Elvita and Jānis are among the more than 1,100 medical students and residents from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) who are involved in the treatment of COVID-19 patients in both Rīga and rural hospitals.
The 2nd Latvian National Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine will take place online on 25-27 November 2021. This year’s motto is “Human. Environment. Involvement.” Participants will have the opportunity to acquire new knowledge and participate in discussions, as well as to get their articles published in the congress’ archives. The event is organised by the Latvian Association of Rehabilitation Professional Organisations together with Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU).
The 2nd Latvian National Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine will take place online on 25-27 November 2021. This year’s motto is “Human. Environment. Involvement.” Participants will have the opportunity to acquire new knowledge and participate in discussions, as well as to get their articles published in the congress’ archives. The event is organised by the Latvian Association of Rehabilitation Professional Organisations together with Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU).
Anyone at RSU who is interested, is invited to attend the research seminar Molecular virology and molecular oncology on 25 November 2021 at 17:00 on Zoom.
In October 2021, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Library was undergoing an accreditation process. According to the laws regulating libraries, this needs to happen every five years. As a result, the RSU Library was once again classified in the highest category, a library of national importance. This title will now be in place for the next five years.
Climate change is only considered to be the most serious global problem by 6% of Latvian citizens. For obvious reasons, the spread of infectious diseases comes first, followed by the economy and armed conflicts. Scientists are, however, seen as the most reliable opinion leaders when it comes to climate change: 79% of respondents trust scientists. These are the first conclusions of a project implemented by Vineta Kleinberga, a doctoral student at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and a researcher at the RSU Faculty of European Studies.
Plasma transfusion and caring for intubated patients are just some of the skills that Ingus Arnolds Apse, a student at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), had to develop quickly while he was working with COVID-19 patients. Unlike last December, when the prospective doctor joined his practicing colleagues on the frontline of the pandemic and other students’ response was not so great, Apse now meets many of his fellow students at the hospital.
The Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Centre for Educational Growth (Pedagoģiskās izaugsmes centrs, PIC) begins each academic year with the determination to implement new and modern creative ideas. This year is no exception.
We speak with Associate Professor Nora Jansone-Ratinika, PIC Director (pictured), about the achievements, intentions, new methods and participants’ response.
