The 26th International Conference on Integrated Care (ICIC26) in partnership with the International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) and the University of Birmingham will take place on 13-15 April 2026. With the overarching theme ‘Integrated Care for all: Promoting Health and Wellbeing Through Diversity’, the conference will bring together researchers, practitioners, people with lived experience, clinicians, and managers from the UK and around the world who are engaged in the design and delivery of integrated health and social care.

The conference is particularly organised around the following themes:

1. Improved Outcomes through Community-Based Care
2. Enhanced Value-Based on Prevention and Technology
3. Reduced Inequalities with Social & Economic Development
4. Strengthened Workforce by Growing Capacity, Skills & Inclusivity

Call for Papers Open Until Friday, 17 October!

The scientific committee for this conference has been established from a broad range of international experts who are leading in the field of Integrated Care. They are accepting paper submissions on research, policy, practice or education and specifically related to the Conference Themes and the 9 Pillars of Integrated Care until Friday, 17 October 2025. The full abstract should be limited to 500 words. All accepted abstracts will be published in the International Journal for Integrated Care (Impact factor 2.60).

Each abstract submitter is asked to choose one of the 9 Pillars that their paper is most relevant to, understanding that there will be overlap. This system will enable the programme committee and Abstract Assessment Group to group papers together in a way that works best for delegates to navigate the programme and maximize the learning opportunities.

Abstract Guidelines available here.

Submit an abstract

Conference links

The URL for the conference website is:

www.integratedcarefoundation.org/ICIC26 (please hyperlink this url to any logos you use)

***Please also note that we are accepting abstracts in English and Spanish***