Work experience
2015 - Present | LecturerDepartment of Psychiatry and Narcology, Faculty of Medicine, Riga Stradins University |
2007 - Present | Head of the Inpatient departmentRiga Center of Psychiatry and Addiction Dissorders |
1997 - Present | Lecturer, The Residency Training Programme in NarcologyFaculty of Continuing Education, Riga Stradins University |
1993 - 2007 | NarcologistRiga narcology (addiction disorder) hospital, Riga (Latvia) |
2001 - 2006 | NarcologistRehabilitation Centre of Drug addiction |
1989 - 1993 | Medical DoctorState Emergency Medical Service |
Education and training
2015 - 2016 | Professional development program "Forensic Medical Expertise"Faculty of continuing education of Riga Stradiņš University. |
2014 - 2014 | Introduction to Psychotherapy and PsychosomaticsRiga Stradiņš University |
1997 - 1998 | PsychiatristLatvian Academy of Medicine |
1993 - 1994 | NarcologistLatvian Association of Narcology |
1982 - 1989 | Medical DoctorFaculty of General Medicine, Riga's Institute of Medicine |
1988 - 1989 | Emergency Medical DoctorRiga's Institute of Medicine |
Achievements
Continuing education a.o. qualification upgrade
Conferences, workshops
The Baltic Conference of Psychiatry, June 2015, Jurmala, Latvia
New Psychoactive drugs, Latvian Physicians Association, May 2014, Riga, Latvia
OMI satellite symposium in Medical Education, 2014 October, Riga, Latvia
Medical Education Congress, Riga Stradiņš University, October 2014 20 - Oct. 21
III International Dual Diagnostic Congress, Addictition and other Mental Disorders, Dual Pathology, October 2013 23-26, Barcelona Spain
21th European Congress of Psychiatry, April 2013, Nice, France
ISAM 2012-14th Annual Meeting Treatment systems: Asserting the future, October 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
10th EUROPAD conference, May 2012, Barcelona, Spain
20th European Congress of Psychiatry, March 2012, Prague, Czech Republic
Global Addiction Congress, December 2011, Lisbon, Portugal
7th Baltic Symposium of Biological Psychiatry, August 2011, Palanga, Lithuania
14th Conference of Bridging Eastern and Western Psychiatry, June 2011, Jurmala, Latvia
Improving Outcomes in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, May 2011, Madrid, Spain
Methadon in Latvia, UNODC, December 2010, Riga Latvia
Harm Reduction in the Baltic States - the Way Forward, UNODC, October 2010, Riga, Latvia
6th Baltic Symposium of Biological Psychiatry. August 2010, Palanga, Lithuania
Regular participation in local and national CME events
Field of research
1. The new psychoactive substance-induced intoxication psychopathological characteristics and possibilities of its use in clinical practice.
2. Psychotic symptoms in Herbal Mix smokers and comorbid schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
3. Methadone Maintenance therapy in Latvia.
Supervised study programme
Postgraduate professional study program "Residency in medicine", Specialty programme in Narcology. Faculty of continuing education of Riga Stradiņš University.
Head of the study programme
Postgraduate professional study program "Residency in medicine", Specialty programme in Narcology. Faculty of continuing education of Riga Stradiņš University.
Memberships
Member of the Latvian Psychiatric Association
Member of the Latvian Narcology Association
Publications
Research articles
Tribe, Jeļizaveta. Symptoms of depression in connection with frequency of alcohol use among patients in the unit of addiction disorders in Riga Centre of Psychiatry and Addiction Disorders / J.Tribe, J.Vrubļevska, S.Skaida // Daugavpils Universitātes 58. starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences rakstu krājums = Proceedings of the 58th International Scientific Conference of Daugavpils University (Daugavpils, 2016.g. 14.-15.aprīlī) / Daugavpils Universitāte. - A.daļa. - Daugavpils, 2016. - 160.-167.lpp. - Kopsavilkums latviešu valodā.
Abstracts
Skaida, Sarmīte. Psihotiskā simptomātika spaisa (spice) smēķētājiem un šizofrēniskā spektra komorbiditāte / S.Skaida // 2015.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2015.g. 26.-27.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2015. - 162.lpp.
Books and brochures
Jaunu psihoaktīvu vielu – apreibinošo smēķējamo augu maisījumu – lietošanas tendences Latvijā un Eiropā, Latvijas Universitātes raksti 2012, Volume 788, Medicīna, 21.-33.p.
S.Skaida. A.Stirna, Jaunu apreibinošu vielu lietošanas tendences Eiropā un Latvijā, Latvijas Ārsts, 2011
I.Golubovska, A.Miščuks, V.Jurkēvičs, S.Skaida, Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain relief: first experience in Baltics, Acta Chirurgica Latviensis, 2011
Jaunu apreibinošu vielu lietošanas tendences Eiropā un Latvijā, Latvijas Ārsts, 2011
Narkoloģija, co-author of the book, 2009
Alkohols un depresija, Doctus, 2004
Narkomānu aprūpes posmi, Latvijas Ārsts, 1999
Metadons Latvijā, Latvijas Ārsts, 1997