Patrick Manser

Visionary Researcher on “Exergame as Medicine”

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Conference contributions

Overview:

To date, I have contributed to (inter)national scientific conferences with:

• 2 invited keynote lectures,
• 1 x symposium organizer/chair,
• 2 invited talks,
• 8 oral presentations,
• 1 x organizer of an invited workshop, and
• 5 poster presentations.

Invited Keynotes, Talks, and Workshops (5 Contributions):

MOVE-IT Symposium 2025 [17 October 2025; Link] - Topic: Healthy Ageing; organized by the Department of Health of OST - Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences;
title: Find your Balance – Combine Exergame with Biofeedback Breathing Training
role: Invited Organizer of a Workshop
MOVE-IT Symposium 2025 [17 October 2025; Link] - Topic: Healthy Ageing; organized by the Department of Health of OST - Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences;
title: Beyond “Just” Fun: Exergames to Treat mild Neurocognitive Disorders
role: Invited Presenter of a Keynote Lecture
XR in Movement Conference [26 June 2025; Link] hosted by Université de Limoges;
title: Moving from Recreational to Serious Exergames - Methodological Advancements to Enhance Disease Prevention
role: Invited Presenter of a Keynote Lecture
23rd Zurich Gerontology Day - Short presentation and acceptance speech for receiving the Vontobel Award for Research on Age(ing) 2024 from the Center for Gerontology at the University of Zurich for the publication “‘Brain-IT’: Exergame training with biofeedback breathing in neurocognitive disorders”; Video (in German): https://www.zfg.uzh.ch/de/forschung/forschungfoerderung/preis/2024.html
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition by the International Society of Gait & Posture Research (ISPGR; 10 July 2023; online); Role: interviewer (in my role as past years’ 3MT® winner) of Prof. Dr. Melvyn Roerdink about, experiences, key learnings, and advice for early career researcher in navigating in academia.

Symposia Organizer/Chair (1 Contribution):

International Society of Gait & Posture Research (ISPGR) - World Congress 2025 (29 June - 3 July 2025; Maastricht, Netherlands); title: Worth the Effort? Rethinking Best Practices for Co-Developing Technology-Enhanced Training Approaches; role: Symposium Coordinator and Presenter

Oral presentations (8 contributions):

The European Group for Research on Aging and Physical Activity 2026 Conference (1 - 3 June 2026; Caen, France);
title: "Exergame as Medicine? Brain Protective Effects of Personalized Exergame Training Linked to Cognitive Gains in Neurocognitive Disorders"
[part of Symposium “Exercise as Medicine: Leveraging Exergames and Mobile Technology for Enhanced Adherence and Cognitive Health in Older Adults Hide talks”].
International Society of Gait & Posture Research (ISPGR) - World Congress 2025 (29 June - 3 July 2025; Maastricht, Netherlands);
title: "Co-Develop-IT: Co-design, Development, and Evaluation of Serious Individually Tailored Technology-Enhanced Training Approaches - Methodological Guideline Development Study"
[part of Symposium “Worth the Effort? Rethinking Best Practices for Co-Developing Technology-Enhanced Training Approaches”]
European College of Sports Science (ECSS) - 2024 Annual Congress (2 - 5 June 2024; Glasgow, Scotland);
title: "Effectiveness Of ‘Brain-IT’ - An Exergame-Based Training Concept for Secondary Prevention of Mild Neurocognitive Disorder - Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial".
Swiss Society of Sports Sciences (SGS) – 15th Annual Conference (7 - 8 February 2024; Zurich, Switzerland);
title: "Brain-IT - Targeting the Brain using Information Technology for Secondary Prevention of mild Neurocognitive Disorder" (a part of the finalist’s presentations of the Young Investigator Award).
International Society of Gait & Posture Research (ISPGR) – World Congress 2023 (9 - 13 July 2023; Brisbane, Australia);
title: "Rethinking the Development of Technology-Based Interventions for Secondary Prevention of Cognitive Impairment" (a part of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition and award).
Mobility and Exercise (MobEx) conference 2022 (13 - 14 May 2022; Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Heidelberg, Germany);
title: "Exergaming for Older Adults with mild Neurocognitive Disorder".
Synapsis Forum 2021 - Scientific exchange for researchers investigating Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration (8 – 9 November 2021; Gerzensee, Switzerland);
title: "Making the Best out of IT: Design and Development of Exergames for Older Adults with mild Neurocognitive Disorder".
Synapsis Forum 2020 - Scientific exchange for researchers investigating Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration (24 November 2020; Online Congress (due to the Covid-19 pandemic)); title: "Brain-IT".

Poster presentations (5 contributions):

Conference "Collaboration in Science 2024" organized by Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital (October 21-22, 2024; Stockholm, Sweden); title: "Cognitive and Brain Volumetric Improvements in Response to ‘Brain-IT’ in Neurocognitive Disorders: A RCT". DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.31086.01601; Presentation related to the publications “Brain-IT”: Exergame training with biofeedback breathing in neurocognitive disorders and Effectiveness of an Individualized Exergame-Based Motor-Cognitive Training Concept Targeted to Improve Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults With Mild Neurocognitive Disorder: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial of the project "Brain-IT".
Synapsis Forum 2023 - Scientific exchange for researchers investigating Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration (6 - 7 November 2023; Gerzensee, Switzerland); title: "Diagnostic Accuracy, Reliability, and Construct Validity of the German Quick Mild Cognitive Impairment Screen". DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27316.63369; Presentation related to the publication "Diagnostic accuracy, reliability, and construct validity of the German quick mild cognitive impairment screen".
International Society of Gait & Posture Research (ISPGR) - World Congress 2023 (9 - 3 July 2023; Brisbane, Australia); title: "Design, Development, and Evaluation of an Individualized Exergame-based Motor-Cognitive Training Concept for Older Adults with Mild Neurocognitive Disorder". DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24120.72963; Presentation related to the publications "Making the Best Out of IT: Design and Development of Exergames for Older Adults With Mild Neurocognitive Disorder - A Methodological Paper" and "Feasibility, usability, and acceptance of “Brain-IT” - A newly developed exergame-based training concept for the secondary prevention of mild neurocognitive disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial" of the project "Brain-IT".
Synapsis Forum 2022 - Scientific exchange for researchers investigating Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration (8 - 9 November 2022; Gerzensee, Switzerland); title: "Feasibility, Usability and Acceptance of a Newly Developed Exergame-Based Training Concept for Older Adults with Mild Neurocognitive Disorder - A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial". DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.30831.61608; Presentation related to the publication "Feasibility, usability, and acceptance of “Brain-IT” -A newly developed exergame-based training concept for the secondary prevention of mild neurocognitive disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial" of the project "Brain-IT".
Synapsis Forum 2020 - Scientific exchange for researchers investigating Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration (24 November 2020; Online Congress (due to the Covid-19 pandemic)); title: "Brain-IT". DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32013.00485; Presentation related to the project "Brain-IT".

Other Contributions (1 Contribution):

Poster Tour Guide at International Society of Gait & Posture Research (ISPGR) - World Congress 2025 (29 June - 3 July 2025; Maastricht, Netherlands).
title: Technology-enhanced neurorehabilitation
pitch: Join this tour to discover how cutting-edge digital health technologies – ranging from eHealth apps to exergames and biofeedback – can enhance neurorehabilitation.