Tune in on Wednesday, 4 December from 7-8:30 pm AEDT, for the Heart Foundation’s final health professional clinical webinar of 2024. Accredited with the RACGP, ‘Let's get physical’ will showcase the crucial links between physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular health.
The event will be chaired by Prof. Garry Jennings, Chief Medical Advisor of the Heart Foundation, and will be joined by a stellar panel featuring international expert Prof. Martin Halle (Germany) along with Australian experts. Watch live as they uncover the latest benefits of exercise in enhancing cardiovascular health, offer practical insights and explore strategies to enhance CVD risk factor management in primary healthcare settings.
See the details below on speakers and topics to be covered.
This webinar has been accredited with the RACGP for 1.5 hours.
(Activity number: 1037982)
Webinar details
Title: Let’s get physical: The role of exercise in cardiovascular health
When and where: Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 7-8:30 pm AEDT
Live and recorded, free Zoom webinar
Speakers
Prof. Martin Halle (Munich, Germany), Cardiologist and Medical Director of Preventive and Rehabilitative Sports Medicine, Technical University of Munich
Prof. Andre La Gerche, Cardiologist and Laboratory Head, St Vincent’s Institute Medical Research
Prof. Nicole Freene, Clinical Physiotherapist and Academic, University of Canberra
Prof. Xiaoqui Feng, Professor of Urban Health and Environment, UNSW
Dr Kuljit Singh, General Practitioner and Clinical Director Projects, KnG healthcare
Prof. Garry Jennings (Chair), Chief Medical Advisor @ the Heart Foundation
Topics to be discussed
1. Understanding physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with related cardiovascular health implications.
2. Exploring the role of physical activity and exercise in reducing CVD risk.
3. Defining exercise induced cardiac remodelling.
4. Evidence-based exercise interventions in cardiac rehabilitation for secondary prevention.
5. Exploring the role of Social Prescribing physical activity, for increased quality of life, social connectedness and cardiovascular outcomes.
6. Practical strategies for optimising physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and CVD risk factor management within the primary care setting.