Conference Agenda

EVENTS Project Conference

“Sport & Physical Activity for Mental Health:

From Theory to Practice”

 October, 23rd & 24th, 2018

Auditorium of the Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media, Athens

AGENDA

     
   

Conference Day 1

October, 23rd

 

17.00 -17.30

REGISTRATION

 

17.30 – 18.00

WELCOME SPEECHES

KSDEO “EDRA”: Maria Kerasoglou, President of the Board

ATTICA REGION: Ermioni Kyprianidou, Deputy Head of the Region of Attica

                               Spyros Pantzas, Member of the Regional Council

MUNICIPALTY OF GALATSI: Ev. Kyriazopoulos, General Secretary

MINISTRY OF HEALTH:(tbc)

MINISTRY OF CULTURE & SPORT | GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF SPORT: (tbc)

 

18.00 – 18.15

PRESENTATION OF KSDEO “EDRA”: Vision and Mission

Alexandros Oikonomou, Psychologist, Msc. on Mental Health, Scientific Director of EDRA

 

18.15-18.30

OPENING SPEECH : Connection of Sport and Physical Activities with Mental Health - From theory to practice

Nicos Andreopoulos, EVENTS Project Manager

 

18.30-18.50

REPRESENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN GREECE : ERASMUS + Programme (tbc)

 

18.50-19.05

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Video message of the Vice President, Dimitris Papadimoulis

Constantinos Tsoutsoplides, Press Officer at European Parliament Liaison Office in Greece

 

19.20-19.30

CLOSING OF THE 1ST DAY

 

 

Conference Day 2

October, 24th

 

09.30 - 10.00

REGISTRATION

 

10.00 -10.15

“EVENTS PROJECT” PRESENTATION by Project Team Members

Eleonora Markou, Psychologist / Sport scientist

Pantelis Sarakiniotis, Social Scientist

 

10.15 - 10.45

DOCUMENTARY FILM ON THE 1st European Sport and Physical Exercise Event for Mental Health

Yorgos Gkikapeppas, Director

 

10.45 – 11.00

PRESENTATION OF THE HELLENIC FOOTBALL FEDERATION

Georgios Vassalos, Futsal Trainer

 

11.00 -11.30

COFFEE BREAK

 

11.30 -11.45

NEXT STEP FORWARD: “ADVANCED SKILLS FOR ACTIVE LIVING – ASAL Project”

Pantelis Sarakiniotis, Social Scientist, EDRA Projects Dept

 

11.45 - 12.10

SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR MENTAL HEALTH: PERSONAL TESTIMONIES

“Mental health and physical activity: swimming in unchartered waters”

Chrysostomos Giannoulakis, Dr. of Sport Management

 

12.10 -13.30

PRESENTATIONS: RESEARCH AND PRACTICES ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH – SESSION 1

-       “Physical activity and mental health : Review of literature”, Komanthi Kouloutbani, Doctorate Student of University of Athens / SPESS

-       “Medication free treatment. Implementing Physical activity and art therapy in treatment. Experiences and possibilities”, Marianne Viberg, Physiotherapist, Medicine-free Clinique, Asgard University Hospital of North Norway

 

13.30- 14.30

LUNCH BREAK

 

14.30 - 16:00

PRESENTATIONS: RESEARCH AND PRACTICES ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH – SESSION 2

-       “Exercise as antidepressant treatment: Progress, challenges and prospects”, Panteleimon Ekkekakis, Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University

-       “Exercise for clinical depression. Towards exercise on prescription in Greece”, Ioannis Morres, Post Doctorate Researcher, University of Thessalia

 

16.00-16.30

COFFEE BREAK

 

16.30- 18.00

ROUND TABLE : “Preparing the ground for policy guidelines on Physical activity and mental health”

Facilitator: Antonio Silva Mendes, Trustee of the Board of the “Sport & Citizenship” EU Think Tank, European Commission’s former Director of Youth and Sports

Participants:

-Mental Health Europe - Kitty Milonopoulou, Member of the Board

-GAMIAN /Europe -  Katerina Nomidou Secretary General & Greek Federeation of Mental Health Organisations (POSOPSI) President

-University of Athens / SPESS - Kostantinos Karteroliotis, Professor  in Research Methods in Physical Activity

-EDRA’s representative Mental Health Europe representative ( tbc)



 

18.00-18.15

CONCLUSIONS

 

 

Scientific Committee

Head:

Panteleimon Ekkekakis, Professor at the Kinesiology Department, Iowa State University

Members:
Antonio Silva – Mentes, Trustee of the Board of the “Sport & Citizenship”, EU Think Tank, European Commission’s former Director of Youth and Sports
Kostantinos Karteroliotis, Professor UOA / SEFAA
Spyros Kleisas, Psychiatrist  
Alexandros Oikonomou, Psychologist, Msc on Mental Health, Scientific Director of EDRA

Parallel event: Workshop

“Learn to critically appraise Randomized Controlled Trials and Meta-Analyses: Focus on studies examining the effects of exercise on depression”

Panteleimon Ekkekakis, Ph.D., FACSM

Tuesday 23 October, 2018,

14.00 – 17.00

Hotel Athenaeum PalaceAthens/Greece

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