Physical Activity for Health Division Day 2025

The Division Day is free to CASES members and open to non-members for a small registration fee.

All attendees will receive a sandwich lunch.

To register to attend please click here.

Non-members can sign up at the rates below, or you can become a member, and can access this event for free and also access the other member benefits. Members paying for annual membership via Direct Debit will also receive a £5 discount.

09:15 – 9:45 Arrival and registration

09:45 – 09:50 Welcome and introduction from the Division Chair, Dr Daniel Bailey

09.50 – 10.35 “Exercise versus cancer: from prehab to rehab” – Professor John Saxton, University of Hull. (Session Chair, Dr Daniel Bailey).

10.35 – 10.50 "Insights into the clinical exercise physiology profession through three case studies", Dr Noemi Vadaszy, University of Leicester (Session Chair, Dr Daniel Bailey)

10.50 – 11.20 Morning break and Posters

11.20 – 12.20 Member presentations, 10 minutes each with 2 minutes for questions (Session Chair, Dr Miranda Armstrong)

12.20 – 13.00 Member 5-in-5 presentations (Session Chair, Dr Sophie Carter)

13.00 – 13.45 Lunch break and posters

13.45 – 14.40 Networking event (Session Chair, Dr Stephanie Stockwell)

14.40 – 14.55 The Value of an Active Day (10,000 steps) - Dr Mark Elliott and Dr Danae Arroyos-Calvera, University of Birmingham (Session Chair, Dr Stephanie Stockwell)

14.55 – 15.00 Comfort break

15.00 – 15.45 ‘What physical activity discussions occur in general practice and how can we improve the support we offer to patients?’ – Dr Adam Grice (Session Chair: Hayley Mills)

15.45 – 16.00 Awards for best free communication (£100), best 5-in-5 (£50) and best poster (£50) and Closing (Chair, Daniel Bailey)

First Keynote: John Saxton, Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology and Head of the School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Hull

‘Exercise versus cancer: from prehab to rehab’

Abstract:

Epidemiological studies have provided evidence of an inverse association between physical activity and cancer risk at a number of sites. Furthermore, cohort studies show that a physically active lifestyle after diagnosis and curative-intent treatment for some of the most common cancers can improve survival. Other studies show that structured exercise and physical activity interventions during and after a cancer diagnosis can help patients to manage and/or overcome the physical and psychological consequences of the disease and its treatments; and interest in role of pre-operative exercise “prehabilitation” for optimising post-operative recovery following cancer treatment has grown significantly in recent times. A major challenge is to develop pragmatic and cost-effective interventions that can safely engage cancer survivors in their preferred modes of exercise and provide robust evidence of a long-lasting impact on exercise behaviour and important health outcomes. This presentation will provide an overview of evidence supporting a role for physical activity and structured exercise in primary and secondary cancer prevention, including data from our randomised controlled trials in patients living with and beyond common cancers.

Biography:

John Saxton is a Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology and Head of the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Hull. He is a Fellow of the British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences and has served on Council for the Society for Research in Rehabilitation. His research mainly focuses on the effects of exercise and complex interventions (involving exercise and dietary behaviour change) on wide-ranging health outcomes in people living with and beyond cancer. He has led randomised controlled trials with breast, prostate, bladder and colon cancer patients and as principal investigator or co-Investigator, his work has been supported by Cancer Research UK, the American Institute of Cancer Research, the Prostate Cancer Charity, Yorkshire Cancer Research and the NIHR-HTA. He was Co-Chief investigator for the PREPARE-ABC trial, a NIHR-HTA multicentre randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of pre- and post-operative exercise programmes on short- and longer-term health outcomes in people undergoing colorectal cancer surgery. In 2010 he was the lead editor of a book entitled Exercise and cancer survivorship: impact on health outcomes and quality of life, published by Springer Scientific (New York).

Second Keynote: Dr Adam Grice, General Practitioner (Leeds) and a NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Leeds.

‘What physical activity discussions occur in general practice and how can we improve the support we offer to patients?’

Abstract:

Physical activity is below recommended levels in the UK population. National guidance recommends that general practice should routinely offer advice on physical activity. In a secondary analysis of video-recorded UK general practice consultations from the One in a Million study, just over a third of eligible consultations included discussions about physical activity. Although some of these discussions achieved a reasonable level of depth, most tended to be superficial. Future initiatives need to focus on how general practice can support physical activity more consistently and meaningfully within system constraints.

This session will focus on key findings from the secondary analysis of video-recorded UK general practice consultations, and the relevant implications for future research and clinical practice. Dr Grice will also outline his current fellowship work from (INSTEP; ImplemeNt phySical acTivity for gEneral Practice).

Biography:

Dr Adam Grice is a General Practitioner (Leeds) and a NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow (University of Leeds), developing an implementation package for general practice to promote evidence-based support for physical activity targeting people with cardio-metabolic risk factors (INSTEP; ImplemeNt phySical acTivity for gEneral Practice). Dr Grice completed BSc (Hons) in Sports Science in Relation to Medicine (Leeds, 2008) and MBChB (Hons) in Medicine and Surgery (Leeds, 2012), Academic Foundation Training (Birmingham, 2014) and General Practice Specialist Training (Leeds, 2017). Through several fellowships, including a NIHR In-Practice Fellowship, he pursued his interest in physical activity and other lifestyle behaviour change research. Outside of his clinical academic career he enjoys engaging in athletics and triathlon, balancing this with raising a young family.

If you would like to be considered for a 10-minute oral presentation, a 5 slides in 5 minutes presentation or a poster presentation please submit your abstract here:

https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/78286/submitter

Abstract submissions close 21 April 2025 and you will be informed of the outcome 2 May 2025.

Cash Prizes will be available for best 10-min oral (£100), 5 slides in 5 mins (£50), poster (£50).

The Alexander Stadium is located in Perry Barr, north-west Birmingham. The Division Day will be held in the West Stand.

Address: Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2LR

What 3 words location: mini.sculpture.plots

Getting to the Alexander Stadium:

There is car parking space at the Alexander Stadium for anyone who does drive and has access to a car. This is free of charge.

Travelling by public transport from the City Centre: the closest train station to the Stadium is Perry Barr.

Numerous buses run from the City Centre up to the Alexander Stadium from Priory Queensway, the X51 being the most convenient.

There are many bus stops along Priory Queensway and Old Square. Double check which bus you're getting and stop it leaves from at www.nxbus.co.uk or www.journeyplanner.networkwestmidlands.com as stops can change!

(The 51 and 52 will also take you close to the Stadium but will stop at more stops and therefore take longer.)

Arriving at the Alexander Stadium by bus:

The blue dots down the orange road (the Walsall Road) represent the bus stops and where you can get off the bus to walk down Stadium Way to the Alexander Stadium

The PA4H Division Committee have worked to create this year’s Division Day:

Dr Daniel Bailey FBASES (Chair) 

Dr Miranda Armstrong (Deputy Chair)

Michael Penketh (UG Student Representative)

Annabelle Skidmore (PG Student Representative)

Hayley Mills (CPD Representative)

Dr Stephanie Stockwell (Membership Representative)

Dr Sophie Carter (Co-opted Member)

For any queries about the Division Day, please contact either Daniel Bailey via email or the Division on social media BASES Physical Activity for Health Division (@bases_pa) / X