Main Award Categories
Selection based on weighted scoring: 70% previous technical score + 30% in-person presentation
🏆 Best Scientific Research Award
Eligibility: Top 10 submissions with highest technical score (announced by October 14)
Evaluation:
- Previous technical score: 70%
- In-person oral presentation: 30%
🏆 Best Clinical Case Report Award
Eligibility: Top 5 case report submissions with highest technical score (announced by October 14)
Evaluation:
- Previous technical score: 70%
- In-person oral presentation: 30%
🏆 Best Poster Award
Eligibility: All posters
Evaluation:
- Scientific content (previous evaluation): 70%
- Design and communication (in-person): 30%
🏆 Best Experience Report Award (IdeiaSUS Fiocruz Award)
Eligibility: All experience reports
Evaluation: Direct nomination by Fiocruz curating team based on:
- Relevance to public health
- Originality
- Impact assessment
Special Categories (Honorable Mentions)
Selection Method: Popular vote by congress attendees through the official conference application
Voting: Each attendee may nominate one work per category
Note: Clinical case reports are NOT eligible for special categories
💡 Innovation
Recognition for: Originality and practical applicability
Key Question: “Does the innovation demonstrate clear originality and practical value that justify this award?”
🤝 Level of Integration (TCM + Conventional Care)
Recognition for: Outstanding integration between TCIM and biomedicine
Key Question: “Does this work present an integration model that may serve as a benchmark for best practice?”
📚 Education and Training
Recognition for: Exceptional pedagogical value and professional development
Key Question: “Does this work’s educational contribution have potential to significantly enhance learning, training or competency?”
🌍 Community Engagement and Social Impact
Recognition for: Meaningful community collaboration and demonstrable benefits
Key Question: “Is the scale of this work’s social impact sufficiently compelling to merit this award?”
🌿 Valuing Traditional Knowledge
Recognition for: Recognition, preservation and application of traditional knowledge
Key Question: “Does this work’s approach to engaging and valuing traditional knowledge set an exemplary standard?”
🌱 Sustainability and Planetary Health
Recognition for: Contributions advancing sustainability in health
Key Question: “Is this work’s contribution to sustainability and planetary health substantial and forward-looking enough?”
