The 1st International Online Conference on Diagnostics
The 1st International Online Conference on Diagnostics
Event's Timezone: Central European Summer TimeAbstract Submission Deadline
22 May 2026
Abstract Acceptance Notification
22 June 2026
Registration Deadline
16 September 2026
Medical Imaging, Pathology Diagnosis, Molecular Diagnosis, Laboratory Medicine, Point-of-Care Diagnosis, Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics
IOCDi 2026 is open for submissions.
You can submit your abstract here. Register for FREE to IOCE 2026, which will take place on 23-24 September 2026!
Please register here by 16 September 2026.
Event Chair
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Imaging Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
Bio
Prof. Dr. Giorgio Treglia graduated (cum laude) in medicine at the Università Cattolica of Rome (2003) and he achieved post-graduation in nuclear medicine (2007), attended an advanced course on systematic reviews and meta-analysis (2010) and achieved a master in health technology assessment and management - HTA (2011) at the same university. After the post-graduation in nuclear medicine, he worked as consultant in Italy until 2012, at Maggiore Hospital in Bologna (until 2009) and at Gemelli University Hospital in Rome (until 2012). From 2013 he is nuclear physician at Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC) with the currrent role of senior consultant. From 2017 he is also collaborator of the General directorate of Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC) with the current role of head of research and innovation service of the academic education, research and innovation area (AFRI). From 2017 Prof. Dr. Treglia is also associate physician at the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) and from 2018 he is associate collaborator of Cochrane Switzerland as expert systematic reviewer and meta-analyst. About his academic roles, he achieved the title of Private Docent (PD) in 2018 at the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and in 2020 he achieved the title of Titular Professor at the Faculty of Biomedical sciences of Università della Svizzera italiana (USI). He is also docent for the annual courses on systematic reviews and meta-analyses organized by the Clinical Trial Unit of Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (CTU-EOC) and docent for the European School of Molecular Imaging and Therapy (ESMIT). From 2017 he is officer of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM). The research activity of Prof. Dr. Treglia is intense. His main research interests are focused on evidence-based imaging, positron emission tomography (PET) and hybrid imaging, and more in general on systematic reviews and meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy.
Prof. Dr. Giorgio Treglia graduated (cum laude) in medicine at the Università Cattolica of Rome (2003) and he achieved post-graduation in nuclear medicine (2007), attended an advanced course on systematic reviews and meta-analysis (2010) and achieved a master in health technology assessment and management - HTA (2011) at the same university. After the post-graduation in nuclear medicine, he worked as consultant in Italy until 2012, at Maggiore Hospital in Bologna (until 2009) and at Gemelli University Hospital in Rome (until 2012). From 2013 he is nuclear physician at Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC) with the currrent role of senior consultant. From 2017 he is also collaborator of the General directorate of Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC) with the current role of head of research and innovation service of the academic education, research and innovation area (AFRI). From 2017 Prof. Dr. Treglia is also associate physician at the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) and from 2018 he is associate collaborator of Cochrane Switzerland as expert systematic reviewer and meta-analyst. About his academic roles, he achieved the title of Private Docent (PD) in 2018 at the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and in 2020 he achieved the title of Titular Professor at the Faculty of Biomedical sciences of Università della Svizzera italiana (USI). He is also docent for the annual courses on systematic reviews and meta-analyses organized by the Clinical Trial Unit of Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (CTU-EOC) and docent for the European School of Molecular Imaging and Therapy (ESMIT). From 2017 he is officer of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM). The research activity of Prof. Dr. Treglia is intense. His main research interests are focused on evidence-based imaging, positron emission tomography (PET) and hybrid imaging, and more in general on systematic reviews and meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy.
Registration
The registration for IOCDi 2026 will be free of charge! The registration includes attendance to all conference sessions.
If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is the 16 September 2026.
Instructions for Authors
Procedure for Submission
IOCDi 2026 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
Important Deadlines
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 22 May 2026.
2. Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 22 June 2026. You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
2. Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 22 June 2026. You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
Certificates of Participation are available in your logged-in area of Sciforum.net, under “My Certificates” after the conference.
Abstract Submission
Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with www.sciforum.net and using the "Submit Abstract" function on conference homepage. No physical template is necessary.
1. The abstract structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
2. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
3. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
4. The abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journals or it will not be accepted to this conference.
Detailed Requirements:
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
Note: We only accept live presentations.
Oral Presentation and Slides Submission
The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We strongly recommend the presentations not to exceed 20 slides to avoid any delays. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the Q&A session. Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display.
Poster Gallery
- Poster should include the title, authors, contact details and main research findings, as well as tables, figures and graphs where necessary.
- File format: PDF (.pdf).
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3).
You can use our free template to create your poster. The poster template can be downloaded HERE.
Authors who wish to present a poster are invited to send it to the conference email at iocdi2026@mdpi.com. All posters will be permanently exhibited online in the Poster Gallery.
Authors who wish to present a poster are invited to send it to the conference email at iocdi2026@mdpi.com. All posters will be permanently exhibited online in the Poster Gallery.
Publication Opportunities
1. Diagnostics Journal Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (will be announced soon), published in Diagnostics (ISSN: 2075-1702, Impact Factor: 2.5 (2024)). Please note if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (will be announced soon), published in Diagnostics (ISSN: 2075-1702, Impact Factor: 2.5 (2024)). Please note if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
2. Proceeding Paper Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of The 1st International Online Conference on Diagnostics in journal Medical Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9992); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference. There will be no additional fees.
All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of The 1st International Online Conference on Diagnostics in journal Medical Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9992); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference. There will be no additional fees.
Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IOCDi 2026 conference paper in their cover letter. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Proceedings submission deadline: 6 October 2026.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
Title;
Full author names;
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses;
Abstract;
Keywords;
Introduction;
Methods;
Results and Discussion;
Conclusions;
Acknowledgements;
References.
Proceedings submission deadline: 6 October 2026.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
Title;
Full author names;
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses;
Abstract;
Keywords;
Introduction;
Methods;
Results and Discussion;
Conclusions;
Acknowledgements;
References.
Event Awards
The Awards
Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards
Number of Awards Available: 6
The Best Oral Presentation Awards are given to the paper judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
The Best Poster Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
The Best Poster Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
There will be for six winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.
Sponsors and Partners
For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.
Organizers
Media Partners
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Lassie Shu
Ms. Ana-Maria Prodan
Email: iocdi2026@mdpi.com
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
