The International 22nd Puijo Symposium:
“Physical Exercise, Ageing and Disability - Current Evidence”

 

Scientific Program


 

June 24, 2014

 

SOURCES OF EVIDENCE AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS IN EXERCISE MEDICINE

Update on epidemiology in exercise medicine – strengths and shortcomings, dr I-Min Lee, USA

Randomized clinical trials in exercise medicine – strengths and shortcoming, Dr William E. Kraus, USA

Pitfalls in statistical analyses in exercise medicine - how to avoid? Dr Harold W Kohl III 

Comparative effectiveness research in exercise medicine, Dr Barbara Ainsworth, USA

 

EXERCISE AND FITNESS: ULTIMATE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

Cardiorespiratory fitness: strongest predictor of morbidity and mortality? Dr Arthur Leon, USA

Cardiorespiratory fitness: badly underused tool in clinical decision making? Dr Jonathan Myers, USA

Physical inactivity: a growing pandemic! Dr David Dunstan, Australia

 

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY IN EXERCISE MEDICINE

Gene-physical activity interactions - the current status of knowledge with reference to chronic diseases, Dr Tuomo Rankinen, USA

Epigenetics and exercise, Dr Charlotte Ling, Sweden

Exercise, muscle physiology and molecular biology - what do we know today, what should we know tomorrow? Dr Eric Richter, Denmark


 

June 25, 2014

 

FROM SCIENCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE I - Cardiovascular diseases

Aerobic exercise in atherosclerotic vascular diseases - molecular mechanisms, Dr Volker Adams, Germany

Extreme exercise and cardiovascular health: the risk-protection paradox, Dr Barry Franklin, USA

Low or high intensity exercise in CHD - what is the evidence? Dr Arto Hautala, Finland

Clinical trials of statin myopathy, Dr Paul Thompson, USA

 

FROM SCIENCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE I - Cardiovascular diseases

Exercise in the treatment of chronic heart failure - physiological mechanisms, Dr Martin Halle, Germany

Evidence-based exercise prescription for chronic heart failure, Dr Jari Laukkanen, Finland

Exercise in the treatment of hypertension - physiological mechanisms, Dr Danny Green, Australia

Evidence-based exercise prescription for hypertension, Dr Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Switzerland

 

THE FUTURE OF SCIENTIFIC FOCUS IN EXERCISE MEDICINE RESEARCH 

Do we need something else in addition to pathophysiology and exercise physiology? Dr Michael J. Joyner, USA

Genomics and Personalized Exercise Medicine, Dr Claude Bouchard, USA

Surrogate measures or hard end points? Dr Ulf de Faire, Sweden


 

June 26, 2014

 

FROM SCIENCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE II - Metabolic diseases

Exercise in the treatment of obesity and cardiometabolic risk profile, Dr Jean-Pierre Després, Canada

Evidence-based exercise prescription for obesity, Dr Robert Ross, Canada

Exercise in the treatment of type 2 diabetes - physiological mechanisms of aerobic and resistance training, Dr John Hawley, Australia

Evidence-based exercise prescription for type 2 diabetes, Dr Allan Vaag, Denmark

 

FROM SCIENCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE II - Metabolic diseases

Metabolomics in exercise medicine - additional value behind traditional biomarkers? Dr Marja-Riitta Taskinen, Finland

Exercise, ageing and mitochondrial biogenesis - implications for health, Dr Sreekumaran Nair, USA

 

FROM SCIENCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE III - Pulmonary diseases and cancer

Exercise Limitations in COPD: Implications for Rehabilitation, Dr Jerome Dempsey, USA

Evidence-based exercise prescription for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Dr Heikki Tikkanen, Finland

Resistance training in the treatment of malignant neoplasms, Dr Harri Suominen, Finland

Evidence-based exercise prescription for oncology, Dr Lee Jones, USA


 

June 27, 2014

 

FROM SCIENCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE V - Musculoskeletal diseases

Exercise in the treatment of osteoarthritis - physiological mechanisms, Dr Jari Arokoski, Finland
Evidence-based exercise prescription for osteoarthritis, Dr Urho Kujala, Finland
Exercise in the treatment of osteoporosis - physiological mechanisms, Dr Dennis Taaffe, Australia

 

FROM SCIENCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE V - Musculoskeletal diseases

Evidence-based exercise prescription for osteoporosis, Dr Ilkka Vuori, Finland
Exercise in the treatment of frailty - physiological mechanisms, Dr Tommy Cederholm, Sweden
Evidence-based exercise prescriptions for the prevention of frailty, Dr Loretta DiPietro, USA


 

Global challenges for exercise medicine by 2050, Dr Steven N. Blair, USA