Healthy Living in a Changed World - The Role of Physical Activity

St. Colman's Community College Parent's Association

Healthy Living in a Changed World - The Role of Physical Activity by Professor Niall Moyna

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As part of our Wellbeing Week, the Parents&#x27; Working Group in St. Colman&#x27;s Community College in Midleton are delighted to welcome Professor Niall Moyna, of Dublin City University to present a talk for our school community on &quot;Healthy Living in a Changed World - The Role of Physical Activity&quot;. BiographyProf. Niall Moyna, who you might recognise from Operation Transformation, is a full Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology in the School of Health and Human Performance at Dublin City University. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Limerick and his masters degree from Purdue University, Indiana, USA. . He completed his PhD in exercise physiology and a three year National Institutes of Health Post Doctoral Research Fellowship in immunology at the University of Pittsburgh. He was Director of the Clinical Exercise Research Laboratory in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre and later moved to Connecticut to take a position as a Senior Research Scientist in Nuclear and Preventive Cardiology at Hartford Hospital. Niall&#x27;s primary research interests are focused on understanding the effects of acute and chronic exercise in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease and in understanding how gene polymorphisms help to explain inter-individual variability in biological responses to exercise. Current studies are examining the role of exercise in pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis, lung transplantation, cardiovascular disease, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and cancer. Niall has published his research in international peer reviewed journals and presented his work at international conferences. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and an Honorary Fellow of The Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Ireland. Niall has a keen interest in sport particularly Gaelic football and athletics. He was manager of the Irish U-17 International Rules team that toured Australia in 2006 and managed the DCU senior football team to 4 Sigerson cups, 2 Ryan cups and 2 O&#x27;Byrne cups. He was a selector on the St Vincent&#x27;s Gaelic Football team that won the All-Ireland club football championship in 2008, and was part of the Dublin senior football team backroom team that has won 3 Leinster senior football championships and the All-Ireland senior football title in 2011.Research InterestsProfessor Moyna&#x27;s primary research interests are focused on understanding the effects of acute and chronic exercise in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease and in understanding how gene polymorphisms help to explain inter-individual variability in biological responses to exercise. Current studies are examining the role of exercise in pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis, lung transplantation, cardiovascular disease, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and cancer.We are delighted to welcome Prof Moyna to our school in this rare opportunity to present to our school community during our Wellbeing Week. Tickets for this talk are free as costs are being covered under the Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) scheme in our school. Some Terms &amp; ConditionsAll events are free and ticketed, unless stated otherwise. TicketsAlthough most of our events are free, this event requires a ticket to attend. This is so that we can manage numbers to ensure everyone has the best possible experience at our events.You will need to book a ticket via the Eventbrite link on our social media channels. It will take you to the Eventbrite page to complete your booking.If you have previously registered to order event tickets, you can log in to your account on the Eventbrite website.You are welcome to participate in but are requested to be respectful to other participants and speakers/performers, and not to use inappropriate, defamatory, abusive, obscene, racist, discriminatory, or otherwise inflammatory remarks. We will monitor the event and we reserve the right to refuse entry or to ask participants to leave in extreme circumstances. AccessibilitySt. Colman&#x27;s Community College is committed to providing access to our events for disabled visitors. Please advise if you require any special or particular accommodations. Your personal informationSt. Colman&#x27;s Community College uses Eventbrite to process tickets. During the booking process you must accept the Eventbrite terms of service and have read their privacy policy. In doing so, you agree that Eventbrite will share your information with St. Colman&#x27;s Community College (the event organiser).St. Colman&#x27;s Community College will protect your information in accordance with data protection law and will only contact you in relation to the event you have booked (such as reminder emails and a feedback survey). If you opted into receiving our What’s On email, we will also contact you with information about forthcoming events.After the event you may be contacted to take part in a survey to find out what you thought about it. Your details will not be passed on to any third parties and will only be used for the purposes of this survey.For further information about how we handle personal data, please see St. Colman&#x27;s Community College data protection policy. If you have any questions or need to make us aware of any requirements, please email hscl@colmans.ie. All attendees who have correctly booked tickets, will be emailed closer to the date with any and additional information if required.

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