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CEPA's 2025 Annual online Conference

Final Program

Abstract ePresentations


Read the abstracts in the Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology

View the abstract presentations asynchronously


Live Program [Times shown below are US EST]


10:00 am – 10:15 am • Opening Remarks & Randi Lite Lifetime Achievement Award

Laura Newsome, PhD; Radford University


10:15 am – 11:15 am [Invited Speaker]

Exercise Oncology: Ready for Prime Time
Katie Schmitz, PhD; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Sponsored by MGC Diagnostics


11:20 am – 11:50 am

Complex Medical Case Study: Application of ACSM’s Clinical Exercise Testing Guidelines
Zach Weston; Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology


11:50 am – 12:50 pm [Invited Speaker]

Strong Hearts: Resistance Training to Combat Heart Disease Risk
Abbi Lane, PhD; University of Michigan
Sponsored by VO2Master


12:55 pm – 1:55 pm

NEW IN 2025! ... LUNCH TIME BREAKOUT SESSIONS 
Academic Program Accreditation Assistance | Gina Cortese
Mental Health Case Study | Simon Matthews
Exercise Oncology Case Study | Anna Campbell, PhD


2:05 pm – 2:15 pm • Early Investigator Award & Break

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm [Invited Speaker]

Obesity Medications: Tailoring Physical Activity Using Biology and Behavior
Renee Rogers, PhD; University of Kansas Medical Center
Sponsored by Wake Forest University


3:20 pm – 4:20 pm [Invited Speaker]

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Diseases Other Than COPD
Katherine Menson, DO; University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine


4:20 pm – 4:50 pm

Heart Failure: A 21st Century Epidemic – The Role of Exercise
Michael LaMonte, PhD; University at Buffalo


4:50 pm – 5:20 pm

Exercise physiology and testing for individuals with intellectual disabilities and Down Syndrome
Thessa Hilgenkamp, PhD; University of Nevada, Las Vegas


5:20 pm – 5:30 pm • Closing Remarks & Conference Wrap-Up

Laura Newsome, PhD; Radford University

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: Laura Newsome, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FACSM
Conference co-chair: Garett Griffith, PhD, ACSM-CEP
Sadie Engelken, MS, ACSM-CEP
Cassandra Ledman, MS, ACSM-CEP
Cemal Ozemek, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FACSM
Laura Richardson, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FACSM
Peter Ronai, MS, ACSM-CEP, FACSM
Shirit Kamil-Rosenberg, EdD, ACSM-CEP
Taylor W. Rowley, PhD, ACSM-CEP
Michael See, MS, ACSM-CEP, CDCES

Questions? Contact cepa@acsm.org

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