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ICPAFR Symposium Program

Program Overview

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Registration all day

Poster exhibits all day

8 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. -- Opening Symposium
  • Franco Viviani, ICPAFR President
  • Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre, ICPAFR Chairperson
  • Richard Hart, LLU Chancellor
  • David Dyjack, LLU School of Public Health Dean
8:45 a.m. - 12 p.m. -- Noon Scientific Session: Physical Activity Interventions

8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. -- Keynote Speaker
  • Willem van Mechelen: "Innovative Interventions for People and Places"
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. -- Oral Presentation I: Physical Activity Interventions

11 a.m. - 12 p.m. -- Oral Presentation II: Physical Activity Interventions

1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. -- Scientific Session: Strategies to Increase Physical Activity

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. -- Keynote Speaker
  • James Sallis: "Promising Strategies for Increasing Physical Activity in Entire Communities"
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. -- Oral Presentation I: Strategies to Increase Physical Activity

3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. -- Oral Presentation II: Strategies to Increase Physical Activity

5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. -- Poster Presentations and Reception

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Poster exhibits all day

8 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. -- Introductions -- Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre

8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. -- Scientific Session: Physical Activity and Bone Health
  • Toivo Jurimae: "Physical Activity and Bone Health in Children"
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. --Scientific Session: Physical Activity and Bone Health
  • Scott Going: "Exercise and Bone Microarchitecture; Is Childhood a Window of Opportunity for Osteoporosis Prevention?"
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. -- Oral Presentation: Physical Activity and Bone Health

1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. -- Body Composition and Functional Health

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. -- Keynote Speaker
  • Andrew Hills: "Body Composition and Physiological Measurement During the Growing Years"
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. -- Oral Presentation I: Body Composition and Functional Health

3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. -- Oral Presentation II: Body Composition and Functional Health

5 p.m. - 6 p.m. -- Poster Presentations

6 p.m. -- Dinner

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Poster exhibits all day

8 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. -- Introductions -- Franco Viviani

8:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. -- Physical Activity, Body Composition in Obesity and Diabetes

8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. -- Keynote Speaker
  • Timothy Lohman: "Long Term Weight Loss and Chronic Disease"
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. -- Keynote Speaker
  • Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre: "Effects of Diabetes Education on Body Composition and Diabetes Control in Hispanics"
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. -- Oral Presentations: Physical Activity, Body Composition in Obesity and Diabetes

1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. -- Body Composition and Nutritional and Psychological Aspects

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. -- Keynote Speaker
  • Franco Viviani: "Can Biology and Psychology Converge in the Study of the Body?"
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. -- Keynote Speaker
  • Claudio Robazza: "Eating Disorders in Sports: Theoretical and Applied Issues"
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. -- Oral Presentation I: Body Composition--Nutritional and Psychological Aspects

4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. -- Awards

5 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. -- Symposium Closing
  • Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre, ICPAFR Chairperson
  • Fraco Viviani, ICPAFR President
  • David Dyjack, LLU School of Public Health Dean

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