PAfH Summer Research School with Prof Adrian Bauman (University of Sydney). Registration now open.

Day 1 Schedule​

9.00-9.30​

Registration (Tea / Coffee)​

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9.30-9.50​

Welcome address​

Prof. Catherine Woods (PAfH Director)​

9.50-10.45​

Measurement of Physical Activity: definition, challenges, national PA guidelines and what they mean in practice​

Grainne Hayes, Kwok Ng, Federico Palumbo, ​

Brendan O'Keefe​

10.45-11.30​

Intervention design: from theory to practice (logic model, intervention mapping, system approach)​

Elaine Murtagh, Sean Healy, Roisin Cahalan​

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Padraic Rocliffe​

11.30-11.45​

Break​

11.45-12.30​

PA Policy: Nice to have or need to have, the role of policy in population levels of PA.​

Catherine Woods, Sven Messing, Kevin Volf and Enrique Garcia​

12.30-2.00​

Networking and Lunch (Meeting 1 to 1 with PAfH Summer School Presenters)​

2.00-4.30​

1. Using Artificial Intelligence and other technologies for research: its merits and/or perils​

2. Statistics revisited using anything but SPSS! What newer technologies can offer.​

3. Grantsmanship: How to apply for research funding – lessons learned from a 'reviewers' perspective. ​

4. Public and Patient Involvement in intervention implementation​

5. Implementation determinants, adaptations and strategies to tailor PA interventions to specific contexts: Learnings from I-PARC​

Various Speakers​

4.30-5.00​

Concluding Remarks from Day 1​

Prof. Catherine Woods (PAfH UL)​

Day 2 Schedule​

9:15 – 9:30​

Introduction of the day​

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9:30 – 12:30​

(3 hrs)​

Theme 1: Measurement of PA​

Theme 2: PA Intervention Design​

Theme 3: PA Policy Evaluation​

Presenters​

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• Device-based​

• Questionnaires​

• Other​

• Methods​

• Measures​

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• Schools​

• Clinical​

• Adapted​

• Methods​

• Measures​

• Instruments​

• Evidence​

• PA-EPI in practice​

• Methods​

• Measures​

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Measurement of PA: Grainne Hayes, Kwok Ng, Federico Palumbo, Brendan O'Keefe, Padraic Rocliffe​

PA Interventions & Special Populations: Elaine Murtagh, Sean Healy, Roisin Cahalan​

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PA Policy Evaluation & Benchmarking: Catherine Woods, Sven Messing, Kevin Volf and Enrique Garcia​

12:30 – 13:30​

Networking and Lunch (Meeting 1 to 1 with PAfH Summer School Presenters)​

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13:30 – 14:30​

Pannel Discussion: ​

• Research Career Planning 101: What I would do differently!​

• Net Working: How to build partnerships and collaborations​

Various Speakers​

14:30– 15:00​

Break​

15:00 – 16:00​

GUEST SPEAKER: Prof. Adrian Bauman​

'Commercial determinants of PA' ​

Prof. Adrian Bauman​

University of Sydney​

16:00 – 16:30​

Concluding Remarks​

Prof. Elaine Murtagh (PAfH, UL)​