YARDLEY & BOULÉ LAB
Diabetes and Physical Activity/Exercise
Research Symposium June 2023
DIABETES AND EXERCISE
SYMPOSIUM
Presentation pdfs found here
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WHO? Open and FREE to all individuals (please register here) interested in learning more about diabetes and exercise.
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WHAT? An opportunity for individuals to gain knowledge about the recent findings in the field of diabetes and exercise.
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WHEN? June 10th, 2023. From 8AM to 2PM.
WHERE? Alberta Diabetes Institute, 112 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 2T9.
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Registration:Click here
SPEAKERS
Dr. Mary Jung
Self-regulation of health behaviours, Exercise, Physical activity, Dietary behaviours, Community-based self-regulatory skills, Type 2 Diabetes.
Dr. Dessi Zaharieva
Dysglycemia, exercise in adults with type 1 diabetes, exercise physiology, blood glucose management in type 1 diabetes.
Dr. Tricia Peters
Endocrinology/ Diabetes
Epidemiology
Reproduction
Dr. Elsa Heyman
Physical activity, Nutritional supplementation, Diabetes, Obesity, Glycemic variability, Endocannabinoid system
Dr. Celine Laesser
Dr. Anne-Sophie Brazeau
Dr. Jenna Gillen
Dr. Jane Yardley
Management of Glucose Control,Parenteral and/or Enteral Nutrition
Diabetes self-management, therapies and technologies, diet and physical activity.
Carbohydrate and fat metabolism, Exercise-induced improvements in metabolic health, Sex-based differences in exercise metabolism, High-intensity interval training, Nutritional manipulation of exercise adaptation
Exercise physiology, Type 1 diabetes
Symposium Schedule
8:30-9:00 Solving a complex problem: An effective, accessible and sustainable type 2 diabetes prevention program (Dr. Mary Jung, UBC Okanagan)
9:00-9:30 Supporting people living with type 1 diabetes: The BETTER vision (Dr. Anne-Sophie Brazeau, McGill University)
9:30-10:00 Tracking technology – the ins and outs of continuous glucose monitoring (Dr. Dessi Zaharieva, Stanford University)
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-11:00 Explaining the rollercoaster of exercise-related highs and lows in type 1 diabetes (Dr. Elsa Heyman, Université de Lille)
11:00-11:30 A sweet deal: how a few minutes of exercise can help manage your blood sugar (Dr. Jenna Gillen, University of Toronto)
11:30-12:00 Everyone should lift weights! (Dr. Jane Yardley, University of Alberta)
12:00 –1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 Physical activity and exercise in pregnant women with diabetes (Dr. Tricia Peters, McGill University)
1:30-2:00 Teens & technology: automated insulin delivery and the challenge of physical activity (Dr. Céline Lässer, University Children’s Hospital of Zurich)