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Popi Kasvis

McGill University Health Centre

Sessions in which Popi Kasvis attends

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Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

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Postural stability is a complex skill dependent upon the coordination of motor, sensory and cognitive systems (Woollacott & Shumway-Cook, 2002)...

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Background: To create games that target older adults' interests in engaging in cognitively-boosting activities is a rising trend [1,2]. But, the no...

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Post stroke, ~85 of survivors present with upper limb (UL) contralateral hemiparesis (Dobkin, 2003). There has been a sufficient amount of literatu...

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The effects of physical inactivity among older adults have been established as a "public health crisis" because of their heightened risk of cardiov...

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Background: Recovery kinetics following cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) have yet not been described in people with OSA and comorbid insomni...

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Childhood obesity and physical inactivity are growing problems across Canada, so the concept of ph...

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According to the oxidative stress theory, reactive species are key drivers of inflammation and cardiovascular disease (1). The electron transport c...

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Background: Cellular senescence, cell growth cycle arrest, is a marker of cellular aging. Obesity is considered a disease of accelerated aging as i...

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Although social distancing directives are important public health measures to reduce the spread of...

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Background: During atherosclerotic plaque development, vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) undergo dedifferentiation, resulting in a synthetic, les...

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Context: While soccer is considered a lateral dominant sport, few studies have examined if limb dominancy leads to asymmetries in body composition ...

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Efficient neural transmission is crucial for optimal brain function, yet the plastic potential of white matter (WM) has long been overlooked. Growi...

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Evidence consistently demonstrates that aging is associated with declines to cerebrovascular health. Sex distinctions have been identified as well,...

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Background: Different exercise intensity has a various effect on the immune system. Lactate is one...

Monday 10 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Opening remarks
15 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Graham Carr, Concordia University (Speaker)

Habib Benali, Concordia University (Speaker)

1:00 PM
1:00 PM

Christophe Grova PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

In this talk, we will present our recent developments in the context of Personalized functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy (fNIRS) investigatio...
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
Student poster presentations
30 minutes, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
The following posters will be presented:2:45pm-2:50pmThe Child Focused Injury Risk Screening Tool (ChildFIRST) - Normative...

Tuesday 11 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM

Thien Thanh Dang-Vu MD, PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Sleep is important for memory consolidation and cognitives performances during the day. There is increasing evidence that brain o...
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Student poster presentations
30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
The following posters will be presented:10:45am-10:50amThe Belief in Health Benefits of Digital Play Modulates Physiologic...
1:15 PM
1:15 PM

Phyllis C. Zee MD, PhD, Northwestern University (Keynote speaker)

Sleep and circadian disturbances are common and represent risk factors for the development of some of the most prevalent and challenging chronic...
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
Student poster presentations
30 minutes, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
The following posters will be presented:2:45pm-2:50pmLoneliness and sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitud...

Wednesday 12 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
1:15 PM
1:15 PM

Joe Verghese MBBS, MS, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Keynote speaker)

Disorders of gait and cognition are central to many age related conditions and diseases. While there are medications available to treat some of ...