Programme

PROGRAMME 

Wednesday 4th December 2024 

Venue: John McIntyre Conference Centre, Pollock Halls, 18 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5AY 

 

 

 

Time 

Item 

Room 

08:30-09:15/30 

Registration and set up posters 

Arrival Tea and Coffee 

JMCC Foyer and Centro 

 

9:30-9:45 

Welcome & Conference Opening

Professor Marie Murphy, Director of the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC), University of Edinburgh 

Professor Sir Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland

Pentland  

9:50-10:50 

Knowledge Exchange workshops – Supporting inclusive physical activity for all 

 

 

Workshop 1 – LEAP into partnership: Connecting with LGBTIQ+ communities 

Hugh Torrance and Heidi Vistisen, LEAP Sports 

Duddingston

 

Workshop 2 – Inclusion in Practice: sharing experiences and best practice within disability sport and physical activity   

Dr Fiona Muirhead, (Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde)  

Laura Pilkington (Board Member and Disability Inclusion Tutor, Scottish Disability Sport)  

Gary Muirhead (Deputy Head Teacher, St Oswalds ASN Secondary School, Glasgow)  

Pentland 

 

 

Workshop 3 –Transforming Young Lives Through Sport  

Dougie Millen + TBC, Scottish Sports Futures 

Prestonfield

 

Workshop 4 – Springboards and Banana Skins: how we can progress an equitable physical activity system in Scotland 

Professor Emily Oliver

Dr Coral Hanson

Boardroom 1 & 2

 

Workshop 5 – Muscle Strengthening “The forgotten Guidelines”: How can we better promote these? 

Scott Burton

Holyrood

 

Workshop 6 – Co-designing Inclusive Activities and Cooperative Games: Engaging Older Adults in Physical Activity

Andrew Telfer

Gill Erskine

Salisbury

10:45-11:00 

Tea/coffee and connecting 

 

11:00-12:00 

Posters 

 

12:00-13:10 

Lunch 

 

 12:35-13:00

Walk or Wheel 

JMCC Entrance 

 12:45-13:00

Pause, Breathe & Stretch 

Prestonfield

12:45-13:00

Boccia

Pentland

13:10-13:15

Afternoon reconvene and introductions

Professor Marie Murphy, Chair of the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC), University of Edinburgh

Pentland

13:15-13:25

Ms Maree Todd, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, The Scottish Government   

Pentland 

13:30-14:20 

Professor Cindy Gray, University of Glasgow 

Keynote with Q&A:  

Using physical activity to address health inequalities 

 

14:20-14:40 

Tea & coffee 

 

14:40-15:20 

Oral presentations 1 

Pentland 

15:20-15:30 

Yoga break 

Pentland 

15:30-16:10 

Oral presentations 2 

Pentland 

16:10 – 16:45 

Prizes, closing remarks & final connections

Professor Ailsa Niven, Personal Chair of Psychology & Physical Activity

University of Edinburgh

Pentland