2024 Health & Wellness Conferences

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Below is a list of conferences with topics relating to cancer survivorship
followed by a separate section featuring events focusing on health and well-being.
Unless noted as free, these events may have an associated fee to attend and most require prior registration.

This list will continue to be updated throughout the year as conferences announce
their dates for 2024, so check back for added events.

 

Coming Up

Thriving Together: 2024 Annual Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer - Living Beyond Breast Cancer (lbbc.org)
April 19-21, 2024
Virtual & In-Person at The Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing 201 South Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19106

”Our Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer has been providing people living with metastatic breast cancer and their families with a dedicated space to gather trusted information and a community of support for 18 years.”

 
 
 

Cancer Related Conferences

 

2024 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
In-Person Regional Conference dates

Free Events

Northern California
Feb. 3, In-Person
Hyatt San Francisco

Tri-State
March 9, In-Person

New York City Marriott Marquis

Southern California
March 23
Marriott Anaheim

Rocky Mountain
April 6
Hyatt Aurora-Denver

Texas
May 18
Westin Galleria Dallas

Educated Patient® Updates in Metastatic Breast Cancer (Free) - Cure Magazine
January 24, 2024 4:30-6:30pm CT
In Person Event - Dallas, TX - Hilton Anatole
”CURE® is pleased to present the expertise and insight of one of the leading physicians in the field of breast cancer. Join us for a comprehensive educational session on metastatic breast cancer (ESR1 mutation).”

AIM at Melanoma Foundation San Diego Patient Symposium (Free)
Date: Saturday – February 17, 2024

Time: 12:00 PM (ET)| 11:00 AM (CT) | 10:00 AM (MT) | 9:00 AM (PT)
Format: Presented both virtually and in-person; Registration required for both formats, please register below
Symposium Location: Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, Goldberg Auditorium 2nd Floor, 3855 Health Sciences Dr, San Diego, CA
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- "AIM’s Living With Melanoma Symposiums are an opportunity for patients and caregivers to learn about melanoma from medical professionals and fellow patients, caregivers, and survivors. These events are FREE and open to all.”

16th Annual Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Cancer Therapies Conference
The Annie Appleseed Project

Feb 22-24, 2024
West Palm Beach, FL - Embassy Suites Hotel

WHO SHOULD ATTEND - People with cancer as well as anyone else interested in complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) and natural therapies from a patient’s perspective.

Educated Patient® Updates in Metastatic Breast Cancer (Free) - Cure Magazine
February 27, 2024 4:30-6:30pm
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 
”CURE® is pleased to present the expertise and insight of one of the leading physicians in the field of breast cancer. Join us for a comprehensive educational session on metastatic breast cancer (ESR1 mutation).”

2024 Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) Spring Bladder Cancer Summit for Patients and Families (Free)
March 8 & 9, 2024
In-Person at Marriott Seattle Airport Hotel
Registration Required
"... 2024 Spring Summit will give you and your family tools to manage the journey from diagnosis, through treatment, and on to surveillance and survivorship."

Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit (Free) - Cure Magazine
March 9, 2024 - 10:00am ET
Hybrid Event (In-Person at Fontainebleau Miami Beach & Online)
"With the help of our Strategic Alliance Partners, CURE® brings you the latest in cancer updates, research & education."

YSC (Young Survival Coalition) National Summit for young women with Breast Cancer - Hosted by non-profit, Young Survival Coalition
March 15-17, 2024
Las Vegas
"The YSC Summit is a 3-day conference brimming with the most current, evidence-based info to help you make decisions about your whole-body wellness."

AIM at Melanoma Foundation Pittsburgh Patient Symposium (Free)
Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024

Time: 8:00 AM (ET)| 7:00 AM (CT) | 6:00 AM (MT) | 5:00 AM (PT)
Format: Presented both virtually and in-person; Registration required for both formats; please register below
Symposium Location: The Herberman Conference Center 
WHO SHOULD ATTEND - "AIM’s Living With Melanoma Symposiums are an opportunity for patients and caregivers to learn about melanoma from medical professionals and fellow patients, caregivers, and survivors. These events are FREE and open to all.”

Cancer and Careers’ 11th annual Midwest Conference on Work & Cancer (Free)
Friday, March 22, 2024 - Online via Zoom
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central Time

"This free, daylong is open to patients, survivors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, advocates, employers, HR professionals and more to explore the complexities of balancing treatment and recovery with employment."

2023 Survivorship Conference - University of Minnesota, Masonic Cancer Center
April 13, 2024, 8:00 AM - 2:00pm
Hybrid Event (In person at McNamara Alumni Center & Online)

"This free educational conference will focus on questions and issues patients, survivors, and their families often face during and after cancer treatment…"

Thriving Together: 2024 Annual Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer - Living Beyond Breast Cancer (lbbc.org)
April 19-21, 2024
Virtual & In-Person at The Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing 201 South Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19106

”Our Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer has been providing people living with metastatic breast cancer and their families with a dedicated space to gather trusted information and a community of support for 18 years.”

Pierce County Cancer Survivorship Conference
June 5, 2024
Save the date, more info to come!

National Conference on Work & Cancer (Free) - Cancer and Careers (CancerandCareers.org)
June 21, 2024 - Zoom Webinar, Program 8:45 AM-5:00 PM Eastern Time

WHO SHOULD ATTEND - This free, daylong event brings together patients, survivors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, advocates, employers/HR, advocates and others touched by cancer to explore the complexities of balancing treatment and recovery with employment.

CancerCon Live - Presented by StupidCancer.org
For adolescents and young adults - In-Person Event
August 15-18, 2024 Austin, TX

"CancerCon is THE gathering for the adolescent and young adult cancer community. Each year, we bring together hundreds of patients, survivors, advocates and health professionals to learn, share, and build community."

Health & Wellness Conferences

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Yoga Expo Los Angeles - TheYogaExpo.org
January 20, 2024
Pasadena Convention Center
10am - 6pm
“THE YOGA EXPO is a yoga-inspired conference and exhibition, offering a wide array of yoga classes and philosophy for beginners to advanced yogis, holistic health, wellness, sustainability, green technologies; including a forward thinking marketplace from small businesses to national brands. Our intention is to create a space for enrichment, build self-awareness, self-discovery and positive socialization.”

The Best Year of Your Life - Presented by Wisdom for Life
Free Online Summit, Registration required
January 9-18, 2024 10 days and 70 Presenters
Design the life you want, and create daily practices that will support you in reaching your goals and fulfilling your dreams

Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives -  A joint initiative between The Culinary Institute of America and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 
February 7-9, 2024 Napa, CA (Currently Sold out)
"One goal of this conference is to transform attendees into advocates and role models for healthy food and lifestyle choices." Attendees will hear the latest in nutrition science as well as experience kitchen demonstrations plus hands-on sessions by chefs from The Culinary Institute of America.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND - Physicians, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists, Nurses, and other Healthcare Professionals, as well as Nutrition and wellness educators and consultants.

7th Annual Sung Symposium: Sleep for Well-being - George Washington University Office of Integrative Medicine and Health
Online - Friday, March 8, 2024 | 1 - 5pm ET
The 2024 Sung Symposium explores how sleep affects whole health—and how well-being affects sleep.

Yoga Expo South Florida - TheYogaExpo.org
March 9, 2024, 10am - 6pm
Broward Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL
“THE YOGA EXPO is a yoga-inspired conference and exhibition, offering a wide array of yoga classes and philosophy for beginners to advanced yogis, holistic health, wellness, sustainability, green technologies; including a forward thinking marketplace from small businesses to national brands. Our intention is to create a space for enrichment, build self-awareness, self-discovery and positive socialization.”

Global Plant-Forward Culinary Summit - The Culinary Institute of America
April 16-18, 2024
CIA at Copia facility in downtown Napa, CA

"The summit will be wall-to-wall cooking demos and culinary strategy discussion—all based on the evidence-based framework of optimal innovation embodied in the 24 Principles of Healthy, Sustainable Menus of the CIA-Harvard Chan School Menus of Change Initiative."
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Food Service Professionals and Culinary Educators

Wisdom 2.0 Conference
In-person Event April 24-26, 2024
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103
"Wisdom 2.0 is the premier conferencing for those interested in mindfulness and well-being.”

UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute’s 22nd Annual Women’s Wellness Day
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 7:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Livestream Virtual Option & In-Person at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach, CA

Balboa Bay Resort, 1221 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach, CA 92663
"... an inspiring day full of thought-provoking and informative speakers who share tools designed to empower attendees and enhance their personal wellbeing. Leading researchers and healthcare professionals will offer clear guidance to help you stay the course for your whole-person health journey."

13th Annual Midwest Women's Herbal Conference
May 24-26, 2024 • Almond, WI

"This spring, join us for a nourishing gathering of the feminine with acclaimed herbalists and speakers, pre-conference immersions, incredible workshops, plant walks, and topics including holistic immune support, storytelling, herbal traditions from around the world, wise woman ways, and much much more!"

Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference - The Plantrician Project
Sept. 20-23, 2024, In-Person & Virtual
In Person conference at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa, Palm Desert, CA

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: health practitioners: physician assistants, nurse practitioners, hospital executive chefs, health coaches, registered dietitians—those dedicated to empowering patients and clients with the ultimate Rx: a whole food, plant-based dietary protocol.