A good start is half the battle

Alessandro Nanni Costa (Italian National Transplant Centre, IT) & Sharlene Greenwood (King's College Hospital, UK)

• Exercise training in liver transplant candidates, what's the evidence?        

Joost Klaase (University Medical Center Groningen, NL)

• Inspiratory muscle training pre-transplant: state of the art

Daniel Langer (KU Leuven & University Hospitals Leuven, BE)

• Early physical activity and rehabilitation in the ICU, an update       

Rik Gosselink (KU Leuven & University Hospitals Leuven, BE)

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure    

Nicolette (Lettie) Bishop (Loughborough University, UK) & Patrick Calders (Ghent University, BE)

• Reversing (pre-) diabetes after transplantation by physical activity or exercise, is it a myth?

Dominique Hansen (Hasselt University, BE)

• The role of skeletal muscle fat accumulation in predicting outcomes following deceased donor liver transplantation

Zoltan Czigany (University Hospital RWTH-Aachen, DE)

• Relationship between frailty and functional status in lung transplant candidates 

Alba Gómez-Garrido (Vall Hebron Hospital, ES)

• Social and labor market reintegration of the transplanted patient  

Lia Bellis (Italian National Institute of Health - National Transplant Centre, IT)

Abstracts and patient testimonials

Michel De Pauw (Ghent University Hospital, BE) & Eva Corpeleijn (University Medical Center Groningen, NL)

• Psychological themes in double lung transplantation in Cystic Fibrosis on a time line: waiting, anticipating, suffering, living and end of life    

Trudy Havermans (University Hospitals Leuven, BE)

• Exploring patient experiences of healthcare providers’ advice about exercise after renal transplant: a qualitative study           

Roseanne E. Billany (Loughborough University and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK) 

• Evolution of muscle strength and physical activity 6 months after heart transplantation: a prospective observational study    

Miek Hornikx (University Hospitals Leuven & KU Leuven, BE)

• Physical activity and a busy life: friends, not competitors    

Ronnie Belmans (EAST - KU Leuven, BE)

•  Step count: the forgotten vital sign  

Claude LaFlamme (Sunnybrook Hospital, CA)

Insights from the field of elite sports to improve physical well-being in transplant recipients

Véronique Cornelissen (University Hospital Leuven, BE) & Giorgos Sakkas (University of Thessaly, GR & Cardiff Metropolitan University UK)

• From traditional strength training to tailored core stability, muscle flexibility, and functional training     

Davy Lambrechts (University Hospitals Leuven, BE)

• Predisposition to and prevention of exercise-induced muscle injuries in transplant recipients

Stijn Bogaerts (KU Leuven & University Hospitals Leuven, BE)

• High-intensity interval training early after heart transplantation    

Katrine Rolid (Oslo University Hospital, NO)

Common questions, controversial answers? 

Amaryllis Van Craenenbroeck (University Hospitals Leuven, BE) & Henri Leuvenink (University Medical Center Groningen, NL)

• Psychosomatic aspects of organ transplantation: a multidisciplinary approach

Giorgos Sakkas (University of Thessaly, GR & Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK)

• Role of low protein diet in chronic kidney disease: from nondialysis to renal transplanted patients        

Carla Avesani (Karolinska Institutet, SE)

• Feasibility and acceptability of high intensity interval training and moderate intensity continuous training in renal transplant recipients: The PACE-KD study         

Roseanne E. Billany (Loughborough University and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK)

• Social marketing program for improving physical activity practice and reduce sedentary lifestyle            

Romain Debru (University of Grenoble Alpes, France)

Maximal exercise testing with capillary lactate measurements for assessment of cardiopulmonary fitness and personalized training in a physically fit kidney transplant recipient           

Stefan De Smet and Jonas Vanbekbergen (KU Leuven & Transplantoux, BE)

• Interaction between pharmacological therapy and exercise performance

Nicolette Bishop (Loughborough University, UK)

• Mental vs physical fatigue: tips and strategies         

Giorgios Sakkas (University of Thessaly, GR & Cardiff Metropolitican University, UK)

• Physical exercise and its impact on immune function          

Nicolette Bishop (Loughborough University, UK)

• Chronotropic drugs interfering with aerobic fitness

Anne Vorlat (Antwerp University Hospital, BE)

• Pharmacological therapy contributing to sarcopenia and obesity development    

Thomas Wilkinson (University of Leicester, UK)

Helpful conversations – using motivational interviewing to aid patient engagement

Sharlene Greenwood (King's College Hospital, UK), Ellen Castle (King's College Hospital, UK) and Edwin van Adrichem (University Medical Center Groningen, NL)

Wearables and digital applications to stimulate a healthy lifestyle

Sofie Compernolle (Ghent University, BE)

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• E-health interventions to reduce sedentary behavior          

Sofie Compernolle (Ghent University, BE)

• Digital applications stimulating pharmacological adherence           

Fabienne Dobbels (KU Leuven, BE)

• Digital applications stimulating physical activity       

Heleen Demeyer (KU Leuven , BE)

Tackling nutritional needs whilst preventing sarcopenia and obesity development

Eva Corpeleijn (University Medical Center Groningen, NL)

• Nutrient status after transplantation: do deficiencies ask for action?         

Stephan Bakker (University Medical Center Groningen, NL)

• Protein supplementation to support muscle mass maintenance: what can we learn from studies in older people?       

Lex Verdijk (Maastricht University, NL)

Sharing experience of in-patient physical rehabilitation

Harlinde Peperstraete (Ghent University Hospital, BE) & Stefan De Smet (KU Leuven & Transplantoux, BE)

• Intradialytic exercise: clinician's perspective

Amaryllis Van Craenenbroeck (University Hospitals Leuven, BE)

• Reactivation and rehabilitation at the ICU: clinician's perspective  

Greet Hermans (University Hospital Leuven, BE)

• The effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention program on physical capacity and movement behaviour in recipients of solid organ transplantation       

Hester van der Vaart (University Medical Center Groningen, NL)

Sharing experience of out-patient physical rehabilitation    

Michel De Pauw (Ghent University Hospital, BE) and Jonas Vanbekbergen (KU Leuven & Transplantoux, BE)

• Rehabilitation prior to major abdominal surgery: how we do it      

Joost Klaase (University Medical Center Groningen, NL)

• Outpatient ambulatory rehabilitation after heart transplantation in a hospital setting     

Wendy Hens (Antwerp University Hospital, BE)

A patients' view on physical rehabilitation   

Robin Vos & Diethard Monbaliu (University Hospitals Leuven, BE) 

• In-patient rehabilitation briefly after transplantation: patient's perspective          

JeanPaul Jonker (BE)

• From reactivation to training for performance: a recipients' perspective   

Stefanie Vereecken (BE)

• Physical activity: how to "sell" it to patients

Colin White (Irish Kidney Association, IE)