June 2, GMT, 8PM; London 9 PM; Boston 4PM; Vancouver 1PM

June 3, Auckland, 8AM; Melbourne 6AM

Speakers:

Professor Kylie Ball, Deakin University

Professor Annie Anderson, University of Dundee

Moderator:

Sarah Shaw, University of Southampton

Sofia Strommer, University of Southampton

Abstract:

The coronavirus pandemic has had a large impact on everyone’s personal and professional lives. In this webinar, we will explore the challenges PhD students and ECR’s may face as a result of coronavirus and the best ways to deal with the impacts of the pandemic. Professor Kylie Ball, Deakin University, and Professor Annie Anderson, University of Dundee, will share their views on the best ways to stay motivated during the lockdown period in order to progress with our research. They will also discuss ways we can deal with the unexpected changes to our research plans and stresses associated with our altered working environments. This webinar will also involve a Q&A session. Individuals who cannot attend the webinar and would like to ask a question to our speakers, are welcome to communicate their question via Sarah Shaw (ss@mrc.soton.ac.uk)

Calendar:

2020: May 26, GMT, 9PM; London 10 PM; Boston 4PM; Vancouver 1PM

May 27, Auckland, 8AM; Melbourne 6AM

Speakers:

Lucinda Bell, Research Fellow Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Nursing and Health Sciences Flinders University,

Rosalina Richards, Associate Professor, Centre for Pacific Health, Va’a o Tautai, Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago,

Lisa Te Morenga, Senior Lecturer Maori Health & Nutrition, Rutherford Discovery Fellow, School of Health, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington

Moderator:

Holly Harris, Postdoctoral Fellow, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam

Lexie Jackson, Doctoral Candidate, Prevention Science, Washington State University

Andrea Fuller, PhD Candidate School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences | Faculty of Health | Queensland University of Technology

Abstract:

Three researchers from Australia and New Zealand will present findings describing the influence of grandparents and other social and community factors on child feeding and sleep practices. Lucy Bell will present findings about the influence of grandparents on eating and physical activity behaviors of their grandchildren. Rosalinda Richards will present data from a variety of family members that described sleep across time (generations) and space (geographic and social environments). Lastly, Lisa Te Morenga will describe research that explored the diverse realities of sleep in 14 M?ori whanau with the goal of finding methods to improve health outcomes for M?ori children. Taken together, this research highlights the importance of other caregivers in the development of health-related behaviors, and encourages future research to identify the impact of other family members including social and contextual factors that may impact health behaviors in families.

Calendar

May 12, 8pm, London (check your time zone schedule)

Speaker: Anika Petrella, PhD – University of Toronto

Speaker: Laurien Buffart, PhD – Radboudumc

Moderators:

Cristina M. Caperchione, PhD – University of Technology Sydney

Rebecca Beeken, PhD – Leeds Institute of Health Sciences

Caroline Kampshoff, PhD – Amsterdam UMC, VU University

Abstract

Building on the success of sport-based health-promotion initiatives in engaging hard to reach groups of men, Ms. Petrella will discuss her work examining the role of sport in delivering supportive care to young men after cancer. A sport-based, testicular cancer specific intervention piloted at the University of Toronto will be discussed, alongside data examining the impact of tailoring community-based health programs to young men living with and beyond cancer. Dr. Buffart will present results from the Predicting OptimaL cAncer RehabIlitation and Supportive care (POLARIS). With the POLARIS initiative, she built an international consortium and shared database with individual patient data from multiple randomized controlled trails that evaluated the effects of exercise interventions in patients with cancer. She used this data to study whether the effects of exercise interventions differed by patient characteristics or by specific exercise prescriptions. This knowledge will help to better tailor exercise interventions for patients with cancer.

Speaker: Anne-Julie Tessier, RD, PhD(c), School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, a

Speaker: Carol Boushey, PhD, Associate Research Professor and the Director of Nutrition Support Shared Resource at University of Hawai’i Cancer Centre, 

Moderators: 

Mavra Ahmed, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto, 

Camille Short, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne, 

Synopsis:

In recent years, there have been a proliferation of apps focused on healthy eating, physical activity and fitness on the smartphone market. These apps have the potential to facilitate weight management and address a number of health conditions. Within this group of apps, diet-tracking apps are very popular and could help individuals understand dietary intakes and patterns, lose/maintain weight and manage chronic conditions. In particular, using a diet-tracking app may increase knowledge, and improve goal setting as well as self-monitoring —all of which contribute to successful behaviour change. Until recently, efficient ways of collecting dietary data have been lacking. Now, novel methods such as automatic food image recognition systems are alleviating the process of tracking diets, food-intake estimation and dietary assessment. This webinar will showcase recently developed and evaluated food detection applications and explore implications for behaviour change given this new generation of dietary tracking options.

Objectives:

1) To illustrate the underlying mechanisms, novel evidence and specific components of food

detection smartphone apps on facilitating weight management and chronic disease conditions

2) To explore the use of a food image recognition smartphone apps on supporting nutrition

behavioural changes

3) To facilitate a discussion on effectiveness of the food recognition applications in promoting healthy dietary decision making among consumers/individuals

4) To demonstrate the potential of technology in addressing nutrition-related public health

policies aimed at creating supportive food environments and reducing chronic disease risk

March 25, 2020, 20:00 GMT (please confirm the schedule in your time zone)

Title:

Moving from adoption to sustainable physical activity patterns: Application of the multi-process action control (M-PAC) framework

Speaker:

Ryan Rhodes, Professor School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, Director of the Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, and Associate Director of the Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health at the University of Victoria, Canada. 

Moderators:

Karin Weman, PhD Halmstad University Sweden 

António Palmeira, Associate Professor Universidade Lusófona, Portugal 

SIG Chair:

Marta Marques PhD; Marie-Curie Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin

Abstract:

Theories in the social cognitive tradition have shown that many forms of regular physical activity (PA) are goal-directed, yet the gap between intention and behavior is considerable, and these theories generally have limited explanation for intention-behavior discordance. Multi-process action control (M-PAC) was created as an organizing schematic to describe key constructs proposed to bridge the intention-behavior relationship across the initial adoption to ongoing sustainability of PA. In this Webinar, I overview the theoretical lens behind M-PAC, suggesting that intention-behavior discordance is likely occurring from both strategic barriers in goal pursuit and automatic tendencies that determine why some people fail to follow-through with PA intentions regularly. I then overview critical reflective (affective judgments, opportunity), regulatory (e.g., plans, monitoring, building a supportive social and physical environment), and eventual reflexive (habit, identity) constructs in M-PAC that represent mechanisms of action to counter these strategic barriers and automatic tendencies. Because M-PAC was ultimately designed for interventions and applied research as a meta-theory, the subsequent recommended behavior change techniques for each construct are outlined. Finally, the efficacy of the M-PAC framework is reviewed with evidence collected thus far, which includes 16 observational studies and eight experimental trials. This research is primarily of high quality that spans different PA  populations (e.g., cancer survivors, dog walking, families, children with disabilities, middle-aged adults, young adults). Results from the observational studies generally support the proposed reflective, regulatory, and reflexive constructs of M-PAC as independent predictors of intention-behavior relations. Experimental application of M-PAC is preliminary but early evidence is also generally supportive that modifications to M-PAC constructs collectively and independently change PA. Overall, contemporary research on M-PAC demonstrates that its constructs may act as a bridge of the intention-behavior gap and, thus, augment traditional social cognitive approaches. Still, the M-PAC framework requires more testing of its temporal relationship among key constructs from adoption to sustainability of PA. A higher volume of studies in different contexts is also needed to validate the initial findings, and modification (either addition and/or subtraction) of core constructs may be prudent as more evidence becomes available. 

Calendar March 10, 11pm, GMT

Speaker: Naoki KONDO, MD, PhD, nkondo@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Moderator: 

Amanda C. McClain, PhD, MS, amcclain@sdsu.edu

Abstract

Community organizing is a key action for health promotion. In this Webinar I introduce two intervention studies. The first one is an intervention study aimed to increase healthy food choices in local restaurants, using the local platform of the partnerships between municipality governments and local enterprises (restaurants). In the second study, we evaluated the effectiveness of community organizing supports for municipality staff members on older adults’ social activities. With these examples, I discuss about effective ways of creating evidence for equitable health policies in community settings. Although randomized controlled trials are recommended for evidence creation, it is quite costly and has some limitations. Our alternative approaches in the real-world settings may be other useful options.

Title

Rapid Fire Implementation Science Learnings

Description

Rapid-fire – lots of interaction!

Three early-career researchers discuss key learnings from their PhD studies in Implementation Science. From evaluation frameworks, to new measurement methods, to dissemination.

Speakers:
– Mary Kennedy (Edith Cowan University, Australia)
– Matthew ‘Tepi’ Mclaughlin (University of Newcastle, Australia)
– Sam Cassar (Deakin University, Australia)

Discussants: Prof Patti-Jean Naylor and Dr Rachel Sutherland

Time

Feb 26, 2020 11:00 AM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

February 20, 2020, 20:00 GMT

Title:

Screen time in Early Childhood Education – good, bad or both?

Speakers:

Professor Sonia Livingstone London School of Economics 

Associate Professor Kristi Adamo University of Ottowa

Moderators:

Professor Stewart Trost Queensland University of Technology 

SIG Chair:

Anne Martin

Abstract:

Screens are now ubiquitous in the lives of children. Handheld devices have been embraced in the Early Childhood Education, allowing access to information to support learning. However concerns about duration of exposure to screen time and potential detrimental effects remain front of mind. This webinar explores the pros and cons of screen time in ECE, prompting participants to consider implications for research and practice, and how best to enhance outcomes for children across the domains of health and education.

Moderator: Prof Stewart Trost, Australia 

1st speaker: Pros: Prof Sonia Livingstone, United Kingdom  

2nd speaker: Cons: A/Prof Kristi Adamo, Canada 

When:

UK – November 21st, 2pm-3pm; 

Central Europe – November 21st, 3pm-4pm;

US and Canada – Eastern time – November 21st, 9am-10am;

AUS (Melbourne) November 22st, 1am-2am.

Who:

Speaker 1

Isabela Sattamini

PhD Nutrition Consultant, Nutrition and Food Systems Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Speaker 2

Thiago Herick De Sa

PhD Technical Officer at the World Health Organization

Moderators

Jaqueline Aragoni; PhD Candidate; Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil)

Patrick Abi Nader; PhD Postdoctoral fellow; Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick; 

Abstract

This webinar aims to provide NESI and ISPAH members and early career researchers with an overview on career pathways at the World Health Organization and the United Nations. Our guest speakers are current employees of the organizations and both will have very interesting perspectives on the choices they made a long their academic training to attain a research position with these two international organizations. Speakers will describe their current duties (daily, weekly, monthly tasks), the benefits and challenges of pursuing their career, the expectations and evaluation of their performance, and among other things how to be competitive for these types of careers (e.g. choices to make during academic training). Individuals who cannot attend the webinar and would like to ask a question to our speakers, are welcome to communicate their question by the 19th of November to Patrick @ patrick.abi.nader@umoncton.ca)