Programme

CIDESD 2025 Scientific Conference

June 5-7, 2025 | University of Beira Interior, Covilhã. Portugal

Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Beira Interior

1^st Floor

Day 1: Thursday, June 5, 2025

14:00-14:45 – Registration & Welcome (Main Hall)

Registration and welcome to all participants

14:45-15:30 – Opening Session (Grande Auditório)

Official opening session of the conference

Mário Raposo, Rector of UBI
Pedro Dias, Secretary of State for Sport
Arminda do Paço, President of the FCSH/UBI
Henrique Neiva, Chair of the Organizing Committee
Daniel Marinho, CIDESD Director

15:30-16:45 – Plenary 1 – HEART (Grande Auditório)

Optimizing Health Through Exercise: Science and Application

Chair: Mário C. Marques

Prescription of Precision Physical Exercise in Modern Medicine: Innovative Strategies to Optimize Health and Vitality – Mikel Izquierdo (Public University of Navarra, Spain)

16:45-18:15 – Poster Flash Presentations

Session of poster presentations, with 2 minutes and 1 slide per author

Anfiteatro Azul: ELITE Session

Anfiteatro Verde: ELITE/MULTI Session

Sala Convencional 3: HEART Session

Sala Tutoria – B14: HEART/MULTI Session

18:30 –Science & Networking Sunset (Bar Syrah Covilhã)

Address: Alameda da Europa 17, 6200-546 Covilhã

Social Scientific event with research networking among participants – Discussion of future trends in Sports and Health Sciences

Day 2: Friday, June 6, 2025

09:00-10:30 – Oral Presentations (Session 1)

Oral presentation session (8 minutes followed by 4 minutes of discussion)

Anfiteatro Azul: ELITE Session 1a

Anfiteatro Verde: ELITE Session 1b

Sala Convencional 3: HEART Session 1

Sala Tutoria – B14: MULTI Session 1

10:30-11h00 – Coffee Break and Poster Viewing (Main Hall)

A break for coffee and an opportunity to view and discuss posters

11h00-12:15 – Plenary 2 – ELITE (Grande Auditório)

Optimizing Performance: From Functional Reserve to Fatigue Management

Chair: Ana Sousa

Functional reserve: a new variable in exercise performance – Jose López Calbet (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
Monitoring Strategies in Team Sports: Readiness and Fatigue – João Ribeiro (Sporting Clube de Braga, Portugal)

12:15-14:00 – Lunch |Networking break (free time)

14:00-15:30 – Oral Presentations (Session 2)

Oral presentation session (8 minutes followed by 4 minutes of discussion)

Anfiteatro Azul: HEART Session 2a

Anfiteatro Verde: HEART Session 2b

Sala Convencional 3: MULTI Session 2

Sala Tutoria – B14: ELITE Session 2

15:30-16:45 – Plenary 3 – HEART (Grande Auditório)

Exercise as Medicine: Anti-Inflammation, Cancer, and Clinical Impact

Chair: Alberto Alves

Moving Through Cancer: from Research to Practice – Anna Campbell (Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland)
Clinical applications of the anti-inflammatory effects of exercise – Nicolette Bishop (Loughborough University, UK)

16:45-17h15 – Coffee Break and Poster Viewing (Main Hall)

A break for coffee and an opportunity to view and discuss posters

17:15-18:30 – ELITE talk: from Science to Practice (Grande Auditório)

Chair: António J. Silva

Discussion session in Portuguese with several experts (Jorge Braz, FPF; Pedro Roque, COP; Gonçalo Neves, ALN; Inês Viegas, CPOP; Gabriel Mendes, FPC).

18:30-19:00 – Workshops

Anfiteatro Verde: Workshop 1 – Carlos Cordeiro

Anfiteatro Azul: Workshop 2 – Pedro Martins

Sala Convencional 3: Workshop 3 – Leandro Vieira: NeuroExcellence)

Workshop 1: Beyond Publications: Building Biomedical Innovation at the Academic–Industry Interface – Carlos Cordeiro (ParaMedir, The Netherlands)

Workshop 2: Bridging expectations and experience of a PhD journey within a clinical context – Pedro Martins (Nephrocare Portugal)

Workshop 3: Isoinertial training: The NeuroExcellence approach (Leandro Vieira: NeuroExcellence, Portugal)

Practical workshops, with prior registration required

20:00 – Conference Dinner (Hotel Pura Lã, Covilhã)

Official conference dinner (only with previous reservation)

Scientific event with research networking among participants

– Presentation of the CIDESD activities

– Discussion of future trends in Sports and Health Sciences

23:00 – After Party (Paço 100 Pressa Club, Covilhã)

Address: R. do Peso da Lã. 4, 6200-050 Covilhã

After Party session (you are all invited to join us)

Day 3: Saturday, June 7, 2025

09:00-10:30 – Oral Presentations (Session 3)

Oral presentation session (8 minutes followed by 4 minutes of discussion)

Anfiteatro Azul: MULTI Session 3a

Anfiteatro Verde: MULTI Session 3b

Sala Convencional 3: ELITE Session 3

Sala Tutoria – B14: HEART Session 3

10:30–11h00 – Coffee Break and Poster Viewing (Main Hall)

A break for coffee and an opportunity to view and discuss posters

11:00-12:15 – Plenary 4 – ELITE (Grande Auditório)

From Motivation to Olympic Gold: Pathways to Excellence in Sport

Chair: Diogo Monteiro

Contribution of motivational climate to well-being and optimal functioning in sport – Isabel Balaguer (University of Valencia, Spain)
Transferring Science into Sports Excellence. The example of a Swimming Olympic Champion – Adrian Radulescu (Romanian swimming Federation, Romania)

12:15-13:00 – Closing Remarks & Awards Ceremony (Grande Auditório)