The European Young Myeloma Patients Group, created by Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE), invites you to a webinar focused on myeloma and physical fitness on Wednesday, 26 February 2025, from 16:00 – 17:00 CET.

This session will be led by Ana Bernardino, PhD scholar in Human Motricity at the Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMH) at the University of Lisbon. Ana will deliver a 40-minute presentation covering the importance of physical fitness for myeloma patients, followed by a 20-minute Q&A session to address your questions.

Registration is open to all! If you are interested in attending, or know someone who might benefit from this session, feel free to forward the registration link. If you are unable to attend live, we welcome you to send your questions in advance to patientgroup@mpeurope.org, and we will make sure they reach Ana Bernardino during the Q&A.

A recording of the webinar will be available shortly after the session, which will be shared on our social media accounts.

Meet the speaker: Ana Bernardino

Ana Bernardino is a PhD scholar in Human Motricity at the Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMH) at the University of Lisbon, where she is currently conducting research in Exercise Oncology. She holds an MSc in Exercise and Health from FMH, during which she contributed to a research project focused on the effects of exercise during chemotherapy for early breast cancer.

In addition to her academic work, Ana also collaborates as an exercise physiologist at the Associação Portuguesa Contra a Leucemia in Portugal, where she applies her expertise to support patients undergoing cancer treatment.