7:30 - 8:30 - Registration
7:30 - 8:30 – Coffee, Continental Breakfast for Delegates
8:30 – 8:40 - Welcome, Land Acknowledgement (Drs. Mottola, Tucker, Burke; Western University)
8:40 – 8:50 – Welcome, Introduction (Dr. Alison Allan – Associate Vice-President Research, Western University; Dr. Shaun Boe - Dean Health Sciences, Western University; Dr. Rob Bartha Vice Dean, Research and Innovation, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University)
8:50 – 9:00 – Overview of the Day (Drs. Mottola, Tucker, Burke; Western University)
9:00 – 9:20 – Bridging the Gap: Cultural Humility as a tool for Ethical and Effective Practice in Pregnancy and Childhood – Dr. Sherin Hussien- WECanN (Women Empowerment of Canada for Newcomers)
9:20 - 9:30 – Questions/Discussion
9:30 – 9:50 – Metabolic Destiny Before Birth: Models of Pre-conceptional and In Utero Programming of Lifelong Health Capacity and Disease Risk- Dr. Tim Regnault (Western University; Co-President of DOHaD Canada)
9:50 – 10:10 – Impact of Physical Activity during Pregnancy on Future Chronic Disease Risk - Dr. Mottola (Western University)
10:10 – 10:30 - The Influence of Maternal Exercise on the Placenta and Infant Health Outcomes– Dr. Linda May (East Carolina University)
10:30 – 10:40 – Break and Coffee
10:40 – 11:00 - How Can We Hit Maternal Metabolism Through HIIT to Enhance Neonatal Outcomes and Infants’ Development – Dr. Anna Szumilewicz (Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Poland)
11:00 - 11:20 – Impact of Structured Prenatal Exercise on Infant Health – Dr. Ruben Barakat (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain)
11:20 – 11:40 – The Impact of a Pregnancy Diet+Exercise Intervention on Offspring Neurodevelopment in Early Childhood – Dr. Ryan Van Lieshout (McMaster University) and Dr. John Krzeczkowski (Brock University)
11:40 – 12:00 – Discussion with morning speakers
12:00 – 1:30 – Lunch and viewing of posters
1:30 – 2:15 – Keynote Speaker – Global Research on Movement Behaviours of Children and Adolescents: Examples, Evidence, Challenges, Opportunities - Speaker: Dr. Mark Tremblay (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa)
2:15 - 2:30 – Discussion with afternoon keynote speaker (Chairs – Drs. Tucker and Burke; Western University)
2:30 – 3:00 – Movement and Break
3:00 – 4:00 – Chairs – Drs. Tucker and Burke; (Western University) Early Career Research Panel (Speakers: Dr. Sophie Phillips (Western), Dr. Maeghan James (CHEO), Dr. Hilary Caldwell (Dalhousie); Dr. Brianne Bruijns (Western)
4:00 – 4:30 - Wrap up and handing out of prizes (prizes for best poster – Clinical trainee, Masters, PhD, Postdoc)
Dinner – 5 – 6pm
7:00 Special Community Event and release of the CSEP sponsored – 2025 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep Throughout the First Year Postpartum
Introduction: Dr. Kristi Adamo, President, Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP); Dr. Margie Davenport, University of Alberta.
