PBM2021 is a joint congress of the North American Association for Photobiomodulation Therapy (NAALT) and the World Association for Photobiomodulation Therapy (WALT). The theme for the conference is “Breakthroughs in Photobiomodulation 2021” with the subtitle “Scientific and Clinical Applications that are Improving Patient Outcomes”. The conference is anticipated to congregate global leaders in education, research, industry, and clinical practice and present a platform for collaboration, networking and sharing contemporary knowledge, cutting-edge research and state-of-the art clinical practice in the broad field of photobiomodulation. NAALT and WALT are both committed to validating photobiomodulation therapy as a treatment modality by promoting cutting-edge science, evidence-based clinical practice and technological innovations and breakthroughs. 

Submission Guidelines

Thank you very much for your interest in PBM 2021 conference. Please use the following guidelines to submit your abstract.

• Use this link to download the Abstract Submission Template. Follow all instructions within. Upload formatted abstract to link above.
• Please do not submit the same abstract to more than one session; abstracts submitted to more than one session will be rejected.
• The Abstract Review Committee will review the abstracts by June 1, 2021, the corresponding author of each abstract will be notified by June 15, 2021 of the acceptance of the abstract either as a poster presentation or a podium presentation.
• By submitting a paper, you are confirming the commitment of the first author (either yourself or the first author if you are submitting on another individual’s behalf) to deliver the presentation in person at the PBM 2021 congress should it be accepted, as well as such commitments for all presenters included in your session. If the primary author is unable to attend the conference and has made arrangements for someone else to present the paper or poster, that person must register for the conference and pay the applicable registration fee.

ALL PRESENTERS ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE AND TO PAY THE APPLICABLE REGISTRATION FEE NO LATER THAN JULY 1, 2021.

Contact us at: (sciencecommittee@naalt.org.) for any questions. Thanks.

List of Topics

Photobiomodulation: Basic Science and Clinical Research

Plenary Sessions 

• Taking PBM into Mainstream Medicine
• PBM and Pain Management with a view on the opioid crisis
• PBM Mechanisms

Breakout Sessions

• Musculoskeletal, Pain Management 
• Sports, Emergency & Industrial Medicine 
• Neuromodulation and Repair
• Wound Healing and Dermatology
• Dental PBM
• Veterinary Medicine
• Opthamology
• Antiviral, Antimicrobial and COVID-19 Therapies
• PBM in Cancer Supportive Care Applications 
• Technology and PBM Delivery Systems

Scientific Committee

• Terry Baker, MD, MS
• John C. Castel, PhD.
• Rene-Jean Bensadoun, MD, MSc, HRD
• Chukuka S. Enwemeka, PhD., FACSM
• James Carroll, Founder and CEO at Thor Photomedicine Ltd
• Praveen Arany, PhD., DDS
• Violet Bumah, PhD.
• Don Patthoff, DDS
• Rodrigo Lopes Martins, PhD. 
• Reza Fekrazad, PhD.
• Nick Wise, DC
• Nicolette Houreld, PhD.
• Dawn Castel, BS, PT

Invited Speakers

• Speaker 1: TBA
• Speaker 2: TBA
• Speaker 3: TBA

Venue

Virtual Summit

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to (sciencecommittee@naalt.org.)