This one day symposium will provide a comprehensive overview of exercise physiology and its application to clinical practice in paediatrics. The program is thematic, focusing on the cardiovascular response to exercise, exercise counselling and prescription, and challenges and barriers of the Exercise Medicine field. Speakers are recognized national and international experts in exercise physiology and exercise medicine.

Target Audience:

Physicians, medical students, residents, exercise physiologists, kinesiologists, medical students, and other trainees and health care professionals in the fields of paediatrics and exercise medicine. The information presented will be of benefit to those caring for children with chronic disease, or those who plan to embrace exercise counselling and prescription as part of their career.

More information can be found at: https://www.exercisemedicinesymposium.com/

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Registration (coffee/tea)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AMKeynote speaker: John Cairney, PhD (45 min talk, 15 min Q) - Motor ability in the context of pediatric exercise medicine: multi-disciplinary, multi-contextual approaches

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Break (snack)

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Session #1 Physiology of Exercise

Moderator: Jane Schneiderman, PhD

Speaker: Alan Barker, PhD (20 min) - Cardiopulmonary physiology: vascular responses to exercise

Speaker: Bareket Falk, PhD (20 min) - Muscle activation in kids - plyometric vs traditional resistance training (healthy populations)

Discussion, wrap-up (20 min)

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch provided (Poster viewing, judging, networking)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PMSession #2Exercise Prescription in Pediatrics

Moderator: Barbara Cifra, MD

Speaker: Brian McCrindle, MD (20 min) - Exercise interventions in children with heart disease

Speaker: Jane Thornton, MD (20 min) - Exercise Prescription and the medical school curriculum, will it make a difference?

Discussion, wrap-up (20 min)

2:30 PM - 2:45 PMBreak (snack)

2:45 PM - 3:45 PMSession #3 Challenges and Barriers in the Use of Exercise as Medicine

Moderator: John Cairney, PhD

Speaker: Greg Wells, PhD (15 min) - Challenges and barriers for patient uptake

Speaker: Brian Feldman, MD (15 min) - Is exercise medicine? What is the evidence?

Speaker: Scott Thomas, PhD (15 min) - The role of the Registered Kinesiologist

Discussion, wrap-up (15 min)

4:00 PM Closing remarks