Journal article
Measuring What Matters, Scaling What Works: Reflections from the 2026 International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health
The Mind - Bulletin on Mind-Body Medicine Research, Vol.2026/2(11), pp.18-21
08/2026
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Abstract
The International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health is the annual meeting of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health (ACIMH) and serves as a central forum for research, education, clinical practice, and health system development in integrative medicine. In 2026, the congress took place in Salt Lake City under the theme “Revolutionizing Health Care: Measuring What Matters, Scaling What Works” and also served as the 21st International Congress on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine Research (ICCMR) of the International Society for Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine Research (ISCMR). With more than 700 participants, the meeting brought together an international community of researchers, clinicians, educators, and stakeholders in traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine. Overall, the congress offered a vivid impression of where international TCIM is heading: beyond individual interventions and toward measurable impact, sustainable implementation, and a broader understanding of health. Across plenary lectures, symposia, oral presentations, posters, workshops, and artistic formats, the program emphasized Whole Health, patient-centered outcomes, evidence synthesis, responsible use of artificial intelligence, and the translation of research into scalable models of care. For the German traditional, complementary and integrative medicine community, the meeting also highlighted the growing relevance of academic consortia and international collaboration, including the emerging role of the German Academic Consortium for Traditional & Integrative Medicine and Health (ACoNIG) as a bridge between German institutions and established international networks.
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- Title
- Measuring What Matters, Scaling What Works: Reflections from the 2026 International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health
- Creators
- Alina Schleinzer - University Hospital Tuebingen (Germany)Jeremy Y. Ng - University Hospital Tuebingen (Germany)Mirela-Ioana Bilc - University Hospital Tuebingen (Germany)Dennis Anheyer - University Hospital Tuebingen (Germany)Lisa Mörchen - University Hospital Tuebingen (Germany)Holger Cramer - University Hospital Tuebingen (Germany)
- Publication Details
- The Mind - Bulletin on Mind-Body Medicine Research, Vol.2026/2(11), pp.18-21
- Publisher
- Mind-Body Medicine Research Council
- Identifiers
- 991013393952202368
- Copyright
- © MBMRC 2023.
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article