Recipient of "Doctoral Student of the Year 2018" is Davide Borroni, an exceptional 3rd year doctoral student at Rīga Stradiņš University who specialises in ophthalmology and is writing his dissertation on the theme "Researching translation in medicine: genetics in ophthalmology".
On 26 and 27 June a meeting of international experts in cardiology, organised jointly by Rīga Stradiņš University and a/s Olainfarm will be held at the Baltic Beach Hotel in Jūrmala. RSU will be represented by cardiologists, teaching staff from the Department of Internal Diseases, Professor Oskars Kalējs, Assistant Professor Artem Kalinin, Assistant Kristīne Jubele un Tutor Irina Pupkeviča.
Kinesiology taping gained global recognition at the 2008 Olympic Games. This therapeutic technique appeared in Latvia a year later and since then has increased in popularity. Taping is a therapeutic tool for alleviating pain and reducing discomfort by applying a thin, flexible adhesive tape. Assistant at the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Rehabilitation and physiotherapist Marita Spuntele-Kondrjakova explains the therapeutic effects of kinesiology taping and self-taping possibilities at home.
On 6 June RSU Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Diseases will hold the Cardiology Olympiad Cor nostrum for 3rd year Medicine students.
The objective of the Olympiad is to mark out the most talented and brightest students with excellent academic knowledge in cardiology and propaedeutics.
The Olympiad Cor nostrum has been held since 2012 and is continuing the traditions of the Olympiad of Propaedeutics A capite ad calcem.
This year the traditional SELL student games were held in Tartu, Estonia. The annual three-day sporting event was held from 18 to 20 May, bringing together young athletes from 8 countries representing 49 universities, among them Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) with 69 participants.
From 28 May to 2 June Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) will participate in National Health Day, held as part of the NowWeMove campaign.
The first RSU medical resident has successfully completed an Erasmus+ mobility at the prestigious San Raffaele University Hospital in Milan. This mobility was based on a recent Erasmus+ agreement signed by RSU and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University.
RSU Department of Pathology is organising the 11th Meeting of Baltic Association of Neuropathologists (BAN) on Saturday, 26 May. The participants include members of RSU academic staff and guests from London, Berlin, Lund, Vilnius and Klaipeda.
On 21 May at 15:00 in an open meeting of the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Medical Promotion Council held in the Hippocrates Lecture Theatre (Rīga, 16 Dzirciema iela) Andris Skride defended his doctoral thesis “Haemodynamic parameter assessment and mortality risk factor identification in patients with pulmonary arterial and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension”.
During menopause women’s health is affected not only by hormonal changes but also by lifestyle and eating habits. Lecturer and nutrition expert at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare, Department of Sports and Nutrition Laila Meija encourages women to change their bad habits and shares valuable dietary advice for maintaining quality of life and avoiding heart disease, osteoporosis and weight gain when going through menopause.
