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Director, Centre of Lifestyle Studies; Professor
Acadia University
Acadia University
Dr. Jonathon Fowles’ work has focused on implementation of physical activity guidelines into practice. He spearheaded initiatives with many regional, national and international organizations such as Diabetes Canada, Nova Scotia Health, the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) and Exercise is Medicine, to increase physical activity counseling by health care providers and has improved the standards and use of exercise professionals to assist Canadians to be active.
Dr. Fowles has delivered over 150 presentations and 150 workshops on physical activity and exercise and has received recognitions for his efforts with the Exercise is Medicine Global Leadership Award (2022), as a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (2018), the Lawson Foundation 60th Anniversary Award of Excellence (2017), the Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia Dedicated Leader Award (2016) and the CSEP Professional Standards Program Recognition Award (2015).
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
13:30 – 16:30 EST