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CEPA's 2026 Annual online Conference

Saturday, February 7th, 2026

The CEPA Annual Online Conference will feature a variety of topics relevant for clinical exercise physiologists. Featured presentations will focus on practical application of innovative research, and will include topics such as sarcopenia/frailty, usage of AI and technology, peripheral artery disease, and gestational diabetes. Additional invited presentations will focus on exercise oncology and the management of treatment-related side effects, healthy equity considerations, Alzheimer’s and dementia, and LVAD in rehabilitation.

  • Recordings: Access to recordings of the sessions will be provided for 6 months to all registrants.
  • CECs: This conference is approved by ACSM for five (5) continuing education credits (CECs).

Registration

CEPA Professional Members: $45 CEPA Student Members: $10 

Professional Non-Members: $125 (become a member and save $20! JOIN TODAY)
Student Non-Members: $30 (become a member and save $5! JOIN TODAY)

Learn More & Register

Conference Sponsorship Opportunities

If your institution is interested in sponsoring & advertising during the conference, please contact us at cepa@acsm.org for information.

Program Planning Committee

  • Conference Chair: Garett Griffith, PhD, MPH, ACSM-CEP, FACSM, FCEPA
  • Conference Co-Chair: Matthew Thomas, MS, MBA, ACSM-CEP
  • Sadie Engelken, MS, ACSM-CEP
  • Cassandra Ledman, MS, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA
  • Laura Newsome, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA
  • Cemal Ozemek, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FACSM, FCEPA
  • Peter Ronai, MS, ACSM-CEP, FACSM, FCEPA
  • Shirit Rosenberg, EdD, ACSM-CEP
  • Taylor Rowley, PhD
  • Michael See, MS, ACSM-CEP
Questions? Contact cepa@acsm.org

Academic Program

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Invited Presenter

Level Up! Improving Physical Activity Considering the Social Determinants of Health

Loneke Blackman Carr, PhD, RD; University of Connecticut 

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Featured Presenter

Gestational Diabetes

Margie Davenport, PhD; University of Alberta

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Invited Presenter

Making Success out of Failure… Exercise in Patients with an LVAD

Steven J. Keteyian, PhD; Henry Ford Hospital and Medical Group

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Featured Presenter

From Muscles to Mind: Impacts of Physical Activity on Brain Health in Later Life

Brittney Lange-Maia, PhD, MPH; Rush University Medical Center 

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Featured Presenter

Exercise for Peripheral Artery Disease: An Update

Mary McDermott, MD; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Featured Presenter

Resistance Training for Older Adults: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Joe Signorile, PhD; University of Miami

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Featured Presenter

From Data to Decisions: How AI is Transforming Clinical Exercise Prescription

Ted Vickey, PhD

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Invited Presenter

Managing Musculoskeletal Health in Cancer Survivors

Kerri Winters-Stone, PhD; OHSU Knight Cancer Institute


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