Programme of events

 

Hosted by the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) University of Limerick

Health and Well-Being: A PEPAYS Ireland Agenda?

15th – 16th June, 2017

Thursday 15th June   Venue: PESS Lecture Theatre, University of Limerick

 

6.00 - 7.00pm                   Check-in

7.15 - 7.30pm                   Welcome and official launch of Forum 

7.30 - 8.30pm                   Keynote on Health and Well-Being

                                        "Wholism, the physical body and wellbeing education" 

                                         Dr. Maeve O'Brien, (Dublin City University) and Dr Andrew O'Shea, (Dublin City University)

8.30pm                             Finger food and social at Scholar’s Bar on campus

 

Friday 16th June   Venue: PESS Building, University of Limerick

 

8.45 - 9.15am                   Check-in

9.15 - 10.30am                 Discipline responses to Thursday night’s Keynote                             

  • Physical Education – Mike Carey, Junior Cycle for Teachers Support Service
  • Sport and Exercise Sciences, Matt Herring, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick.
  • Physical Activity for Health - Elaine Murtagh, Department of Arts Education and Physical Education, Mary Immaculate College
  • Youth Sport - Johann Issartel, Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University
  • Active Schools / Transport – Barry Lambe, Department of Health, Sport and Exercise Science, Waterford Institute of Technology

10.40 – 11.40am              Round Table discussions linked to discipline responses

11-40 – 12.00pm              Activity and Snack Break

12.00 – 1.00pm                Concurrent Session 1

  • Session 1: Symposium: Physical Education Teacher Education and Wellbeing

PETE and Wellbeing:  Presenters Melissa Parker, Mike Carey, Ger Halbert, Ger Murphy.  Facilitators Sarahjane Belton and Mary O’Sullivan.

  • Session 2: Health and Wellbeing (8 mins oral presentation, then 2 mins questions)

 

Title

Presenting author

A

Co-design and user validation of the MedFit App: A focus group analysis 

Duff, O.

B

Health and fitness monitoring practices in secondary schools: A national review.

O’Keefe, B.

C

Walking together, a collaborative approach to the promotion of walking in Ireland

Hardie-Murphy, M.

D

To evaluate the impact of PATHway on cardiovascular disease patients physiological and psychological well-being.

McCormack, C

E

Youth Physical Activity Towards Health (Y-PATH): Meeting the needs of Irish teachers and students

Clarke, H.

1.00 - 2.00pm        Activity, Lunch and Networking

2.00 – 3.00pm      Concurrent Session 2 

Session 3: Active Schools Active Communities (8 mins presentation, then 2 mins questions)

 

Title

Presenting author

F

Enhancing the evidence-base for Irish female youth participation in physical activity – the development of the ‘Gaelic for Girls’ programme.

Farmer, O.

G

Differences in ‘fundamental’ and ‘functional’ movement according to gender and age within an Irish adolescent school-based population.

Lester, D.

H

Project Spraoi: The effectiveness of a school-based nutrition and physical activity intervention on dietary intake, nutritional knowledge, markers of health and physical fitness among Irish school children.

Merrotsy, A.

J

“Using the Behaviour Change Wheel to Involve Participants in the Design of a Physical Activity Intervention”

Corr, M.

K

Clusters of physical activity in third level students: how do they relate to perceived mental health, happiness and general health?

Murphy, J.

Session 4: Learning to Teach (8 mins presentation, then 2 mins questions)

 

Title

Presenting author

L

“I learn a lot about sociological issues”: Pre-service teachers’ perception of a blended approach enriched with a cyclical self-assessment process Calderon, A.

M

The professional practices of physical education teachers in delivering examinable physical education

Scanlon, D.

N

Critical Incidents in Physical Education Teaching

Kealey, F./Sarah Langan

O

Network analysis of Physical Education external provision in DEIS Irish Primary schools

Mangione, J.

3.05 – 4.00pm      World Cafe focused on Health and Well-Being: A PEPAYS Ireland Agenda?

4.00pm                 Closing

Registration is now open for the PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2017 at the following link.

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/pepays-ireland-forum-2017-tickets-34423439434

PLEASE NOTE:

FOR CATERING PURPOSES PRE-REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL BEFORE 5PM ON TUESDAY 13TH JUNE. REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS TIME BUT CATERING CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. REGISTRATION IS ONLINE ONLY AND THERE WILL BE NO CASH FACILITY TO REGISTER AT THE EVENT.

Our Mission

To use high-quality, multi-disciplinary and multi-entity research to shape, influence and inform policy and practice relating to advancing the health and well-being of populations in the areas of physical education, sport, physical activity and health.

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