7:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
Convention Level Foyer
* All times are based on Canada/Eastern EDT.
7:00 AM
Canada/Eastern
7:15 AM
Canada/Eastern
8:45 AM
Canada/Eastern
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM EST
Montréal 1-5
Health and Fitness Professionals Lecture in honour of Gord Sleivert
Jonathon Fowles, PhD, FCSEP, CSEP-CEP, HPS Adventures of a Sport Scientist Join Dr. Jonathon Fowles as he takes you on a captivating journey through his dynamic career in sport science and healthcare. Dr. Fowles will start by sharing the foundational work that launched his career, developed in collaboration with the late Gord Sleivert. Through engaging stories and anecdotes, he will recount their research and adventures, offering a glimpse into the pioneering spirit that drove their work. Transitioning to his current focus, Dr. Fowles will delve into his significant contributions to diabetes management and Exercise is Medicine (EIM) initiatives. He will highlight the critical role of Qualified Exercise Professionals in healthcare, emphasizing the importance of integrating exercise into chronic disease prevention and management. Finally, Dr. Fowles will discuss his renewed engagement with sport science projects, reflecting on how his early career experiences have shaped and enriched his current endeavors. This session promises to be an inspiring exploration of the intersection between sport science and healthcare, guided by one of the field’s leading experts.
10:15 AM
Canada/Eastern
4 parallel sessions 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM EST
St-Laurent 5
Free Communications Session: Activity and Aging + CSEP Professional Member Oral Award finalists
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM EST
St-Laurent 6
Free Communications Session: Cardiovascular Physiology I
Moderator: Charlotte Usselman, PhD, McGill University
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM EST
Montréal 6-8
The Neuromuscular Response to Resistance Exercise and Training - Does Age Matter?
This symposium will describe the main mechanisms involved in adaptations to resistance training, with a special focus on neuromuscular responses and adaptations. Importantly, neuromuscular aspects specific to children, the elderly and to athletes will be highlighted. This symposium aims to describe recent findings into the neuromuscular response to exercise and adaptations to training, using long-standing and new technologies, and highlighting potential age and trained state-related differences in these responses and adaptations. Bareket Falk (Brock U) - The neuromuscular response to resistance exercise - overview of the symposiumTrent Herda (U Kansas) - Neuromuscular responses to resistance training in children and adultsJennifer Jakobi (UBC) - The neuromuscular response to resistance exercise/training in the older adultsDavid Behm (Memorial U) - The neuromuscular response to resistance exercise/training in athletes
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM EST
Montréal 1-5
Understanding cardiopulmonary responses to exercise – Insights from the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (CanCOLD) Study
Chairs: Mike Stickland & Dennis Jensen Speakers: Normative Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Responses in Canadians - Hayley Lewthwaite Ventilatory efficiency and its link to exercise tolerance in health and disease - Devin Phillips The pulmonary circulation and exercise tolerance - Sophie Collins Dysanapsis and its impact on the ventilatory and perceptual responses to exercise - Yannick Molgat-Seon Learning objectives: After participating in this session, attendees should be able to:1. Describe the CanCOLD cohort and the exercise and cardiopulmonary data contained within the dataset and its accessibility for sub-studies.2. Understand how CanCOLD data has been used to determine normal and abnormal cardiopulmonary and symptom responses to exercise.3. Recognize how CanCOLD projects have advanced our understanding of how pulmonary structure and function influence breathlessness and exercise tolerance.
12:00 PM
Canada/Eastern
2 parallel sessions1:15 PM
Canada/Eastern
4 parallel sessions 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM EST
Montréal 1-5
Climate Change Concerns: Should we let the kids out?
Chair: Dr. Mark Tremblay "Paediatric exercise science considerations in relation to climate change" - Dr. Brian Timmons "Exploring the interplay between climate change, movement behaviours, and health" - Dr. Eun-Young Lee "Rallying for Resilience: Climate change-related implications and recommendations from the 2024 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth" - Dr. Nicholas Kuzik
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM EST
St-Laurent 5
Free Communications Session: Clinical Exercise Physiology
short oral presentations
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM EST
St-Laurent 6
Free Communications Session: Exercise Physiology and Epidemiology in Youth
short oral presentations
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM EST
Montréal 6-8
Integrated cardiovascular circuit control in exercise: cardiocentric, peripherocentric or both?
3:15 PM
Canada/Eastern
4 parallel sessions 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM EST
Montréal 1-5
Applied Sports Nutrition: With a focus on sports/dietary supplements to optimize sport performance in recreational and elite athletes
The symposium will focus on nutritional strategies for athletes throughout their training year, including Paralympic athletes and vegetarians. Chair: Dr. Tyler Churchward-Venne Speakers: Optimizing Performance Through the Strategic Use of Sports Supplements - Dr. Mojtaba Kaviani Navigating Supplement Use in Para Athletes- Current Evidence and Considerations - Dr. Keely Shaw Nutritional Considerations for the Vegetarian Athlete - Dr. Philip Chilibeck
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM EST
Montréal 6-8
Exercise and Appetite Regulation: Mechanisms and Behavioural Strategies to Combat Positive Energy Balance
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM EST
St-Laurent 5
Free Communications Session: Exercise and Environment (Heat, Cold, Hypoxia)
short oral presentations
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM EST
St-Laurent 1