Moving Beyond 2025: Unveiling the Transformative Role of Physical Activity in The Prevention and Treatment of Cancer

Conference Agenda

Day 1 - April 3, 2025

8:00 AM
Registration opens

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Welcome session
Leonor Beleza, Pedro Saint-Maurice

9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote: Translating the exercise oncology evidence base into clinical practice
Kathryn Schmitz, Professor

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Free oral communication

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Bio-behavioral models of long-term toxicities and quality of life after cancer
Antonio Di Meglio, Medical Oncologist

10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Coffee break & Poster exhibit

11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Keynote: Observational studies of physical activity and cancer prevention
Charles Matthews, Senior Investigator

12:20 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Keynote: Mechanistic studies of physical activity
Keri Shadler, Associate Professor

2:10 PM - 2:20 PM
Free oral communication

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Exercise effects on T-cell mobilization and immune surveillance – consequences for breast cancer prognosis
Helene Rundqvist, Senior Researcher

2:40 PM - 3:50 PM
Coffee break & Poster exhibit

3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Free oral communication

4:00 PM - 4:40 PM
Keynote: Physical activity and cancer in multi-cultural populations
Alpa V. Patel, Senior Vice President Population Science

4:40 PM - 4:50 PM
Day 1 Wrap-up

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Social activity

Day 2 - April 4, 2025

8:00 AM
Registration opens

9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Keynote: Exercise during cancer treatment
Daniel Galvão, Professor

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Effects of exercise on breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy – the NEO-program
Ines R. Correia, PhD Candidate

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Free oral communication

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Translating exercise oncology research into community-based programs
Alberto Alves, Associate Professor

10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Coffee break & Poster exhibit

11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Keynote: Development of an exercise oncology group in a cancer comprehensive center – Lessons learned over the last 15 years
Joachim Wiskemann, Professor

12:20 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Keynote: Exercise in patients with advanced cancer
Anne May, Professor

2:10 PM - 2:20 PM
Free oral communication

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
The 3 “As” of high-quality RCTs in exercise oncology: Accrual, adherence, and attrition
Kerry S. Courneya, Professor

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Coffee break

3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Keynote: Physical activity digital endpoints for clinical trials
Kate Lyden, Chief Science Officer

3:40 PM - 3:50 PM
Conference Wrap-up

3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
Coffee break

4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Roundtable activity / Tour of Champalimaud facilities
This activity is a student-only activity and will promote interactions between students and speakers.

5:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Social activity