Symposium

The European Initiative for Exercise is Medicine

Where exercise science meets medicine and health promotion

exerciseismedicine.eu – A Global Health Initiative 6th annual meeting

Portugal

Lisbon

September

15th — 16th

Venue Pavilhão do Conhecimento

Portugal
Lisbon

September
15th — 16th

VenuePavilhão do Conhecimento

Program

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Day 1

15th
September

Day 2

16th
September

10:00
Opening Session

Luís B. Sardinha
teste bio
Professor of Exercise Prescription at the Faculty of Human Movement (FMH), University of Lisbon. Currently is the director of the Exercise and Health Laboratory, coordinator of the research centre from the FMH, the Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance and president of the department of Sports and Health.

Luís B. Sardinha

Portuguese Initiative for Exercise is Medicine

Jürgen Steinacker
teste bio
The European Initiative for Exercise in Medicine is committed to physical activity as integral part of all healthcare. The importance of exercise and physical activity for health and in the prevention and treatment of many chronic diseases has been evaluated in many scientific studies in Europe, but should be addressed in health care settings. Physical activity and exercise should be a standard part of a European disease prevention and treatment medical paradigm.

Jürgen Steinacker

European Initiative for Exercise is Medicine

Francisco George

Francisco George

Directorate-General of Health

10:30 - 14:00 Session 1

Exercise and Health Foundations
Domingos Henrique

Chair

Domingos Henrique

José Soares

Chair

José Soares

Keynotes
Jorge Ruas
teste bio
Associate professor of Molecular Physiology at Karolinska Institutet.
His talk “Molecular mediators of the effects of exercise: from metabolism to mental health” will focus on the mechanisms that mediate skeletal muscle adaptation to exercise training, and their local and systemic consequences. In this context, particular attention will be given to PGC-1alpha transcriptional coactivators and their role in muscle physiology. The talk will include examples of how exercised or sedentary skeletal muscle can crosstalk with other organs, and how it can affect individual health and disease.

10:30 - 11:00

Molecular mediators of the effects of exercise: from metabolism to mental health

Jorge Ruas, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, SE

 

11:00 — 11:30

Coffee break
Matthew Robinson
teste bio
Dr. Robinson is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Oregon State University in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences. He is co-director of the Translational Metabolism Research Laboratory that investigates the develop of chronic disease with obesity and protective effects of exercise, with a focus on skeletal muscle metabolism.
His talk “Translational regulation of metabolic adaptations to exercise with aging” will include a recently published study investigating the effects of different exercise modalities on adaptations to exercise in young and older adults. He will discuss evidence that skeletal muscle adaptations, particularly of mitochondria, are regulated at the level of protein translation.

11:30 - 12:00

Translational regulation of metabolic adaptations to exercise with aging

Matthew Robinson, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, Oregon State University, USA

Jesper Frank Christensen
teste bio
Senior Researcher with the Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism /Centre for Physical Activity Research (CIM/CFAS) at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital. He is leading the CIM/CFAS Cancer Group’s clinical research program.
His talk “Anti-cancer effects of physical exercise: biological mechanisms and implications for clinical practice” comprises a topical overview of the exercise-oncology field including novel findings from pre-clinical investigations into the molecular mechanisms linking exercise behaviour to cancer prognosis with translational perspectives to clinical oncology practice.

12:00 - 12:30

Anti-cancer effects of physical exercise: biological mechanisms and implications for clinical practice

Jesper Frank Christensen, Centre for Inflammation and Metabolism, Centre for Physical Activity Research, DK

 

12:30 — 14:00

Lunch break

14:00 - 16:15 Session 2

Physical Activity Epidemiology and Public Health
Fátima Baptista

Chair

Fátima Baptista

Jorge Mota

Chair

Jorge Mota

Luís B. Sardinha
teste bio
Professor of Exercise Prescription at the Faculty of Human Movement (FMH), University of Lisbon. Currently is the director of the Exercise and Health Laboratory, coordinator of the research centre from the FMH, the Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance and president of the department of Sports and Health.

14:00 - 14:15

Physical activity and sedentary behavior measurement and surveillance systems

Luís B. Sardinha, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, PT

David Vale
teste bio
Assistant professor of Geography, Mobility and Urban Planning at the Faculty of Achitecture, University of Lisbon. Develops research on the relationship between the built environment, accessibility and active travel (walking and cycling).
His talk “A roadmap for walking and cycling in and around modern cities” will provide an overview of the role of the built environment in the promotion of walking and cycling, and the types of strategies needed to implement an active city, in which the pedestrian has priority.

14:15 - 14:30

A roadmap for walking and cycling in and around modern cities

David Vale, Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon, PT

Pedro Júdice
teste bio
Post Doctoral position at the Faculty of Human Movement (FMH), University of Lisbon. Professor at the Faculty of Sport, Universidade Lusófona. He holds a PhD in Physical Activity and Health. His research area of interest is the patterns of sedentary behavior and its effects on health outcomes being presently involved in several intervention programs both National and Internationally. His talk "Prolonged sitting, breaks, and health" will provide an overview of the physiological impact of interrupting sedentary behavior considering distinct domains, based on the most recent data from his research group and others.

14:30 - 14:45

Prolonged sitting, breaks, and health

Pedro Júdice, CIPER - Interdisciplinary Center for Human Performance, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisboa, PT

Keynote
Willem Van Mechelen

14:45 - 15:15

Benefits and risks of sports and physical activity: a public health perspective

Willem Van Mechelen, Occupational and Sports Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, NL

 

15:15 — 15:45

Discussion
 

15:45 — 16:15

Coffee break

16:15 - 18:00 Session 3

Exercise Physiology, Medicine & Health
Helena Santa-Clara

Chair

Helena Santa-Clara

José Alberto Duarte

Chair

José Alberto Duarte

José Oliveira
teste bio
Associate Professor professor at the Faculty of Sport, University of Porto (FADEUP). He is the President of the Scientific Board of FADEUP and Director of the PhD Program in Physical Activity and Health.
His talk “Physical activity, exercise, sedentary behaviors, and fitness: What do you mean?” will provide an overview of concepts underlying the terminology related with human skeletal muscle recruitment in day-to-day life, and in different contexts, as well as theirr relationships with health outcomes.

16:15 - 16:30

Physical activity, exercise, sedentary behaviors, and fitness: What do you mean?

José Oliveira, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, PT

Rita Tomás
teste bio
Sports Medicine and Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine physician at Clínica CUF Alvalade, Lisbon. Team physician at Health and Performance Unit, Portuguese Football Federation. She currently is the adjunct director of the National Physical Activity Promotion Program (PNPAF), at the Portuguese Health Ministry (at DGS). She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Society of Sports Medicine and an adjunct professor at the Lisbon School of Health Technology, at the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon.
Marcos Agostinho
teste bio
Primary Care Physician with a Postgraduate Diploma in Sport and Exercise Medicine where he divides his week among clinical duties in Family Medicine, General Practice and Sport & Exercise Medicine in the region of Torres Vedras, Portugal. He is currently Deputy Editor of The British Medical Journal (BMJ) Open Sport & Exercise Medicine journal and Senior Associate Editor of The British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM). He is a team member of the Portuguese National Physical Activity Promotion Program (PNPAF), at the Portuguese Health Ministry (at DGS).

16:30 - 16:45

The Physician's role in promoting physical activity

Rita Tomás, Portuguese Physical Activity Promotion Program, Directorate-General of Health; Clínica CUF Alvalade, PT
Marcos Agostinho, Santa Cruz Family Health Unit (USF) - ARS Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, PT

Rita Santos Rocha
teste bio
Associate Professor of Exercise Testing and Prescription, and Public Health and Physical Activity at the Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior (ESDRM) - Polytechnic Institute of Santarém. Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance (CIPER), Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMH), University of Lisbon. Member of the Professional Standards Committee of EuropeActive (former European Health and Fitness Association). Her talk will explore the definition, competencies, and roles of the reference professional in the area of physical activity, exercise and health: the exercise physiologist.

16:45 - 17:00

Exercise Physiologists or personal trainers: Who are you?

Rita Santos Rocha, School of Sports, Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, PT

Keynote
Jonathon Fowles
teste bio
Full professor and exercise physiologist in the School of Kinesiology, Clifford Shand Chair and Director of the Centre of Lifestyle Studies at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the current Chair of Exercise is Medicine Canada’s National Advisory Council and was the past Chair of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Professional Standards Committee.
His talk “The professional field of Exercise Physiology in Canada” will provide an overview of where exercise physiology fits in Canadian health care and community health promotion programming and identify how ‘Exercise is Medicine’ can help facilitate greater multi-disciplinary practice to support exercise professional recognition and collaboration in health care and community settings.

17:00 - 17:30

The professional field of Exercise Physiology in Canada

Jonathon Fowles, School of Kinesiology, Acadia University, CA

 

17:30 — 18:00

Discussion

09:30 - 11:45 Session 4

Exercise Counselling and Prescription
Andreia Jorge Silva

Chair

Andreia Jorge Silva

J.L.Themudo Barata

Chair

J.L.Themudo Barata

Marlene Nunes Silva
teste bio
Research Associate at the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Human Kinetics, and guest Professor at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Lusófona University, Lisbon. She is currently the national coordinator of the European Project EuroFIT (FP7). In the past she participated in several intervention research projects, linked to lifestyle behavioural-change and in the training of health professionals. She is also board member of the Portuguese National Physical Activity Promotion Program (PNPAF), at the Portuguese Health Ministry (at DGS).
Her talk “Behavior modification in primary health care: the road less travelled” will provide an overview on how the science of behaviour change should inform the implementation of physical activity (PA) assessment and promotion into primary health care, increasing the use and quality of PA counselling. Examples linked to behaviour change distinctive elements that should inform interventions, major research networks, frameworks and tools will be provided, alongside with an update on evidence. Factors associated with improved effectiveness, and guidelines on PA promotion in Primary Care, will be discussed.
Alexandre Marques
teste bio
Assistant professor of Physical Exercise Prescription and Integrated Unit of Pathology and Medical Therapy at the Faculty of Medicine (FMUC), University of Coimbra. Researcher in the Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (IBILI) - University of Coimbra, member of the research group NEURO 8: New Targets & Therapeutics for Chronic Diseases. Sports and Exercise Physician in the Injury Prevention and Performance Unit, Clínica do Dragão, Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre - FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence.
His lecture, integrated in the “Behaviour modification in primary health care: the road less travelled” table, will provide an overview on how the science of behaviour change should inform the implementation of physical activity (PA) assessment and promotion into primary health care, increasing the use and quality of PA counselling. Examples linked to behaviour change, inform interventions, major research networks, frameworks and practical tips will be provided. Factors associated with improved effectiveness, and guidelines on PA promotion in Primary Health Care, will be discussed.

09:30 - 10:00

Behavior modification in primary health care: The road less travelled

Marlene Nunes Silva, CIPER - Interdisciplinary Center for Human Performance, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisboa, PT
Alexandre Marques, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, PT

Romeu Mendes
teste bio
Public Health Medical Doctor at the Northern Region Health Administration (ACES Douro I - Marão e Douro Norte), Researcher at the ISPUP - Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto, and Lecturer at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. He is the current Coordinator of the Portuguese Intersectoral Commission for the Promotion of Physical Activity (Ministry of Health) and Deputy Director of the Portuguese National Physical Activity Promotion Program (Directorate-General of Health). His lecture “Physical activity technology: Which is fit for use?” will provide an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the use of smartphone Apps and wearable technologies such as fitness bracelets and smartwatches for the promotion of physical activity, supported by the latest scientific evidence.

10:00 - 10:15

Physical activity technology which is fit for use

Romeu Mendes, Northern Region Health Administration; ISPUP - Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto; University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro; Directorate-General of Health, PT

Diana Santos
teste bio
Post-doctoral fellow at the Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance, Exercise and Health Laboratory at the Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMH), University of Lisbon where she is part of the Functional Body Composition and Energy Regulation Research Group. She is also an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport at the Lusofona University.
Her talk “A web-based functional fitness index for older adults” will focus on how an internet application and a web site can be used as a tool to translate research into field professionals, using an example of a model developed to antedate and prevent physical independence issues in older adults.

10:15 - 10:30

A web-based functional fitness index for older adults

Diana Santos, CIPER - Interdisciplinary Center for Human Performance, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisboa, PT

Keynote
Ulrik Wisløff
teste bio
Full time professor of Cardiovascular Physiology, Head of K.G. Jebsen Center for Exercise in Medicine at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). His talk "High intensity interval training, Personalised Activity Intelligence and The worlds fitness level - the roadmap to better health and longer life?" will provide an overview of Why and how we should get more people worldwide to be physically active by providing them with tools allowing them to take charge of their own health

10:30 - 11:00

High intensity interval training, Personalised Activity Intelligence, and the “world’s fitness level”: roadmap to better health and longer life?

Ulrik Wisløff, Centre for Exercise in Medicine, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NO

 

11:00 — 11:15

Discussion
 

11:15 — 11:45

Coffee break

11:45 - 14:00 Session 5

Special session: Physical Activity Guidelines
Pedro Teixeira
teste bio
Full professor of Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Health at the Faculty of Human Movement (FMH), University of Lisbon. He is a past president of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) and the current director of the Portuguese National Physical Activity Promotion Program (PNPAF), at the Portuguese Health Ministry (at DGS).
His talk “Physical activity promotion in the Portuguese health system: A roadmap” will provide an overview of the guiding policy principles and planned implementation strategies to promote physical activity and reduced sedentary behavior in Portugal through the health care system and via health and allied health professionals.

Chair

Pedro Teixeira

Charles Hillman
teste bio
Charles Hillman is a Professor at Northeastern University in Boston, where he holds appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Health Sciences. He directs the new Center for Cognitive & Brain Health, which has the mission of understanding the role of health behaviors on brain and cognition to maximize health and well-being, and promote the effective functioning of individuals across the lifespan. Dr. Hillman has published 170 journal articles, 10 book chapters, and co-edited a text entitled Functional Neuroimaging in Exercise and Sport Sciences. He is currently a member of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for American’s Advisory Committee. His work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, and several private sponsors. Finally, his work has been featured in the media including: CNN, Time, Newsweek, and the New York Times.

Chair

Charles Hillman

Keynote
Pedro Saint-Maurice
teste bio
Pedro Saint-Maurice, Ph.D., is a Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMH) undergraduate alumni and soon after that started his graduate training at the University of Georgia in U.S., then transitioning to Iowa State University where he obtained his Ph.D. in Kinesiology in 2013. After that he worked as a research consultant by establishing research collaborations / consulting services with the Physical Activity and Health Promotion laboratory at Iowa State University, in Iowa, and the Cooper Institute, located in Dallas, Texas. His most relevant work focused on developing more accurate methods to developing/testing physical activity measures for epidemiology research and culminated with the development and calibration of an online instrument called the Youth Activity Profile (YAP) that is now being used as part of a large childhood obesity campaign (NFL PLAY60 FITNESSGRAM project). Dr. Saint-Maurice is now a postdoctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute – National Institutes of Health - in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics. He is working under the supervision of Charles E. Matthews, Ph.D., a physical activity epidemiologist, and his research focus on understanding the dose-response between physical activity and different chronic diseases including cancer.

11:45 - 12:15

Past and present physical activity guidelines

Pedro Saint-Maurice, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, USA

Ulrik Wisløff
teste bio
Full time professor of Cardiovascular Physiology, Head of K.G. Jebsen Center for Exercise in Medicine at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). His talk "High intensity interval training, Personalised Activity Intelligence and The worlds fitness level - the roadmap to better health and longer life?" will provide an overview of Why and how we should get more people worldwide to be physically active by providing them with tools allowing them to take charge of their own health
Michael Brannan
teste bio
Deputy National Lead for Adult Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England. His portfolio includes physical activity and work and health, and he was an author of the national physical activity framework for England. He has worked in the public, private, academic and voluntary sectors and has experience as a public health professional at national, regional and local levels.
His “Moving Health Professionals - A national approach to integrate physical activity within healthcare” presentation will outline how a national approach has been developed to increase knowledge and skills, and change clinical practice of healthcare professionals to increase physical activity and reduce inactivity to improve patient outcomes.

12:15 - 13:00

Commentary and discussion

Ulrik Wisløff, Centre for Exercise in Medicine, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NO
Michael Brannan, Deputy National Lead for Adult Health and Wellbeing, Public Health England, UK

 

13:00 — 14:00

Lunch break

14:00 - 16:00 Session 6

The Exercise is Medicine Model
José Gomes Pereira

Chair

José Gomes Pereira

Jonathon Fowles
teste bio
Full professor and exercise physiologist in the School of Kinesiology, Clifford Shand Chair and Director of the Centre of Lifestyle Studies at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the current Chair of Exercise is Medicine Canada’s National Advisory Council and was the past Chair of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Professional Standards Committee.
His talk “The professional field of Exercise Physiology in Canada” will provide an overview of where exercise physiology fits in Canadian health care and community health promotion programming and identify how ‘Exercise is Medicine’ can help facilitate greater multi-disciplinary practice to support exercise professional recognition and collaboration in health care and community settings.

Chair

Jonathon Fowles

Jürgen Steinacker
teste bio
The European Initiative for Exercise in Medicine is committed to physical activity as integral part of all healthcare. The importance of exercise and physical activity for health and in the prevention and treatment of many chronic diseases has been evaluated in many scientific studies in Europe, but should be addressed in health care settings. Physical activity and exercise should be a standard part of a European disease prevention and treatment medical paradigm.

14:00 - 14:20

A brief history and key elements of Exercise is Medicine in Europe

Jürgen Steinacker, Division Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Ulm, DE

Klaus-Michael Braumann
teste bio
Full professor of Sportsmedicine at the Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement at the University of Hamburg. He is the current president of the German Society of Sportsmedi-cine and Prevention.
His talk “Who benefits and who should pay for having exercise is medicine” will give an overview about the benefits of the realization of campaigns like “Exercise is Medicine” for the different players in public health systems (Health insurances, Enterprises and individual people, but also communities, by using EIM as an instrument in public relation activities).

14:20 - 14:40

Who benefits, and who should pay, for having exercise in medicine?

Klaus-Michael Braumann, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement, Hamburg University; German Society of Sports Medicine and Prevention, DE

Keynote
Charles Hillman
teste bio
Charles Hillman is a Professor at Northeastern University in Boston, where he holds appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Health Sciences. He directs the new Center for Cognitive & Brain Health, which has the mission of understanding the role of health behaviors on brain and cognition to maximize health and well-being, and promote the effective functioning of individuals across the lifespan. Dr. Hillman has published 170 journal articles, 10 book chapters, and co-edited a text entitled Functional Neuroimaging in Exercise and Sport Sciences. He is currently a member of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for American’s Advisory Committee. His work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, and several private sponsors. Finally, his work has been featured in the media including: CNN, Time, Newsweek, and the New York Times.

14:40 - 15:10

The role of childhood physical activity on brain, cognition, and academic achievement

Charles Hillman, Northeastern University, Boston, USA

 

15:10 — 15:30

Discussion
 

15:30 — 16:00

Coffee break

16:00 - 18:00 Session 7

Physical Activity Promotion in Health Care
Cristina Valadas

Chair

Cristina Valadas

Henrique Botelho

Chair

Henrique Botelho

Keynotes
Michael Brannan
teste bio
Deputy National Lead for Adult Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England. His portfolio includes physical activity and work and health, and he was an author of the national physical activity framework for England. He has worked in the public, private, academic and voluntary sectors and has experience as a public health professional at national, regional and local levels.
His “Moving Health Professionals - A national approach to integrate physical activity within healthcare” presentation will outline how a national approach has been developed to increase knowledge and skills, and change clinical practice of healthcare professionals to increase physical activity and reduce inactivity to improve patient outcomes.

16:00 - 16:30

Moving Health Professionals – A national approach in England to integrate physical activity within health care

Michael Brannan, Deputy National Lead for Adult Health and Wellbeing, Public Health England, UK

Pedro Teixeira
teste bio
Full professor of Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Health at the Faculty of Human Movement (FMH), University of Lisbon. He is a past president of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) and the current director of the Portuguese National Physical Activity Promotion Program (PNPAF), at the Portuguese Health Ministry (at DGS).
His talk “Physical activity promotion in the Portuguese health system: A roadmap” will provide an overview of the guiding policy principles and planned implementation strategies to promote physical activity and reduced sedentary behavior in Portugal through the health care system and via health and allied health professionals.

16:30 - 16:50

Physical activity promotion in the Portuguese health system: A roadmap

Pedro Teixeira, Portuguese Physical Activity Promotion Program, Directorate-General of Health (DGS), PT

17:00 - 18:00

Roundtable discussion

Alexandra Bento

Alexandra Bento

Ordem dos Nutricionistas

Ana Nunes Barata

Ana Nunes Barata

Associação Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar

Isabel Trindade

Isabel Trindade

Ordem dos Psicólogos

Paulo Beckert

Paulo Beckert

Soc. Portuguesa de Medicina Desportiva

Sandra Martins

Sandra Martins

Associação dos Fisiologistas do Exercício de Portugal

Teresa Gomes Mota

Teresa Gomes Mota

Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia

18:00
Closing Session

José Alves Diniz

José Alves Diniz

Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon

Henrique Martins

Henrique Martins

Shared Services of the Health Ministry

Adalberto Campos Fernandes

Adalberto Campos Fernandes

Portuguese Health Minister
(to be confirmed)

Day 1

15th
September

Day 2

16th
September

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