Delve into the 2018 PAG Advisory Committee Report at the ACSM Annual Meeting

Planning to attend this year’s American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting? Representatives from the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be presenting on many of the findings from the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report. Add these sessions to your conference planner:

Wednesday, May 30th

  • Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention and Treatment: State of the Evidence | 8am-9:15am
    • Session: A-10 Joseph B. Wolffe Memorial Lecture
    • Presenter: Anne McTiernan
  • What’s App Doc? New Frontiers ‎in Technologies for Physical Activity and Health | 9:30am-11:30am
  • Osteoarthritis as an Inflammatory Disease and its Modification by Physical Activity | 9:30am-11:30am
    • Session: A-20 Exercise is Medicine Symposium
    • Presenter: Bill Kraus moderating
  • Overview and Highlights from the Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Report 2018 | 1pm-3pm
  • Promoting Physical Activity Across Levels of Impact: Review & Synthesis for Physical Activity Guidelines | 1pm-3pm

Thursday, May 31st

  • Implications of Sedentary Behavior for Physical Activity Guidelines: Interactions and Research Gaps | 8am-8:50am
  • Physical Activity Guidelines: Minutes, Steps, and Bouts | 9:10am-10am

Friday, June 1st

  • The History and Highlights of Physical Activity Behavior Change and Health Promotion | 8am-9:15am
    • Session: E-01 D.B. Dill Historical Lecture
    • Presenter: Abby King
  • Lessons from 2018 PAGAC Report: Research Gaps and Opportunities | 10:40am-11:30am
    • Session: E-24
    • Presenters: Richard Troiano, Rachel Ballard, Janet Fulton, and Katrina Piercy
  • Transitional Ages in the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans | 2:10pm-3pm
  • Strong Evidence from the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee | 2:45pm-3pm
    • Session: F-13
    • Presenter: Eric Hyde on behalf of Alison Vaux-Bjerke

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