Getting patients going: Integrating exercise into practice

Join us for this educational event bringing together eminent sports and exercise medicine clinicians to explain the benefits of physical activity and discuss the importance of and the practicalities of integrating exercise medicine into clinical services.

The purpose of this virtual meeting is to educate healthcare professionals about the benefits of physical activity and share knowledge of how to encourage patients to increase their physical activity levels safely during consultations.

The main outcomes participants will gain from joining the meeting are, understanding the key benefits of physical activity, particularly in relation to respiratory conditions, and learning the skills and techniques for discussing physical activity with patients.

The Sport Exercise Medicine and Respiratory Medicine: Clinical exercise medicine prize will also be presented and awarded at this meeting. Please scroll down below to make your submission.

Benefits of attending:

• Enhance your understanding on how to prescribe physical activity safely.
• Be able to describe the benefits of physical activity for the prevention and management of different conditions including lung cancer and COPD.
• Be able to describe ways of integrating exercise medicine into clinical practice.
• Understand the different causes of breathlessness during physical activity.

The primary aim of this meeting is to provide healthcare professionals with education around physical activity and the prevention and management of chronic disease.