The International 20th Puijo Symposium:
“Physical Exercise in Health Promotion and Medical Care: Current Evidence for Metabolic Syndrome”

Scientific Program

June 23, 2009

SETTING THE SCENE FOR METABOLIC SYNDROME

Metabolic syndrome as global public health concern, Dr Antero Kesäniemi, Finland

Gene-environment interactions and the risk of type 2 diabetes, Dr Markku Laakso, Finland

Health benefits of exercise and of energy restriction, Dr John O. Holloszy, USA

Health hazards of sedentariness, Dr David Dunstan, Australia

The economic burden of physical inactivity, Dr Peter Katzmarzyk, USA

Exercise medicine: the new frontier for sports medicine, Dr Paul McCrory, Australia

EXERCISE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS I

Vasoprotection by the endothelium – augmented by exercise? Dr Ulrich Pohl, Germany

Liver X receptors in regulation of metabolism, Dr Jan Gorski, Poland

Chronic inflammation – cause or consequence in metabolic disorders? Dr Bente Klarlund Pedersen, Denmark

Exercise induced vascular adaptations, Dr Marcus Sandri, Germany

OFF-TOPIC LECTURE

Potpourri, Mrs JoAnn Paffenbarger, USA

Puijo Symposium Honorary Lecture: Dose –response issues of exercise training in metabolic syndrome, Dr William L. Haskell

June 24, 2009

EXERCISE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS II

Exercise-diet interactions and post-prandial metabolism of lipids, Dr Jason Gill, UK

Exercise-diet interactions and post-prandial metabolism of carbohydrates, Dr Kari Kalliokoski, Finland

Novel target for physical exercise to manage dyslipidemias, Dr Marja-Riitta Taskinen, Finland

Physician’s role and possibilities in exercise prescription for dyslipidemia management, Dr Martin Halle, Germany

EXERCISE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS III

Obesity – The global epidemic, Dr W.Philip T. James, UK

Adiposity: physiological and methodological aspects, Dr Robert Ross, Canada

Exercise and appetite control - susceptible and resistant phenotypes, Dr John E. Blundell, UK

Physical activity, exercise, sedentary behaviour and the metabolic syndrome, Dr Ulf Ekelund, UK

Physical activity and obesity - evidence from randomized controlled trials, Dr Katriina Kukkonen-Harjula, Finland

Exercise training in metabolic syndrome,  Dr Per Magnus Haram, Norway

How to effectively promote physically active lifestyle: Health promotional view, Dr Willem van Mechelen, The Netherlands

WORKSHOP 

Tuning health promotion competences. Chair Dr Heikki Pekkarinen, Finland

June 25, 2009

EXERCISE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS IV

Circulatory and metabolic responses to aerobic and resistance training, Dr Benno Krachler, Sweden

Physical exercise-gene interactions: implications for hypertension management, Dr Tuomo Rankinen, USA

Physiological basis for aerobic exercise therapy in hypertension: Evidence from randomized controlled trials, Dr Robert Fagard, Belgium

Physiological basis for resistance exercise therapy in hypertension management. Evidence from randomized controlled trials, Dr Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Germany

Physician’s role and possibilities in exercise prescription for hypertension management, Dr Garry Jennings, Australia

EXERCISE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS V

Physical exercise and skeletal muscle energy metabolism: implications for diabetes management, Dr K. Sreekumaran Nair, USA

Exercise, AMPK, metabolic syndrome and diabetes, Dr Grahame Hardie, UK

Is there a role for AMPK in mediating anti-inflammatory effects? Dr Hari Hundal, UK

Physiological basis for aerobic and resistance exercise therapy in diabetes. Evidence from controlled trials, Dr Heikki Kainulainen, Finland

Physician’s role and possibilities in exercise prescription for diabetics, Dr David Laaksonen, Finland

June 26, 2009

MORE EXERCISE – NO PAIN, NO GAIN?

Musculoskeletal benefits and risks of exercise, Dr Urho Kujala, Finland

Summary of the Cardiometabolic Benefits and Risks of Exercise, Dr Arthur S. Leon, USA

Physical exercise and cancer, Dr I-Min Lee, USA

Physical exercise and cognitive function, Dr Karim Khan, Canada

Interim results of Dr’s EXTRA Study: A Randomized Controlled 4-year Trial on the Effects of Regular Physical Exercise and Diet on Endothelial Function, Atherosclerosis and Cognition, Dr Rainer Rauramaa, Finland

Motivation for regular exercise, Dr Steven N. Blair, USA

OFF-TOPIC LECTURE

Energy, the stuff that life is made of, Dr Kari Enqvist, Finland

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Implementation of exercise prescriptions for metabolic syndrome, Dr Mai-Lis Hellénius, Sweden