2022. gada 12. martā notika Latvijas Ārstu biedrības Gada balvas medicīnā pasniegšanas ceremonija, kurā balvu nominācijā Gada docētājs 2021 saņēma Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes (RSU) Anatomijas un antropoloģijas institūta Morfoloģijas katedras asociētā profesore Dzintra Kažoka, kuru šai balvai izvirzīja un par kuru balsoja RSU ārstniecības studenti.
Episiotomies are some of the most common surgical obstetric interventions. Obstetricians perform these with scissors, usually on the right side of the perineum to facilitate the birth of the foetal head.
Electrodiagnostic testing (EMG) of the pelvic floor is a minimally invasive method that allows for a functional analysis of the external anal sphincter muscle. Studies carried out so far have indicated that patients may have asymmetric sphincter muscle innervation patterns that can lead to fecal incontinence in women after childbirth.
We are happy to announce that we have received 135 poster applications for this year’s COVID-19 Conferences, including 20 from abroad.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Estonian National Agency for Erasmus+, and the European Solidarity Corps organised an international conference on the role of internationalisation in education and science on 25 March with the support of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany. The aim of the conference was to discuss innovative internationalisation trends in Germany, the Baltic States, and the Nordic countries.
Madara Blumberga, the Simulation-Based Education Development Manager in Nursing at the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Medical Education Technology Centre (METC), carried out telesimulation demonstrations for their peers from the Jacobi Medical Centre’s (NY, USA) together with her colleagues Ligija Vucāne, Marta Gaidele and Ieva Zariņa.
Rīga Stradiņš University is recruiting a visiting lecturer within the framework of Project Applications Selection Round of Specific Aid Objective 8.2.2 “To Strengthen Academic Staff of Higher Education Institutions in the Areas of Strategic Specialisation”, project No 8.2.2.0/18/A/013 “Capacity Building of Rīga Stradiņš University Academic Staff”
On 1 April, Oscar Baldomero, curator of the anatomical collection of Professor Arthur von Hochstetter (1918–1997), and Professor Aigars Pētersons, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Rector, signed a gift agreement in Basel, Switzerland. The agreement outlines transferring several unique 17th-20th century anatomical specimens to the RSU Anatomy Museum.
For the first time in Latvia, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital (PSCUH) used a new minimally invasive method, balloon pulmonary angioplasty, to treat patients with thromboembolic form of pulmonary hypertension on 1 April this year.
To strengthen digitisation, innovation, and internal governance processes at Latvian universities, 17 Latvian education leaders and representatives from companies related to promoting education will participate in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) international training programme with the financial support of the European Regional Development Fund. Among them are three Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) employees:
On 24 and 25 March, Rīga Stradiņš University’s (RSU) 8th International Student Conference brought together more than 2,000 young science enthusiasts. The conference took place in a hybrid format this year: participants presented their research to local and international jury members on Zoom, while various workshops and masterclasses took place in person.
