Login for PhD students at UCPH      Login for others
Exercise as Medicine
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3240-17-00-00 
Enrollment deadline: 12/10/2017
Date and time30.10.2017, at: 09:00 - 02.11.2017, at: 17:00
Regular seats20
Course fee5,760.00 kr.
ECTS credits3.30
Contact personMarie Kvistgaard    E-mail address: marie.kvistgaard@regionh.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course OrganiserPhD administration     E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content
This course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School). Special rules apply for research year students enrolled at Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH. All other participants must pay the course fee.

Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student, you will be placed on the waiting list for the course until enrollment deadline. After the deadline of enrollment, available seats will be allocated to students on the waiting list.

Learning objectives
A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:
1. Have gained insight into and an understanding of the application of translational research in exercise medicine.
2. Have developed the ability to critically evaluate current research in exercise as medicine.
3. Have gained an insight, understanding and appreciation of exercise as medicine within a range of different diseases and settings.
4. Have demonstrated the ability to develop clinically viable studies including exercise interventions within the fields of cardiovascular/pulmonary disease, cancer, and diabetes.
5. Have gained insight into research dissemination and have trained the ability to communicate his/her own PhD project in a clear and effective manner.

Content
The course will focus on the application of exercise training in the management of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and mental health. These areas will be covered from an epidemiological perspective, across integrative physiological evidence to mechanistic molecular insight into the interplay between exercise training and disease. In addition, the students will be presented to challenges in designing and concluding on exercise interventions trials, as well as barriers for implementing and maintaining people and patients in active lifestyles. Center for Physical Activity Research gives priority to dissemination of research to colleagues, but also to lay people. Therefore we have found it of interest to include sessions in the PhD course program that aim at qualifying the students to communicate their PhD project in a clear manner.

Participants
The course is aimed at experienced PhD students with a background as MD, MSc or equivalent, who are interested in exercise physiology, clinical application of exercise or exercise and public health. Preferably, the PhD student should have initiated his/her research project.
2
Before the course starts the participants are expected to submit an abstract describing their project. A template for this abstract will be circulated prior to the course. This will be used for pitch training and short presentations during the course.
Relevance to graduate programs
The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programs at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH (but perhaps also from other programs):
Basic Metabolic Research
Clinical Research
Basic and Clinical Research in Musculoskeletal and Oral Sciences

Language
The PhD course will be given in English

Form
The PhD course consists of two integrated parts – a three-day PhD course with lectures and student presentations (including training in research dissemination/communication) – and a one day international symposium. The teaching days will include in-depth overviews of the interaction between clinical care and exercise from a translational perspective. Moreover, topics on critical application of research results as well as research communication will be brought into the discussion and teaching. The symposium will include presentations and discussions of current research projects and critical opinions within different fields of exercise, clinical and pre-clinical research. Lastly, the students will be provided with a unique opportunity to meet, interact and discuss with internationally renowned researchers.

Course directors
Pernille Højman, postdoc and research group leader, Centre for Physical Activity Research (CFAS), Rigshospitalet, e-mail: phojman@inflammation-metabolism.dk and
Mathias Ried-Larsen, postdoc and research group leader, Centre for Physical Activity Research (CFAS), Rigshospitalet, e-mail: mathias.ried-larsen@regionh.dk

Dates
30th October – 2nd November 2017

Course location
Centre for Physical Activity Research (CFAS), Rigshospitalet

Registration
Please register before October 6th 2017

Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules.
Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment.


Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.

Search
Click the search button to search Courses.


Course calendar
See which courses you can attend and when
JanFebMarApr
MayJunJulAug
SepOctNovDec



New courses
Courses are published regularly. High demand courses are announced in spring and autumn.


Learn which courses are announced on fixed dates