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Associate Professor Daniel Galvão

Associate Professor Daniel Galvão

Associate Professor Daniel Galvão

Director ECU Health & Wellness Institute

Telephone: (61 8)  6304 3420  
Email: d.galvao@ecu.edu.au   
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO21.231  

 

Background

  • 2010-present: Director, Edith Cowan University Health and Wellness Institute, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia
  • 2010-present: Associate Professor, School of Exercise and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia
  • 2009-2010: Acting Director, The Vario Health Institute, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia
  • 2008-2009: Senior Research Fellow, School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia
  • 2006-2008: Post Doctoral Fellow, School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Sports Medicine
  • Exercise and Sports Science Australia
  • Sports Medicine Australia

Awards and Recognitions

National and International Awards

  • 2011 - Finalist Western Australia Science Awards, Early Career Scientist of the Year The Government of Western Australia.
  • 2009 - Government of Western Australia Department of Health NIRIS Award.

National and International Research Positions

  • 2011 - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Grant Review Panel Member (GRP) Clinical Medicine & Musculoskeletal Condition.

Other

  • 2011 - Edith Cowan University’s top Research Activity Index performer for the year of 2010.
  • 2011 - Second prize at Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference Poster Award for Urology Category, for: Peddle-McIntyre, et al. Presented at 12th Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
  • 2010 - Edith Cowan University’s top Research Activity Index performer for the year of 2009.
  • 2009 - ECU Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research by Early Academics.
  • 2008 - Exercise Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Medal for Most Outstanding PhD Thesis in Australia.
  • 2004 - Young Investigator Award at the Pre-Olympic Conference - International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education Development Award, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • 2003 - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Award for Best Poster Injury Prevention and Health Promotion Australian Association of Science and Medicine in Sport at the Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Canberra, Australia.

Research Areas and Interests

  • Exercise Oncology, Treatment Adverse Effects, Androgen Deprivation Therapy, Radiation Therapy, Treatment Preparation, Recovery/Rehabilitation, Disease Prevention, Bone Metastases, Survival.

Staff Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2006 .
  • Master of Applied Science, The University of Queensland, 2003 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

  • Lucrin Immediate Exercise Trial,  Abbott,  Grant(**),  2010,  $58,577.
  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise to Reduce Co-Morbidity in Men Receiving Therapy for Prostate Cancer,  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,  Grant(**),  2010,  $24,972.
  • A Phase III Clinical Trial of Exercise Modalities on Treatment Side-Effects in Men Receiving Therapy for Prostate Cancer,  National Health and Medical Research Council,  Grant(**),  2010,  $180,470.
  • Lucrin Exercise Support Program,  Abbott,  Grant(**),  2010,  $46,000.
  • Population Based Exercise Intervention for Prostate Cancer Patients - RADAR,  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,  Grant(**),  2010,  $140,103.
  • A Phase III Clinical Trial of Exercise Modalities on Treatment Side-Effects in Men Receiving Therapy for Prostate Cancer,  National Health & Medical Research Council,  Grant,  2009,  $132,600.
  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise to Reduce Co-Morbidity in Men Receiving Therapy for Prostate Cancer,  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,  Grant,  2009,  $95,350.
  • Population Based Exercise Intervention for Prostate Cancer Patients - RADAR,  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,  Grant,  2009,  $89,254.
  • New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support (NIRIS) Award 2009,  Dept of Health WA,  Grant,  2009,  $10,000.
  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise to Reduce Treatment Side-Effects in Men Receiving Therapy for Prostate Cancer,  Cancer Council of WA Inc,  Grant,  2008,  $111,247.
  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise to Reduce Co-Morbidity in Men Receiving Therapy for Prostrate Cancer,  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,  Grant,  2008,  $80,342.
  • Resistance and aerobic exercise for reducing treatment side-effects in men receiving ADT for prostate cancer,  Constitutional Centre of WA,  Grant,  2007,  $12,331.
  • Resistance exercise dosage in men receiving androgen depriving therapy for prostate cancer,  Michael L Pollock Memorial,  Grant,  2005,  $6,561.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Book Chapters

  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Newton, R., (2011), Physical activity and genitourinary cancer survivorship. Physical Activity and Cancer, 186(1), 217-236, Berlin, Germany, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04231-7_9.

Journal Articles

  • Chambers, S., Newton, R., Girgis, A., Nielsen, L., Lepore, S., Mihalopoulos, C., Gardiner, R., Galvao, D., Occhipinti, S., (2011), Living with prostate cancer: randomised controlled trial of a multimodal supportive care intervention for men with prostate cancer. BMC Cancer, 11(n/a), Article number 317, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-317.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, DR., Spry, N., Joseph, D., Newton, R., (2011), Acute versus chronic exposure to androgen suppression for prostate cancer: Impact on the exercise response. Journal of Urology, 186(4), 1291-1297, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.05.055.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Cormie, P., Spry, N., Chambers, S., McIntyre, C., Baker, M., Denham, J., Joseph, D., Groom, G., Newton, R., (2011), Efficacy and safety of a modular multi-modal exercise program in prostate cancer patients with bone metastases: A randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer, 11(N/A), Article Number 517, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-517.
  • Peiffer, J., Galvao, D., Gibbs, Z., Smith, K., Turner, D., Foster, J., Martins, R., Newton, R., (2010), Strength and Functional Characteristics of Men and women 65 Years and Older. Rejuvenation Research, 13(1), 75-82, United States, DOI: 10.1089/rej.2009.0916.
  • Schmitz, K., Courneya, K., Matthews, C., Demark-Wahnefried, W., Galvao, D., Pinto, B., Irwin, M., Wolin, K., Segal, R., Lucia, A., Schneider, C., Von Gruenigen, V., Schwartz, A., (2010), American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable on Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 42(7), 1409-1426, United States, DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181e0c112.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Joseph, D., Newton, R., (2010), Combined resistance and aerobic exercise program reverses muscle loss in men undergoing androgen suppression therapy for prostate cancer without bone metastases: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 28(2), 340-347, United States, DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.2488.
  • Galvao, D., Spry, N., Taaffe, D., Denham, J., Joseph, D., Lamb, D., Levin, G., Duchesne, G., Newton, R., (2009), A randomized controlled trial of an exercise intervention targeting cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors for prostate cancer patients from the RADAR trial. BMC Cancer, 9(2 December), Article number 419 , United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-9-419.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., David, J., Turner, D., Newton, R., (2009), Reduced muscle strength and functional performance in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen suppression: A comprehensive cross-sectional investigation. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 12(2), 198-203 , DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2008.51.
  • Spry, N., Galvao, D., Davies, R., La Bianca, S., Joseph, D., Davidson, A., Prince, R., (2009), Long-term effects of intermittent androgen suppression on testosterone recovery and bone mineral density: results of a 33-month observational study. British Journal of Urology (BJU) International, 104(6), 806-812, Oxford, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08458.x.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Joseph, D., Newton, R., (2009), Cardiovascular and metabolic complications during androgen deprivation: exercise as a potential countermeasure. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 12(3), 233-240, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2009.12.
  • Spry, N., Galvao, D., Davies, R., La Bianca, S., Joseph, D., Prince, R., (2009), Long-term effects of intermittent androgen suppression on testosterone recovery and bone mineral density: results of a 33-month observational study. British Journal of Urology (BJU) International, 104(6), 806-812, Oxford, United Kingdom.
  • Hayes, S., Spence, R., Galvao, D., Newton, R., (2009), Australian Association for Exercise and Sport Science position stand: optimising cancer outcomes through exercise. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport , 12(4), 428-434, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.03.002.
  • Newton, R., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Gardiner, R., Levin, G., Wall, B., Joseph, D., Chambers, S., Galvao, D., (2009), A phase III clinical trial of exercise modalities on treatment side-effects in men receiving therapy for prostate cancer. BMC Cancer, 9(29 June), Article No. 210, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-9-210.
  • Galvao, D., Spry, N., Taaffe, D., Newton, R., Stanley, J., Shannon, T., Rowling, C., Prince, R., (2008), Changes in muscle, fat and bone mass after 36 weeks of maximal androgen blockade for prostate cancer. British Journal of Urology (BJU) International, 102(1), 44-47.
  • Galvao, D., Newton, R., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., (2008), Can exercise ameliorate the increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes associated with ADT?. Nature Reviews. Urology, 5(6), 306-307, DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro1104.
  • Galvao, D., Nosaka, K., Taaffe, D., Peake, J., Spry, N., Suzuki, K., Yamaya, K., McGuigan, M., Kristjanson, L., Newton, R., (2008), Endocrine and immune responses to resistance training in prostate cancer patients. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 11(2), 160-165, London, England .
  • Newton, R., Galvao, D., (2008), Exercise in Prevention and Management of Cancer. Current Treatment Options in Oncology, 9(2-3), 135-146, 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013 USA , DOI: 10.1007/s11864-008-0065-1.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Joseph, D., Turner, D., Newton, R., (2008), Reduced Muscle Strength and Functional Performance in Men With Prostate Cancer Undergoing androgen Suppression: A Comprehensive Cross-Sectional investigation. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 12(2), 1-6, DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2008.51.
  • Yamaya, K., Suzuki, K., Nosaka, K., Ogawa, K., Okutsu, M., Galvao, D., Peake, J., Newton, R., (2008), Effects of Resistance Training on Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy. Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 5(1), 57-63, Shin-Bilu #203, 1-36 Takaoka-cho, Kanazawa-shi Ishikawa 920-0864, Japan, DOI: 10.1625/jcam.5.57.
  • Taaffe, DR., Galvao, D., Coombes, J., Sharman, J., (2007), Reduced central blood pressure in older adults following progressive resistance training. Journal of Human Hypertension, 21(1), 96-98.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Newton, R., (2007), Exercise can prevent and even reverse adverse effects of androgen suppression treatment in men with prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 10(4), 340-346, Macmillan Building, 4 Crinan St, London N1 9Xw, England .

Conference Publications

  • Spry, N., Galvao, D., Cormie, P., Aitken, J., Hodder, R., Van Hazel, G., Tsoi, D., King, M., (2010), Study to assess benefits of incorporating an exercise program during neoadjuvant chemoradiation in patients with rectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial. 12th Annual Scientific Meeting Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group, 2010(1-3 September 2010), 65-66, 12th Annual Scientific Meeting Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group Abstracts.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Turner, D., Smith, K., Gibbs, Z., Newton, R., (2008), Altered body composition and poorer muscle strength and functional performance in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation. Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science Conference and the 5th Sports Dieticians Australia Update: From Research to Practice, 113, Australia.
  • Newton, R., Turner, D., Gibbs, Z., Smith, K., Spry, N., Taaffe, D., Galvao, D., (2008), Exercise improves muscle function, physical performance and body composition in cancer patients. Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science Conference and the 5th Sports Dieticians Australia Update: From Research to Practice, 112, Australia.
  • Gibbs, Z., Newton, R., Galvao, D., Turner, D., Smith, K., (2008), Resistance training in older adults: A comparison between group-and home-based exercise training for improvements in functional performance, muscle function, and balance. Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science Conference and the 5th Sports Dieticians Australia Update: From Research to Practice, 130, Australia.