The Pediatrics department of the Ghent University Hospital would like to invite you to their networking symposium on the importance of physical fitness assessment for children and adolescents with overweight or obesity.
Target audience
Movement enthusiasts and healthcare professionals caring for youth with overweight or obesity
Program
- 8:30 | Welcome and coffee
- 9:00 | Opening remarks
- 9:10 | Physical fitness in the developing child
P. Calders - 9:50 | The importance of physical activity in children with and without chronic conditions
M. De Craemer - 10:25 | Break
- 10:55 | Different components of physical fitness and how to test: from sports lab to playground
K. Caen and F. Bodson - 11:50 | Approach in residential care: practices from the Zeepreventorium De Haan and Clairs Vallons
S. Lingier and R. Geyns - 12:30 | Lunch break
- 13:20 | Interactive sessions: unraveling different test methods
3 x 30 min - 15:10 | Current practices in the field: questionnaire results
M. Buytaert - 15:30 | Break
- 16:00 | Interactive panel discussion: Moving forward: is a standardized testing strategy necessary?
Moderated by K. Caen and M. Decraemer - 16:45 | Wrap-up and final conclusions
- 16:50 | Networking reception
- 18:00 | Expected end
Practical info
- Registration | Via the button on this page until 14/04/2025. Your registration is only final after paying the 50 euro registration fee (including lunch and reception). More info on the registration page.
- Accreditation | Requested for doctors and physical therapists
- Getting there | Check our accessibility page for ways to reach our campus
- Questions | Email ilse.coomans@uzgent.be
