Message from the President

We apologize that the date of this year's conference overlaps with the dates of Rosh Hashanah. We were not aware of this at the time of booking the Banff Centre while keeping in mind constraints of other similar conference dates, availability of the Banff Centre, Canadian Thanksgiving, and our window of weather opportunity. This was an egregious oversight on our part, but unfortunately too late to correct once we were made aware last October. I personally feel terrible about this and issue a heartfelt apology to all who are affected, as it is a priority of SIO to recognize and accommodate the religious and cultural holidays of our diverse group of members.

Linda E. Carlson, Ph.D., R.Psych.
President, Society for Integrative Oncology

SIO’s 20th International Conference will present an exceptional opportunity to learn about the past, present and future of integrative oncology as well as us celebrate our 20th year. The 2023 theme is “Integrative Oncology as Standard of Care: The Time is Now.”

The conference features include keynote, plenary and concurrent sessions, as well as workshops highlighting the latest clinical, research and methodological issues, and offers opportunities to learn about integrative modalities. We will offer a virtual attendance option again this year with limited streamed sessions. We appreciate your understanding.

For more information about SIO or to join the Society, please visit our full website at www.integrativeonc.org!

About Us

What Is SIO?
Founded in 2003, SIO is the premier multi-disciplinary professional organization for integrative oncology. A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, SIO enables communication, education, and research to occur by bringing together practitioners from multiple disciplines focused on the care of cancer patients and survivors.

Mission: The mission of the Society for Integrative Oncology is to advance evidence-based, comprehensive integrative healthcare to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.

SIO has consistently encouraged rigorous scientific evaluation of both pre-clinical and clinical science, while advocating for the transformation of oncology care to integrate evidence-based complementary approaches. The vision of SIO is to have research inform the true integration of complementary modalities into oncology care, so that evidence-based complementary care is accessible and part of standard cancer care for all patients across the cancer continuum. As an interdisciplinary and interprofessional society, SIO is uniquely poised to lead the "bench to bedside" efforts in integrative cancer care.

Who Is SIO?
Members share the common goals of excellent comprehensive patient care, enhancement of anti-cancer therapy, supportive care and prevention of cancer. SIO members are part of a unique multidisciplinary community of oncologists, nurses, psychologists, social workers, nutritionists, complementary therapy practitioners, naturopathic doctors, herbalists, acupuncturists, yoga therapists, massage therapists, and many other health care practitioners. Members include people with cancer, patient advocates, students, trainees, and those who work in academic and health care institutions, small businesses, and corporations.