The International Scientific Conference on Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Latvia 2026

Auditorium Alfa

Plenary session
Opening speech - Universtity of Latvia

Prof. Mārcis Leja - Chair of the organising committee
Enno Ence - Vice-Rector for Development
Prof. Kristaps Jaudzems - Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences

Prof. Dr. Igor Sauer - Extended Reality (XR) in Focus
Head of AI Business of LMT Mārtiņš Zeps - LMT AI: From Connectivity to Intelligence

Room 105

Session moderators: Liliāna Civjāne, Renārs Erts

11:00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. AWARENESS AND ATTITUDES OF THE LATVIAN POPULATION TOWARDS INFLUENZA VACCINATION
   Anete Stalmeistare, Gunta Tīcmane
2. PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND SLEEP HYGIENE PRACTICES AMONG PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGED 6–12 YEARS
   Ilze Kucina, Viktorija Kirina
3. THE ROLE OF HUMAN BIOMONITORING FOR ASSESSING PESTICIDE EXPOSURE IN LATVIA: FROM IDENTIFICATION TO RESULTS
   Lāsma Akūlova, Linda Paegle, Monta Matisāne, Linda Matisāne
4. FORECASTING INFLUENZA AND ACUTE UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS BASED ON METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS USING A NEGATIVE BINOMIAL REGRESSION MODEL IN VILNIUS AND RIGA
   Robertas Petrolis, Renata Paukstaitiene, Ingrida Grabauskyte, Gintare Kaliniene, Ricardas Radisauskas, Liene Grike, Emils Zinkevics, Algimantas Krisciukaitis, Vidmantas Vaiciulis
5. PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG LITHUANIAN FIRST-GRADERS OVER A 15-YEAR PERIOD
   Justina Vaitiekūnaitė
6. AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN EATING HABITS OF LATVIAN ADULTS
   Vladimirs Grigorjevs, Sofija Ivanova, Margarita Jahimovicha, Svjatoslavs Kistkins, Jelizaveta Sokolovska, Emil Syundyukov, Lilian Tzivian
7. SELF-ASSESSMENT OF CPR KNOWLEDGE AND READINESS OFUNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITHOUT MEDICAL EDUCATION: ACROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
   Anna Babete Nordena, Ance Dudarenoka, Inguna Ebela, Ina Mežiņa-Mamajeva, Danute Ražuka-Ebela, Romualds Ražuks, Emīls Georgs Siders
8. BODY MASS INDEX–RELATED DIFFERENCES IN DIETARY HABITS AMONG LATVIAN ADULTS
   Paula Balode, Sofija Ivanova, Margarita Jahimovica, Svjatoslavs Kistkins, Jelizaveta Sokolovska, Lilian Tzivian
9. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DIETARY FACTORS AMONG ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN LATVIA
   Paula Balode, Sofija Ivanova, Margarita Jahimovica, Svjatoslavs Kistkins, Jelizaveta Sokolovska, Lilian Tzivian
10. AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND FUNCTIONAL IMPACT OF SELF-REPORTED MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS IN LATVIAN WORKERS
    Ērika Bļinkova, Kristīne Piekuse, Larisa Zaharova, Margarita Zaharova, Elīna Bērziņa, Dita Gudrā, Dāvids Fridmanis, Ilva Daugule
    
     

Room 401

Session moderators: Vadims Parfejevs, Zane Dzirkale

11:00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. ADVERSE EFFECTS OF BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES WITH ADALIMUMAB, USTEKINUMAB, SECUKINUMAB AND RISANKIZUMAB IN MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PSORIASIS VULGARIS
   Luize Septe, Silvestrs Rubins, Andris Rubins, Marcis Septe, Kristofers Septe
2. EFFECTS OF SILYMARIN, METFORMIN, AND PIOGLITAZONE ON LIPID ACCUMULATION AND OXIDATIVESTRESS IN A HEPG2 IN VITRO MODEL OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE
   Kaspars Jēkabsons, Ruta Muceniece, Maria Petrova, Kristīne Vavutkina, Līga Ģipsle
3. NEUROPROTECTIVE POTENTIAL OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS IN IN VITRO MODELS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE 
   Ruta Muceniece, Tatjana Tihomorska
4. SEMI-SOLID EXTRUSION 3D PRINTING ENHANCES TRANSDERMAL MENTHOL DELIVERY: A COMPARATIVE MANUFACTURING STUDY
   Gintaras Matulis, Jurga Bernatonienė, Nataliia Herbina, Yuliia Maslii, Lauryna Pudžiuvelytė
5. HEMOSTATIC EFFECTS OF PRUSSIAN BLUE – CLAY COMPOSITES ON THE INSTRINSIC PATHWAY: A ROTEM INTEM EVALUATION
   Ugis Eismonts, Ingars Reinholds, Indriķis Muižnieks
6. EXPLORATION OF COCRYSTAL FORMATION BETWEEN NITROFURAN ANTIBIOTICS AND UREA DERIVATIVES
   Aina Semjonova, Liāna Orola, Inese Sarceviča, Kristīne Krūkle-Bērziņa, Dejan-Krešimir Bučar, Agris Berzins

Room 725

Session moderators: Nikoljas Sjakste, Elīna Ļeonova

11:00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. DEVELOPMENT OF A CALPAINOPATHY IN VITRO MODEL, USING PATIENT-DERIVED INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL LINES 
   Janis Stavusis, Alisa Kurtukova, Karina Goluba, Inna Inashkina, Pawel Zayakin, Baiba Lace, Una Riekstina
2. A ZEBRAFISH LARVAL XENOGRAFT MODEL FOR PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA
   Keitija Kindzule, Kristaps Sunteiks, Anastasija Zarkiha, Samanta Pļaviņa, Karīna Goluba, Una Riekstina, Vadims Parfejevs
3. DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF APTAMER-BASED DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS FOR MALARIA DETECTION
   Laura Sproge, Evelina Medina-Ziedone, Kaspars Tars, Una Riekstina, Liga Kunrade
4. AFFINITY CHARACTERISATION OF THE GREENB1 APTAMER IN 2D AND ORGANOID MODELS OF PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA UNDER STATIC AND MICROFLUIDIC CONDITIONS
   Kristaps Sunteiks, Karīna Goluba, Vadims Parfejevs, Una Riekstiņa, Līga Kunrade
5. EXPLORING GENDER EFFECTS ON MITOCHNONDRIAL RESPIRATION OF PBMCs IN HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS
   Beatrise Luīze Revina, Darja Grigorjeva, Baiba Jansone, Ramona Valante
6. MITOCHONDRIAL ROS PRODUCTION IN PBMCs OF HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS
   Beatrise Luīze Revina, Darja Grigorjeva, Baiba Jansone, Ramona Valante
7. FTO GENE RS9939609 POLYMORPHISM AND TCF7L2 GENE RS7903146 POLYMORPHISM EFFECT ON BODY COMPOSITION AND GLUCOSE LEVELS IN YOUNG WOMEN
   Agate Seržante, Erīna Akmene, Dace Grauda, Līga Ozoliņa-Molla
8. PROTEASOME GENE EXPRESSION LINKS TO DISABILITY AND TREATMENT CONTEXT IN A LATVIAN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS COHORT
   Samanta Pļaviņa, Jolanta Kalnina, Daniela Malakovska, Natalia Paramonova, Jegors Paramonovs, Ilva Trapiņa
9. SIZE- AND DOSE-DEPENDENT IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFECTS OF TI₃C₂ MXENES
   Marks Truhins, Volodymyr Deineka, Anastasiia Konieva, Mykola Lyndin
10. INVOLVEMENT OF H2S IN NITRIC OXIDE RELAXATIONS OF RAT PULMONARY ARTERIES
    Agilė Tunaitytė, Arnas Aleknavičius, Edgaras Stankevičius

Room 301

Session moderators: Baiba Jansone, Jens Pahnke, Jeļena Vrubļevska, Normunds Sūna

11:00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. BRAIN REGION- AND SEX-SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTOME OF SIGMA-1 RECEPTOR KNOCK-OUT MICE
   Anna Miteniece, Diana Skorinkina, Baiba Svalbe, Pawel Zayakin, Liga Zvejniece
2. ASSESSMENT OF SUICIDE RISK FACTORS IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED AFTER INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM
   Jekaterina Manuhina, Marija Fjodorova, Marta Gebele, Jelena Vrublevska
3. ALCOHOL USE AND DEPRESSION IN LATVIAN PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS: CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF AUDIT-PHQ9 CORRELATION AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
   Dins Mironovs, Jelena Vavilova, Jelena Vrublevska
4. CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING IN COMPULSORY MEASURES OF A MEDICAL NATURE IN PSYCHIATRY
   Deniss Ovcarenko, Arturs Blekte, Janis Buss, Zane Egle, Raitis Eglitis, Aleksandra Konevnina, Linda Seldere, Beate Sternberga, Jelena Vrublevska
5. THE EFFECT OF BLOOD TOXICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ON DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS
   Daniels Makoveckis, Marija Semjonova, Vaira Vectirāne, Jelena Vrublevska
6. SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR AND ITS RISK FACTORS: THE IMPACT OF DEPRESSION AND WORKPLACE MOBBING IN A LATVIAN POPULATION
   Marta Gebele, Liene Helena Konosonoka, Sibilla Laura Neimane, Liene Sile, Artjoms Sobolevs, Edmunds Vanags
7. ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION SCREENING IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
   Jelena Vavilova, Dins Mironovs, Jelena Vrublevska
8. FREQUENCY OF SOMATIC SYMPTOMS IN EPILEPSY PATIENTS DURING THE INTERICTAL AND POSTICTAL PERIOD AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH SEIZURE CONTROL –PRELIMINARY DATA
   Juliano Sadu, Normunds Sūna
9. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SMART DEVICE USE AND SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RIGA
   Elza Svilāne, Inta Zīle
   
    

Room 207

Session moderators: Stanislavs Ovrutskis, Valts Ozoliņš

11.00 Opening Lecture 

Hybrid approach to Congenital Heart Disease at University Children’s Hospital in Latvia. Valts Ozolins

Invited Lectures
11.10 Registries and Big Data in Pediatric Cardiology and CHD. 
Katharina Schmitt, Berlin
11.30 Innovation in Echocardiography for CHD. 
Florian Groß, Berlin
11.45 Right Ventricular Volumetry in Echocardiography. 
Raphael Seiler, Berlin

12:00 Abstract presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. STANDARDIZATION OF FOLLOW-UP OF PATIENTS WITH TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN LATVIA OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS
   Julija Zmarjova, Zanda Grīnberga, Elīna Ligere, Valts Ozoliņš, Ingrīda Rumba-Rozenfelde, Stanislav Ovrutskiy
2. PERCUTANEOUS PULMONARY VALVE IMPLANTATION. INITIAL EXPERIENCE IN LATVIA
   Emils Smitins
3. CONTEGRA CONDUIT ENDOCARDITIS SECONDARY TO DENTAL SEPSIS
   Krista Bergmane, Inta Bergmane, Ieva Goberga, Zanda Grīnberga, Elīna Ligere, Ingūna Lubaua, Elza Lāce, Inga Lāce, Valts Ozoliņš, Emīls Šmitiņš, Lauris Šmits
4. SILENT SIGNS IN THE FETAL HEART
   Zanda Grīnberga, Ingūna Lubaua
5. POCUS IN NEONATAL CARE: BRIDGING PROTOCOLS AND PHYSIOLOGY WITH CARDIOLOGISTS
   Svetlana Dauengauer Kirliene, Skaiste Sendzikaite
6. FIRST EXPERIENCE IN LATVIA WITH THE MEK INHIBITOR TRAMETINIB FOR HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT WITH NOONAN SYNDROME
   Ieva Goberga, Zanda Grīnberga, Luīze Auziņa

13:00 Closing remark
Stanislav Ovrutskiy, Berlin

Room 106

Session moderators: Gustavs Latkovskis, Kristīne Geldnere

11:00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. REAL- ANTICOAGULANTS AMONG ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PATIENTSWORLD USE AND IMPACT OF DIRECT ORAL WITH CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE
   Vladislavs Sokaļskis, Kaspars Kupics, Kristaps Jurjāns, Ieva Ozoliņa, Guntis Karelis, Evija Miglāne, Andrejs Ērglis
2. ENDOTHELIAL DAMAGE MARKERS AND ATHEROGENIC LIPOPROTEINS ACROSS CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS SEVERITY
   Mongirdienė Aušra, Viltė Marija Gintauskienė, Jolanta Laukaitienė, Agnė Liuizė, Renata Paukštaitienė
3. ASSOCIATION OF FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA–RELATED GENETIC VARIANTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN THE LATVIAN FH REGISTRY
   Nikita Kuzmins, Ivanna Atava, Marta Anna Ozolina, Monta Briviba, Rihards Jankovskis, Georgijs Nesterovics, Vita Saripo, Dainus Gilis, Ruta Meiere, Elizabete Terauda, Gunda Skudrina, Eva Bolsteina, Janis Klovins, Gustavs Latkovskis
4. LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION RECOVERY AFTER TAKOTSUBO SYNDROME: FIRST DATA FROM A LATVIAN TTS REGISTRY WITH 3–6-MONTH ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC FOLLOW-UP
   Ivans Mirzojans, Alberts Bērziņš
5. IMPACT OF BREAKFAST HABITS ON 24-HOUR GLUCOSE LEVELS AND GLYCEMIC VARIABILITY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH OVERWEIGHT AND CLASS I OBESITY
   Baiba Svjatska, Marina Arisova, Guna Bilande, Aleksejs Fedulovs, Sofija Ivanova, Zane Smite, Jelizaveta Sokolovska
6. POSTPRANDIAL BLOOD GLUCOSE CHANGES FOLLOWING FIXED-TIME EATING EVENTS IN ADULTS WITH OVERWEIGHT OR GRADE 1 OBESITY IN REAL-LIFE DATA
   Sofija Ivanova, Aleksejs Fedulovs, Guna Bilande, Marina Arisova, Zane Smite, Enrica Troiano, Cesare Furlanello, Eriks Vilunas, Jelizaveta Sokolovska
7. SHIFTING THE GUT MICROBIOTA LANDSCAPE: IMPACT OF POLYHERBAL ADJUNCT THERAPY IN TYPE 2 DIABETES
   Sintija Sausa, Valdis Pīrāgs, Monta Briviba, Jana Baranova, Janis Klovins, Svjatoslavs Kistkins, Anna Knipše, Saila Ķirķe, Annija Zodāne, Somit Kumar, Jānis Plūme, Tatjana Kozlova, Uģis Klētnieks, Kakarla Sai Mitravinda
8. PHARMACOLOGICAL MODULATION OF THE GUT MICROBIOME VIA A STANDARTIZED POLYHERBAL FORMULATION TO ENHANCE METFORMIN TOLERANCE
   Jana Baranova, Monta Brīvība, Svjatoslavs Kistkins, Jānis Kloviņš, Uģis Klētnieks, Anna Knipše, Tatjana Kozlova, Jānis Plūme, Valdis Pīrāgs, Mitravinda Kakarla Sai, Sintija Sauša, Kumar Somit, Annija Zodāne, Saila Ķirķe
9. IMPACT OF EDUCATION ABOUT THE GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS ON NEONATAL BIRTH WEIGHT AND PATIENT ADHERENCE AT PAULS STRADIŅŠ CLINICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
   Renāte Kārkle, Kristīne Geldnere
10. SHORT-TERM CHANGES IN DES-ACYL GHRELIN FOLLOWING BARIATRIC SURGERY 
    Guna Bīlande, Oļegs Kozlovskis, Egons Liepiņš, Maksims Mukāns, Valdis Pīrāgs, Igors Troickis, Juris Žarinovs 

Auditorium Alfa

Session moderators: Mārcis Leja, Aigars Dzalbs

11.00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. PHENOTYPE OVER GENOTYPE: INDEPENDENT PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF MITOTIC INDEX IN MELANOMA
   Valters Vēģelis, Dace Pjanova
2. RADIOBIOLOGICAL AND VOLUMETRIC RESPONSE OF VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA AFTER CYBERKNIFE RADIOSURGERY: KOOS STAGE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES
   Elizabete Stankeviča, Karīna Anete Mazjāne, Māris Mežeckis, Vladyslav Buryk, Sandra Lediņa
3. CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY IN COLORECTAL CANCER: A REGISTRY-BASED  NALYSIS OF 732 PATIENTS
   Arzu Algulieva, Aija Balode, Ņina Beknazarova, Inga Bogdanova, Aigars Dzalbs, Inna Inaškina, Una Krūmiņa, Roberts Lozins, Baiba Lāce, Māra Melnalksne, Daiga Mūrmane, Andrejs Pčolkins, Dārta Pūpola, Miķelis Pūķis, Jeļena Ristolainena, Agnese Rozenvalde, Arta Spridzāne, Linda Tukmane, Elīna Vaidere, Reinis Vangravs, Laura Veite, Reinis Zeltmatis, Jānis Ziemelis
4. IMMUNOREGULATORY SUBPOPULATIONS OF INKT CELLS AND MYELOID-DERIVED SUPPRESSOR CELLS IN CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR DISEASE PROGRESSION AND IMMUNE EVASION
   Agnieszka Bojarska-Junak, Sylwia Chocholska, Przemysław Piwowarczyk, Jacek Roliński, Agata Szymańska, Waldemar Tomczak, Justyna Woś
5. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RADIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMES IN LOCALLY ADVANCED ORAL CAVITY SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
   Linda Kalnīte, Sigita Hasnere, Anna Ivanova, Jānis Zariņš
6. HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND BRAF MUTATION STATUS IN CUTANEOUS MELANOMA: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
   Kristofers Šepte, Tatjana Zablocka, Luize Šepte, Madara Gobiņa
7. PATTERNS OF LOCAL BREAST CANCER RECURRENCE: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY AT THE LATVIAN ONCOLOGY CENTRE, RIGA EAST CLINICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (2020-2025)
   Arta Paula Linberga, Valērija Garaščenko, Jānis Eglītis, Kristaps Eglītis, Andrejs Srebnijs, Krista Arcimoviča
8. RATIO AND PATHOLOGICAL STAGE AS PROGNOSTIC FACTORS FOR OVERALL SURVIVAL IN NODE-POSITIVE GASTRIC CANCER
   Robins Ušackis, Viktorija Fokina, Elīna Sīviņa, Armands Sīviņš
9. FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES (PROM) IN BREAST CANCER CARE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY
   Elita Poplavska, Lauma Spriņģe, Inese Stars, Ļubova Tihomirova
10. RADIOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL CORRELATION OF XTRANODAL EXTENSION (ENE) IN HEAD AND NECK TUMORS FROM 2021 TO 2024
    Darja Šatibelko, Renārs Deksnis, Miķelis Pūķis, Atis Svare, Jānis Zariņš

Room 103/104

Atrium 2^nd floor
(each presentation = 4 minutes + 2 minutes for discussion)

Public Health and Epidemiology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Basic Medical Sciences
Mental Health, Neurology and Neuropharmacology
Internal Medicine - Cardiology, Endocrinology
Oncology
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine - Different disciplines
Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Surgery, Traumatology and Orthopaedics
Anaesthesiology and Intensive care
Dentistry

Detailed information about the poster presentations can be found below
 

Room 317

“Take Nova Heart to Your Heart: Precision, Automation, Standardisation”

Hands-on workshop featuring practical demonstrations of echocardiography technologies and automated analysis tools.

Room 106

Session moderators: Poina Zaļizko, Aiga Stāka

15.00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. ASSESMENMT OF MALNUTRITION IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS USING MUST, RFN-NPT RISK ASSESMENT TOOLS AND GLIM CRITERIA
   Katrīna Terehova, Klinta Luīze Sprūdža, Poļina Zaļizko
2. MALNUTRITION AND SARCOPENIA IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE: ASSESMNT BASED ON NUTRITIONAL CRITERIA AND HANDGRIP DINAMOMETRY 
   Natālija Murāne, Klinta Luīze Sprūdža, Poļina Zaļizko
3. IMPACT OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII IGG SEROPOSITIVITY ON ACUTE REJECTION AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: SINGLE CENTRE RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY
   Anastasija Traceviča, Aiga Stāka, Renārs Erts, Andris Romasovs
4. TREATMENT OF BARRETT ESOPHAGUS WITH THE NOVEL HYBRID APC TECHNIQUE, FIRST LATVIA EXEPERIENCE
   Alla Sklevska, Sabri Abdelmasi
5. ASSOCIATION OF GUT MICROBIOTA ALPHA DIVERSITY AND AKKERMANSIA MUCINOPHILA WITH ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES OF VISCERAL OBESITY IN THE GISTAR STUDY
   Laura Balode, Ilze Birka, Ilona Kojalo, Marcis Leja, Sergejs Parsutins, Inese Polaka, Danute Razuka, Daiga Santare
6. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN KRAS CODON-SPECIFIC MUTATIONS AND ANATOMICAL TUMOR LOCALIZATION IN COLORECTAL DENOCARCINOMA
   Elza Rozenberga, Līga Šulca
7. TRANSCRIPTOMIC ALTERATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH AUTOIMMUNE ATROPHIC GASTRITIS AND GASTRIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS
   Marta Liva Springe, Rihards Saksis, Helvijs Niedra, Ilona Kostadinova, Ilze Konrade, Justīne Kaupe, Linda Kundziņa, Justīne Kupča, Violeta Lisovska, Vita Rovite
8. EVALUATION OF SUCCESS AND REINTERVENTION RATES OF ERCP IN MALIGNANT BILIARY OBSTRUCTION
   Eshana Singh
9. TWO-SYMPTOM SCREEN BASED ON ANMS GCSI-DD TO RULE OUT MODERATE–TO–SEVERE GASTROPARESIS SYMPTOM BURDEN IN AN ENDOSCOPY COHORT
   Kristīne Ričarda Muceniece, Dace Dosone, Inguna Ebela, Linda Grantiņa, Mārcis Leja, Danute Ražuka-Ebela, Ivars Tolmanis

Room 401

Session moderators: Alvils Krams, Inita Buliņa

15.00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. SENSITIZATION TO RESPIRATORY ALLERGENS IN THE LATVIAN POPULATION ASSESSED BY AN ELISA-BASED IN VITRO MULTIPLEX ALLERGY TESTING SYSTEM ALLERGY XPLORER
   Maris Bukovskis, Vlada Terepa, Normunds Jurka
2. DETECTION OF LUNG INVOLVEMENT IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS USING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH DISEASE-MODIFYING THERAPY
   Aleksejs Pšenovs, Agnese Bišofa, Inita Buliņa
3. RESPIRATORY RATE MONITORING DURING EXERCISE USING MICROPHONE RECORDINGS AND SPECTROGRAM-BASED OBJECT DETECTION
   Bernhards Bērtulis, Jevgenijs Telicko
4. SECONDARY FIBROMYALGIA IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH HIGH PRIMARY DISEASE ACTIVITY
   Valts Paberzs, Daina Andersone, Renars Erts
5. TYPES OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS MEMBRANE TRANSPORT: PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATION WITH DIALYSIS ADEQUACY AND OVERHYDRATION
   Evita Skruļa, Ieva Korsaka, Ksenija Kudrjavceva, Viktorija Kuzema, Victoriya Petrova, Anna Popova, Ilze Puide, Aivars Pētersons, Gundega Riža
6. TREATMENT INTENSITY, ESCALATION, AND REMISSION ACROSS RF/ANTI-CCP SEROPHENOTYPES IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A 5-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY
   Anna Oseņņikova, Pauls Rubīns, Maksimilians Rate, Jeļizaveta Ponomarjova, Kārlis Gaigals
7. THE ROLE OF PET/CT IN THE PREOPERATIVE STAGING OF PERIPHERAL LUNG CANCER
   Krista Gobzema, Kristīne Akopjana, Arnis Kiršners, Alvils Krams, Rihards Mikilps-Mikgelbs, Elīna Valtere-Avotiņa, Andrejs Ērglis
8. ASSOCIATION OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE–ASSOCIATED MIRNAS FROM BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID WITH TUMOR PARAMETERS IN PERIPHERAL LUNG CANCER
   Rihards Mikilps-Mikgelbs, Kristīne Akopjana, Edgars Dauss, Ilona Freiliba, Arnis Kiršners, Alvils Krams, Miks Priedols, Dārta Pūpola, Ilmārs Stonāns, Janis Valeinis, Artūrs Ābols
9. ASTHMA REMISSION AFTER ONE YEAR OF BIOLOGIC THERAPY IN SEVERE ASTHMA PATIENTS: ANALYSIS OF SHARP DATABASE DATA
   Maris Bukovskis, Iveta Kroica, Antra Bekere, Ieva Fleija, Inga Vikmane, Lilita Mitrofanova, Sandra Auzina, Normunds Jurka, Alvils Krams
10. DIAGNOSTIC BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE MIRNA SIGNATURES FOR PERIPHERAL LUNG CANCER
    Miks Priedols, Rihards Mikilps-Mikgelbs, Kristine Akopjana, Edgars Dauss, Darta Pupola, Arnis Kirsners, Janis Valeinis, Arturs Abols, Ilmars Stonans, Alvils Krams

Room 301

Session moderators: Ingrīda Rumba-Rozenfelde, Zane Krastiņa

15.00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. BARRIERS TO HEALTHY EATING HABITS SOCIALLY VULNERABLE ADOLESCENTS: YOUTH PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH
   Eliza Andrejenko, Karīna Freiberga, Inga Elksne, Lolita Jakubāne, Una Veseta, Darja Ņesteroviča
2. CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM IN NEWBORNS, 2014-2023
   Irisa Zile-Velika, Zane Baltane, Inguna Ebela, Inese Ledina, Gita Taurina, Madara Auzenbaha, Ingrida Rumba-Rozenfelde
3. SYSTEMIC DEFICIENCES IN SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AGAINST ADDICTIONS, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, AND GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION
   Inguna Ebela, Romualds Ražuks, Ingrida Rumba-Rozenfelde
4. THE IMPACT OF PERINATAL ANTIBIOTIC EXPOSURE ON INFANT GUT MICROBIOTA DEVELOPMENT DURING INFANCY
   Antra Ķīsele, Egija Zelča, Dita Gudrā, Daiga Kārkliņa, Larisa Zaharova, Jana Peterlevica, Maija Ustinova, Dāvids Fridmanis, Ilva Daugule
5. ASSOCIATION OF QRS VOLTAGE ABNORMALITIES WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION IN DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
   Magdalena Bazgier, Jarosław Meyer-Szary, Patryk Macuk, Karolina Śledzińska, Jolanta Wierzba, Joanna Kwiatkowska
6. TARGETED CLINICIAN-FOCUSED INTERVENTION IMPROVES DISEASE ACTIVITY DOCUMENTATION IN JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS
   Akvilė Andriūnaitė, Dovydas Bartkus, Aušra Šnipaitienė
7. EVALUATION OF THE EFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION AND APPLIANCE OF THERAPEUTIC EXERCISES WITH PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE COMPONENT IN REDUCING URINARY INCONTINENCE SYMPTOMS AND PROMOTING BODY AWARENESS FOR WOMEN
   Marita Gaile, Signe Bekere, Anna Rubika
8. QUALITY OF WOMEN' S SEXUAL LIFE AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF LIFE
   Renārs Erts, Ramona Galsone, Ieva Jasmane
9. GESTATIONAL TACHYCARDIA: AN UNDERESTIMATED CLINICAL RED FLAG
   Nuray Jafarova, Nigar Kamilova
10. EVALUATION OF THE EFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION AND APPLIANCE OF THERAPEUTIC EXERCISES WITH PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE COMPONENT IN REDUCING URINARY INCONTINENCE SYMPTOMS AND PROMOTING BODY AWARENESS FOR WOMEN
    Zane Krastiņa, Lilian Tzivjan, Ance Aumeistare, Bajare Iveta, Ilze Abolina

Auditorium Alfa

Session moderators: Dainis Krieviņs, Sergejs Zadorožnijs

15.00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. THE IMPACT OF TIME TO DEFINITIVE FIXATION ON REDUCTION ACCURACY IN ACETABULAR FRACTURES
   Vladislava Dikalova, Jevgeņijs Movčans, Konstantīns Plotņikovs
2. CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL SHORT-TERM RESULT COMPARISATION BETWEEN CEMENTED AND CEMENTLESS GLENOID FIXATION IN TOTAL SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY WITH STEMLESS ANATOMICAL IMPLANT
   Rihards Vugulis, Michele Oveglia, Aigars Vugulis
3. PREVALENCE OF MODIC CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC HERNIATIONS
   Daniels Deksnis, Kalvis Briuks, Jēkabs Aksiks
4. ORAL VS INTRAVENOUS ANTIBACTERIAL THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLICATED APPENDICITIS
   Marika Reinicane, Igors Ivanovs
5. COMPARISON OF EARLY POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES AFTER TOTAL THYREOIDECTOMY FOR MULTINODULAR TOXIC GOITRE AND GRAVES DISEASE AT PAULS STRADINŠ CLINICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
   Laura Veinberga, Rita Niciporuka, Janis Vilmanis, Jelena Pogodina, Arturs Ozolins, Zenons Narbuts
6. TREATMENT OUTCOMES AFTER INTRAVESICAL BCG THERAPY COMPAIRED WITH TURBT ALONE IN NON-MUSCLE -INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER
   Maksimilians Rate, Krista Gobzema, Anna Knipše, Anna Oseņņikova, Juris Plonis, Poļina Podoļako, Jeļizaveta Ponomarjova
7. A COMPARATIVE RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLEDOSHOSCOPY AND TRANSCYSTIC PAPILLARY BALLOON DILATATION IN MANAGEMENT OF CHOLEDOCHOLITTHIASIS
   Glebs Grinovs, Dmitrijs Aleksandrovs, Igors Ivanovs, Dmitrijs Skicko
8. LONG-TERM OUTCOMES AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC GIANT HIATAL HERNIA REPAIR WITH TOUPET FUNDOPLICATION AND PHASIXTN NON-ST MESH
   Sergejs Pugačs, Igors Ivanovs
9. MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LIVER ABSCESSES IN A TERTIARY SURGICAL CENTRE (2018-2025)
   Armands Pocs, Laura Veinberga, Janis Vilmanis, Arturs Ozolins, Janis Gardovskis, Inga Nalivaiko, Mara Liepa
10. LAPAROSCOPIC VS. OPEN GASTRIC RESECTIONS. 5-YEAR COMPARISON OF SURVIVAL RATES AND COMPLICATIONS IN RIGA EAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Zigurds Tamans, Igors Ivanovs

Room 105

Session moderators: Aleksejs Miščuks, Iveta Golubovska

15.00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. SATISFACTION OF PARTURIENTS WITH EPIDURAL ANALGESIA DURING DELIVERY: ANALYSIS OF QUESTIONNAIRE AT A 2ND LEVEL HOSPITAL
   Agnese Bišofa, Joanna Dravante, Iveta Golubovska, Līga Kauliņa, Aleksejs Pšenovs, Baiba Pūcīte, Rita Sālījuma, Sandra Tamane, Sergejs Zadorožnijs
2. THERMOGRAPHY VERSUS NON-INVASIVE TEMPERATURE SENSOR: A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF SKIN TEMPERATURE CHANGE AFTER FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK IN KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
   Vladimirs Serskihs, Aleksejs Miščuks, Antons Suškovs, Elza Romane, Iveta Golubovska, Rūdolfs Spilva, Elva Eglīte
3. THERMOGRAPHY FOR MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: FOCUS ON FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK
   Vladimirs Serskihs, Elva Eglīte, Iveta Golubovska, Aleksejs Miščuks, Elza Romane, Rūdolfs Spilva, Antons Suškovs
4. VANCOMYCIN TISSUE DISTRIBUTION IN INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS IN THE SETTING OF SPINAL SURGERY
   Sofja Grundāne, Dace Bandere, Kalvis Briuks, Sigita Kazune, Arturs Paulausks, Aleksejs Repnikovs
5. EFFECT OF SURGERY TIMING ON PATIENT-REPORTED PAIN ON THE FIRST DAY AFTER ACUTE TRAUMA SURGERY: RESULTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL PAIN OUT STUDY
   Agnese Vinčele, Iveta Golubovska, Sergejs Zadorožnijs
6. THE IMPACT OF MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY ON DELAYED NEUROCOGNITIVE RECOVERY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY
   Rasa Bukauskienė, Tadas Česnaitis, Eglė Kirtiklytė, Vaiva Pakalniškė, Greta Varžaitytė, Mindaugas Mikutavičius, Emil Atie, Tomas Bukauskas, Paulius Budrikis, Tadas Lenkutis, Linas Velicka
7. EARLY RECOVERY AFTER MAJOR JOINT ARTHROPLASTY
   Viktorija Panova, Iveta Golubovska, Antons Suškovs, Una Bladiko, Letīcija Aelita Ločmele, Rūdolfs Vētra, Ilze Vindele, Matīss Zolmanis
8. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PREMEDICATION, ANAESTHESIA MODALITY AND PATIENT-REPORTED RECALL OF PAIN TREATMENT INFORMATION FOLLOWING ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY: A MULTICENTRE REGISTRY-BASED STUDY
   Liva Jasote, Iveta Golubovska, Aleksejs Miščuks, Sergejs Zadorožnijs
9. POSTOPERATIVE PAIN INTENSITY AND ANALGESIA QUALITY AFTER SPINAL SURGERY: COMPARISON BETWEEN TRAUMATOLOGY & ORTHOPAEDICS HOSPITAL DATA AND NORTH KURZEME REGIONAL HOSPITAL
   Edīte Boitmane, Sigita Kazune
10. SEVERE ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK FOLLOWING INDUCTION OF ANESTHESIA WITH PROPOFOL, ATRACURIUM, AND VANCOMYCIN
    Ance Dudarenoka, Sigita Kazune, Karlis Aleksis Upenieks
11. PREOPERATIVE ANEMIA PREVALENCE AND MANAGEMENT GAPS IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY: A PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
    Ance Dudarenoka, Sigita Kazune

Room 725

Session moderators: Kristīne Baumane, Gunta Blezūra-Ūdre

15.00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES OF LONG-STANDINGFULL-THICKNESS MACULAR HOLES
   Liga Radecka, Uldis Malinovskis, Kristine Baumane
2. INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS AFTER GONIOSCOPY-ASSISTED TRANSLUMINAL TRABECULOTOMY AND TRABECULECTOMY
   Ieva Briede, Eliza Briede, Gunta Blezura-Udre, Kristine Baumane
3. OPHTHALMIC COMPLICATIONS AFTER COVID-19 INFECTION
   Leman Sadikhova, Flora Agamaliyeva, Sariya Guliyeva
4. CO₂ LASER VERSUS CONVENTIONAL SURGERY IN UPPER BLEPHAROPLASTY: CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND HEALING PROFILE
   Dineja Veinberga, Kristīne Baumane
5. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES OF THE OPTIC NERVE IN PATIENTS WITH OPTIC NERVE HEAD DRUSEN
   Jurijs Kosnarevičs, Kristine Fomina
6. EXPLORING THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF OCT ANGIOGRAPHY AND FUNDUS IMAGING IN DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
   Renāte Plaude, Kristīne Baumane
7. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ADVANCED GLYCATION ENDPRODUCTS AND RETINAL MICROVASCULAR CHANGES ASSESSED BY OCT ANGIOGRAPHY IN DIABETES MELLITUS
   Beate Pēterfelde, Kristīne Baumane, Jūlija Janceva, Renāte Plaude, Dace Pētersone, Jeļizaveta Sokolovska, Zane Svikle, Jānis Valeinis
8. INCIDENCE OF CATARACT SURGERY IN PSEUDOEXFOLIATIVE GLAUCOMA PATIENTS AFTER GONIOSCOPY-ASSISTED TRANSLUMINAL TRABECULOTOMY
   Gunta Blezura Udre, Kristīne Baumane
9. SURGICALTREATMENT OF SECONDARY GLAUCOMA:A FOUR-YEAR ANALYSIS OF SURGICALTRENDS AT RIGA EAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (2021-2024)
   Kristīne Baumane, Gunta Blezūra-Ūdre, Elīza Briede, Beate Pēterfelde

Room 207

Session moderators: Sergejs Isajevs, Jurijs Nazarovs

15.00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. PREDICTIVE ROLE OF CLINICAL AND BLOOD MARKERS IN MELANOMA TREATED WITH IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITORS AT LATVIAN ONCOLOGY CENTER
   Lana Mieze, Simona Donina, Dace Pjanova, Ieva Vaivode
2. MACHINE LEARNING-BASED PREDICTION OF BREAST CANCER RECURRENCE USING BLOOD BIOMARKERS, HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS, AND TUMOR CHARACTERISTICS
   Renars Erts, Jagdeep Khaira, Samanta Reine
3. CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS ATTHETIMEOF DIAGNOSIS IN PATIENTS WITHPRIMARYBRAIN TUMORSATPAULSSTRADIŅŠCLINICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN 2023–2024
   Valerija Veinberga, Milana Alferčika, Sigita Hasnere, Sofija Kurjatņikova
4. INCIDENCE AND APPLIED THERAPY OF UVEAL MELANOMA AT PAULS STRADIŅŠ CLINICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FROM 2023 TO 2024
   Milana Alferčika, Linda Jurginauska, Sofija Kurjatņikova, Valerija Veinberga
5. TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR UPPER LIMB LYMPHEDEMA IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AFTER BREAST CANCER SURGERY AT THE REHABILITATION MEDICINE CENTRE OF PAULS STRADIŅŠ CLINICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN 2025
   Sofija Kurjatņikova, Milana Alferčika, Sigita Hasnere, Darja Stankeviča, Valerija Veinberga
6. ASSESSMENT OF BREAST CANCER RECURRENCE RISK BASED ON BI-RADS, TUMOR SIZE, AND PATIENT AGE
   Katrīna Litvinska, Rebeka Elizabete Buša, Renars Erts, Samanta Reine
7. COMPARISON OF CYTOLOGY AND HISTOPATHOLOGY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF BASAL CELL CARCINOMA: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
   Juris Podoļanskis, Tatjana Zablocka
8. COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PROFILING OF SOLID TUMOURS USING MSI TESTING AND NGS ANALYSIS
   Baiba Lāce, Aija Balode, Ņina Beknazarova, Inga Bogdanova, Aigars Dzalbs, Inna Iņaškina, Līga Kangare, Una Krūmiņa, Roberts Lozins, Māra Melnalksne, Daiga Mūrmane, Andrejs Pčolkins, Dārta Pūpola, Miķelis Pūķis, Jeļena Ristolainena, Agnese Rozenvalde, Arta Spridzāne, Linda Tukmane, Elīna Vaidere, Reinis Vangravs, Laura Veite, Reinis Zeltmatis, Jānis Ziemelis

Room 501

Session moderators: Igors Ivanovs, Ina Mežina- Mamajeva

16.00 Oral presentations
(each presentation = 7 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion)

1. MIDWIFERY LEADERSHIP IN WOMEN’S CHILDBIRTH CARE
   Samanta Dadūraitė, Alina Vaškelytė
2. QUANTIFYING NURSING WORKLOAD IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS: EVIDENCE FROM A NATIONAL MULTICENTRE STUDY IN LATVIA
   Olga Cerela-Boltunova, Inga Millere
3. OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG NURSES IN ALBANIA: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY USING STANDARDIZED INSTRUMENTS
   Juventina Ngjela, Erda Qorri
4. STANDARDIZATION OF CRITERIA FOR NURSES’DAILY RECORDS IN PEDIATRIC INPATIENT CARE: A QUALITATIVE ACTION RESEARCH STUDY
   Dana Kamzola
5. GRIEF ASPECTS AMONG NURSES WORKING IN PALLIATIVE CARE
   Didzis Kukainis, Dagnija Gulbe

1. TRANSLATION INTO LATVIAN AND VALIDATION OF THE INSTRUMENT “CLIENT-CENTRED REHABILITATION QUESTIONNAIRE
   Agnese Ričika, Illa Mihejeva
2. DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-CRITERION DECISION ANALYSIS MODEL FOR REPEATED USE WITHIN LATVIAN REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
   Uldis Hlevickis
3. EVALUATION OF PYRROLIZIDINEALKALOIDS IN THE MOST COMMON WEEDS IN LATVIA AND THEIR TRANSFER DURING MEDICINALPLANT CULTIVATION ASAPUBLICHEALTHCONCERN
   Ilva Nakurte, Gundars Skudriņš
4. NATIONAL TRENDS IN GASTRIC CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY IN UZBEKISTAN (2015-2024)
   Sayde Djanklich, Abrorjon Yusupbekov, Alisher Berkinov, Venera Seitshayeva, Olim Imamov, Umida Ismaillova
5. PREVALENCE OF VITAMIN D AND IRON DEFICIENCY AMONG INTERNATIONAL ADULT PATIENTS IN PRIMARY CARE IN LATVIA
   Adrian Vartic, Alberto Sadu
6. LATVIAN GENOME REFERENCE PROJECT IN THE GENOME OF EUROPE: GENOMIC DATA INFRASTRUCTURE–ENABLED INTEROPERABILITY WITHTHENATIONALGENOMICDATABASE INFORMATIONSYSTEM
   Aivars Cirulis, Voronova Angelika, Laura Ansone, Monta Briviba, Janis Klovins, Edgars Lakis, Kaspars Megnis, Janis Pjalkovskis, Ivars Silamikelis, Rolands Strazdins
7. MEDICAL RISK FUND APPLICATIONS IN LATVIA (2014–2024): PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE,AND COMPENSATION DYNAMICS
   Aija Leidere - Reine, Margarita Puķīte
8. CHANGES IN PUBLIC AWARENESS OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA BETWEEN YEARS 2016 AND 2023
   Ivars Dominiks Noctis, Nikola Anna Intlere, Laura Eduarda Prošina, Dāniela Bāra, Ēriks Vidžups, Arvīds Grigans

9.       ISOLATION OF STREPTOMYCES SP. FROM THE WOODED DUNES IN LATVIA AND THE CHARACTERISATION OF THEIR ANTIMICROBIAL
POTENTIAL
Agate Iesalniece, Anitra Zīle, Anete Borodušķe
10.    MANUFACTURING QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SEMI-SOLID EXTRUSION 3D PRINTING FOR PHARMACEUTICAL FILMS: MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND USP COMPLIANCE EVALUATION
Gintaras Matulis, Jurga Bernatonienė, Nataliia Herbina, Yuliia Maslii, Lauryna Pudžiuvelytė
11.    THERAPY-SPECIFIC ASSOCIATIONS OF PROTEASOME GENE POLYMORPHISMS WITH NEDA STATUS IN A LATVIAN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS COHORT
Jegors Paramonovs, Ilva Trapiņa, Samanta Pļaviņa, Daniela Malakovska, Jolanta Kalnina, Natalia Paramonova
12.    VITAMIN D PATHWAY GENETICS AND NEDA OUTCOMES ACROSS MS THERAPIES IN A LATVIAN COHORT
Daniela Malakovska, Jolanta Kalnina, Natalia Paramonova, Jegors Paramonovs, Samanta Pļaviņa, Nikolajs Sjakste, Ilva Trapiņa
13.    FORMULATION AND STABILIZATION OF AMORPHOUS EMPAGLIFLOZIN IN CORE-SHELL ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS FOR ENHANCED DRUG PERFORMANCE
Nikija Anspoka, Kristaps Sarsuns, Artis Kons, Viktor Zabolotnii, Roman Viter, Agris Berzins
 

14.    IN VITRO ASSESSMENT OF SIZE-DEPENDENT BIOEFFECTS OF TITANIUM-BASED MXENES
Pavlo Shubin, Volodymyr Deineka
 

15.    DESIGNING BIBLIOTHERAPY PROGRAMS IN SPORT: INSIGHTS FROM LATVIAN COACHES’ READING HABITS AND DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC ENGAGEMENT
Jolanta Upīte, Roberts Petrovičs, Nikola Anna Intlere, Simona Upīte
16.    BURNOUT SYNDROME AMONG EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIANS AT PAULS STRADINS CLINICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Daniela Vinoja, Jevgēnijs Kravčuks
17.    THE IMPACT OF EMOTIONAL STATE ON DECISION-MAKING, COMMUNICATION, AND WELL-BEING AMONG MEDICAL STAFF: A PILOT STUDY
Paulis Lauga, Renars Erts
18.    PATTERNS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOL USE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS
Paula Birzniece, Agija Tomme
19.    DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN HEALTHCARE WORKERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL PILOT SURVEY
Jekaterina Andrejeva, Renars Erts, Irena Frolova
20.    PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES AMONG CHRONIC NEUROPATHIC PAIN PATIENTS ACROSS DIFFERENT STAGES OF PAIN MANAGEMENT
Ramona Valante, Aaro Österman
21.    PRIMARY EMOTIONAL AFFECTIVE SYSTEMS IN OUT-PATIENT PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENTS: PERSONALITY ORGANIZATION, CLINICAL DIAGNOSES AND THERAPISTS’ PERSPECTIVES
Jana Vībure, Inta Zīle
22.    RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANXIETY AND THE CAPACITY TO LOVE IN THE STUDENT POPULATION
Sandra Samoilova, Rolands Ivanovs, Marta Kalniņa, Dāvis Edgars Liepa, Aija de Starceva-Apele
23.    CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF CREUTZFELDT–JAKOB DISEASE: A FIVE-YEAR SINGLE-CENTRE EXPERIENCE
Maanasi Pidke, Ramona Valante
24.    ASSOCIATION OF DEPRESSIVE AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS WITH DIGITAL DEVICE USE PATTERNS AND PERCEIVED IMPACT ON SLEEP
Kristina Lacombe, Rolands Ivanovs
25.    FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND CHILD PSYCHIATRY: A HOSPITAL‑BASED RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Kristina Lacombe, Aļina Gorbačova
 

26.    EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUG THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTIONS AWAITING CATHETER ABLATION
Beatrise Brikovska
27.    CT THROMBUS DENSITY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH BIOMARKERS AND SEVERITY IN ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Ivo Miļūns
28.    LACTATE PROFILE, VO2PEAK, AND BLOOD PRESSURE RESPONSES IN MAXIMAL EXERCISE TESTING IN GRASSROOTS ATHLETES
Kristīne Bumbiere, Līga Plakane, Laila Ušacka
29.    COMORBID COURSE OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AND ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Bayan Nurgaliyeva, Ayanat Omar, Botagoz Patsaeva
30.    PREVALENCE OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS AT THE LATVIAN CENTRE OF INFECTIOUS DISEAES (2020–2024)
Agnese Rozīte, Anna Bumbiere, Anda Zamure, Ieva Tolmane
31.    THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP APNEA SCREENING IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN GENERAL PRACTICE
Anastasija Tjukova
32.    CHARACTERISTICS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES IN ADULTS AGED 30 AND OVER: ANALYSIS OF COMPENSATION AND COMPLICATIONS IN TWO FAMILY DOCTOR PRACTICES
Inese Briksne, Līga Kozlovska
33.    TWO-MONTH RESPONDER OUTCOMES FOLLOWING LIFESTYLE RECOMMENDATIONS IN OUTPATIENT FOLLOW-UP
Tereza Raikstina, Sofija Ivanova, Aleksejs Fedulovs, Guna Bilande, Marina Arisova, Zane Smite, Eriks Vilunas, Jelizaveta Sokolovska
34.    ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LIFESTYLE HABITS AND BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS IN MEDICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS
Rūta Melbārde-Vāvere, Aiga Stivriņa
 

35.    THERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH TESTICULAR TUMORS AT PAULS STRADIŅŠ CLINICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PERIOD FROM 2021–2025
Laura Kavecka, Sigita Hasnere
36.    PATTERNS OF MOLECULAR RESPONSE IN CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA
Jeļizaveta Ponomarjova, Kristīne Bernāte, Aija Geriņa, Anna Oseņņikova, Maksimilians Rate
37.    DETERMINANTS OF HIGH-RISK RENAL CANCER
Elva Eglīte, Sigita Hasnere, Rūdolfs Spilva
38.    FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MELANOMA STAGE AT DIAGNOSIS: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Nataļja Guiska, Silvestrs Rubins
39.    TIME TO DEFINITIVE TREATMENT FOR CUTANEOUS MELANOMA AT THE LATVIAN ONCOLOGY CENTER IN 2025: A RETROSPECTIVE DELAY ANALYSIS
Anete Erta, Anda Apine
 

40.    MARKERS OF INTESTINAL BARRIER DYSFUNCTION AND GUT DERIVED METABOLITES LINKED TO T1D PROGRESSION
Andris Romasovs, Poļina Zaļizko, Aleksejs Fedulovs, Leonora Pahirko, Hanne Salmenkari, Markku Lehto, Jelizaveta Sokolovska
41.    EOSINOPHILIC INFILTRATION IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT OF PATIENTS WITH TYPE I DIABETES MELLITUS, PRELIMINARY DATA
Santa Ivanova, Renate Bumane, Aleksejs Fedulovs, Silva Seņķāne, Jelizaveta Sokolovska, Poļina Zaļizko
42.    BARRETT’S ESOPHAGUS: CLINICAL AND ENDOSCOPIC FEATURES AND RISK FACTORS
Shakhnaza Adilova, Esha Hageez, Akniyet Seitimova, Vladislav Zelensky, Nurgaliyeva Bayan, Zelenskiy Vladislav, Adilova Shakhnaza, Seitimova Akniyet, Hageez Esha
43.    HELICOBACTER PYLORI TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSTICS IN GENERAL PRACTICE
Arnolds Krauklis, Jana Peterlevica
44.    CHRONIC HBV INFECTION AS A FACTOR OF MULTIORGAN DAMAGE IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
Manzura Baimukhanova, Bayan Nurgalieva, Aliya Ospanova
45.    ASSOCIATION OF MULTIMORBIDITY WITH ADHERENCE TO THE NEW NORDIC DIET
Jasmine Edelsten, Ilze Birka, Ilona Kojalo, Marcis Leja, Inese Polaka, Danute Razuka, Daiga Santare
46.    DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF ROUTINE ENDOSCOPIC ASSESMENT OF THE PRESENCE OF INTESTINAL METAPLASIA IN THE STOMACH IN A SINGLE CENTER IN LATVIA
Kristīne Ričarda Muceniece, Linda Anarkulova, Krista Cēbere-Kristone, Una Silvija Garleja, Tija Grēta Ivule, Mārcis Leja, Linda Mežmale, Danute Ražuka-Ebela, Olga Sjomina-Gubareva, Ivars Tolmanis, Aigars Vanags, Laura Veide
 

47.    ANALYSIS OF PREANALYTICAL INDICATORS OF BLOOD CULTURES AT PAULS STRADINS CLINICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, 2022 - 2024
Inese Jansone, Arīna Bistrova, Liāna Linda Skrauča, Aija Vilde
48.    LIFESTYLE HABITS AND THEIR CORRELATION WITH DISEASE SEVERITY IN PSORIASIS PATIENTS IN LATVIA
Līga Gulbe, Ilona Hartmane, Iveta Ivdra, Ingmārs Mikažāns
49.    INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY BARTONELLA SPP.: RETROSPECTIVE PATIENT ANALYSIS
Ketlīna Grolle, Roberts Petrovičs, Laura Eduarda Prošina, Krista Elīza Cekule, Ilva Pole, Gaļina Zeltmate, Elīna Seļicka, Ieva Voita
50.    INSIGHTS INTO PRE-DIALYSIS TRAINING AND PERITONITIS OUTCOMES IN LATVIAN ADULT PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS
Kristīne Locika, Ieva Korsaka, Ksenija Kudrjavceva, Victoriya Petrova, Anna Popova, Ilze Puide, Gundega Riža
 

51.    RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEIVED STRESS AND SLEEP QUALITY IN UKRAINIAN ADOLESCENTS AFFECTED BY WAR
Maiia Aliusef, Ilva Daugule, Huda Mustafa Ali, Ladan Musesultan, Ingrida Rumba-Rozenfelde
52.    INFANT GUT MICROBIOTA ASSOCIATION WITH GUT-BRAIN AXIS DISORDERS
Egija Zelča, Dita Gudrā, Megija Lunge, Daiga Akmentiņa, Dāvids Fridmanis, Ingrīda Rumba-Rozenfelde, Ilva Daugule
53.    EFFECT OF DIFFERENT DELIVERY MODES ON INTESTINAL FUNCTIONAL PROFILES AND METABOLITE PATTERNS IN INFANTS UP TO 18 MONTHS
Krista Elīza Cekule, Ketlīna Grolle, Dita Gudrā, Ilva Daugule, Daiga Akmentiņa, Ingrīda Rumba-Rozenfelde, Dāvids Fridmanis, Egija Zelča
54.    ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HUMAN BREAST MILK AND INFANT’S GUT MICROBIOTA
Laura Švīgere, Līga Broka, Ingrida Rumba-Rozenfelde, Ilva Daugule, Dita Gudrā, Mikus Gavars, Dāvids Fridmanis
55.    PREVALENCE AND LOCALIZATION OF CERVICAL CYSTS IN CHILDREN IN LATVIA
Vadims Jemeļjanovs, Jānis Sokolovs
56.    IMPACT OF MANUALLY REVIEWED AUTOMATED AHI AND ODI SCORES ON THERAPY DECISIONS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
Ērika Bogdanova, Una Purviņa, Marta Celmiņa
57.    PREHOSPITAL PAIN MANAGEMENTAND TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC BURNS DURING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE RESPONSES IN THE LATGALE REGION (2020–2022)
Ilze Kucina, Olga Černova
58.    NON-INFECTIOUS STRIDORIN CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OF AGE: ETIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
Liega Moļņika, Elīna Aleksejeva, Kristina Karganova
59.    CO CREATED NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS HEALTHY EATING BARRIERS AMONG VULNERABLE ADOLESCENTS: A PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH STUDY
Karīna Freiberga, Elīza Andrejenko, Inga Elksne, Lolita Jakubāne, Una Veseta, Darja Ņesteroviča
60.    CHANGES IN THE GUT MICROBIOTA AND DEVELOPMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN AFTER ANTIBACTERIAL THERAPY
Ērika Bļinkova, Kristīne Piekuse, Larisa Zaharova, Margarita Zaharova, Elīna Bērziņa, Dita Gudrā, Dāvids Fridmanis, Ilva Daugule
61.    EXPERIENCES OF MIDWIVES AND DOULAS OF FAMILY CENTERED TEAMWORK IN LABOR AND DELIVERY
Judita Druktenienė, Alina Vaškelytė
62.    VALIDATION OF AN INSTRUMENT FOR THE SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION OF POSTNATAL DEPRESSION RISK FACTORS AND RISK GROUP CLASSIFICATION
Ance Aumeistere, Ilze Abolina, Iveta Bajare, Zane Krastina, Lilian Tzivian
63.    PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH LABOUR INDUCTION
Beatrise Dinsberga-Skripa, Ramona Galsone
64.    MATERNAL OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY ACROSS ROBSON TGCS GROUPS 1-5 IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL CENTRE (2023-2024)
Beatrise Dinsberga-Skripa, Zane Krastiņa, Nataļja Vasika, Beāte Vītola
65.    CAESAREAN DELIVERY AND RISK OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA DEVELOPMENT
Ņina Timma, Ingrīda Rumba-Rozenfelde, Egija Zelča
66.    ASSESSMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY PROBLEMATICS IN LATVIA IN THE PERIOD FROM 2021 TO 2025
Margarita Pukite, Roberta Iesalniece, Mikelis Pukitis

67.    FASCIAL EPICONDYLAR AUGMENTATION FOR ULNAR NERVE STABILIZATION IN CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME WITH ULNAR NERVE INSTABILITY
Karlis Krustins, Iveta Beinarovica, Martins Kapickis, Uldis Krustins
68.    INCIDENCE, TYPE OF INJURIES AND RETURN TO SPORT AFTER INJURY DURING THE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT “RIGA HOCKEY CUP 2025”
Anastasija Tildmākere, Laila Ušacka
69.    PHYSICIANS’ ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT PROBLEMS ACROSS THE SURGICAL TIMELINE: A PILOT STUDY
Aleksejs Meļkovs, Renārs Erts, Irena Frolova
70.    COMPARISON OF POSTOPERATIVE HERNIA REPAIR METHODS. RAKUS EXPERIENCE
Marija Podlesnaja, Igors Ivanovs
71.    PATIENT-REPORTED QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL RECONSTRUCTION WITH MODIFIED MINI-OPEN SUBLAY REPAIR
Jekaterina Kuzņecova, Renārs Erts, Maksims Maštalers, Sergejs Kļimčuks
72.    IMMEDIATE PRIMARY RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE REANASTOMOSIS AFTER IATROGENIC INJURY DURING THYROID SURGERY-THREE CASE REPORTS
Iveta Eihmane-Strusele, Vladimirs Fokins, Dainis Jakovels, Dmitrijs Aleksandrovs
73.    PERIOPERATIVE SYNDECAN-1 DYNAMICS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN CARDIAC SURGERY
Tadas Cesnaitis, Tadas Lenkutis, Renata Paukstaitiene, Rimantas Benetis
74.    WHEN TIME MEETS PHYSIOLOGY: TRAUMA SYSTEM TIME METRICS AND SURGICAL DECISION-MAKING IN SURGICALLY TREATED POLYTRAUMA PATIENTS
Leila Geibijeva, Alvis Melderis
75.    UTILIZING A 3D PRINTED LAPAROSCOPIC NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION MODEL TO SHORTEN A RESIDENT'S LEARNING CURVE
Sidney Moses Amadi, Muhammd Osama Wali Zada
76.    PERIOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES OF CAROTID REVASCULARIZATION AT PAULS STRADINS CLINICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Ērika Bogdanova, Roberts Petrovičs, Terēza Raikstiņa, Anda Lita Vāvere, Roberts Rumba
77.    DIGITAL APPROACHES TO LOWER-LIMB PROSTHESIS OPTIMIZATION USING LABORATORY GAIT ANALYSIS AND BIOMECHANICAL MODELING
Donatas Daublys, Milda Dubosienė, Birutė Sinkutė, Aurelijus Domeika
78.    PATIENT EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS BEFORE AND AFTER SURGERY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PAIN, INSOMNIA, RISK OF COMPLICATIONS, AND LACK OF INFORMATION
Adriāna Beāte Asača, Renars Erts
79.    CAUSES AND PREDICTORS OF WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG OPERATING THEATRE SPECIALISTS IN LATVIA
Zenija Roja, Henrijs Kalkis, Kristine Smiukse, Marwan Babiker, Inara Roja
80.    COMPARATIVE STUDY OF OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION EXPOSURE IN FLUOROSCOPY-GUIDED ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA PROCEDURES ACROSS ANATOMICAL REGIONS
Inga Andriulevičiūtė, Birutė Gricienė, Lukas Laurinaitis
 

81.    THERMOGRAPHIC RESPONSE TO ADDUCTOR CANAL BLOCK IN KNEE ARTHOPLASTY: ANALYSIS OF TEMPERATURE PATTERNS AND INFLUENCING FACTORS
Elza Romane, Vladimirs Serskihs, Nikola Kligina, Rūdolfs Spilva, Elva Eglīte, Iveta Golubovska, Antons Suškovs, Aleksejs Miščuks
82.    ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT RADIATION EXPOSURE FOR COMMON X-RAY PROCEDURES AT AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Birutė Gričienė, Leonid Krynke, Darija Litvinenko
83.    AN EXPLORATION OF THE COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE PROCESSES OF MEDICAL STUDENTS WHEN PERFORMING AN EMERGENCY FRONT-OF-NECK AIRWAY ON LOW-FIDELITY AND HIGH-FIDELITY MANIKINS
Marta Aukone, Everita Binde, Sigita Kazūne
84.    CLINICAL SEVERITY IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS: ASSOCIATION WITH ADMISSION TYPE AND READMISSION HISTORY
Polina Finogenova, Iveta Golubovska, Antons Suškovs, Sergejs Zadorožnijs
 

85.    EVALUATION OF POROSITY AND FRACTURE RESISTANCE IN CONVENTIONAL VS. 3D-PRINTED TEMPORARY DENTAL CROWNS: A MICRO-CT AND MECHANICAL TESTING ANALYSIS
Matīss Šalms, Mārtiņš Namiķis
86.    ANALYSIS OF DENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE EVALUATION OF MEDICAL RISK FUND APPLICATIONS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS
Agate Skrebele, Margarita Pukite
87.    OPTIMAL INTEGRATION OF HAPTIC VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATORS IN PRECLINICAL DENTAL EDUCATION: STUDENT AND LECTURER PREFERENCES
Maksims Ģermanovičs, Anda Slaidiņa