SaTA takes part annually in the Integrative & Personalised Medicine Conference, running a workshop “An introduction to research in integrative medicine”.  The conference is the UK’s leading event focusing on integrative medicine, personalised medicine, lifestyle medicine and functional medicine.  

The SaTA workshop covers searching for evidence, critical appraisal, research designs for TCIM practitioners and publication and dissemination.

For more information on the Integrative & Personalised Medicine conference, visit ipmcongress.com.

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Firstly we enjoyed a keynote speech from professor Nicola Robinson (pictured), followed by three oral presentation sessions and a poster session. We also had an update on development at SaTA. Professor Robinson talked about her long and illustrious career, which involved a wide range of collaborations and flagged the importance of making those connections and not being afraid to contact people and ask for help.

The standard of the research presented was exceptional and the trustees judging the best oral and poster prize had a really tough job. The winner of the poster prize was Lesley Ward from Northumbria University who presented the Gentle Years Yoga trial, and the winner of the best oral presentation was Nick Lowe with an analysis of the clinical registry and case report data for the clinical outcomes of acupuncture.

The abstracts for the work presented, and some of the presentations, are available on the SaTA website
We had some great discussions in the Q&A sessions around various topics. Some of my personal highlights included talking about how research and interventions can be tailored to particular populations, for example Anna Cheshire who talked about people living with Long Covid, or Lesley’s work on yoga and how to make this appealing to older people. We talked about the importance of including people with lived experience in our research. Another interesting discussion was around the importance of publishing negative studies. A number of different presentations highlighted the value of including qualitative research methods into trials, where they can help to explain findings and what challenges were faced in the trial. We also talked about the role that health economics can play, even in small studies not just randomised control trials.

There was some discussion around the challenges of being a practitioner researcher, and this was flagged as an area which maybe needs some more research done on it. An interesting suggestion was to collect routine patient data and then take it to a university who you want to collaborate with – coming with a ready-made data set can really boost your chances of finding a collaborator.

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The conference showcases UK TCIM (traditional, complementary and integrative medicine) research, especially from PhD, postgrad, and early career researchers.  The focus this year was on collaborating and connecting in TCIM research.

The keynote speaker was Prof Nicola Robinson, talking about “Developing collaborative research opportunities – is research collaboration worthwhile?”

It included a mix of poster and oral presentations, a keynote speaker and plenty of opportunities for networking. The conference aims to be very inclusive and friendly.

Timetable for the conference: SaTA Conference 2025 Timetable.docx (1)

Abstract booklet: SaTA Annual Conference 2025 Abstracts (2)

Slides of presentations/posters: Presentations

The conference is sponsored by EBA

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It included a mix of poster and oral presentations, a keynote speaker and plenty of opportunities for networking. The conference aims to be very inclusive and friendly.

Important information about the conference

The timetable is available here: SaTA Conference 2024 Timetable.docx
The list of accepted abstracts is available here SaTA 2024 Conf Abstract booklet.docx
The PDFs of the posters are available here: SaTA Conference 2024 Posters
The PDFs of the oral presentations are here: https://sata.org.uk/rccm-2024-conference-orals/

SaTA Annual Conference Prize Winners 2024
Hear about the prize-winning projects from this year’s conference. Charlotte Grey talks about integrative medicine in end-of-life care, Emma Treby talks about using solution-focussed hypnotherapy with the police force, and Jennifer D’Aubyn talks about her systematic review on nutritional interventions for long Covid.

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