Obesity Medicine 2026
Call for Abstracts
San Diego, CO | April 2026
Present your work as a poster in the Innovation Hall at Obesity Medicine 2026 and connect with 1500+ clinicians, researchers, and industry leaders.
Key Dates
November 6, 2025: Submissions Open
December 15, 2025: [11:59 pm MT] Submission Deadline
January 2026: Late-breaking submission window
March 10, 2026: Acceptance notification
April 9-11, 2026: Poster Presentations at Obesity Medicine 2026 (At least one author from the accepted abstract is required to attend poster presentations in the Innovation Hall 4/9-11.)
What You Can Submit
Eligible submission types:
- Original research
- Post-hoc analyses of prior research
- Quality improvement projects
- Case reports
Submission tracks:
- Nutrition Therapy
- Physical Activity
- Behavioral Modification
- Medical Interventions
- Other (e.g., epidemiology, social determinants of health, adiposity-related diseases, practice management)
Encore policy:
- Encore abstracts presented elsewhere are eligible if presented within 10 months of April 8, 2026; abstracts previously presented at OMA are not eligible
Submission limits:
- Up to 3 abstracts per submitter
- Title limit: ≤ 75 characters
- Abstract body: ≤ 500 words
Submission Fee & Conference Registration
Submission Fee (per abstract): $75 (OMA Members) | $125 (Non-members). Non-refundable.
Presenter registration: At least one presenter of an accepted abstract must register to attend Obesity Medicine 2026. Registration prices start at $455 for the Innovation Hall Only. Preconference-only registration is excluded.
No honoraria, complimentary registration, or expense reimbursements.
If Your Abstract is Accepted
Poster hall schedule (local onsite times):
- Thursday, April 9, 2026: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Setup | 5:00 - 7:00 pm Opening Reception and Poster Viewing
- Friday, April 10, 2026: 7:00 am - 4:10 pm Poster Viewing Open
- Saturday, April 11, 2026: 7:00 am - 1:50 pm Poster Viewing Open | 2:00 - 4:00 pm Remove Posters
If your abstract is accepted, you will receive an email with details on how to access the Poster Harvester platform to generate a QR code for your poster and upload your digital poster file. You will also be able to add audio to your poster. Attendees will hear the audio when they view the poster through the conference app, and it creates a more personal and engaging experience.
If authors wish to submit an abstract summary of science along with simultaneous publication in Obesity Pillars® (the journal of the OMA), then the authors should contact the Obesity Pillars® editor-in-chief at least 2 - 3 months prior to the potential abstract presentation.
Refer to the Abstract Submission Guide for more information.