From 13 to 15 September, the annual seminar in otosurgery and otoneurosurgery, titled “Progress in Otiatry” was organised by the Georges Portmann Institute of the European Academy of Otology and Neuro-Otology (EAONO) and the Ukrainian Association of Otiatricians, Oto-Neurosurgeons and Otoneurologists and held in Kiev (Ukraine). Assistant Professor and head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Gunta Sumeraga took part as an honorary lecturer. Her department colleagues and medical residents also participated.
This spring, the RSU International Students' Association had the pleasure of interviewing Marcel Bender, a 28-year old RSU medical graduate who is currently working in Germany. Dr. Bender is a second-year resident in orthopaedic surgery, traumatology and sports medicine. This was an interactive interview, held at Spiikiizi café, and students could send in questions beforehand.
On 6 October the International Students' Association at Rīga Stradiņš University is organising the annual international medical symposium at the RSU Medical Education Technology Centre at 26a Anniņmuižas bulvāris from 10:00 - 17:00, with a focus this year on “Essential Diagnostic Skills in Medicine”. Esteemed professionals not only from Latvia but also Great Britain and Mexico will be sharing their knowledge and expertise in diagnostics and skills.
On 12 September, a study course in minimally invasive (laparoscopic) paediatric surgery were held in the clinical skills centre Doctors Safe Train, jointly established by Rīga Stradiņš University and the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. The event gathered 17 participants: physicians, medical residents, operating room nurses, students from RSU Red Cross Medical College and veterinarians.
European Day of Languages is an annual event that is held on 26 September. It provides the opportunity to highlight the wide variety of languages in Europe, to promote cultural and language diversity and to encourage people of all age groups to learn foreign languages.
On Thursday 27 September, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) will hold guest lectures given by Associate Professor Dr. Edward Leigh Gibson of Roehampton University, (UK) and Professor Janina Petkevičienė (Kaunas, Lithuania), organised by the RSU Department of Sports and Nutrition at the Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare.
On Wednesday 20 September, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and Azienda Sanitaria di Bolzano hospital in Bolzano, located in Northern Italy, signed a cooperation agreement on the establishment of a RSU branch that will operate as a RSU clinical training centre. This is the second clinical training centre abroad to be established by RSU. The first branch was opened almost two years ago in the academic Lukas Hospital (Lukaskrankenhaus) in the city of Neuss, Germany.
The annual RSU Freshmen’s Sports Day was held on 6 September, gathering over 250 students who competed in both team sports and individual disciplines. Among team sports disciplines, volleyball was the most popular among students – 18 teams took part in the volleyball tournament, six teams played basketball and eight teams – football.
This year the Latvian Universities Sports Federation (LUSF), in cooperation with the Latvian Sports Federations Council, Ministry of Education and Science, sports federations and Latvia’s institutions of higher education are organising Latvia’s 29th Universiade (Student Games)..
As results of the international Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) show, the quality of life of elderly people, and their health and welfare are closely related to socioeconomic circumstances in childhood. The study analyses the impact of population ageing on economics, employment, healthcare, social policy and other factors that determine the development of the country. From 5 to 7 September, researchers representing 28 European countries and Israel met in the Small Guild in Rīga.
