JBI ignites methodological innovation

In September 2026, Adelaide will become the epicentre of methodological innovation. 

On 24 and 25 September, JBI will host JBI iGNITE 2026, a two-day symposium dedicated to evidence-based healthcare (EBHC) methodological innovation at the National Wine Centre of Australia.

The vast scale of global evidence challenges, from AI and big data to multidisciplinary collaboration, demands discussion and disciplined reflection. Over two focused days, plenaries and rapid-fire methodology sessions will examine emerging challenges and evolving approaches in evidence synthesis, transfer, implementation and policy-relevant inquiry. Plenary speakers include international innovators from the World Health Organization and Cochrane.

The symposium’s format is intentionally streamlined. Every delegate is able to participate in all sessions, fostering a shared vocabulary, collective focus and sustained engagement with the questions that truly matter in evidence methodology today, and into the future. 

“With all sessions shared by all delegates, the symposium prioritises coherence, depth and sustained engagement with the core issues shaping the future of EBHC methodology”, said Prof Zoe Jordan

This is what sets JBI iGNITE apart. Designed as a single-track program without concurrent streams, the tightly focused two-day symposium offers depth without distraction. It is a deliberate departure from the fragmentation that often characterises large global meetings. For delegates, this means more opportunity for deep listening, shared insight and clearer takeaway ideas to carry into research, teaching, policy and practice.

JBI iGNITE is designed for those committed to advancing, or keeping-up-to-date with, innovation in methodologies relating to evidence-based healthcare. Registrations are open and places are limited by design.

JBI invites researchers, students, clinicians and methodologists to contribute to JBI iGNITE through a call for posters. 

Accepted posters are given a visible place in the program, including dedicated time for discussion and exchange among peers through a scheduled ‘Pinot and Poster Walk’. Abstract submissions for posters close 26 April.

For a program that brings methodological clarity to a complex world, and a setting that supports focused, shared intellectual engagement, JBI iGNITE 2026 is poised to be a 

gathering of innovative minds, sharing knowledge and experiences to advance methodologies for synthesis, transfer and implementation for better evidence, better outcomes, and a brighter future, for everyone.