International Summer School 2022 Riga

The Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare is organising the International Summer School Riga 2022 (ISSR 2022), which this year will focus on Modelling and Simulation in Health Care. ISSR 2022 will take place on 15–19 August 2022 at 16 Dzirciema iela in Rīga.

Registration is currently closed. For further information on the ISSR 2022, accommodation and travelling issues, please contact daiga[pnkts]behmanersu[pnkts]lv or olav[pnkts]goetzapollon-hochschule[pnkts]de.
The ISSR 2022 kick-off meeting for the participants is planned on 13 July 2022 at 14:00 via Zoom. The Zoom link will be provided by email.

Contents

• Introduction to Modelling and Simulation in Health Care
• Steps of conducting a Simulation Study
• Data Analysis, Verification and Validation of Simulation models, Modelling Baseline Scenario and Conduction Experiments using Scenario calculations, presenting the re-sults of a Simulation study
• Modelling and Simulation Using “MedModel”
• Modelling and Simulation Using “R”
• Case study-based group work on a Simulation Consulting project using “MedModel” and “R”

Lecturers

• Prof. Olav Götz, APOLLON University of Applied Science (Germany)
• Prof. Sebastian Rachuba, University of Wuppertal (Germany)
• Dr. Daiga Behmane, Rīga Stradiņš University (Latvia)

Format

ISSR 2022 will be an intensive week of face-to-face and interactive on-site seminars. ISSR 2022 is organised within the framework of international cooperation in the Health Management master's programme and is open to international students, RSU programmes, as well as RSU academic and research staff.

A personal computer is preferred for the practical classes, special software will be provided, additional information for registered participants will follow.

Important information

• Participation fee: 400 EUR, which includes: provision of the course program, materials and coffee breaks. Participants cover travel and subsistence expenses. RSU students and academic staff membership fee is covered by RSU.
• Summer school schedule: Monday–Friday 9:00–18:00
• Place: 16 Dzirciema iela, Rīga
• Number of participants is limited (up to 30)