From November 20-22, Drs. Zach Ferraro and JP Chaput participated in the 4th International Congress on Sport Pedagogy in Maringá, Brazil. They were invited by friend and colleague Professor Nelson Nardo Jr who recently completed post-doctoral training at the University of Ottawa.
In addition to their presentations (see below for citation details), Zach and JP met several researchers and administrators from the Universidade Estadual de Maringá and are now working to finalize a formal partnership between institutions. More details on the congress can be found here.
Presentations:
- JP Chaput: “Healthy active living and obesity research – A Canadian experience”, keynote address presented at the 4th International Congress on Sport Pedagogy, Maringá, Brazil, November 20th 2013.
- Zachary Ferraro: “Appropriate weight gain, physical activity and nutrition for a healthy pregnancy”, keynote address presented at the 4th International Congress on Sport Pedagogy, Maringá,Brazil, November 20th 2013.
- JP Chaput and Zachary Ferraro: “Role of nutrition and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of obesity”, roundtable presented to the 4th International Congress on Sport Pedagogy, Maringá, Brazil, November 21st 2013.
