and Access in Integrative Medicine: Addressing disparities in access to integrative therapies and proposing solutions for underserved communities.
Session Type
- Three (3)-Hour Experiential Workshop: Experiential workshop sessions should focus on demonstration/skill-building, in contrast to other main conference sessions. The application needs to clearly state the skills that will be targeted, and how they will be conveyed to participants. The format of these sessions is often "hands-on," where participants will learn a new approach. These sessions are three (3)-hours long.
Acceptance of Workshops
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to decide whether a Pre-Congress Workshop will be accepted and the right to determine the presentation form. Submitters will be notified of their acceptance status and form of presentation by Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
Pre-Congress Workshop Submission Procedure
Please follow the steps below to submit a pre-congress workshop for the 2025 International Congress. If you have questions or require assistance with your submission, please contact the Congress Secretariat at Congress@ConferenceSolutionsInc.com
Once logged in, select “Click Here to Start”. Then follow the instructions on the submission site to complete your session submission.
Step 1:
- Indicate your session topic area.
- Enter your session title in title case. (This Is a Sample of Title Case). Titles are limited to 150 characters.
- Enter your Purpose (limited to one sentence).
- Enter your Proposal Overview into the spaces provided without exceeding the 250-word limit.
- Share how the workshop fits with the Congress Theme and Target Audience.
- Fill out your workshop's three learning objectives (Content/Topics, Time Frame, Faculty, and Teaching/Learning Strategies).
- Indicate if your workshop has been proposed by an organization or has content that has been previously presented or published.
- Indicate if the workshop will be making clinical recommendations.
- Share any additional Submission/Room Setup Details.
- Agree to the Proposal Terms and Conditions (see details below).
- Click the “Submit Session” button to submit your proposal.
STEP 2:
- Enter all co-presenters’ information. They may be in the system already, so please search and if they are not listed click "I have looked for my Presenter and they do not exist."
- Presenters’ names will appear in the order they were entered on the submission site.
- Please do not enter information, such as presenter’s names, contact information or session titles in all CAPITAL LETTERS. Capitalize letters only where necessary.
- It is IMPORTANT that you verify all of your co-presenters’ details as accepted submissions will be publicized on the website and mobile app.
- You may not save a draft proposal, but you can return and edit your proposal or add co-presenters at any time prior to the deadline.
STEP 3:
- Review your submission. At the bottom of the screen, you may submit your proposal.
- For safekeeping, you may save your pre-congress workshop proposal by navigating to your submitted proposal(s) and clicking "Download."
Proposal Terms and Conditions
By submitting a proposal, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions:
- All presenters must register and pay to attend the International Congress by the speaker registration deadline on Friday, January 17, 2025.
- Accepted presenters do not receive compensation of reimbursement of expenses for presentation at the International Congress.
- All submitters agree that the names, credentials, and institutions inputted are accurate to appear on websites and printed materials. Submitters should proofread their work; no proofreading will be completed after the Call for Pre-Congress Workshops deadline.
- If selected, presenters agree to adhere to the schedule established by the International Congress and comply with all requirements set forth by the Academic Consortium.
- All submitters agree to receive electronic communication from the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health and its agents regarding the 2025 International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health and upcoming meetings and congresses.
- All accepted presenters will be required to submit a CME disclosure form prior to presenting at the International Congress. Failure to submit the disclosure form within the specified timeline may result in cancellation of the session. More details will be provided upon proposal acceptance.
CME
All accepted presenters will be required to submit a CME disclosure form prior to presenting at the International Congress. Failure to submit the disclosure form within the specified timeline may result in the cancellation of the session. More details will be provided upon proposal acceptance.