Līga Kozlovska

Work experience

Education and training

Achievements

Continuing education a.o. qualification upgrade

15-18/06/2016 On 15th of June, 2016 participating in the world family doctors‟ international conference, our study "Systematic review evaluating patients' adherence to life-style modifications, disease prevention and management" was accepted for the WONCA Europe 2016 „One slide-five minutes‟ for specially selected presentations- and after oral presentation two international journals were interested in a new publication. Authors- 1.M Kozlovska, Liga Kozlovska, S Gintere, G Ticmane, R Vintere. WONCA Europe Congress, Copenhagen, 15 - 18 June 2016. [Presentation time 15:30 - 15:35. WONCA 2016 Book of Abstracts- Abstract no. - EP20.07, p.668.] Also, another study was presented in a poster presentation: Systematic review evaluating influence and efficiency of Telemedicine on patients' adherence to life-style modifications, disease prevention and management. Authors- 1.M Kozlovska, L Kozlovska, S Gintere, G Ticmane, R Vintere, D Misiņa. WONCA Europe Congress, Copenhagen, 15 - 18 June 2016, Poster Board No.PB310. WONCA 2016 Book of Abstracts, Abstract no. PS2.310, p.1373.] And another study was presented in the very same conference- Primary health care for inhabitants with mental disorders in state social care centre.Autori- 1.A Puce jr, S Svikle, M Kozlovska, L Kozlovska, S Gintere. WONCA Europe Congress, Copenhagen, 15 - 18 June 2016. [WONCA 2016 Book of Abstracts Abstract no.- PS2.211, p.1274.]

5-6/11/2015 International scientific conference in Brussels about clinical trial "About acute non-complicated flu A type for adult patients."

27/10/2015 Presentation in international World Health Organization and Ministry of Health Conference "Nurturing and pregnancy"

22-25/10/2015 Participating in the world family doctors‟ international conference, a study was presented- Bronchial asthma and a strong need for family psychoeducation in family medicine. Authors- 1.M Kozlovska, L Kozlovska, S Gintere, S Puce, G Ticmane, R Vintere. 20th Wonca Europe Conference 2015, Istanbul, Turkey. [WONCA 2015 Book of Program and abstracts - P-0810, Abs. Ref: 1277, p.169.]

10-11/09/2015 Conference of Baltic Family doctors.

28/05/2015 Presentation "Heart failure and a patient in family doctor's and cardiologist's practice". 25/05/2015 Participation on the Ministry of Health and RAKUS hospital organized discussion about "Green corridor" functioning.

13/03/2015 Presentation "Differential diagnostics of several conditions of depression in primary health care practice" RFDAL Conference.

11-13/05/2015 Presentation and participation on the Ministry of Health organized international Conference "eHealth week" - "How to improve the communication between a Family Doctor and a Patient?" 15-18/04/2015 Two presentations and participation on 13th WONCA World Rural Health Conference, Dubrovnik.

04/04/2015. 23-27/03/2015 Cooperating with the Centre of Psychiatry and Narcology of Riga "Research of health issues caused by anxiety and depression in PHC"

20/03/2015 Presentation in the seminar organized by the society of Contraception of Latvia "Rational recommendations for women's health"​

tes for General practice and Family Medicine. Lisbon, Portugal

24/10/2014 Heart Failure association of the European Society of Cardiology: "Patient Care Summit 2014" Rome, Italy.

17-20/10/2013 1st joint meeting of The European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) and The European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association (EURIPA). 77th EGPRN Workshop / 4th EURIPA Rural Health Invitational Forum. Attard – Malta.

26/09/2013 Progression of Telemedicine in Latvia. President of Latvian rural family doctor association. Liga Kozlovska. Nordic Partnership meeting "Progression of Telemedicine" Lithuania, Kaunas.

19/09/2013 „Expect results of Project PrimCareIT" A. Miezitis, NHS, Liga Kozlovska. President of Latvian rural family doctor asociation. Primary Health &Prison Health Systems Expert Group seven Meeting. Riga Latvia. 14-15/06/2013 Diagnosis of skin diseases in GP practice. Telemedicine as a perspective. Liga Kozlovska. 2. International Medical Meeting. Riga.

17 - 20/10/2013 1st joint meeting of The European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) and The European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association (EURIPA). 77th EGPRN Workshop / 4th EURIPA Rural Health Invitational Forum. Attard – Malta. Presentation "Biased based judgments against the Family Medicine lead to cognitive distortions in future and current family physicians (FPs)." Maija Kozlovska, Sandra Gintere, Liga Kozlovska, Sandra Puce, Dept. of family medicine, Riga Stradins' university, rural family doctors' association of Latvia

3- 5/10/2013 Royal college of General Practitioners UK. Annual Primary Care Conference 2013. Presentation: Anger inducing factors in primary health care, their influence and GPs' coping skills with anger in work with dysphoric patients. KOZLOVSKA MAIJA, MD/ KOZLOVSKA LIGA, MD

31/07/-1/08/2013 Certificate of Completion Introduction to the Clinical Drug Development. Process: ICH Good Clinical Practice for Clinical Trial Sites. Certificates- Updated on 2016/07.

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​25-29/06/2013 Two presentations in WONCA 2013 conference Prague, Czech Republic. 1."Factors affecting perception about PHC, cognitive distortion and expressed emotions cause long- term effects as a chain reaction in primary health care and overall health of the nation." (ID 1695) KOZLOVSKA MAIJA, MD/KOZLOVSKA LIGA, MD 2.Control of cardiovascular risk factors in general practice. (ID 1699) Authors: Kozlovska L., /Lejnieks A.,/Dzerve V.,/Neborakova I.

27-29/03/2013 Symposium of ALCOVE, Paris, France. 30/10-10/11/2012 International Conference "Family medicine of Lithuania-20 years". Presentation "Development of Family medicine in Latvia" Druskininkai, Lithuania. 3-5/09/2012 Presentation "Evaluation of quality criteria of general practitioners' (GPs) work in Latvia". Liga Kozlovska, Gunta Ticmane and participation 4th European Primary Health Care Forum in Geteborg, Sweden.

4-7/072012 Presentation and participation in Wonca Europe Conference, Vienna, Austria "The incidence of morbidity of tonsillopharyngitis among children in general practices. Liga Kozlovska, Gunta Ticmane, Maija Kozlovska

11-13/05/2012 The 3rd Invitational EURIPA Forum, Pag Island, Croatia,

May 11th-13th 2012- two presentations: "Current Situation with OOH and Emergencies in Latvia and Baltic States" and" The influence of training on the quality of rural GPs work" .

17-18/04/2012 Presentation "Patients' protection in PHC in Latvia" LINNEAUS Conference, Poland. 30/10/-2/11/2012 "Reduction of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in countries of eastern Europe by improving antenatal and postpartum care" Moscow, Russia.

17-21/10/2012 EGPRN Conference, Antwerp, Belgium.

4-6/10/2012 The RCGP Annual Primary Care Conference 2012, Glasgow.

8-11/09/2011 WONCA Europe Conference- participation with a presentation- Warsaw, Poland.​

CLINICAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

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Since Year 2015 :

- Pilotproject about improvement of health care availability in Latvia with a help of telemedicine „Pacients‟ adherence and the influence of telemedicine on it, and its effectiveness on disease prevention adn management" according to Lattelecom, the Rural Family Doctors‟ Association of Latvia, Institute of Electronics and Computer Science and Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital

- A Phase 2b, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicenter Study of 2 Dose Levels of VX 787 Administered as Monotherapy and One Dose Level of VX-787 Administered in Combination With Oseltamivir for the Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Seasonal Influenza A in Adult Subjects [2015-2016]. Role- Principal Investigator.

- BTA51-350-201 (IGLOO). EudraTC Number- 2013-000582-36. A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Arm Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Laninamivir Octanoate TwinCaps® Dry Powder Inhaler in Adults with Symptomatic Influenza A or B Infection.

- EPHORT Study on off label use of medicinal products in the European Union (Off-Label) by DG Santé.

- EPIC-CVD study, which is an EU, FP7-funded, pan-European project that aims to provide clinicians and policy-makers with a range of evidencebased policy options for cost-effective, individualized CVD risk assessment in EU countries [The Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research (CCHSR), in collaboration with the Public Health Genomics (PHG) Foundation in Cambridge, is conducting a study on cardiovascular disease risk assessment in clinical practice in Europe].​

Year 2014 :

- The study of Scientific Institute of Cardiology of the Latvian University „The study of the quality control of medical certificates of the cause of death" [2013-2014]

- PrimeCareIt Project, funded by the European Union, with an aim to raise attractiveness of remote primary health care for medical professionals by the means of tele-consultation and tele-monitoring. Countries taking part in: Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, The Republic of Belarus, Germany.

- Phase III trial in Influenza virus infections (Prevention, In volunteers) in Belgium, Lithuania, Hungary, Germany and Latvia (IM) (EudraCT2014- 001042-24). Influenza vaccine quadrivalent - Abbott Biologicals.[2014-2016]. Role- Principal Investigator.

- „Multiple concurrent measurement data aggregation , correlation analysis and extrapolation in real time : model development and piloting" according to Lattelecom, the Rural Family Doctors‟ Association of Latvia, Institute of Electronics and Computer Science and Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital

Year 2013

- Control of cardiovascular risk factors in general practice. Authors: L. Kozlovska, A. Lejnieks, V. Dzerve, I. Neborakova, I. Tavare. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE, RIGA STRADIN„S UNIVERSITY, RIGA, Latvia (ID 1699). 20th WONCA World Conference 2013, Prague, Czech Republic, 25–29 June 2013, BOOK OF ABSTRACTS – p.1169.​

Symptomatic Influenza. A Phase 2 Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Arm Study. BIOTA BTA51-350-201. Role- Principal Investigator.

​Year 2012-2015

V00498 TA 3 01 2012-004423-20 NCT01785862 Study Design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment, Phase III Acute sore throat pain study. Role- Principal Investigator.​

EPI ROTA-034 BOD EU study (116621): Epidemiologic prospective study to evaluate Rota virus gastroenteritis in children up to 5 years of age in primary health care of Latvia, Bulgaria. Phase III Rotavirus pediatric study. Role- Principal Investigator.

Year 2008-2010-

Baxter study NCT00711295. Phase 3 Study of a H5N1 Vaccine in Adults, Elderly and Specified Risk Groups. Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention. RolePrincipal Investigator.​

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Year 2012

- international QUALICOPC study (Quality and Costs of Primary Health Care in Europe) NIVEL – the Netherlands Institute for Health Services​ Research in cooperation with RFDAL. Agreement No. INT040-NC13

- Observation study of arterialis hypertension patients, to evaluate arterial hypertension control, and albuminuria and effects.​

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Head of study course

- Family Medicine as a specialty, its basics and principles

- Chronic patients‟ supervision in general practice - Planning and management of general practice

- Holistic approach in primary health care of children, adults and old people.

- Headache in primary health care - Acute conditions in general practice

- Supervision of physiological pregnancy in general practice - Family doctor‟s role in the choice of contraceptives

- Mental health aspects in general practice

- Supervision of patients with chronic conditions in general practice

- Diagnostics of spinal pain and management - The role of rehabilitation in general practice

- Diagnostics of cancers of visual localisation in general practice

- Women‟s and men‟s health in the frame of Family medicine

- The meaning of prevention in reproductive health

- Preventive, gynecological chekups in the frame of screeningprogram of the State

- The role of manipulations in general practice and in diagnostics and supervision of diseases

- Early diagnostics of malignant tumoursof visual localisation.

- Family medicine as a speciality, its activity base and principles. - Family planning. Reproductive Health. - Pregnancy supervision. - Place of primary healthcare of ahealthy child in family medicine

- Transition to adult primary health care for adolescents with chronic conditions

- Primary health care of adolscents with chronic conditions in transitional age.

- Considering the holistic approach in primary health care of children, adults and old people.

- Special issues of Fasmily Medicine​

Lectured study course

Basics of Family Medicine

Supervised and reviewed student research papers

Led'

Skilled jobs : 10

Reviewed

Skilled jobs : 6​

Memberships

Since 2010 – Chief Specialist in Family Medicine of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia

Since 2001 – President of the Rural Family Doctors‟Association of Latvia

Since 2016 – Member of the European Contraceptives and reproductive health society

Since 2013 – Member of the Society of Latvian Contraceptology

Since 2009 – Member of Immunization Council of the State

2008 – 2009 – Member of the editorial Board of the Journal „Medicine"

2007- 2012- Member of the consultative Council of the Journal „Latvian Doctor"

Since 2007 – Member of the Ministry of Health of Latvia Strategic board

2006 -2014 – Latvian Medical Association board member 2003 - magazine " Family Doctor Latvian " editor 2002 – 2006– Latvian Physicians Association Vice President

1997 – 2003 – Latvian Family Physicians Association council member

Since 1996 – Member of Latvian Health Care Employers Association

Since 1995 – Direct Member of the World Family doctors association WONCA Since 1995 – Member of Latvian Association of Local Governments of Health and Social Affairs Committee.

1994 – 1996 – Latvian Medical Association council member

1994 - 2009 – Balvi Parish Council Member Since 1990. g. – Member of Latvian Medical Society

Since 1990. g. – Member of the 3x3 Council[Worldwide Latvian families camp movement] in Latvia

1990 – 1993 – Balvi District Council Member 1989 – 1994 – Latvian National Front Balvi district council member​

Awards and recognitions

On April 16, 2015 Liga Kozlovska was honored as the RURAL HERO- with the Five Star Doctor Award by the World family doctors organization [WONCA] for the given contribution through more than two decades in family medicine, society, colleagues, students and the country in WONCA World Conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia - When choosing the nominated hero, member organizations are asked to consider the five criteria used by WONCA's award of Excellence in Health Care called the Five Star Doctor Award:

* a CARE PROVIDER-who considers the patient as an integral part of a family and the community and provides a high standard of clinical care, excluding or diagnosing serious illness and injury, managing chronic disease and disability and provides personalized preventive care whilst building a trusting patient- doctor relationship.

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​* a DECISION MAKER-who chooses which technologies to apply ethically and cost-effectively while enhancing the care that he or she provides.

​* a COMMUNICATOR-who is able to promote healthy life-styles by emphatic explanation, thereby empowering individuals and groups to enhance and protect their health.

* a COMMUNITY LEADER-who has won the trust of the people among whom he or she works, who can reconcile individual and community health requirements and initiate action on behalf of the community

​* a TEAM MEMBER-who can work harmoniously with individuals and organizations, within and outside the health care system, to meet his or her patients and community's needs. https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1M1kQE6ZiTdhQpNu5-… http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/News/RuralHeroesProject20…​

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Publications

Research articles​​

Kozlovska, Līga. Reiboņa diagnostika un ārstēšana ģimenes ārsta praksē / L.Kozlovska, O.Čaika // Medicus Bonus. - Nr.25 (2016, apr./maijs/jūn.), 32., 34., 36.-37.lpp.

Kozlovska, Līga. Pacienti visbiežāk sūdzas par sāpēm / L.Kozlovska ; materiāla sagat. I.Lavrinoviča // Medicus Bonus. Piel. "Ārsts un aptieka" ; Nr.2 (jūl./aug./sept.) - Nr.22 (2015, jūl./aug./sept.), 1.-4.lpp.

Kozlovska, Līga. Pacients ar onkoloģisku slimību : jautājumi un atbildes / L.Kozlovska, L.Keiša-Ķirse // Doctus. - Nr.11 (2015, nov.), 6.-9.lpp.

Ričika, Diāna. Mūsu darbarīki: prāts, rokas, sirds : Lauku ģimenes ārstu asociācija : [par asociācijas darbību] / D.Ričika ; tekstā stāsta asociācijas vad. L.Kozlovska // Doctus. - Nr.6 (2015, jūn.), 69.-71.lpp.

Gripa nogalina. Kāpēc? / D.Zavadska, L.Vīksna, L.Kozlovska ...[u.c.] // Medicus Bonus. - Nr.12 (2013, jūn.), 10.-13.lpp.

Kozlovska, Līga. Ko varam mācīties no britiem? : [par primārās veselības aprūpes sistēmu Lielbritānijā] / L.Kozlovska // Medicus Bonus. - Nr.15 (2013, dec.), 22.-23.lpp.

Kozlovska, Līga. Par tiesībām ārstēties / L.Kozlovska; sagat. S.Benfelde // Medicus Bonus. - Nr.12 (2013, jūn.), 19.lpp.

Viral lower respiratory tract infections in children under 2 years of age in the winter season of 2010/2011 in Children's University Hospital, Riga (Latvia) / L.Eihvalde, I.Grope, L.Kozlovska, J.Livdāne, D.Gardovska ...[et al.] // Lietuvos bendrosios praktikos gydytojas. - N 9 (2012), p.612-617.

Kozlovska, Līga. Aktualitātes primārajā aprūpē / L.Kozlovska // Latvijas Ārsts. - Nr.2 (2011), 58.-59.lpp.

Kozlovska, Līga. Par domas brīvību un kontroli / L.Kozlovska // Latvijas Ārsts. - Nr.5 (2011), 70.-71.lpp.

Abstracts​​

Ģimenes (vispārējās prakses) ārstu sadarbība ar citiem speciālistiem pacientu vērtējumā: “QUALICOPC Latvija” pētījuma rezultāti / G.Tīcmane, S.Gintere, L.Kozlovska, A.Krūmiņa // 2016.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2016.g. 17.-18.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2016. - 30.lpp.

Kozlovska, Līga. Diagnostic approach and tratment of dizziness in general practice / L.Kozlovska, O.Čaika // 2016.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2016.g. 17.-18.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2016. - 123.lpp.

Leadership, research and the future of family doctors / S.Gintere, L.Kozlovska, G.Tīcmane, M.Kozlovska // 13th Wonca World Rural Health Conference (Dubrovnik, Croatia, Apr.15-18, 2015) : Abstract Book. - Dubrovnik, 2015. - Abstr. No.1274

Primārās veselības aprūpes kvalitāte un pieejamības rādītāji ģimenes ārstu praksēs Latvijā : QUALICOPC Latvija pētījuma rezultāti / G.Tīcmane, S.Gintere, L.Kozlovska, A.Krūmiņa // 2015.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2015.g. 26.-27.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2015. - 398.lpp.

Role of family physician in choice of contraceptives, consulting women of reproductive age / E.Soerfjordmo, L.Kozlovska, S.Gintere, G.Ticmane // 2015.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2015.g. 26.-27.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2015. - 38.lpp.

Kozlovska, Līga. Family doctors' role in reproductive health care / L.Kozlovska // 7. Latvijas Dzemdību speciālistu un ginekologu kongress / 1. Baltijas Kolposkopijas konference sadarbībā ar Eiropas Kolposkopijas federāciju : programma & tēzes = 7th Congress of Latvian Obstetricians and Gynaecologists / 1st Baltic Colposcopy Conference in collaboration with European Federation for Colposcopy : programme & abstracts (Rīga, 2014.g. 16.-18.okt.). - Rīga, 2014. - 26.lpp.

Biased based judgements against the Family Medicine lead to cognitive distortions in future and current family physicians (FPs) [Elektroniskais resurss] : [abstract] / L.Kozlovska, S.Gintere, M.Kozlovska ...[et al.] // 1st Joint Meeting of the European General Practice Research Network and the European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association (Attard, Malta, Oct.17-20, 2013) : Scientific and Social Programme [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Attard, 2013. - P.65. - Resurss aprakstīts 2014.g. 26.martā. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://euripa.woncaeurope.org/sites/euripa/files/documents/…

Dislipidēmijas analīze un ārstēšana ģimenes ārsta praksē [Elektroniskais resurss] : tēzes / M.Liepiņš, S.Gintere, A.Krūmiņa, L.Kozlovska, G.Ticmane // Latvijas Ārstu kongress (Rīga, 2013.g. 19.-21.sept.) / Latvijas Ārstu biedrība [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Rīga, 2013. - 1 p. - Resurss aprakstīts 2013.g. 9.okt. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://www.arstukongress.lv/?&s=1361881321&fu=read&id=19

Kozlovska, Līga. Ģimenes ārsts pasaules valstu primārajā veselības aprūpes sistēmā, atskats uz 20. Pasaules ģimenes ārstu organizācijas WONCA konferenci Prāgā [Elektroniskais resurss] : tēzes / L.Kozlovska // Latvijas Ārstu kongress (Rīga, 2013.g. 19.-21.sept.) / Latvijas Ārstu biedrība [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Rīga, 2013. - 1 p. - Resurss aprakstīts 2013.g. 9.okt. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://www.arstukongress.lv/?&s=1361881321&fu=read&id=79

Kozlovska, Līga. Slimības kontroles novērtējums ģimenes ārsta praksē 2. tipa cukura diabēta slimniekiem / L.Kozlovska, G.Bahs, M.Kozlovska // 2011.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2011.g. 14.-15.aprīlī) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2011. - 109.lpp.

Books and brochures​​

Ginekoloģija / S.Andrējeva, I.Vīberga, B.Geidāne, L.Minuhina, G.Lazdāne, Z.Grabe, R.Mačuks, J.Žodžika, L.Kozlovska ...[u.c.] ; [I.Vībergas redakcijā]. - Rīga : Medicīnas apgāds, 2013. - 509 lpp., [8] lpp. iel.

Citas specialitātes ārsta pārkvalifikācija par ģimenes ārstu [nepublicēts materials] : mācību materiāli / S.Gintere, A.Oginska, L.Kozlovska ...[u.c.]. - Rīga : Nacionālais apgāds, 2010. - 189.lpp.