On 15 March Rīga Stradiņš University is organising the scientific international conference 'Tick borne infections in Europe – up to date from the spot in the nature to the newest in vaccines'

Agenda

9:20–10:00	Registration
10:00–10:10	Opening	Assoc. prof. Dace Zavadska, Head of Conference Programme and Scientific Committee, Latvia
Chairing: Prof. Ludmila Vīksna, Prof. Volker Fingerle, Prof. Auksė Mickienė
10:10–10:40	Tick-borne infections and diseases	Prof. Gerhard Dobler, Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
10:50–11:20	Lyme disease	Volker Fingerle, Dr. med., Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Germany
11:30–12:00	European Lyme neuroborreliosis	Prof. Franc Strle, Ljubljana University Medical Centre, Slovenia
Coffee break 40 min
Chairing: Prof. Gerhard Dobler, Prof. Pille Taba, Prof. Guntis Karelis
12:50–13:15	Is tick borne encephalitis changing?	Prof. Pille Taba, University of Tartu, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Estonia
13:20–13:45	TBE as a disabling disease which can be prevented	Prof. Ludmila Vīksna, Rīga Stradiņš University, Latvia
13:50–14:15	Preliminary results from a study: TBE in Latvia and the quality of life	Prof. Guntis Karelis, Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, Latvija
14:15–14:45	The effects of biocenosis and biotope in the context of TBE. Tick born infections for humans and animals in Latvia, Europe and globally	Assoc. Prof. Voldemārs Spuņģis, University of Latvia, Faculty of Biology, Latvia
14:50–15:15	TBE and Lyme disease – radiology	Prof. Ardis Platkājis, Rīga Stradiņš University, Latvia
Coffee break 20 min
Chairing: all experts
15:40–17:10	Tick borne diseases – clinical cases Discussion: presenter – experts – audience	5–6 cases both in adults and children, 15–20 min. each
	Late neuroborreliosis - Lyme rhombencephalitis	Zane Anna Litauniece, Rīga East University Hospital, Latvia
	Tick borne encephalitis: Acute meningoencephalitis	Inga Žīgure, Riga East University Hospital, Latvia
	Tick borne encephalitis: Acute meningoencephalitis children	Anna Leiko, Children's Clinical University Hospital Latvia
	Neuroboreliosis meningoencephalopoliradiguloneuritis	Dana Apela, Children's Clinical University Hospital, Latvia
	TBE and Lyme boreliosis in outpatient setting	Rīga Stradiņš University, Ambulance
17:10–17:20	Closing remarks

Target audience: doctors (general practitioners and specialists), residents, medical students.

Conference languages: English and Latvian (simultaneous Latvian-English-Latvian translation will be provided)

Participation fee: free of charge 

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