ESSA conference attracts international keynotes

Sports science leaders from across the globe are to converge on the Gold Coast to address exercise physiologists from across Australia at the 'Research to Practice' Conference at Jupiters Casino from 19th to 21st April.
The conference, the 5th biennial conference hosted by Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA), and offers attendees a program designed to link the theory of exercise, sport and nutritional sciences with practice in the field.
The impressive line-up of speakers includes keynotes, Professor Tim Noakes from South Africa who was the team doctor for the Proteas Cricket Team in the 1996 Cricket World Cup and specialises in hydration; Professor Peter Brubaker from the USA, whose current research focuses on the effect of exercise and other lifestyle interventions on aging, obesity and heart failure; Professor Dr Romain Meeusen from Belgium whose research is focussed on 'exercise and the brain' and Dr Roanne Segal whose main clinical areas of expertise are in breast and genito-urinary malignancy.
ESSA Executive Officer Anita Hobson-Powell explains "our conference offers a fantastic opportunity for us to bring some of the most highly regarded international speakers to Australia and to offer a program that delivers quality information on issues such as chronic disease management, rehabilitation, sport nutrition and athlete performance.
"Exercise and sports science practitioners operate in an environment that is constantly evolving and this conference provides an opportunity to keep abreast of the latest research, technical information, products and equipment."
The program also includes the Sir Frank Cotton Memorial Lecture which will be presented by Professor Robert Newton, Head of the School of Exercise and Health Sciences at Edith Cowan University in Perth.

Keynote Speakers

Professor Tim Noakes ï¾ South Africa

Friday, 20th April - 'Hydration, Hyponatremia and the lessons of the past'

Tim Noakes is Professor in the Discovery Health Chair of Exercise and Sports Science at the University of Cape Town. He is also Director of the UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine and co-founder of the Sports Science Institute of South Africa. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and was elected a Fellow of the University of Cape Town for sustained excellence in original scientific work. He was the team doctor for the Proteas Cricket Team in the 1996 Cricket World Cup and assisted long distance swimmer, Lewis Pugh, in cold water swims in the Arctic and Antarctic and at the North Pole. He has also served on the Ministerial Commission into High Performance Sport in South Africa. In 2004, and again in 2009, he received the National Research Foundation rating as an A1-rated scientist.

Professor Peter Brubaker ï¾ USA

Saturday, 21st April - 'Exercise for Cardiovascular Disease Management: Are they getting the right dose?'

Peter H. Brubaker PhD is a Professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science and the Executive Director of the Healthy Exercise & Lifestyle Programs (formerly Cardiac Rehabilitation) at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He has been an active member (Fellow status) of both the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Association of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation. He has published more than 70 articles/chapters in exercise physiology or cardiology journals/books and authored a textbook entitled 'Coronary Artery Disease: Essentials of Prevention and Rehabilitation'.

Peter was the Clinical Section Editor (7th ed.) of the ACSM Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. His research and clinical work are in the area of heart failure exercise physiology and cardiovascular disease prevention/rehabilitation. Current NIH and industry funded research focuses on the effect of exercise and other lifestyle interventions on aging, obesity, and heart failure.

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