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

The International Scientific Conference on Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Latvia 2026 will be held in Riga at the UL House of Science, Jelgavas street 3, Riga, Latvia on 26 March 2026. The event covers a variety of disciplines, including clinical and research medicine, pharmacy, nursing and public health.
https://conferences.lu.lv/event/773/

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

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

Conference morning sessions  - ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Room 105

Session moderators: Liliāna Civjāne, Juris Bārzdiņš, 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