The 1st International Online Conference on Healthcare
The 1st International Online Conference on Healthcare
The Future of Healthcare: Innovations and Trends
Event's Timezone: Central European TimeAbstract Submission Deadline
26 November 2025
Abstract Acceptance Notification
26 December 2025
Registration Deadline
20 March 2026
Healthcare, Digital Health, Patient-Centered Care, Connected Care, Clinical Data Management, AI
The IOCH2026 is Now OPEN for Abstract Submission and Registration.
Instructions for authors are available online.
Submit your abstracts by 26 November 2025 HERE.
For any inquiries, please contact us at ioch2026@mdpi.com
Welcome from the Chair
Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to announce the 1st International Online Conference on Healthcare - The Future of Healthcare: Innovations and Trends (IOCH 2026), which will be held virtually from 25 to 26 March 2026.
This conference will showcase the latest research and advancements in healthcare, focusing on areas such as digital health, patient-centered care, connected care, clinical data management, artificial intelligence (AI), and other healthcare innovations. We aim to explore the current landscape, address existing challenges and opportunities, and discuss future directions that will shape the evolution of healthcare delivery and systems.
We warmly invite all healthcare researchers, professionals, and innovators to participate and share their expertise in the following thematic areas and related topics:
S1. Digital Health Adoption and Innovation: A Vision for the Future of Healthcare
S2. Patient-Centered Care—Optimizing Care Pathways through Engagement and Outcome Measurement
S3. Connected Care—Leveraging Technology to Build an Integrated Care Ecosystem
S4. Clinical Data Management—Balancing Transparency with Innovation for Enhanced Care Quality
S5. Generative AI in Clinical Practice—Evidence-Based Evaluation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications.
The conference committee will review the submitted abstracts. All accepted abstracts will be available online in Open Access format on Sciforum.net during and after the conference. Following the conference, selected contributions will be invited for submission to the Healthcare journal (ISSN 2227-9032, Impact Factor: 2.4), with a 20% discount on the publication fee.
We look forward to your participation in this inspiring event.
Conference Chair:
Prof. Dr. Lorraine S. Evangelista
University of California Irvine, USA
Prof. Dr. Lorraine S. Evangelista
University of California Irvine, USA
Event Chair
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing,
University of California Irvine,
California, USA
Bio
Lorraine S. Evangelista recently joined the Louise Herrington School of Nursing at Baylor University. She is renowned for her work on biobehavioral, psychosocial, and biological factors influencing psychological well-being, functional health, symptom clusters, self-care behaviors, quality of life, and clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure. She has over 160 papers (H-index=58) and two book chapters and has garnered over $15 million in research funding from the National Institute of Health. She has received several recognitions, including being a fellow of both the American Heart Association and the American Association for Nursing (2010), Distinguished Alumni of the University of the Philippines College of Nursing (2010), Shannon Mentorship Award (2017), and Distinguished Research Lectureship Award from the Western Institute of Nurses (2021), Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Research Hall of Fame (2021), Katharine Lembright Award for a Distinguish Nurse Researcher (2022) and University of the Philippines International Nursing and Healthcare Forum, International Nurse Award (2022). In 2017, she completed a U.S. Fulbright scholarship in the Philippines to study Filipinos' lifestyle behaviors and risk factors in underserved communities. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare MDPI.
Lorraine S. Evangelista recently joined the Louise Herrington School of Nursing at Baylor University. She is renowned for her work on biobehavioral, psychosocial, and biological factors influencing psychological well-being, functional health, symptom clusters, self-care behaviors, quality of life, and clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure. She has over 160 papers (H-index=58) and two book chapters and has garnered over $15 million in research funding from the National Institute of Health. She has received several recognitions, including being a fellow of both the American Heart Association and the American Association for Nursing (2010), Distinguished Alumni of the University of the Philippines College of Nursing (2010), Shannon Mentorship Award (2017), and Distinguished Research Lectureship Award from the Western Institute of Nurses (2021), Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Research Hall of Fame (2021), Katharine Lembright Award for a Distinguish Nurse Researcher (2022) and University of the Philippines International Nursing and Healthcare Forum, International Nurse Award (2022). In 2017, she completed a U.S. Fulbright scholarship in the Philippines to study Filipinos' lifestyle behaviors and risk factors in underserved communities. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare MDPI.
Sessions
S2. Patient-Centered Care—Optimizing Care Pathways through Engagement and Outcome Measurement
S3. Connected Care—Leveraging Technology to Build an Integrated Care Ecosystem
S4. Clinical Data Management—Balancing Transparency with Innovation for Enhanced Care Quality
S5. Generative AI in Clinical Practice—Evidence-Based Evaluation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications
Registration
The registration for IOCH2026 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 20 March 2026.
Instructions for Authors
The 1st International Online Conference on Healthcare will accept abstracts only.
Procedure for Submission
IOCH2026 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
Important Deadline
Deadline for abstract submission: 26 November 2025.
Deadline for abstract acceptance notification: 26 December 2025.
Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 26 January 2026; You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
IOCH2026 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
Important Deadline
Deadline for abstract submission: 26 November 2025.
Deadline for abstract acceptance notification: 26 December 2025.
Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 26 January 2026; You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
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 once logged into the system. 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.
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 Preparation
The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. 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 Presentation
- Should include the title, authors, contact details and main research findings, as well as tables, figures and graphs where necessary.
- 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.
- 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. We will reach out to you closer to the dates of the conference with more information.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
It is the author's responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
Copyright
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Publication Opportunities
1. Healthcare Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a research article to the Special Issue, published in Healthcare (ISSN: 2227-9032, Impact Factor: 2.4), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. 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 research article to the Special Issue, published in Healthcare (ISSN: 2227-9032, Impact Factor: 2.4), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. 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.
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.
2. Proceeding Paper Publication
You are welcome to submit a proceeding paper (4-8 pages) to Medical Sciences Forum journal (ISSN: 2673-9992) after the conference. Publication of the proceedings will be free of charge. Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IOCH2026 conference paper in their cover letter. Please submit your manuscript from 26 March to 9 April 2026. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
You are welcome to submit a proceeding paper (4-8 pages) to Medical Sciences Forum journal (ISSN: 2673-9992) after the conference. Publication of the proceedings will be free of charge. Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IOCH2026 conference paper in their cover letter. Please submit your manuscript from 26 March to 9 April 2026. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
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Title.
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Full author names.
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Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses.
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Abstract.
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Keywords.
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Introduction.
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Methods.
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Results and Discussion.
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Conclusions.
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Acknowledgements.
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References.
Please click HERE to submit your proceeding paper to the Medical Sciences Forum.
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Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide 6 awards including Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award.
The Awards
Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award
Number of Awards Available: 6
The Best Oral Presentation Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference, with a particular emphasis on the most innovative investigations.
The Best Poster Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference, highlighting the most innovative investigations.
The Best Poster Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference, highlighting the most innovative investigations.
There will be 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. Sabine Tian
Ms. Jidapa Priewwongthong
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
Email: ioch2026@mdpi.com
