The European Initiative for Exercise is Medicine Where exercise science meets medicine and health promotion

Programa

15th September

10:00
Opening Session

Luís B. Sardinha
Portuguese Initiative for Exercise is Medicine

Jürgen Steinacker
European Initiative for Exercise is Medicine

Francisco George
Directorate-General of Health

10:30 - 14:00
Session 1

Exercise and Health Foundations
Chair
Domingos Henrique & José Soares

Keynotes
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

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

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

Chair
Fátima Baptista
Chair
Jorge Mota

14:00 - 14:15
Physical activity and sedentary behavior measurement and surveillance systems
Luís B. Sardinha, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, PT

14:15 - 14:30
A roadmap for walking and cycling in and around modern cities
David Vale, Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon, PT

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
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

Chair
Helena Santa-Clara
Chair
José Alberto Duarte

Day 2

09:30 - 11:45
Session 4

Exercise Counselling and Prescription

Chair
Andreia Jorge Silva
Chair
J.L.Themudo Barata

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

10:00 - 10:15
Physical activity technology which is fit for use

Romeu Mendes, Public Health Unit ACES Douro I - Marão e Douro Norte; EPIUnit - Institute of Public Health, Porto University; Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University, PT
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

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

Chair
Pedro Teixeira
Chair
Charles Hillman
Keynote

11:45 - 12:15
Past and present physical activity guidelines
Pedro Saint-Maurice, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, USA

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

Chair
José Gomes Pereira
Chair
Jonathon Fowles

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

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

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

Chair
Cristina Valadas

Chair
Henrique Botelho
Keynotes

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

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

16:50 - 17:00
Signature of Memorandums of Understandings with PNPAF

17:00 - 18:00
Roundtable discussion
(Speakers to be confirmed)

18:00
Closing Session

José Alves Diniz
Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon

Henrique Martins
Shared Services of the Health Ministry

Adalberto Campos Fernandes Portuguese Health Minister
(to be confirmed)