HPX Nutrition 2021
HPX Nutrition – Wednesday 20th October 2021, 10am-4pm
Online
Breaking Down and Building Back Up: Bone Health, Injury and Recovery in Athletes
Hosted by Sport Ireland Institute in association with The National Dairy Council
The day aims to improve knowledge on:
- practical recovery strategies for athletes, with a particular emphasis on sleep and travel
- nutrition to support bone health and recovery from injury
- barriers that athletes may face in applying these strategies
The day is aimed at support professionals working within sport; practicing dietitians, Sports Nutritionists, Physiologists, Physiotherapists, S&C Coaches, Coaches, managers, athletes and performance directors, academics and students with an interest in sports nutrition.
Morning Session: Recovery & Tokyo focus
Prof Shona Halson – Professor Shona Halson is from Australia’s Catholic University (ACU’s) School of Behavioural and Health Sciences and prior to this was the Head Recovery Physiologist at the Australian Institute of Sport for over 15 years
Toni Rossiter – Toni Rossiter is a Performance Physiologist at the Sport Ireland Institute. She is currently completing her PhD entitled “Development and Evaluation of a Travel, Acclimatisation and Recovery Strategy for Irish Athletes Competing at Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games”.
Rónán Doherty - Rónán lectures at Letterkenny Institute of Technology and is also a member of the Sport Ireland Institute, Performance Nutrition team. Rónán will present research completed prior to the Tokyo Olympic games focusing on nutrition, sleep, and athlete recovery.
Panel discussion & reflections on Tokyo athletes’ experiences
Afternoon Session: Bone Health and Injury Nutrition
Dr Eimear Dolan – Eimear is a member of the Applied Physiology and Nutrition Research Group of the University of São Paulo. Her primary research interests include the influence of low energy availability on health and performance, the bone response to nutrition and exercise, pH regulation and high-intensity exercise performance, and female physiology.
Professor Keith Baar – Keith Baar is a professor of Molecular Exercise Physiology at University of California Davis and a renowned tendon training researcher and expert. Keith’s current work is focused on how loading and nutrition alter tendon/ligament/ECM health and performance.
Dr Danielle Logue – Danielle completed her PhD in 2020 focusing primarily on the screening for low energy availability in male and female athletes. She is currently working in Sport Ireland Institute as a Performance Nutritionist specialising in the detection and prevention of RED-s.
Panel Discussion
Cost: Online ticket with recording €10