Bridging Exercise Science and Clinical Medicine: Importance of Exercise Immunology in Building Health Resilience Against Cardiovascular Diseases

Wilmington, DE US
June 5, 2026

Welcome to the Bridging Exercise Science and Clinical Medicine: Importance of Exercise Immunology in Building Health Resilience Against Cardiovascular Diseases Event Website

We are excited to announce the second Nemours Exercise Symposium scheduled on June 5, 2026 (Friday). This year, we will focus on how exercise helps us build up our health resilience, especially in cardiovascular health. Exercise has been known to be beneficial for human health since ancient Greece, but now more and more newly emerging science supports this historical concept. Regular exercise boosts the immune system, which has been known to play an essential role in enhancing the physical integrity of humans with and without heart disease. In addition, exercise is an important diagnostic modality not only to assess functional reserve of the cardiovascular system but also to uncover subclinical cardiovascular pathology that may not be detected by standard laboratory tests at rest. Exercise provides a new “field” where multiple medical subspecialties can meet together for better understanding of human health and disease. Exercise will introduce us to move into a new paradigm of future cardiovascular medicine.

This symposium is aimed at overcoming the following three recognizable gaps in knowledge:

  1. Exercise science and clinical medicine: exercise immunology and cardio-oncology
  2. Exercise physiology and stress imaging studies
  3. Pediatric and adult cardiology: ACHD

The registration is open to anyone interested in exercise science and cardiovascular medicine, including undergraduate students, medical students, and graduate students (a special discount is available). We look forward to your active participation in this symposium, which will be offered in both in-person and virtual format.

Registration opens March 1st!
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Register by May 1, 2026 and SAVE $50. (Physicians only)

Registration Rates
Students - Undergraduate, Medical, Graduate, Nursing, Others $30
Resident, Fellow & Non-Physicians $50
All Other Attendees$150

Target Audience

Physicians, exercise physiologists, nursing, physician assistants, athletic trainers, and students.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity participants will be able to:

  1. Explain why exercise is beneficial in promoting health of humans with and without heart disease through basic science studies and clinical epidemiology especially for childhood cancer survivors.
  2. Discuss significance of stress imaging in assessing cardiac reserve and detecting subclinical myocardial pathology in pediatric cardiology
  3. Explain the importance of having two distinct views, pediatric and adult medicine, when managing young adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients

Contact Information: If you have any questions regarding this course please contact the Course Coordinator, Allie Goetaski at [email protected]. 

Featured Speakers:

Brian W. Timmons, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

Dr. Brian Timmons is the Scotiabank Chair in Child Health Research at McMaster University. As Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, he is the Director of the Child Health & Exercise Medicine Program, with affiliations to the Offord Centre for Child Studies, CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, the Centre for Metabolism, Obesity, and Diabetes Research, the Department of Kinesiology and Hamilton Health Sciences. His research program uses a lab bench to park bench approach to study the role of exercise as medicine for children and youth.

Keri Shadler, PhD
Associate Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Dr. Keri Schadler is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics Research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Schadler completed her PhD in cancer biology at the MD Anderson UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute. She returned to MD Anderson as faculty in 2015, where she launched a laboratory focused on translational research aimed at understanding the cellular and molecular impacts of exercise in patients undergoing cancer treatment. She is passionate about understanding the role of exercise as a preventive and therapeutic strategy for cancer and cancer-related co-morbidities.

Juan Carlos Plana, MD
Robert Capizzi Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Cardiology,  
Deputy Director, Bruce & Robbi Toll Heart & Vascular Institute
Enterprise Leader, Cardiology at Jefferson Health

Simon Lee, MD
Medical Director, Coronary Anomalies Program; Medical Director, Kawasaki Disease Program
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Jonathan Edelson, MD, MSCE, FACC
Medical Director, Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist Device Programs
Medical Director, Sports Cardiology Program
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics 
Pearlman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.50 MOC ABS – Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    Nemours Children’s Health designates this activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 5.50 Continuing Education
    This activity is designated for 5.50 continuing education credits.
Course opens: 
02/26/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
Event starts: 
06/05/2026 - 7:30am EDT
Event ends: 
06/05/2026 - 4:30pm EDT
Cost:
$150.00
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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
United States

Parking Information

Please use the parking map for instructions on where to park on campus. Enter the hospital through the Main Entrance and check-in at the Reception Desk. 

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Travel

Hotel Recommendations

Homewood Suites
350 Rocky Run Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19803
302-479-2000

Marriott Courtyard Brandywine
320 Rocky Run Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19803
302-477-9500

Doubletree Hotel
4727 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803
302-478-6000

All relevant Financial Relationships have been mitigated.

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Course Director(s)

Takeshi Tsuda, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Moderator(s)

Bradley Robinson, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Shubhika Srivastava, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Takeshi Tsuda, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Planner(s)

Kristian Becker, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Bahram Kakavand, MD, FACC, FHRS, CEPS-P

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Bradley Robinson, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Shubhika Srivastava, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Takeshi Tsuda, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Kristian Becker, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Mark Cartoski, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kimberly Davidow, MD, MS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Simon Lee, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Keri Schadler, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Disclosure link: 
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In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians
Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Continuous Certification (ABS) ​
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn up to 5.5 credits toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Other Professions
A certificate of participation will be provided to other health care professionals requesting credits. Please check with your accreditation board to make sure they accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 

Below are the credit types available to you per your professional designation.

Available Credit

  • 5.50 MOC ABS – Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    Nemours Children’s Health designates this activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 5.50 Continuing Education
    This activity is designated for 5.50 continuing education credits.

Price

Cost:
$150.00
Please login or register to take this course.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Register by May 1, 2026 and SAVE $50. (Physicians only)

Registration Rates
Students - Students - Undergraduate, Medical, Graduate, Nursing, Others $30
Resident, Fellow & Non-Physicians $50
All Other Attendees$150

Cancellation Policy

Please notify Allie Goetaski by May 1, 2026. Refunds will not be processed after this date. Nemours Children's is not responsible for any cancellation or change fees assessed by hotels, airlines or travel agencies. 

For more information, contact Allie Goetaski at [email protected].

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