Integrative Veterinary Medicine (IVM) represents the thoughtful integration of complementary therapies with conventional veterinary treatment, guided by the best available scientific evidence. Rather than replacing traditional medical and surgical care, IVM enhances it – supporting improved clinical outcomes, patient comfort, and long-term health management in modern veterinary practice.

Across the globe, veterinary professionals are embracing modalities such as acupuncture, rehabilitation therapy, therapeutic laser and ultrasound, integrative nutrition, herbal medicine, and massage therapy as valuable adjuncts to conventional care. Veterinary institutions worldwide are recognising this important shift. In fact, surveys of American Veterinary Medical Association-accredited colleges reveal that the majority now incorporate some level of IVM teaching or clinical service – underscoring its growing role in evidence-based veterinary medicine.

We therefor invite submissions for both Oral and Poster consideration under the theme of Integrative Veterinary Medicine, including but not limited to:

Acupuncture | Rehabilitation | Therapeutic Laser & Ultrasound Integrative Nutrition | Herbal Medicine | Massage Therapy

• 16 MARCH: Abstract submissions open 
• 16 MARCH: Registration opens
• 16 APRIL: Abstract submissions closed
• 04 MAY: Abstract acceptance notices
• 15 MAY: All accepted speakers to register to confirm their attendance
• 30 JUNE: Registration & Payment Deadline* 
• 30 JUNE: Accommodation Payment Deadline
• 21 JULY: Late Registration & Payment Deadline

*If a purchase order is received before this date, the Regular Registration Fee will be honoured.

• Abstracts can be submitted for consideration either as oral or poster presentations.
• Participants wishing to submit more than one abstract must please complete a separate form for each abstract.
• Abstracts are limited to 250 words.
• IMPORTANT: Include 3-5 keywords.
• Oral presentations will be allocated 12 minutes plus 3 minutes for questions.
• Poster sessions form an integral part of the conference, and posters will be displayed on poster boards for the duration of the conference. Delegates are responsible for the production of their posters as well as to stand at their posters during tea breaks. Posters must be A0, full colour and portrait.
• Please ensure that the e-mail addresses as submitted are correct as these addresses will be used in all correspondence and acceptance notifications.
• Late submissions will not be considered.

TIME ALLOCATION
The time allocated for each oral presentation is 12 minutes, with a further 3 minutes allowed for questions. 

Presentations to be designed in PowerPoint, in 16:9 ratio.

SUBMITTING YOUR PRESENTATION
We encourage all presenters to submit their presentations to the Conference organisers by Monday 27 July 2026 through e-mail to [email protected], or via the free transform platform, www.wetransfer.com for files larger than 15MB.

Presentations can also be uploaded on arrival at the conference venue. It is compulsory that all presentations must be loaded on the system at least 2-hours before the start of the respective session.

SPEAKER PERMISSION
Kindly note that we will be taking photos during the conference and would also like to provide attendees with a copy of your presentation in PDF format (only by approval).

To complete the Speaker Permission Form (for oral presenters only), please click on this link: 

General Information
Posters remains on view for the duration of the Conference.

Size
The maximum page size for posters is A0 in portrait (841 mm wide by 1189 mm high), and in portrait orientation (not landscape).

It can be full colour or black and white (colour is recommended for visual effect).  It will be the speakers’ responsibility to design, print, bring the poster with them to the conference and apply it to the Poster Area.

During the poster sessions, delegates are encouraged to please stand by their work for discussions and questions.

Poster Design
To facilitate clarity and readability, we recommend that delegates use a simple font (i.e. Arial, Calibri, etc.) and a minimum point size for Titles: 50; Headings: 40 and Body text: 20.

For more advice on scientific poster design delegates can refer to:

• Erren TC, Bourne PE (2007) Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation.
• PLoS Comput Biol 3(5): e102. Block, SM (1996). Do’s and don’ts of poster presentation. Biophys J. 71(6): 3527–3529.
• Academic Poster Design Advice: http://colinpurrington.com/tips/academic/posterdesignuration of the congress.

Poster Applications
Posters to be applied with double-sided tape or prestik.

Poster Allocations
Posters to be allocated and applied as per the Poster Number document which will be supplied at a later stage.