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FSEM14thAnnualScientificConference

FSEMASC2017

PROGRAMME

“ExerciseMedicine&PhysicalActivityforHealth”

Friday15th&Saturday16thSeptember2017

RCSI,123StStephen’sGreen,Dublin2

12CPDCreditsawardedbyFSEM

Saturday11thNovember2017SEMSEPModule1–Inpractice–ConcussionVenue:AlbertLectureTheatre,RCSIThursday7thDecember2017WinterSolsticeMeeting–SocialMedia&Sports&ExerciseMedicineVenue:MainAuditorium,No.26YorkStreetSaturday10thFebruary2018SEMSEPModule2–Inpractice–ManagementofChronicIllnessinAthletesVenue:CheyneLectureTheatre,RCSISaturday10thMarch2018SEMSEPModule3–Inpractice–CardiologyinSport/CardiacScreeninginAthletesVenue:HoustonLectureTheatre,RCSISaturday14thApril2018SEMSEPModule4–Inpractice–ManagementofSoftTissueInjuriesinSportVenue:CheyneLectureTheatre,RCSIForallCPDevents,pleasevisit:www.rcsi.ie/fsemorfollowusonTwitter@FSEM_IR

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FSEMCPDEVENTS

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FSEM ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 2017

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PROGRAMMECONTENTS

1 ProgrammeContents,ConferenceCommittee,CPD2 RCSILocationandParkingSpace,WIFIandSocialMediaInfo3 RCSIFloorPlan4 ConferenceProgrammeOverview5 WelcomeAddress7 FridayMorningProgramme8 FridayAfternoonProgramme9 MainScientificSession–DelegatePresentations10 SaturdayMorningProgramme11 SaturdayAfternoonProgramme13 ParallelSessions–InvitedSpeakersandDelegatePresentations16 AdjudicatedPosterPresentations20 SpeakerandChairBiographies29 DelegateNotes

CONFERENCECOMMITTEE

Co-Chairs: FSEM:DrNickMahonyandProfNiallMoyna

LocalCommittee:

FSEM:MrKieranCollinsDrConorO’BrienProfMoiraO’BrienProfJohnRyanMrCliffBeirne–Dean,Ex.officio

ARTI:MrMichaelDonohoeMsFionaMcVeigh

ISCP:DrHelenFrenchMrStephenSwanton

ConferenceOrganisers:

FSEMOffice:MsStephanieBillaultAbbeyConference&Events:MsAnjaFischer

CPDCREDITS

Friday15thSeptember: 6PointsSaturday16thSeptember: 6Points


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AllconferencevenuesarelocatedontheGroundFloorof

theMainRCSICollegeandareallclosetooneanother

• O’FlanaganLectureTheatre• CheyneLectureTheatre• HoustonLectureTheatre• TutorialRooms2&3

TheExamHallwhereregistration,exhibition,posterpresentationsandcateringaretakingplaceislocatedonthefirstfloor.


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CONFERENCEOVERVIEW

Friday15thSeptember Saturday16thSeptember8.00AMRegistration–ExamHall

**SigninforCPDdaily**

8.00AMRegistration–ExamHall

**SigninforCPDdaily**

9.00AMto11.00AM

O’FlanaganLectureTheatre

THEMATICSESSION1

9.00AMto11.00AM


THEMATICSESSION4

11.00AMCoffeeBreak/Sponsors&PostersExhibition–ExamHall

11.30AMto1.00PM


THEMATICSESSION2

11.30AMto1.00PM


THEMATICSESSION5

1.00PMLunch/Sponsors&PostersExhibition–ExamHall

PosterPresentations1.15PMto1.45PMPosterJudging1

PosterPresentations1.15PMto1.45PMPosterJudging2

2.00PMto3.10PM


MAINSCIENTIFICSESSION

2.00PMto4.00PM

Seeprogrammeforvenues

PARALLELSESSIONS

3.10PMShortBreak

3.30PMto4.45PM


MAINSCIENTIFICSESSION(Cont.)

3.30PMto4.00PM

TutorialRooms2&3

FSEMAnnualGeneralMeeting(AGM)

4.45PMCoffeeBreak/Sponsors&PostersExhibition–ExamHall

4.00PMCoffeeBreak/Sponsors&PostersExhibition–ExamHall

5.15PMto6.15PM


THEMATICSESSION3

4.30PMto5.10PM


THEMATICSESSION6

6.30PMto7.00PM

Boardroom/CollegeHall

FSEMConferringCeremony

FSEMHonoraryFellows

ICGP/FSEMMSKDiplomagraduates

FSEMAssociateMembers

5.10PMto5.30PM


PrizeGiving

ClosingAddresses–Deans/Presidents

7.00PMonwards

StStephen’sGreenHibernianClub

RECEPTION&GALADINNER

7.00PMReception/7.30PMDinner


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OnbehalfoftheFacultyofSportsandExerciseMedicine(FSEM)supportedbyAthleticRehabilitationandTrainingIreland(ARTI)andtheIrishSocietyofCharteredPhysiotherapists(ISCP)wewelcomeyoualltoour14thAnnualScientificConference.

Thisyear’sconferenceisentirelyfocussedonexerciseandphysicalactivityandthebenefitsitcanbringtoourpatientsandthegeneralpopulationasawhole.OnFridaymorningwesetthesceneforthetwodayswithouropeningthematicsession“ExerciseandPopulationHealth”withanopeningkeynoteaddressbyProfessorDonalO’Sheaandlocalandinternationalspeakers.Followingcoffeebreak,theSportsMedicineUpdatessessionseesthereturnofourregularanti-dopingslot,aswellasupdatesontheroleofexerciseincardiorespiratorydiseaseandmentalhealthfromeminentlocalconsultants.OnSaturdaymorningtheroleofexerciseinprehabandrehab,pre-operativesurgery,barrierstoimplementationinexerciseprogrammesand exercise for joint health are the topics of our third thematic session: ‘Exercise in Treatment andRehabilitation’andfollowingcoffeeinourlastthematicsessionourexercisescientistswilltalktousaboutadvancesinexerciseprescriptionaswellasnoveltechnologicalinnovations.

OurtwoinvitedinternationalspeakersProfPaulThompsonfromtheUSAandProfUlfEkelundfromNorway:Prof Ekelund examines exercise in childhood and adolescence in our opening session and examines theevidence around the statement that “sitting is the new smoking”. Prof Thompsonwill look at the lateststrategiestopreventSACDinathletesonFridayandfinishtheconferencebylookingatthehazardsoftoomuchexercise.

InourdelegatepresentationstheFSEM/ARTI/ISCPcollaborationcontinuesinitsmissiontoencourageandsupportthesportsandexercisemedicinerelatedresearchwithadjudicatedposterpresentationsonFridaylunchtime,pre-selecteddelegateoralpresentationsinourmainscientificsessiononFridayafternoon;and,finallyfurtherdelegateoralpresentationsinparallelsessionsonSaturdayafternoon.InlieuofpracticalskillsbasedworkshopsthisyeareachofourparalleloralsessionsonSaturdayafternoonwillbeopenedwithtalksfromasmallsampleofeminentlocalPI’sworkinginexercisebasedresearch!

Finally, we would both like to sincerely thank our new and returning sponsors, and we would stronglyencourageourdelegates to supportour sponsorsbyvisiting the sponsor’sexhibition.Again this year, allthosevisitingoursponsorexhibitorswillbeenteredintoaprizedraw.IhopeyouenjoyallaspectsoftheconferenceandIlookforwardtomeetingyouatthewelcomereception,inrefreshmentbreaks,andatthegaladinner.

DrNickMahony(FSEMVice-Dean) ProfNiallMoyna(FSEMBoardMember)ConferenceCo-Chairs

Welcome!


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ProfMarieGuidon–ISCPPresident

Iamdelightedtowelcomeyoutothe14thFSEMAnnualScientificConference.Thethemeofthisyear’sConference,“ExerciseMedicineandPhysicalActivityforHealth”,recognisestheincreasingimportanceoftheroleofexerciseinaddressingtheburdenoflifestyleconditions.

ThecomprehensiveConferenceprogrammefeaturesrenownedkeynotespeakersandawiderangeofscientificandclinicalcasepresentations inkey thematicareas.TheConferencewillprovideanopportunitytomeetwithcolleagues,exchangeideasanddiscusstopicaldevelopments.

OnbehalfoftheSocietywearedelightedtobeinvolvedagaininthisyear’sConferenceandIwishtothanktheConferenceOrganisingCommitteefordesigningsuchanexcitingprogramme.Ihopethat you enjoy this Conference and that itwill inspire and stimulate future advances in physical activitypromotion.

MrAndrewWatson–ARTIPresident

OnbehalfofARTIIwouldliketowelcomeyouallthe14thAnnualScientificConferenceoftheFacultyofSportsandExerciseMedicinetitled“ExerciseMedicineandPhysicalActivityforHealth”.ItisoftensaidthatourhealthisourwealthandwiththethemethisyearfocusingonthecrucialroleexercisehasonourhealththerehasneverbeenamoreimportantmessageforillnesspreventioninIreland.

Every year the conference grows both in its calibre and recognitionwith this yearseeingtheBJSMInternationalEducationapproval.Wearefortunatetopartnerwith

boththeFSEMandtheISCPtobringtogetheraninternationalpanelofexpertspeakersandpresentations.Thisisfurtherevidenceofthevalueofcooperationandthesuccessgainedfromworkingasamultidisciplinaryteamwhichisparamountinsportsmedicinepractice.


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FRIDAY15THSEPTEMBER2017–MORNING

CONFERENCEREGISTRATION–EXAMHALLFROM8.00AM

DELEGATESMUSTREGISTEREACHDAYFORCPD

Venue:O’FlanaganLectureTheatre

THEM

ATICSESSION1

ConferenceOpeningCeremonySessionChair:ProfNiallMoyna[25minlectures+5minQ&A]

9.00AMKeynote1–TheRoleofExerciseMedicineinContemporaryMedicine&PopulationHealthSpeaker:ProfDonalO’Shea

9.30AMPhysicalactivityandsedentarytimeinyoungpeople:LevelsandhealthimplicationsSpeaker:ProfUlfEkelund

10.00AMEffectivenessofacommunitybasedchronicillnessrehabilitationprogramme/MedexSpeaker:DrNoelMcCaffrey

10.30AM OpenForum–Delegates’Questions

11.00AM CoffeeBreak–Sponsors&PostersExhibition–ExamHall

THEM

ATICSESSION2

ShortExerciseMedicineUp-datesSessionChair:ProfSeanGaine[15minlectures+5minQ&A]

11.30AM ExerciseinthemanagementofcardiovasculardiseaseSpeaker:DrCatherineMcGorrian

11.50AM ExerciseinRespiratoryMedicineSpeaker:ProfConorBurke

12.10PM Sportandmentalhealth–theconnectionandfutureSpeaker:DrAbbieLane

12.30PM Anti-DopingUp-dateSpeaker:MsUnaMay

1.00PM Lunch & Adjudicated Poster Presentations 1 [1.15 PM to 1.45 PM] /SponsorsExhibition


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FRIDAY15THSEPTEMBER2017–AFTERNOON




MAINSCIEN

TIFICSESSION

DelegateScientificPresentationsSessionChair:DrNickMahony[7minOralScientificTalks+3minQ&A]

2.00PM Session1Detailsonpage9

Sports&ExerciseMedicineExercise&PopulationHealthExerciseinRehabilitation&TreatmentSports&ExerciseScience/Physiology

3.10PM ShortBreak

3.30PM Session2Detailsonpage9 SameasSession1–continued

4.45PM CoffeeBreak–Sponsors&PostersExhibition–ExamHall

THEM

ATICSESSION3 KeynoteLectures

SessionChair:MrCliffBeirne[25minlectures+5minQ&A]

5.15PMKeynote2Howdowepreventsuddencardiacdeathinathletes?Speaker:ProfPaulThompson

5.45PMKeynote3Issittingthenewsmoking?Speaker:ProfUlfEkelund

FSEM

CONFERR

ING

CERE

MONY 6.15PM

6.15PM–registration/gowningforconferring6.30PM–assemblyofCitatorandHonoraryFellowElect.InternationalHonoraryFellows:ProfPaulThompsonProfAveryFaigenbaum(inabsentia)PresentationICGP/FSEMMSKDiplomasPresentationFSEMAssociateMembershipCertificates

7.00PMReception&GalaDinner–StStephen’sGreenHibernianClub7.00PM–Reception7.30PM–Dinner


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FRIDAY15THSEPTEMBER2017–AFTERNOON

MAINSCIENTIFICSESSION–DELEGATEPRESENTATIONS


Time # Short/Runningtitle(7min+3minQ&A) Author1.55PM Introduction:DrNickMahony Chair

2.00PM 1SEM

Anteriorankleimpingement:aprospectiveclinicalandradiologicalassessmentinaprofessionalsoccerteam

RaaziBajwa

2.10PM 3EPH

Theuseofprescribingexerciseonpatientactivitylevelsingeneralpractice:arandomisedcontrolledtrial

PaulaGreally

2.20PM 58ESCI

Theeffectofcaffeineingestionandcarbohydratemouthrinseonhighintensityrunningperformance

MarkGermaine

2.30PM 7EITR

Physicalactivitypromotionforindividualslivingwithandbeyondcancer:arewesendingtherightmessage

MaireadCooney

2.40PM 13EITR

Effectsofanexerciseinterventioncomparedtoahealtheducationinterventionforfatiguedcancersurvivors

PatriciaSheehan

2.50PM 17EITR Musclestrengthanddiseaseseverityinadultcysticfibrosis Clare

Reilly

3.00PM 20SEM Concussionknowledge,attitudesandpracticesofGaelicfootballers

ChrisElliott

3.10PM ShortBreak

3.30PM 21ESCI

Energyandmacronutrientintake,energyexpenditureandexternaltrainingloadduringpre-seasoninaneliteGaelicfootballsquad

LukeO’Brien

3.40PM 24EPH

Optimisinginitiation,attendanceandretentiontoacommunitybasedchronicillnessrehabilitationprogramme:MedExWellness

EmerO’Leary

3.50PM 26EPH

Effectof12weeksleucine-richmealsandexercisetrainingonskeletalmusclemassandfunctionintheelderly

MichelleHone

4.00PM 39EITR

Limbstrength,power,enduranceandjointflexibilityinscolioticadolescents:comparisontoagematchedcontrols

TonyRafferty

4.10PM 48EPH

NeurofunctionalTrainingProgramme:Asustainable,individualisedprogrammeforoptimaltraininginacommunitygymsetting

ElaineO’Donohue

4.20PM 53SEM

InjuryincidenceamongaerialdanceperformersinIreland:aprospectivecohortstudy

EleanorCreighton

4.30PM 4SEM

Concussionpresentationandassessmentamongstgeneralpractitionersinprimarycare

PaulScully

4.45PM CoffeeBreak–Sponsors&PostersExhibition–ExamHall


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SATURDAY16THSEPTEMBER2017–MORNING




THEM

ATICSESSION4

RoleofExerciseinPrehabilitationandRehabilitationSessionChair:MrJohnMurphy[25minlectures+5minQ&A]

9.00AM ExerciseconsiderationspreandpostcancersurgerySpeaker:ProfJulietteHussey

9.30AM FitforSurgerySpeaker:ProfMauriceStokes

10.00AM MSKbarrierstoparticipationinchronicillnessexerciseprogrammesSpeaker:MrEndaWhyte

10.30AM WhyexerciseisthebestmedicineforjointhealthSpeaker:DrHelenFrench

11.00AM CoffeeBreak–Sponsors&PostersExhibition–ExamHall

THEM

ATICSESSION5

InnovationsinExerciseSciencesSessionChair:MrPaulBerry[25minlectures+5minQ&A]

11.30AMMuscle size and function in the older adult: implications for exerciseprescriptionSpeaker:DrBrendanEgan

12.00PM InnovationinexerciseforParkinson’sdiseaseSpeaker:DrDeniseMcGrath

12.30PMTheuseoftechnologyasaninnovationinthepromotionofphysicalactivitytoclinicalpopulationsSpeaker:ProfCatherineWoods

1.00PM Lunch & Adjudicated Poster Presentations 2 [1.15 PM to 1.45 PM] /SponsorsExhibition


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SATURDAY16THSEPTEMBER2017–AFTERNOON



PARALLELSESSIONS–DELEGATEORALSCIENTIFICPRESENTATIONS

Venue:

O’Flanagan

LectureTheatre

2.00PMto4.00PM–ParallelSession1

“ExerciseMedicine”

SessionChair:DrNickMahony

DrJulieBroderick–Novelapproachestopromotephysicalactivityamongcancersurvivors

DelegateOralScientificPresentations

Venue:

Houston

LectureTheatre


“ExerciseinPopulationHealth”

SessionChair:MrAndrewWatson

DrKieranDowd–ActivityBehavioursandPopulationHealth:ImportantConsiderationsforMeasurement

DrNiamhNiCheilleachair–DoIrishschoolchildrenhavethemovementskillsnecessaryforlifelongphysicalactivity?


Venue:

Cheyne

LectureTheatre


“ExerciseinRehabilitation&Treatment”

SessionChair:DrHelenFrench

DrGraceO’Malley–Exercisetherapyforchildrenwithobesity



“SportsandExerciseScience”

SessionChair:ProfNiallMoyna

DrBrianCarson–HITTormiss?TheapplicationofHITTforeliteperformance



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SATURDAY16THSEPTEMBER2017–AFTERNOON


DELEGATESMUSTREGISTEREACHDAYFORCPDFSEMAGM–3.30PMto4.00PMVenue:TutorialRooms2&3Attendees:FSEMFellowsandMembersonly–PrivateMeeting

THEM

ATICSESSION6 4.00PM CoffeeBreak–Sponsors&PostersExhibition–ExamHall

4.30PM

Keynote4SessionChair:MrCliffBeirneSpeaker:ProfPaulThompsonAretheredeleteriouseffectsfromtoomuchexercise?

5.10PM Presentationofprizes&closingaddressFSEMDean/ISCPPresident/ARTIPresident

Prizes

• BestOralPresentationinthemainscientificsession(FridayPM)RecipientofProfMoiraO’BrienMedal

• BestOralPresentationinParallel1• BestOralPresentationinParallel2• BestOralPresentationinParallel3• BestOralPresentationinParallel4

• BestPoster


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SATURDAYAFTERNOONPARALLELORALPRESENTATIONS

P1–ExerciseMedicine


Time # Short/RunningTitle Author1.55PM Introduction:DrNickMahony Chair

InvitedOralScientificPresentations[12min+3minQ&A]

2.00PM 1INV

Novelapproachestopromotephysicalactivityamongcancersurvivors

JulieBroderick

DelegateOralScientificPresentations[7min+3minQ&A]

2.15PM 11SEM AreviewofankleinjuriestoanIrishemergencydepartment Paddy

Gallagher

2.25PM 19SEM ExerciseinducedcardiacarrestcausedbyARVC–Acaseseries

CaitrionaLee

2.35PM 23SEM

Ocularmetricsinconcussion:ananalyticalprospectivecohortstudy

BenHunt

2.45PM 29SEM

Evidencebasedpracticeinaction–ECGinterpretationinaneliteGAAplayer

RonanKearney

2.55PM 38SEM Effectoffatigueonbalanceinpatientswithankleinjury

MichelleLacey

3.05PM 41SEM

Concussionknowledge,attitudesandperceptionsinadultGAAplayers

ShaneFarrington

3.15PM 47SEM

Prevalenceofconcussionunderreportinginschool-boyrugbyunion

MarkBeakey

3.25PM 57SEM

AnexaminationofratesofonwardreferralincardiacscreeningofIrishathletes

MaeveDoheny

3.35PM Finishofsession+Runovertime5minmax Chair


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P2–ExerciseandPopulationHealth

Venue:HoustonLectureTheatre

Time # Short/RunningTitle Author1.55PM Introduction:MrAndrewWatson Chair

InvitedOralScientificPresentations[12min+3minQ&A]

2.00PM 1INV

ActivityBehavioursandPopulationHealth:ImportantConsiderationsforMeasurement

KieranDowd

2.15PM 2INV

DoIrishschoolchildrenhavethemovementskillsnecessaryforlifelongphysicalactivity?

NiamhNiCheilleachair


2.30PM 5EPH

Exerciseportrayalinchildren’stelevisionprogrammesinUKandIreland

PaulScully

2.40PM 8EPH

PhysicalActivityandSedentaryBehavioursinaChronicIllnessPopulation

FionaSkelly

2.50PM 14EPH LowenergyavailabilityriskinactivefemalesinIreland Danielle

Logue

3.00PM 28EPH

DefenceForcesphysiotherapy:technologyexploitationanddatamining

EimearNíFhallúin

3.10PM 50EPH

GetIrelandWalking:Acollaborativeapproachtothepromotionofwalking

MichelleHardyMurphy

3.20PM 51EPH

Across-sectionalsurveyofscreeningforphysicalinactivityinGeneralPractice

NathanWall

3.30PM 54EPH

‘StayingFitfortheFuture':ApilotExerciseclassforthe‘Well’olderperson

ElaineO’Donoghue



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P3–ExerciseinRehabilitation&Treatment

Venue:CheyneLectureTheatre

Time # Short/RunningTitle Author1.55PM IntroductionDrHelenFrench Chair

InvitedOralScientificPresentation[12min+3minQ&A]

2.00PM 1INV Exercisetherapyforchildrenwithobesity

GraceO’Malley


2.15PM 6EITR

Modifiablepsychosocialconstructsassociatedwithphysicalactivityparticipationinpeoplewithmultiplesclerosis:ameta-analysis

BlathinCasey

2.25PM 42EITR ExaminingthepracticeofexerciseprescriptioninIreland Fergal

MacNamara

2.35PM 55EITR

RehabilitationandreturntosportinadolescentpatientspostACLsurgery CiaraMorrissey


P4–Sports&ExerciseSciences

Venue:CheyneLectureTheatre

Time # Short/RunningTitle Author2.55PM IntroductionProfNiallMoyna Chair

InvitedOralScientificPresentation[12min+3minQ&A]

3.00PM 1INV HITTormiss?TheapplicationofHITTforeliteperformance Brian

CarsonDelegateOralScientificPresentations[7min+3minQ&A]

3.15PM 25SCI

GXTphysiologicalprofilesofnon-elitefemaletriathletesfollowinga12-weekaerobictrainingintervention

OliveMcCafferty

3.25PM 52SCI

Heartratezonevariabilityovera12-weekaerobictraininginterventioninnon-elitefemaletriathletes

NaomiMullins



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ADJUDICATEDPOSTERPRESENTATIONSVenue:ExamHall

DelegateswhowishtobeincludedinthepostercompetitionmustattendtheirpostersforjudgingatthetimeslistedonFridaylunchtime.PosterswillbeshortlistedtothefinalsixonFriday,judgeswilldoasecondwalk-aroundonSaturdaylunchtime1.15PMto1.45PMtodecidetheprizewinnerfromthetopsixdeterminedbyFriday’spresentations.Ab#Theme

Presentations&PreliminaryJudging:Friday1.15PMto1.45PM[2min&1minQ&A] Author Judge

[Time] PB

2SEM

The Incidence of Injury in Elite camogie, an eleven-weekprospectivestudy

RenaBuckley

J1[1.15] 1

9EITR Radialnerveneuropraxiafollowingdryneedling-acasereport Robin

McManusJ1

[1.18] 2

10SEM

Comparison of positive findings in cardiac screening onquestionnaireandphysicalexamversusquestionnaire,physicalexaminationandECGin3000Irishathletes

AndrewDelaney

J1[1.21] 3

12SEM

Whengoodneedlesgobad:IatrogenicPneumothoraxfollowingdryneedling

StephenGilmartin

J1[1.24] 4

15EPH

Effects of Participation in Phase IV Community Based CardiacRehabilitationonSelectedFitnessIndices-APilotStudy

JoanneRegan

J1[1.27] 5

16EPH

Community Based Phase IV Cardiac Rehabilitation: ParticipantsExperiencesandPerceivedBenefits

JoanneRegan

J1[1.30] 6

18EITR

Physical Activity and Advanced Cancer: The views of OncologyandPalliativeCarePhysiciansinIreland

GrainneSheill

J2[1.15] 7

22EPH

The effect of muscular strength and rope jumping exerciseprogramoncardiorespiratoryfitnessindeafchildren

UmmuhanBaşAslan

J2[1.18] 8

30EPH

Exploring the relationship between physical activity level andmenopausalsymptomsinmenopausalwomen

UmmuhanBaşAslan

J2[1.21] 9

31EPH

Effectsofshort-termSwissballcorestrengthtrainingonmuscleenduranceanddynamicbalanceinhealthyyoungpeople

UmmuhanBaşAslan

J2[1.24] 10

33EPH

Analysis of medical student attitudes toward exercise andexerciseasavitalsign

ConorMcCarthy

J2[1.27] 11

34ESCI

Anelectromyographicandkinematicstudyoneffectofseattubeangle on lower limbmuscle activity in elitemale road cyclistsduringsub-maximalexercise

NiamhO’Dwyer

J2[1.30] 12


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ADJUDICATEDPOSTERPRESENTATIONSVenue:ExamHall

DelegateswhowishtobeincludedinthepostercompetitionmustattendtheirpostersforjudgingatthetimeslistedonFridaylunchtime.PosterswillbeshortlistedtothefinalsixonFriday,judgeswilldoasecondwalk-aroundonSaturdaylunchtime1.15PMto1.45PMtodecidetheprizewinnerfromthetopsixdeterminedbyFriday’spresentations.

35EPH

Asurveyofmedicaldoctorandstudent’sperceptions,attitudesandunderstandingtoexerciseprescriptioninahospitalsetting

ConorMcCarthy

J3[1.15] 13

36EPH

Comparisonofsingleboutexercisemodalitieson24hourplasmaglucoseconcentrationinType1diabetics

DeanMinnock

J3[1.18] 14

37EPH Vascularhealthinobesechildrenandyouth Nicola

HurleyJ3

[1.21] 15

40EITR

An evaluation of the metabolic efficiency of walking with aninnovativespringloadedcrutchdesign

AlanDunne

J3[1.24] 16

43ESCI Functionalthresholdpowerinnon-elitefemaletriathletes Nick

MahonyJ3

[1.27] 17

44ESCI

AreviewofFoodDependantExerciseInducedAnaphylaxisinStJames’sHospital

AislingFarrell

J4[1.15] 18

45ESCI

ConcurrentvalidityofFitbitandMicrosoftbandtomeasureheartrate

ClareMcDermott

J4[1.18] 19

46ESCI

ConcurrentValidityofSenseWearArmbandtoMeasureEnergyExpenditure

CiaraMcCormack

J4[1.21] 20

49EPH Obesity.Apatient’sperspective Louise

O’ConnellJ4

[1.24] 21

56EPH

Evaluation of Respiratory Efficiency in Response to Exercise inAlpha-1AntitrypsinDeficientPatientswithandwithoutAirflowObstruction

EoinDurkan

J4[1.27] 22


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SPEAKER AND CHAIR BIOGRAPHIES

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ConferenceCo–Chairs

DrNickMahony

DrNickMahony(MScFFSEMPhD)isHeadoftheDisciplineofAnatomyandCourseCoordinatorMScSports&ExerciseMedicine,andMedicalOfficerintheHumanPerformanceLaboratory(HPL),TrinityCollegeDublin.NickwasformerlyNGBmedicalofficerforRowingIrelandandtheIrishCanoeUnion.NickworksasaSportsandExerciseMedicineandExercisePhysiologyserviceprovidertoathletesfromrecreationaltoeliteonadailybasisintheHPLinTrinityCollegeDublin.

ProfNiallMoyna

ProfNiallMoynaisHeadtheSchoolofHealthandHumanPerformanceandamemberoftheCentreforPreventiveMedicineinDCU.HereceivedhisMaster’sdegreefromPurdueUniversity,Indiana,PhDfromtheUniversityofPittsburghandcompletedathreeyearPost-DoctoralResearchFellowshipin immunology at theUniversity of PittsburghMedical Centre.Hehasworked asDirector of theClinical ExerciseResearch Laboratory in theDivisionofCardiologyat theUniversityofPittsburghMedicalCentreandasaSeniorResearchScientistinNuclearandPreventiveCardiologyatHartfordHospitalinConnecticut.Hisresearchfocusesonexerciseandcardiovasculardiseaseandtheroleofgeneticpolymorphismsinexplaininginterindividualheterogeneityinresponsetoexercisetraining.

HonoraryFellows

ProfPaulThompson

Prof Paul Thompson is Chief of Cardiology at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT and Professor ofMedicine at theUniversityof Connecticut.Hehas authoredover 400 scientific articleson topicsprimarilyrelatedtotherisksandbenefitsofexerciseandhowstatinsaffectskeletalmuscle.ProfThompsonistheEditorofthebook,ExerciseandSportsCardiology.He isaPastPresidentoftheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicine.

ProfessorAveryFaigenbaum(conferredinabsentia)

ProfAveryFaigenbaumisaFullProfessorintheDepartmentofHealthandExerciseScienceatTheCollege of New Jersey, USA. His research interests focus on pediatric exercise science, athleticperformance,andpreventivemedicine.Asanactiveresearcherandpractitioner,hehasco-authoredover 200peer-reviewedpublications, 39book chapters andninebooks including Youth StrengthTraining,StrengthandPowerforYoungAthletes,andProgressivePlyometricsforKids.Hehasbeenaninvitedspeakeratmorethan300regional,nationalandinternationalconferences.Hecurrentlyserves as an associate editor of Pediatric Exercise Science and the Journal of Strength andConditioningResearch.


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ChairsandSpeakers

MrCliffBeirne

MrCliffBeirne,FFDRCSI,FRCSEd,FFSEM, is thenewlyelectedDeanoftheFacultyofSportsandExerciseMedicine. He is a Consultant Oral andMaxillofacial Surgeon basedmainly at the SportsSurgeryClinic inSantry.Previously.HewasaConsultant inTheJohnRadcliffeHospitalOxfordandBeaumont and St James's. He is a former International Tennis player, playing ATP SatelliteTournamentsasaMedicalStudent,alsoplayingunderageGaelicFootballinStVincent'sandSoccerin Home Farm. He served as the Training Programme Director in OMFS and was the RCSIRepresentativeontheSpecialistAdvisoryCommittee inOMFS.AkeenadvocateonplayerwelfareissuesinSport,asamemberoftheMedicalScientificandWelfareCommitteeoftheGAAhelaunched

thecompulsoryuseofFaceguardsandHelmetsinHurlingin2009fortheGAAandspoketotheGAAAnnualCongressin2012proposingthesuccessfulmotiononintroducingcompulsoryMouthguardsinGaelicFootball.FormallyinvolvedwiththeIRFUfor20years,hecurrentlychairstheCareSub-committeeoftheIRFUCharitableTrust.RecentlyhehasbeenaMedicalAdvisortoMonkstownHockeyClubandisamemberoftheConcussionResearchGroupattheSportsSurgeryClinic.MrPaulBerry

MrPaulBerryisagraduateofMercyhurstUniversityinPennsylvaniaUSAandworkedinNewYorkandMichiganasanAthleticTherapistbeforereturningtohisnativeWexford.HeisCo-DirectorofBerrySportsMedicineandPhysiotherapyCentrewhichisamultidisciplinaryrehabilitationclinicinAdamstown,CoWexford.HeisafoundingmemberofAthleticRehabilitationTherapyIreland.

DrJulieBroderick

DrJulieBroderick(Ph.D.)isanAssistantProfessorattheDisciplineofPhysiotherapyinTrinityCollegeDublin,Ireland.ShewastherecipientofaHealthResearchBoardClinicalFellowshipin2008andaCochraneFellowshipin2014.Sheworkedclinicallyforanumberofyearsasaphysiotherapist,andhasheldpositionsinclinicaleducationandacademia.Shehasaspecialinterestintheapplicationofresearchfindingstoindividualiseexerciseprescriptionacrossarangeofchronicdiseases.Hermainresearchhasfocusedontheeffectofphysicalactivityacrossdiversecancerpopulationsfromthepoint of diagnosis into survivorship.Otherwork focuses on the role of physical activity in otherpopulationsespecially inthecardio-respiratoryareaandinmajormental illness.Shehaslectured

andpresentedherresearchwidelyandanumberofpublicationshaveemanatedfromherwork.


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ProfConorBurke

ProfConorBurkegraduatedfromUCDandiscurrentlyaConsultantRespiratoryPhysicianinConnollyHospital and theMater Hospital and University College Dublin. He completed a four year post-doctoralfellowshipintheDepartmentofRespiratoryMedicineinStanfordUniversityinCalifornia.ProfessorBurke’sdoctoralthesisisinthephysiologyofthetransplantedlung.Hehaspublishedoverone hundred peer reviewed international publications and made over 300 presentations tointernationalsocietiesincludingtheBritishThoracicSociety,AmericanCollegeofChestPhysiciansandAmericanThoracicSociety.ProfessorBurkeandcolleaguespublishedtheoriginaldescriptionofthemechanismofhumanlungallograftrejectionandmorerecentlytheoriginaldescriptionofan

alteredmicrobiomeinasthma.Hehassupervised12post-doctoralthesestodateandorganisedpost-doctoralexchangeprogrammeswithStanfordUniversity,theUniversityofLondonandcurrentlyImperialCollegeinLondon.HeservedthreetermsontheCouncilofRCPI(includingVice-Presidency)andtheHealthResearchBoard.ProfessorBurke’scurrentresearchinterestscentreonthephysiologyandmicrobiomeoftheasthmaticairway.DrBrianCarson

DrBrianCarsonhasaPhDinExercisePhysiologyandaBSc.inSportScienceandhealthbothfortheSchoolofHealthandHumanPerformanceatDCU.BrianisCourseDirectorfortheBSc.SportandExerciseSciencesprogrammeat theUniversityofLimerickwherehe isalsoa lecturer inExercisePhysiology.Hisresearch interestsare intheadaptationofmuscleandwhole-bodymetabolismtoexerciseandnutrientinterventions.BrianhasworkedinelitelevelsportacrossarangeofsportsbutpredominantlyGaelicfootball,formerlyascoachandsportsciencesupporttotheLimerickSeniorFootballteamandcurrentlyasmanager/coachoftheULSigersonCupteam.

DrKieranDowd

DrKieranDowd qualified from theUniversityof Limerick in2007withaB.Sc. (Hons) inPhysicalEducationteaching.In2012,heobtainedhisPh.D.fromtheUniversityofLimerick.HisPh.D.researchfocusedondevelopingaccurateandeffectivemethodsofexaminingphysicalactivityandsedentarybehavioursusinganaccelerometer.Kieran’spost-doctoralresearchwaspartoftheDeterminantsofDietandPhysicalActivityKnowledgeHub(DEDIPACKH).Kieran’sprimaryrolewithinthisprojectwastocriticallyevaluatethestateofthearttechniquesforphysicalactivityandsedentarybehaviourmeasurement.KierancurrentlylecturesonthenewB.Sc.(Honours)inPhysicalActivityandHealthinAthloneInstituteofTechnology.Kierancontinuestocollaborateandconsultonprojectsinrelation

tomeasurementacrossEurope.


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DrBrendanEgan

DrBrendanEganreceivedhisBScSportandExerciseSciencefromtheUniversityofLimerickin2003,MScSportandExerciseNutritionfromLoughboroughUniversityin2004,andPhDfromDublinCityUniversity in 2008, before completing two years of post-doctoral training with the IntegrativePhysiologygroupattheKarolinskaInstitute,Sweden.HejoinedthefacultyintheSchoolofPublicHealth,Physiotherapy,andSportsScienceatUniversityCollegeDublinin2011,wherehespentfiveyearsbeforemovingtoDublinCityUniversitytohiscurrentpositionasAssociateProfessorinSportand Exercise Physiology. His research investigates the molecular regulation of skeletal musclefunction and adaptation across the lifespan with special interest in nutrition and exercise

interventionstoattenuatedeclines inmusclesizeandfunction inelderly.Heplays inter-countyGaelic footballwithSligo,andisperformancenutritionisttotheDublinhurlingteam.ProfUlfEkelund

ProfUlfEkelundobtainedhisPhDfromtheKarolinskaInstitutet,Stockholm,Swedenin2002andiscurrentlyprofessorinphysicalactivityandhealthattheDepartmentofSportMedicine,NorwegianSchool of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway and professor in physical activity epidemiology at theNorwegianInstituteofPublicHealth.BeforemovingtoNorway,Ulfleadaresearchprogrammeinphysical activity epidemiology at theMedical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University ofCambridgewherehecurrentlyholdsanhonorarycontractasseniorinvestigatorscientist.Hismainresearchinterestsarerelatedtomeasurementandpopulationlevelsofphysicalactivity;theroleofphysical activity and sedentary behaviour for preventing non-communicable diseases especially

obesityandmetabolicdiseases;andtounderstandthebiologicalbasisforphysicalactivityandsedentarybehaviourwithaspecial focusonyoungpeople.Hehaspublishedmorethan300peer-reviewarticles includingpapers inTheLancet, JAMA, and PLOSMedicine and his current H-index is 65. Ekelund is a Fellow of American College of SportMedicineinternationaltreasurerontheBoardofTrusteesforthecollege.HeisassociateeditorforMedicineandScienceinSportandExercise,theJournalofPhysicalActivityandHealthandJournalofSportSciences.HewasawardedthenewinvestigatorscientistawardfromtheAmericanCollegeofSportMedicinein2007andtheBritishNutritionSocietySilverMedalin2013forexcellenceinscience.

DrHelenFrench

DrHelenFrench isaSeniorLecturer intheSchoolofPhysiotherapy,RoyalCollegeofSurgeons inIreland.HerPhDcompleted in2011andwhichwas fundedbyaHRBFellowship for theTherapyProfessionsinvestigatedtheeffectivenessofexercisetherapyandmanualtherapyforosteoarthritisofthehip.Sincethen,shehascontinuedtoconductresearchonlowerlimbosteoarthritisandotherrelatedpathologies.SheiscurrentlyconductingaCochranereviewontheeffectivenessofadjunctivetherapiesused inconjunctionwithexercise therapy forhiporkneeosteoarthritis.DrFrenchwasawardedaFulbright-HRBHealthImpactScholarAward2017-2018toconductresearchonmovementanalysisofhipdysfunction inadolescentswhichshewillundertake inBostonUniversity.Shealso

teachesonpostgraduatecoursesforphysiotherapistsinmusculoskeletaltherapyforhipandpelvicgirdlepain.


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ProfSeanGaine

ProfSeanP.Gaine,MD,PhD, isConsultantRespiratoryPhysicianatMaterMisericordiaeUniversityHospitalinDublin.HecompletedhisresidencyandfellowshiptrainingattheJohnsHopkinsHospital,Baltimore, USA and subsequently held faculty positions at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and at theUniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicine.HeestablishedthePulmonaryHypertensionCenterattheJohnsHopkinsHospitalin1999andsubsequentlytheNationalPulmonaryHypertensionUnitinDublin.His research interests include new therapeutic agents for themanagement of pulmonary vasculardiseases.ProfessorGaineisamemberofnumerousinternationalassociations,andisaFellowofthe

CollegeofChestPhysicians,theRoyalCollegeofPhysiciansinIrelandandtheFacultyofSportsandExerciseMedicine.HeisChiefMedicalOfficeroftheOlympicCouncilofIrelandandledthemedicalteamattheOlympicGamesinAthens,Beijing,LondonandRio.ProfJulietteHussey

Prof Juliette Hussey has been in Trinity for over 20 years and was head of the discipline ofPhysiotherapy from 2003 – 2014. During that time she led on developing programmes inPhysiotherapy and allied health sciences which are delivered in Singapore. She was elected tofellowshipin2011,promotedtoassociateprofessorin2006andtoProfessorin2015.SheiscurrentlytheVicePresidentforGlobalRelationsinTrinityCollegeDublin,TheUniversityofDublin.ProfessorJulietteHusseyleadsagroupworkingintheareaofexerciserehabilitationinpatientswithcancer.Herresearchistranslationalandisaimedatscientificallyimprovingexerciseprescriptiontooptimisetherapeuticresponses.Thisincludesevaluatingmeansofimprovingphysicalcapacitypreoperatively

toreducepostoperativemorbidityforpatientsundergoingcomplexcancersurgery.Achallengeintheareaofexerciseandcanceristodetermineunderlyingmechanismsandhergroupisworkingwithclinicalscientistsinthisrespect.Hercurrentresearchinoesophagealandprostatecancer isfundedbytheHealthResearchBoardandtheWorldCancerResearch Fund. Her group is also part ofMovember Global Action Plan 4 a randomised controlled trial examiningexerciseinmenwithadvancedprostatecancer.DrAbbieLane

DrAbbieLane,MDLRCPSIFRCPsychisanAssociateProfessoratUCDandhasworkedasaConsultantPsychiatristsince1996.Shesetupand ledaStressClinic inDublinuntil2013andsincethenhasengagedinprivatepractice,TheGulliverClinic,providingassessmentandadvicetoindividualsandgroups. Her specialist areas include the assessment and management of stress related illnessincluding anxiety, depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and she is an expert onOccupationalStressandBullying.Sheisknownforherholisticapproachtomentalhealthandherinterestintheinteractionofmentalandphysicalhealth.


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DrUnaMay

DrUnaMayhasworkedwithSportIreland(previouslytheIrishSportsCouncil)since1998andhasmanagedtheIrishSportsCouncilAnti-DopingProgrammesince2001.SheiscurrentlytheDirectorofParticipationandEthicsinSportIreland.ShehasaPhDinExercisePhysiology(1996)andaBSc(Hons)inSportsScience(1991)fromJohnMooresUniversity,Liverpool.ShehasrepresentedIrelandin both orienteering andmountain running.Una has been amember of a teamof IndependentObserversappointedbytheWorldAnti-DopingAgencytomonitortheanti-dopingprogrammeattheUCIcyclingworldchampionships(2001),theOlympicGames inbothAthens(2004)andTurin(2006)andalsochairedtheteamofindependentobserversattheWorldAthleticsChampionshipsin

2005andtheWorldGamesin2009.SheisamemberoftheImplementationoversightGroupoftheNationalPhysicalActivityPlanandaLayrepresentativeontheBoardoftheFacultyofSportandExerciseMedicine.ShealsorepresentsSportIrelandontheAll-IslandObesityActionForumandontheLGBTI+NationalYouthStrategyOversightCommittee.DrNoelMcCaffrey

DrNoelMcCaffreyisasportsandexercisemedicinespecialistandlecturerinDCU’sSchoolofHealthand Human Performance, where he is Chair of the BSc (Athletic Therapy and Training) degreeprogramme and medical director of the MedEx programme which offers supervised exerciseprogrammes topatientswithdiverse chronic illnesses.Hehas collaboratedwith the IrishCancerSocietyindevelopingtheMoveOnandLivingLifecancerrehabilitationprogrammesinMedEx.HeisprincipalinvestigatoroftheHSE-fundedevaluationofMedEx.Inaddition,heservedonthesteeringcommitteeoftheDCU-basedgroupthatdevelopedaNationalExerciseReferralTemplateonbehalfof the HSE He is a collaborator with surgical and anesthesiology colleagues in the Mater and

BeaumontMisericordiaeHospital on a projectswhichwill investigate thedelivery andeffectiveness of pre-surgicalexerciseprogrammesincancerpatients.NoelisaFoundationFellowoftheFacultyofSportsandExerciseMedicine.Heismedical director of a sports injury clinic (ExWellMedical) inDCU and also runs amusculoskeletal injury clinic inCappaghNationalOrthopaedicHospital.DrCatherineMcGorrian

Dr CatherineMcGorrian PhDMRCPI is an Associate Clinical Professor in UCD, and a ConsultantCardiologistworkingfromtheMaterHeartHouse,whereshehasbeeninvolvedintheFamilyHeartScreeningClinic since2010.This clinicprovides services including screeningandmanagement forfamiliesaffectedbygeneticcardiacconditions,andforfamilieswhohavebeenaffectedbysuddenarrhythmicdeathsyndrome.DrMcGorrianisamemberofthenationalSuddenCardiacDeathCouncilandhasspokenontopicsincludingSADS,SCDandexerciseincardiacdiseasesatnationalmeetings.Herresearchinterestsincludetheinheritedchannelopathies,biomarkersincardiomyopathies,andgenotype-phenotypecorrelationsininheritedcardiacdiseases.Shepioneeredthefirststudylooking

atinheritedcardiacdiseasesinSADSvictimsinIrelandandhadpublishedover30peerreviewedpapersininheritedcardiacdiseasesandcardiacrisk.


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DrDeniseMcGrath

DrDeniseMcGrath isalecturerattheSchoolofPublicHealth,PhysiotherapyandSportsScience,University College Dublin, havingmoved fromUlster University in 2014.With an undergraduatedegree in Sport and Exercise Science (UL), anMSc in Biomedical Engineering (UL) and a PhD inbiomechanics (UCD), she specialises in exercise and humanmovement science.DrMcGrath alsospenttimeintheU.S.asapostdoctoralresearcher(UniversityofNebraska)andmorerecentlyasaFulbright Research Scholar (Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard). Herresearchintheappliedsettinghasbeenbasedoninterdisciplinarity,workingwithsocialscientists,engineers,cliniciansand,importantly,patientorganisations.Sheisaboardmemberofthecharity

Move4Parkinson’s and advocates for a person-centred approach to the design of exercise and technology-basedinterventionsthatcanenablepeoplewithParkinson’stolivebetterlives.MrJohnMurphy

MrJohnCMurphySMISCP,ConsultantPhysiotherapist,BPhysio(NUI)MSc,GDBS.JohnisaSpecialistMemberoftheIrishSocietyofCharteredPhysiotherapists.Hehasworkedinprivatepracticesince1998inCarysfortClinic,Blackrock,CountyDublin,andestablishedMedfitProactiveHealthcare,arehabilitation centre in 2011. His clinical focus is on optimising recovery post injury, illness, orsurgery.Reducingrecurrencerates,improvinghealthrelatedqualityoflifeandmaintainingfunctionarekeyoutcomestargetswithinhisrehabilitationcentre.Hehasakeeninterestinthebehaviouralcomponentof rehabilitation and its potential topositively influence chronic conditions includingmetabolicsyndrome.Hepresentedonthistopicatboththe2015and2016LondonScopeObesity

Conference. Academically John graduated from UCD in 1996. He subsequently completed a research MSc inPhysiotherapy,andaGraduateDiplomainBusinessStudies.HeisapublishedleadauthorinboththeAmericanandBritishJournalsofSportsMedicine,withmultipleothercoauthorshipsintheBJSMsince2010.HeisCo-DirectoroftheGAA InjuryPreventionProgrammespecificallyoptimising long term implementationstrategies.Hiscurrent researchoutsideofsportrelatestoimprovingjoint,muscle,andcardiacfunctionintheover60agegroup,andhehasakeenresearchinterestintheeconomicreturnonrehabilitationinvestment.DrNiamhNíChéilleachair

DrNiamhNí Chéilleachair is a lecturer on the BSc in Sports Sciencewith Exercise Physiology inAthlone Instituteof Technology. She completedher undergraduatedegree in Sport andExerciseSciences in theUniversityof LimerickbeforegraduatingwithherPhD fromUL in2013.HerPhDincorporated a multidisciplinary approach to investigate novel training methods for enduranceathletes.NiamhisalsoaSportIrelandaccreditedperformancephysiologistprovidingphysiologicalsupporttotheSport IrelandInstitute.Herresearch interests includeperformancephysiologyandbiomechanicsandnoveltraininginterventions.Shealsohasakeenresearchinterestinmotorcontrolincorporating the development of fundamental movement skills in children and the impact of

fundamentalmovementskillproficiencyonphysicalactivity.Niamhiscurrentlysupervisinganumberofpostgraduatestudentsandistheprincipalinvestigatoroncollaborativeindustry/academicresearchprojects.


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DrGraceO’Malley

DrGraceO'MalleyworksasaresearchlecturerintheDivisionofPopulationHealthSciencesRCSIand as a research clinician in Temple Street Children’s University Hospital where she leads theW82GOObesityServiceforchildrenandadolescents.AsaCharteredPhysiotherapist,herworktodatehasfocusedonthedevelopmentandevaluationofevidence-basedassessmentandtreatmentinterventionsforchildrenwithobesityandotherendocrinologicalconditions.Inthefieldofexercisemedicine / therapy her work has explored the relationship between childhood obesity and

musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratoryhealth andphysical activity.Gracewas awardedaPhDFellowshipby theHealthResearchBoardtoexplorewhetherconnectedhealthtechnologiescouldbefeasiblyintegratedintohealthcaredeliveryforyouthwithsevereobesityandshewasawardedaFulbrightScholarshiptoYaleUniversitywheretoinvestigatethepathophysiologyofType2Diabetesinchildrenwithsevereobesity.SheisSecretaryoftheChildhoodObesityTaskForceoftheEASO,SecretaryoftheEuropeanChildhoodObesityGroupandthe inauguralChairoftheAssociationfortheStudyofObesityontheIslandofIreland.ProfDonalO’Shea

Prof Donal O’Shea is a Consultant Endocrinologist in St Columcille’s and St Vincent’s UniversityHospitals.HeisClinicalProfessorofMedicineinUCD.ProfO’SheaqualifiedfromUniversityCollegeDublin in 1989 and thenmoved to HammersmithHospital in London. He completed anMDwithProfessorStephenBloomonGLP-1andappetitecontrol.Hemovedtohiscurrentpositionestablishingthefirsthospitalbasedmultidisciplinarytreatmentunitforthemanagementofadultobesityinthecountry.IsamemberoftheDepartmentofHealthspecialactiongrouponobesityestablishedin2011andchairedagroupcarryingoutahealthimpactassessmentonthepotentialbenefitsandharmsofa taxon sugar sweetened’drinks.Hehaspresented theEUMinisters forHealth and theDirector

GeneraloftheWHOontheimportanceofpreventionofchildhoodobesity.Hasspecificinterestsinandpublishedover100peerreviewedpublicationsonobesity,thyroideyedisease,gutendocrinetumoursandgenderidentitydisorder.Hehassupervised8clinicianstocompletionoftheirPhD’s.ProfMauriceStokes

ProfMaurice Stokes is aConsultant Surgeonat theMaterMisericordiaeHospital,with a specialinterestinBreastCancerManagement.HeisClinicalDirectorfortheCancerandSurgeryDirectorateattheHospital.HeisanAssociateProfessorinSurgeryatUniversityCollegeDublin.InhissparetimeheworksasaTeamDoctor forhis favouriteRugbyTeam.ProfStokes isaGraduateatUniversityCollegeDublin,andalso trainedoverseas in theUKand inNewZealand.AcademicandResearchinterestsincludepre-operativepreparationforsurgery,anditseffectontheimmunesystem,andtherelevanceofthattocancersurgery.


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MrAndrewWatson

MrAndrewWatson isaCertifiedAthleticRehabilitationTherapistandCharteredPhysiotherapist.HeholdsaBScinSportsRehabilitationfromITCarlow,aBScinPhysiotherapyfromUniversityCollegeDublinandanMScinSportsMedicinefromtheUniversityofGlasgow.HeisafoundingmemberofAthleticRehabilitationTherapyIreland(ARTI)andservesasthecurrentpresident.Hehasextensiveexperienceworking intheareaofsportsmedicine inboththeUSAandIrelandandhasoperatedfromhisprivatepractice;RaglanSportsMedicine;inFitzwilliamSquare,Dublinsince2009.

MrEndaWhyte

MrEndaWhyte isalecturerontheBSc. inAthleticTherapyandTraininginSchoolofHealthandHumanPerformance,DCU.Enda’sresearchinterestsincludetheepidemiologyofmusculoskeletalinjuries in adolescents and young adults, the prevention of common musculoskeletal sportinginjuries(e.g.hamstringandACLinjuries)andmusculoskeletalhealthinpeoplewithchronicillnesses.Hehaspublishedinanumberofinternationaljournalsandpresentedatanumberofnationalandinternationalconferences.EndaisamemberoftheexecutivecommitteeofAthleticRehabilitationTherapyIreland(ARTI)andsitsontheInternationalBoardofCertificationCouncil(iBOC).HeisalsoARTI’srepresentativeontheMutualRecognitionAgreementWorkingGroup.Hehasbeenamember

ofthePrimaryCarePartnershipConferenceorganisingcommittee(2016,2017)andtheFacultyofSportsandExerciseMedicineAnnualScientificConference(2014–2016).ProfCatherineWoods

Catherine Woods is Professor of Physical Activity and Health in the Department of PhysicalEducation and Sport Sciences (PESS) at the University of Limerick (UL). PESS has twenty fouracademicstaffandboastsadynamicresearchenvironmentwithoverfortypostgraduateresearchstudents. She is amemberofUL’sHealthResearch Institute, a cross-faculty institute structuredaroundthreethematicareas:lifestyleandhealth,technologyenhancedhealthoutcomesandhealthservicesresearch.TheHRIhasestablishedanenablingplatformtosupporthealthresearchthroughaccesstomultipledisciplinespsychology,physiologyepidemiological,statistics,healtheconomicsandpolicyexpertise.PriortojoiningUL,ProfWoodswasinDCU,whereshewasHeadoftheSchool

from2008-2012.ShewasinstrumentalinthedevelopmentofitssportscienceandhealthanditsphysicaleducationB.Sc.programmes.Shehassuccessfullytrained6PhDand6MScresearchstudents;shecurrentlyhastwopost-doctoralresearchfellows,issupervisingfivepostgraduatestudents;andhaspublishednumerousbookchapters,peer-reviewedjournalarticlesandhaspresentedherworkatnationalandinternationalconferences.InIreland,sheadvisedHealthyIreland,Ireland’snewhealthandwellbeingframework,onwritingaNationalPhysicalActivityPlanandcurrentlysitsonitsimplementationworkinggroup.

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