On 10 and 11 October, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) hosted the international conference ‘The Getaway Conference: Mobilities, Societies, the State and Detoxification’.
On 9 and 10 October 2024, the first meeting of the European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine (EATRIS) Latvia was held at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) with the participation of representatives from all national hub partner institutions, the Ministry of Education and Science, as well as EATRIS management in order to facilitate the development of translational medicine in Latvia.
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On Friday 11 October, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), the Children's Clinical University Hospital (BKUS), and Riga Technical University. The aim of the memorandum is to promote and support the development of the Latvian health research and innovation ecosystem, to make Latvia a leader in patient-centred medical technologies and healthcare innovation, and to develop cooperation between healthcare, academic institutions, and the private sector.
A guest lecture by Heides Weishaar, themed 'Public Health policy matters: The power of policy analysis', will be held at Rīga Stradiņš University Wednesday, 6 November.
Māris Liepiņš will defend his doctoral dissertation on 12 November at 15:00 in an open meeting of the RSU Health & Sports Sciences doctoral committee. His dissertation is titled 'Duration of Carriage of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Its Impact on Infection Control Measures and Antimicrobial Use.'
A workshop on Human Papilloma Virus Infection and Cervical Cancer (LZP project 2021/1-0484) was held Friday, 25 October 2024. The agenda included a research session with RSU researchers and an open session for patients, discussing the significance of HPV testing, screening approaches, and the role of vaccines. The research session of the event was conducted in English, but the open session was in Latvian.
This year, the comprehensive national defence exercise Namejs 2024 took place from 3 September to 8 October. This military exercise, organised by the National Armed Forces, is an opportunity to develop and improve Latvia's defence capabilities by bringing together Latvian and allied forces to strengthen cooperation and combat readiness.
On 8 October, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) hosted a discussion on the training of sports professionals and future trends. The discussion, which was attended by 25 participants, including sport industry experts, representatives from RSU and the RSU Latvian Academy of Sports Education (LASE), looked into sports science study programmes and considered proposals for how they could be improved and developed to provide quality study opportunities for future sports specialists in the near future.
Apps, gadgets and smart devices – are you aware of the newest trends in technology, when it comes to medicine and healthcare? On Wednesday, October 16, join the RSU business incubator B-Space workshop 'Technology for medicine, health and heathy lifestyle'. In the first part of the workshop, under the guidance of technology enthusiast Kristaps Skutelis, you will learn how and what modern technologies are used in the fields of health and medicine.
On Wednesday, October 16, join the RSU business incubator B-Space workshop 'Technology for medicine, health and heathy lifestyle'. In the first part of the workshop, under the guidance of technology enthusiast Kristaps Skutelis, you will learn how and what modern technologies are used in the fields of health and medicine. In the second part of the workshop, the on-site participants will be able to sharpen their skills and understanding in practical tasks.
