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Call for Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Submissions for 2027 Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions

By 5 August 2026No Comments

The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) is now accepting abstract submissions for the 2027 Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Atlanta, GA, from April 14-17, 2027!

This year’s theme, “Partnerships that Produce: Real-World Applications of Our Science,” spotlights the collaborations driving behavioral medicine forward. Sustained collaborations are vitally important to conducting implementation science projects, community-based participatory research, and studies addressing social determinants of health. Technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning are another growing area requiring cross-specialty partnerships.

Why submit?

  • Share your experience and inspire the field
  •  Showcase innovative research and leadership
  •  Connect with peers across industry and academia
  •  Choose from 31+ topic areas — cancer, diabetes, digital health, climate change, and more

Whether it’s a poster, paper, symposium, or panel, SBM’s multidisciplinary platform is where your work makes an impact.

Submit your abstract today and help shape the future of behavioral medicine.

Submission Deadline: Wednesday September 2, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Link to Submissions Portal: https://sbm.secure-platform.com/site/solicitations/102004/home

Link to More Information on Abstracts: https://www.sbm.org/events/annual-meeting/program/abstracts

Link to Annual Meeting Page: https://www.sbm.org/events/annual-meeting

Rebecca Hodder

Rebecca K. Hodder, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing at the University of Newcastle, and Deputy Director of the Hunter Medical Research Institute Population Health Research program in Australia. Dr. Hodder’s program of research broadly focuses on programs to improve child and adolescent health and wellbeing, and living evidence synthesis methods to accelerate research to policy and practice translation.