FIRRI SYMPOSIUM
Recent advances in rehabilitation of cardiorespiratory and internal diseases
The members of the FIRRI board kindly invite you to the 2023 symposium on “Recent advances in rehabilitation of cardiorespiratory and internal diseases”. This year’s theme of this interuniversity initiative is “Eat and exercise your tissues into shape” and we will highlight recent fundamental and clinical aspects of the latest innovative approaches in the rehabilitation of internal diseases.
Friday 28th April 2023
Location: Provinciaal Administratief Centrum – Auditorium ‘De Schelde’ – Woodrow Wilsonplein 2-3, Ghent
Program:
08:45-09:30 Registration & coffee
09:30-09:40 Welcome & introduction
09:40-10:30 Keynote – Prof. dr. M. Hesselink (Maastricht University, NL): “Widening the energy gap in chronic metabolic disorders – focus on of physical activity and fasting”
10:30-10:40 Short break
10:40-11:25 Selected oral presentations
11:25-13:00 Poster session & lunch break
13:00-13:45 Selected oral presentations
13:45-13:55 Short break
13:55-14:45 Keynote – Prof. dr. A. Schols (Maastricht University, NL): “Closing the energy gap in chronic metabolic disorders – focus on physical activity and feeding”
14:45-15:00 Closing & award session
Abstracts:
Abstracts related to any aspect of rehabilitation of acute and chronic internal diseases can be submitted by master students, doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers. A reviewing panel will select 6 abstracts for oral presentation. Abstracts not selected for oral presentation will be presented during a poster session. An award for the best poster and for best oral presentation will be awarded at the end of the symposium.
Registration:
- Registration fee* for academics: free
- Registration fee* for non-academics: €30
- Registration fee* master students: free
* Any attendee who fails to show or cancels his/her registration and has not contacted FIRRI with at least 24h before the start of the symposium will be considered a no-show and charged a €30 fee.
