Programme

Friday, 16 May
8:00 - 9:00 Registration - Networking - Exhibition
Hall Alfa

9:00 - 9:30 The Opening of the Congress
MD Dr. Sandra Rozenstoka, President of the Latvian Sports Medicine Association
LR Health Ministry
Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Director of the Sports Department of the Education and Science Ministry of Latvia
Raimonds Lazdiņš, President of the Latvian Olympic Committee
Prof. Fabio Pigozzi, The President of the International Federation of Sports Medicine
MD Dr. Marc H. M. Herman, Officer for European and International Affairs of the European Union of Medical Specialties
Hall Alfa

9:30 - 11:30 Plenary session I - Sports Medicine New Approaches

Moderators: Dr. Liene Kozlovska; Prof. Andrejs Ērglis
9:30 - 9:50 MD Dr. Sandra Rozenštoka, Latvia - Longevity: Physical Activity, Pharmacology, and Quality of Life
9:50 - 10:10 Prof. Andrejs Ērglis, Latvia - Winners in Cardiovascular Disease Incidence - Possible Solutions in Collaboration
10:10 - 10:30 Prof. Fabio Pigozzi, Italy, FIMS President - Cardiovascular Risk and Physical Exercise
10:30 - 10:50 Dr. Kristaps Krokenfelds, Latvia - Traumatology Surgeon Look on the Injury Prevention
10:50 - 11:10 Dr. Liene Kozlovska, Latvia, CoE - Permitted Sports Pharmacology and Doping
11:10 - 11:20 Dr. Didzis Gavars, Latvia - New Approaches in Laboratory Science for Athletes care
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee break - Networking - Exhibition
Hall Alfa

12:00 - 13:30 Parallel Session 1.1. The Athlete in the Health Care System 

Moderators: Prof. Oskars Kalējs, Dr. Ablyalimov Rustem

 Hall Beta I

12:00 - 13:30    Parallel Session 1.2. Sports Physiotherapy - Is it Possible to Correct an Athlete  Posture and or Change the Movement Pattern

Moderators: Līva Tiesnese, Kristīne Matuka
12:00 - 12:20 Prof. Oskars Kalējs, Latvia - Is it Possible to Decrease the Cardiovascular Risk for Athlete Population? 12:00 - 12:30 Physiotherapist Līga Līdumniece-Šulce, Latvia - The Role of Biomechanically Optimal Movement in Preventing Overuse Injuries
12:20 - 12:40 Dr. Irīna Erdmane, Latvia - Cardiac Magnetic Resonanse in Athletes
12:40 - 13:00 Dr. Ablyalimov Rustem, Uzbekistan - Association of Lactate Concentration with Echocardiographic Indices in Cyclists 12:30 - 12:50 Physiotherapist Marta Kāpiņa, Latvia - The Role of Shoulder Movement Patterns in Preventing Overuse Injuries in Athletes
13:00 - 13:10 Mykola Bilan, Ukraine - The Role of Robotic Systems in the Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Patients with Ischemic Stroke 12:50 - 13:10 Physiotherapist Līva Tiesnese, Latvia - Self-Management and Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Sports
13:10 - 13:30 Prof. Davor Plavec, Croatia - New Croatian Bylaw for Athletes Preparticipation Examinations 13:10 - 13:30 Discussion
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch - Networking - Exhibition/The First Meeting of the UEMS Sports Medicine Group Hall Beta II
Hall Alfa

14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Session 1.3. Connection between Sports Medicine and Military Medicine

Moderators: Dr. Mārtiņš Malzubris, Dr. Ēriks Ozols		 Hall Beta I

14:30 - 15:30 Parallel Session 1.4. Lactate as Signaling Molecule

Moderators: Dr. Lolita Kalniņa - Havraneka, Dr. Laila Ušacka
14:30 - 14:50 Dr. Anete Zahare, Latvia - Sporting Events and Major Incidents in Sports and Military Medicine 14:30 - 14:45 Prof. Līga Plakane, Latvia - Lactate as Signalling Molecule
14:50 - 15:10 Dr. Mārtiņš Malzubris, Latvia - Military Traumas - Reasonable Reconstruction Options for Extremity Injuries 14:45 - 15:00 Dr. Jānis Kaupe, Latvia - Use of Lactate Kinetics in Physical Exercise Tests
15:10 - 15:30  Dr. Ēriks Ozols, Latvia - Strategies in the Anterior Cruciatum Ligament surgery 15:00 - 15:15 Dr. Laila Ušacka, Latvia - Metabolic Flexibility Indicators for Latvian Ice Hockey League Players
15:30 - 15:40 Santana Reičela Dijeva, Dr. Sandra Rozenštoka, Latvia - The Evaluation of Neck Muscle Strength in the Professional Football and Ice Hockey Athletes 15:15 - 15:30 Klāvs Ēvelis, Latvia - Lactate as a Signaling Molecule for BDNF and other Neurotrophic Factors: Bridging Exercise and Neuroplasticity
15:40 - 16:00 Prof. Līga Plakane, Latvia - The Training Program and Environment Impact on the Health of an Athlete and Soldier
Hall Alfa

16:00 - 17:40 Plenary Session II - Athletes Medical Care

Moderators: Dr. Sandra Rozenštoka, Prof. Yannis Pitsiladis
16:00 -16:20 Prof. Yannis Pitsiladis, Greece, UK, Hong Kong - Precision Prevention: Tailoring Care Beyond One Size Fits All
16:20 - 16:40 Prof. Vladimir Ivancev, Croatia - Sports Medicine Guidelines – Croatian Sports Medicine Society
16:40 - 17:00 Prof. Pedro Manonelles, Spain - The Harmful Health Effects of Nutritional Supplements Contaminated with Prohibited Substances
17:00 - 17:20 Prof. Andrea Podolski, Austria - Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing for Differential Diagnosis of Exertional Dyspnea
17:20 - 17:30 Dr. Mārcis Jakovičs, Prof. Inese Pontaga, Edgars Bernans, Latvia - Metabolic Stress and Cardiovascular Adaptations Following Repeated Dynamic HIIT Intervals in skiers
17:30 - 17:50 Prof. Pierre Abraham, France - Underdiagnosis of Vascular Diseases in Physical Active Patients: Does it Result from Atypical Presentation of Typical Diseases or from Atypical Diseases of Typical Presentation?
17:50 Conclusion of the First Congress Day

20:00 Networking and Gala Dinner

Saturday, 17 May


8:00 - 9:00 Registration - Networking - Exhibition
Hall Alfa

9:00 - 11:30 Plenary session III - Better outcome factors in Sports Medicine for Sports

Moderators: Dr. Liene Kozlovska, Prof. Noiba Rakhimova
9:00 - 9:20 MD Dr. Sergei Iljukov, Finland - Performance Modelling for Anti-Doping Needs and Beyond
9:20 - 9:40 Prof. Petra Zupet, Slovenia - From Fatigue to Fitness: Clinical Challenges of Iron Deficiency in Athletes
9:40 - 10:00 Prof. Oskars Kalējs, Latvia - Sudden Cardiac Death in Sports
10:00 - 10:20 Dr. Ruta Turcinskiene, Lithuania - The Occlusal Chain Reaction: How Jaw Stability Shapes Athletic Motion and Performance
10:20 - 10:40 Dr. Viktors Ļiņovs, Latvia - Radiologist Look on the Return to Sports
10:40 - 11:00 Prof. Agnes Magi, Estonia - Athletes' Preparticipation Evaluation
11:00 - 11:20 MD Dr. Katarzyna Szmigielska, Poland - Physical Activityy in Obesity
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee break  - Networking - Exhibition
Hall Alfa

12:00 - 13:30 Parallel Session 2.1.  The influence of the nutrition and other factors on the Athletes' Performance

Moderators: MD Dr. Irīna Gaju, Dr. Anete Zahare		 Hall Beta I

12:00 - 13:30 Parallel Session 2.2. Relevant Diagnostic methods in Sports Medicine

Moderators: Josepf Pace, Dr. Mārcis Jakovičs
12:00 - 12:20 MD Dr. Irina Gabriela Gaju, Romania - Obesity and Elite Performance: Challenges in Weight-Demanding Disciplines 12:00 - 13:00 Physiotherapist Josepf Pace, Malta - Movement Pattern Evaluation
12:20 - 12:40 Jānis Leitis, Latvia - How Proper Nutrition Supports the Body During Different Training Phases
12:40 - 12:50 Prof. Inese Pontaga, Latvia,  Andrew Rinaldi Sinulingga, Indonesia, Anastasija Šalajeva, Kristaps Slaidiņš, Agris Liepa, Latvia - Evaluation and Training of Balance Performance Characteristics in Young Football Players in Pre-Season
12:50 - 13:00 Margarita Jahimovica, Emil Syundyukov, Svjatoslavs Kistkins, Sofija Ivanova, Prof. Valdis Pirags, Dr. Jelizaveta Sokolovska, Prof. Lilian Tzivian (Latvia) - Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Latvian Inhabitants: Preliminary Data
13:00 - 13:10 Zigmunds Freibergs, Agnese Ušacka, Kristīne Šneidere, porf. Ainārs Stepens, Latvia - The Impact of Physical Activity on Working Memory Performance in the Aging Population 13:00 - 13:10 Anna Davidoviča, Guna Semjonova, prof. Aleksejs Kataševs, prof. Signe Tomsone, Linda Lancere, Aleksandrs Oks, Lydia Kamynina, Alise Jonāte, Andis Bikšāns, Latvia - Enhancing Injury Prevention in Football: A Smart Socks-Based Biofeedback System for Real-Time Biomechanical Monitoring
13:10 - 13:30 Prof. Bjorn Alkner, Sweden - Resistance Exercise in Children and Adults - Preliminary Data from the KidREx Study 13:10 - 13:30 MD Dr. Sandra Rozenštoka, Latvia - Technology in Para Athletes' Sports Classification
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch - Networking - Exhibition
Hall Alfa

14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Session 2.3. Specific Issues of the Sports Medicine

Moderators: Prof. Noiba Rakhimova, Dr. Simona Upīte

Hall Beta I

14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Session with Arbor Medical Corporation 2.4.  Athletes' Ultrasound Diagnostic Workshop

Moderators: Dr. Kitija Nulle, Dr. Irīna Vīksne
14:30 - 14:40 Dr. Simona Upīte, Roberts Petrovičs, Nikola Anna Intlere, prof. Jolanta Upīte, Latvia - A Systematic Review of Bibliotherapy as Emotional Support in Young Athletes
  • Dr. Kitija Nulle - Athletes' Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography
  • Dr. Irīna Vīksne - Athletes Echocardiography
14:40 - 14:50 Roberts Petrovičs, Nikola Anna Intlere, dr. Simona Upīte, prof. Jolanta Upīte, Latvia - Exploring Sport Coach’s Awareness and Perceptions of Bibliotherapy in Enhancing Young Athletes' Mental Well-being During Training
14:50 - 15:00 Gundega Ulme, Katrīna Volgemute, prof. Agita Ābele, Renars Līcis, Rodrigo Laviņš, Kristers Ansons, Latvia - Cognitive and Stress-Related Predictors of Athletic Excellence
15:00 - 15:10 Gints Peleckis, Guna Semjonova, Latvia, Jason Tang, United Kingdom, Solvita Pleinica, Sanita Surina, Agris Liepa, Latvia - Breathing Techniques for stress reduction and cognitive function improvement in the adolescent athlete population
15:10 - 15:20 Dalius Barkauskas, Lithuania - Dry Needling in Sports Medicine: Minimalistic Treatment Strategy for Optimal Recovery
15:20 - 15:40 Prof. Noiba Rakhimova, Uzbekistan - Diagnostic Markers of Overtraining in Sports
15:40 - 16:00 Prof. Eve Unt, Estonia - Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)
Hall Alfa

16:00 - 17:30 Plenary session IV - The Future of the Sports Medicine

Moderators: MD Dr. Sandra Rozenštoka, Prof. Yannis Pitsiladis
16:00 - 16:20 Dr. Pria Krishnasamy, UK - Physical Activity for Children and Young People & Moving Medicine
16:20 - 16:40 Prof. Ruediger Reer, Germany - Towards a Healthier World: The Global Alliance for Physical Activity Promotion
16:40 - 17:00 Prof. Kirill Micallef-Stafrace, Malta - Game On: The Intersection of eSports and Sports Medicine
17:00 - 17:30 Prof. Yannis Pitsiladis, Greece, UK, Honk Kong - Innovations in Sports Medicine

17:30 Closing Ceremony
Vladimirs Šteinbergs, The President of the Latvian Sports Federations Council
Liene Apine, The Secretary General of the Latvian Paralympic Committee
Kalvis Ciekurs, Deputy Director of the Rīga Stradins University Latvian Academy of Sport Education
MD Dr. Sandra Rozenštoka, The President of the Latvian Sports Medicine Association