Women In Sport Congress

7:00 am - 8:20 am - 07 March 2024

Onsite Registration Open

Registration - WISC

8:20 am - 8:30 am - 07 March 2024

Day 1: Opening Session

Plenary - WISC - Room

8:20 am

Welcome & Introduction & Housekeeping

Rachel Harris

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8:30 am - 10:00 am - 07 March 2024

Session 1: Leadership

Plenary - a) Elite performers: unlocking the key elements of leadership and athletic performance in sport - Room

8:30 am

Introduction

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8:35 am

How does an organisation lead an initative to optimise outcomes for female athletes e.g., Her Sport Her Way

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8:55 am

WHOSE JOB IS IT ANYWAY?

Richard Burden - Co-Lead Female Athlete Health & Performance - UK Sports Institute

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9:05 am

DEVELOPING AN ALL ISLAND CENTRE FOR RESEARCH FOR WOMEN IN SPORT IN IRELAND

Aoife Lane - Head of Department of Sport and Health Sciences - Technological University of the Shannon

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9:15 am

AIS: Female Performance & Health - FEMALE PERFORMANCE & HEALTH INITIATIVE

Rachel Harris

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9:25 am

USOPC

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9:35 am

Panel: How has leadership evolved to support female athlete performance and health, and where does it need to go?

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10:00 am - 10:30 am - 07 March 2024

Morning Tea

Break - WISC

10:30 am - 1:30 pm - 07 March 2024

Session 2: Unique Physiology

Plenary - b) A comprehensive exploration of the unique physiology of female athletes and its effect on performance and health - Room

10:30 am

Introduction

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10:35 am

Invited Speaker - Dr Xanne Janse

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11:20 am

Short Break

11:40 am

EFFECTS OF ACUTE HEAT MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND MENSTRUAL CYCLE ON THERMAL STRAIN AND EXERCISE PERFORMANCE

Lilia Convit - PhD Candidate - Deakin University

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11:50 am

DO FLUCTUATIONS IN ENDOGENOUS SEX HORMONES AFFECT MECHANICAL STIFFNESS IN FEMALE ATHLETES?

Michaela McGrath

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12:00 pm

INVESTIGATING SEX-BASED DIFFERENCES IN PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RECOVERY AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION

Jay Ebert - Lecturer - University of Western Australia

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12:10 pm

INFLUENCE OF MENSTRUAL CYCLE STATUS AND TRAINING ON IRON STATUS AND REGULATION IN FEMALE ATHLETES

Alannah McKay

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12:20 pm

Short Break

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12:40 pm

SELF-REPORTED MENSTRUAL HEALTH, SYMPTOMOLOGY AND PERCEIVED EFFECTS OF THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE FOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Georgia Brown

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12:50 pm

THE ROLE OF TESTOSTERONE IN THE MUSCLE ANABOLIC RESPONSE OF PRE-MENOPAUSAL FEMALES: A THREE-ARMED APPROACH

Sarah Alexander - Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute

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12:45 pm

SEX DIFFERENCES IN ATHLETE CARDIAC SCREENING ECGs IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Jessica Orchard - Senior Research Fellow - The University of Sydney

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12:55 pm

HEAT ADAPTATION FOR FEMALES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Monica Kelly - PhD Candidate - Deakin University

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1:00 pm

Panel

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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - 07 March 2024

Lunch

Break - WISC

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm - 07 March 2024

Session 3: Nutrition & Recovery

Plenary - c) Fueling success: optimizing nutrition and recovery for performance and health in female athletes - Room

2:30 pm

Shark Tank Part 1

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3:05 pm

Shark Tank Part 2

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3:40 pm

Shark Tank Part 3

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4:15 pm

Afternoon Tea

4:40 pm

MENSTRUAL CYCLE PHASE EFFECTS ON HYDRATION, THIRST AND SWEAT LOSS DURING EXERCISE IN THE HEAT

Rhiannon Snipe - Lecturer in Sports Nutrition - Deakin University

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4:50 pm

INFLUENCE OF MENSTRUAL CYCLE PHASE ON SLEEP AND RECOVERY FOLLWING LOW- AND HIGH-INTENSITY TRAINING IN ENDURANCE-TRAINED WOMEN

Madison Taylor - PhD Candidate - UiT- Arctic University of Norway

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5:00 pm

IMPACT OF ALTITUDE EXPOSURE AND ENERGY AVAILABILITY ON RESTING METABOLIC RATE IN FEMALE ATHLETES

Megan Kuikman

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5:10 pm

INVESTIGATING THE PREVALENCE OF LOW ENERGY AVAILABILITY, DISORDERED EATING, AND EATING DISORDERS IN FEMALE TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES IN THE UNITED STATES

Melissa Lodge - PhD Student - University of Rhode Island

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5:20 pm

RECOVERING FROM RED-S – BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS OF IMPROVING ENERGY AVAILABILITY AMONGST FEMALES DIAGNOSED WITH RED-S.

Penelope Matkin-Hussey - PhD candidate - University of Otago

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Scientific Program

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