Conference Program
Wednesday, 22nd July 2026
8:00 AM ・・・・・・・ CHECK-IN・・・・・・・・
9:00 AM OPENING DAY 1
9:30 AM Keynote
Hidden Secrets and Insights of the "CHALLENGE" to improve Cancer-related survival with Exercise
Kerry Courneya (Edmonton, Canada)
10:15 AM ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Transfer Time・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
10:30 AM ORAL SESSION ORAL SESSION
Prehab & Perioperative Remote Training
Speaker Speaker
11:45 AM ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Networking Break・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
12:00 PM Poster Session 1.1 - Poster Session 1.6
-1:15 PM
12:30 PM Thematic Poster Session Thematic Poster Session
-1:00 PM Mechanism Implementation
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1:30 PM Keynote
The impact of exercise on biopsychosocial health and symptom management in cancer patients
Laurien Buffart (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
2:15 PM ISEO: Ideas, Goals, Future
Kathryn Schmitz and the ISEO Board
3:00 PM ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Networking Break・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
3:15 PM ORAL SESSION ORAL SESSION
Ped and AYA Exercise and Cancer Treatment
Speaker Speaker
4:30 PM ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Networking Break・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
4:45 PM Keynote
Exercise is Medicine in Prostate Cancer
Robert Newton (Perth, Australia)
5:30 PM ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・End of first conference day ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
7:30 PM Conference Dinner at Güterbahnhof (Zollhofgarten 2, Heidelberg)
Thursday, 23rd July 2026
8:30 AM ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・CHECK-IN・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
9:00 AM OPENING DAY 2
9:15 AM Keynote
Exercise, Microbiome and the Immune System:
New perspectives in Exercise Oncology
Marlies Meisel (Pittsburg, USA)
10:00 AM ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Transfer Time・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
10:15 AM ORAL SESSION ORAL SESSION
Breast Cancer Implementation
Speaker Speaker
11:30 AM ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Networking Break・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
11:45 AM Poster Session 2.1 - Session 2.4
-1:00 PM
12:15 PM Thematic Poster Session 3 Thematic Poster Session 4
-12:45 PM Mixed Advanced Cancer
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1:15 PM Invited Special Talk 4 :
Observational Research in Exercise Oncology: Perspectives from World Cancer Research Fund International’s Global Cancer Update Programme
Helen Croker (London, Great Britain)
2:00 PM ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Transfer Time + Coffee Break・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
2:00 PM Poster Session 3.1 - Poster Session 3.6
-3:15 PM
2:15 PM Thematic Poster Session
-2:45 PM TBA
2:15 PM ISEO: Education - How to deal with Bone Metastasis
Michelle Nadler (Toronto, Canada)
3:00 PM ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Networking Break・・ ・・・・
3:15 PM ORAL SESSION ORAL SESSION
Mechanism Symptommangement trough Exercise
Speaker Speaker
4:30 PM ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Networking Break・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
4:45 PM ORAL SESSION Final Speech:
Exercise as Routine Care in Oncology: Turning Vision into Practice
Jennifer Ligibel (Boston, USA)
5:30 PM CLOSING REMARKS
Joachim Wiskemann, Karen Steindorf and Kathryn Schmitz
5:45 PM ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・End of conference ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
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