This was third time that I’ve taken a group of Marjon Uni students to the Welsh Exercise Medicine Symposium in Cardiff. The event is organised by the Cardiff Sports & Exercise Medicine Society and has got better each year we’ve attended (here’s our notes from last year). The event was packed with lectures of a very high quality and on this page we’ve tried to capture some of our notes from the day, some of the papers and resources that were shared by presenters and our own personal reflections on attendance. Our group contained students from all three years of undergraduate study and most were either SPAH students or Sports Therapist/Rehab students. For many it was their first such event and for that reason it was a real pleasure for me to be part of that experience.
I really enjoyed Rob Shave’s session on comparative physiology and the knowledge that can be gained by studying our closest animal relatives and I was impressed by Monica Buse’s attention to detail in the planning of an intervention for those with Huntington’s Disease. Greg Whyte was as charismatic and knowledgeable as ever and I was privileged to have ten minutes with Stephen Blair where we discussed his recent experiences with the Global Energy Balance Network and Coca-Cola.
The students were able to engage with the event on many levels, taking away new subject knowledge, discovering new areas of interest and having many conversations about the generation of evidence, issues of surveillance and the mechanics of developing new guidelines.
We’ll be looking to make our fourth visit next year.
Ben Jane, Senior Lecturer, @benjanefitness
This was my first ever conference and having never been to one was unsure what to expect. There was a buzz of energy and anticipation as we waited for the keynote speakers, who all presented really well and included great information relevant to my course. I would advise all students to take up any events like this as I have walked away with a wealth of new information.
Mark Jones, yr 1 Sports Therapy student
I feel the conference as a whole was well planned and covered a good range of topics, . Each lecturer was very knowledgeable in their chosen areas and I learnt something new from all of them. I would recommend undergraduates attending these sort of events because not only can you learn about areas which may not be included on your course but it is student friendly and presented in a way that allows everyone to understand.
Eleanor James, yr 1 Sport, Physical Activity and Health student
The most obvious message that stood out to me from the symposium is that exercise prescription is not only free but the possibly the most powerful remedy for the health of our nation. Although the idea is not new, and we preach it every day in clinic, the talk from Greg White has made me think about the importance of how we deliver this message to people day to day. Greg spoke of some of the feats he has helped countless celebrities achieve and was charismatic, motivational and engaging. I think we would have more success in clinic getting people back to fit and healthy if we could motivate the clients with the same positive outlook Greg has. The symposium is a great opportunity to learn from a variety of specialists on a wide range of subjects from neurological pathologies to the latest break-through technology in biomechanical analysis and I would definitely encourage any undergrads to get involved next year.
Alex Walker, Clinic Supervisor, Graduate Sports Therapist, Marjon
@gpwhyte has been on 30 seconds and he's already got everyone standing! #WEMS17 pic.twitter.com/HeYCwhzvbG— WEMS 2017 (@WalesExMed) January 28, 2017
Gareth Stratton, Children's Activity Levels
The Global Matrix 2.0 on Physical Activity for Children and Youth http://www.activehealthykids.org/
Booth, F. W., Roberts, C. K., & Laye, M. J. (2012). Lack of exercise is a major cause of chronic diseases. Comprehensive Physiology.
Dronkers, J. J., Chorus, A. M. J., Meeteren, N. L. U., & Hopman‐Rock, M. (2013). The association of pre‐operative physical fitness and physical activity with outcome after scheduled major abdominal surgery. Anaesthesia, 68(1), 67-73. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.12066/full
Hoogeboom, T. J., Dronkers, J. J., Hulzebos, E. H., & van Meeteren, N. L. (2014). Merits of exercise therapy before and after major surgery. Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 27(2), 161-166.https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ef5b/fa3b540b86223494704330891cd000e73fda.pdf
Hoogeboom, T. J., Oosting, E., Vriezekolk, J. E., Veenhof, C., Siemonsma, P. C., De Bie, R. A., ... & Van Meeteren, N. L. (2012). Therapeutic validity and effectiveness of preoperative exercise on functional recovery after joint replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one, 7(5), e38031. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0038031
Robinson, T. N., Wu, D. S., Sauaia, A., Dunn, C. L., Stevens-Lapsley, J. E., Moss, M., ... & Inouye, S. K. (2013). Slower walking speed forecasts increased postoperative morbidity and one-year mortality across surgical specialties. Annals of surgery, 258(4), 582. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3771691/
Snowden, C. P., Prentis, J., Jacques, B., Anderson, H., Manas, D., Jones, D., & Trenell, M. (2013). Cardiorespiratory fitness predicts mortality and hospital length of stay after major elective surgery in older people. Annals of surgery, 257(6), 999-1004. http://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2013/06000/Cardiorespiratory_Fitness_Predicts_Mortality_and.3.aspx
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This was my second time at the WEMS and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I believe this year was even better than last year and I would encourage all students to go if given the chance. There is a varied range of topics and even if you don't understand all of it there will be bits that will stick. Prof Stephen Blair’s “fit or fat” lecture was good as was the Macmillian Cancer Support session. The whole day was good and @benjanefitness was a great source of knowledge and helped interpret the content if needed. A fantastic time was had by everyone.
Richard Haydon, yr 2 Sports Therapy student
This was the first conference I’ve been to and I found it more interesting than I thought I would, hearing the different views and evidence the contributors presented was intriguing and I learnt a lot. I particularly enjoyed the talk by Greg Whyte on fighting obesity and sedentary behaviour, as he spoke about people he had worked with including David Walliams and Eddie Izzard. Going to the conference allowed me to gain insightful and valuable information for the rest of my undergraduate years at university, and I’ll now know what to expect if I go to any conferences in the future.
Izzy Williams, yr 1 Sport, Physical Activity and Health student
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Prof Rob Shave, Comparative Physiology
A clip from The Life of Mammals illustrating how our ancestors needed to develop certain attributes in order to hunt and survive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_o
Arry Cain, Macmillan Cancer Support, Physical Activity and Cancer
Macmillan Cancer Support (2011)The importance of physical activity for people living with and beyond cancer: A concise evidence review [full text]
Macmillan Cancer Support (2012) Interventions to promote physical activity for people living with and beyond cancer: Evidence-based guidance [full text]
This is a link on benjanefitness.com that contains loads of related reading and this link is a page of the key reading collated for medics
Monica Buse, Exercise Rehab & Huntington's Disease
Quinn, L., Hamana, K., Kelson, M., Dawes, H., Collett, J., Townson, J., ... & Rickards, H. (2016). A randomized, controlled trial of a multi-modal exercise intervention in Huntington’s disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 31, 46-52.
John Buckley, Exercise & CV Health
Church, T. S., Thomas, D. M., Tudor-Locke, C., Katzmarzyk, P. T., Earnest, C. P., Rodarte, R. Q., ... & Bouchard, C. (2011). Trends over 5 decades in US occupation-related physical activity and their associations with obesity. PloS one, 6(5), e19657. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0019657
Bakrania, K., Edwardson, C. L., Bodicoat, D. H., Esliger, D. W., Gill, J. M., Kazi, A., ... & Khunti, K. (2016). Associations of mutually exclusive categories of physical activity and sedentary time with markers of cardiometabolic health in English adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the Health Survey for England. BMC public health, 16(1), 25. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-016-2694-9
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Having experienced conferences before I was keen to attend another and this didn't disappoint. The day allowed us as students to enhance our knowledge and understanding of topics which we may not fully focus on in our studies. By experiencing a wide variety of speakers and topics we are able to incorporate it into our practice as a therapist in order to enhance treatments and/or physical activity programmes for clients. These events also allow us to question the researchers first hand whereas we would not normally get this opportunity within lessons or through social media. Overall it was a great event and would highly recommend this event and similar conferences to students across a variety of fields.
Joshua Brassington, Year 2 Sports Therapist.
An interesting day, with it being my first conference. The guest speakers presented their individual topics at a standard for everyone in the auditorium to follow, without overcomplicating the subject. I attended the afternoon Cardiovascular sessions expecting each speaker to present more of the same topic, however rather pleasingly each presentation differed in their approaches, keeping the afternoon interesting.
I would have liked the chance to wander between specialties in the afternoon, but alas not to be. I would also have liked the opportunity to access the PowerPoint presentations, immediately after the conference, allowing me to revise and further digest what I had attended.
All in all a good first conference, I will be looking forward to attending again in 2018.
Karl Parish, Year 2 Sports Therapist
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