Is exercise medicine? Effects of exercise in different clinical populations

Welcome to Is exercise medicine? Effects of exercise in different clinical populations

Program: HES (also relevant for CSLTM, BEN, and HCHPO)

Description:

It is widely recognized that regular physical activity and exercise promote major overall health benefits, and the use of specific exercise is now also being implemented in the health care system to induce positive outcomes in patients suffering from various diseases. As such, “Exercise is medicine” is frequently being marketed by the American College of Sports Medicine to promote the use of exercise in the rehabilitation/treatment of various diseases.

This PhD course will focus on the effects of exercise on diseases such as cancer, tendinopathy, spinal cord injury and obesity. The effect of exercise in the ageing population will also be covered.

As exercise needs to be tailored to the individual in order to have maximum effect, the practical implementation as well as barriers to exercise will be covered as well.

Literature: A reading list with relevant papers and book chapters will be announced before the course.

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge on anatomy, physiology and exercise prescription is desirable.

Evaluation: A multiple-choice test will be used to evaluate the student’s outcome of the course.

Organizer: Associate Professor Mathias Vedsø Kristiansen

Co-organisers: Associate Professor Rogerio Pessoto Hirata, Associate Professor Ryan Godsk Larsen

Lecturers: Organisers, invited national and international speakers and speakers from the Dept. of Health Science and Technology and Aalborg University Hospital

ECTS: 2,5

Date: 2, 3 September 2026

Place: Aalborg University

City: Aalborg

Number of seats: 25

Deadline: 12 August 2026

Important information concerning PhD courses:

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course. We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk. When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.