Preliminary Programme

16 May 2025

8:00 - 9:00 Registration

9:00 - 9:30 The Opening of the Congress and Welcome Speeches:         

  • Latvian Sports Medicine Association
  • International Sports medicine Federation
  • European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations
  • European Union of Medical Specialties  
  • LR Ministry for Health
  • Latvian Medical Association

9:30 - 11:30 Plenary session I

Sports Medicine New Approaches     

Chairs: Dr. Med. Sandra Rozenštoka; Prof. Andrejs Ērglis
9:00 - 9:30 Prof. Andrejs Ērglis LSC
Physical activity for the population and inactivity
9:30 - 10:00 Dr. Med. Sandra Rozenštoka LSMA
Longevity: physical activity, pharmacology, and quality of life
10:00 - 10:20 Prof. Fabio Pigozzi FIMS
Cardiovascular Risk for Active Population
10:20 - 10:40 Dr. Liene Kozlovska EC
Permitted sports pharmacology and doping
10:40 - 11:00 Dr. Mārtiņš Mālzubris LTOA
New Opportunities for Intervention of Sports Injuries
11:00 - 11:55 Coffee break / Poster session

12:00 - 13:30 Parallel Session 1.1.

The athlete in Health Care System                  

12:00 - 13:30 Parallel Session   1.2.   

The management of Sports injuries                                 
12:00 - 12:20 The athlete in Health Care System 12:00 - 12:20 Injury and Pain Management
12:20 - 12:40 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Sports 12:20 - 12:40 The Way from Injury to the Return to Sport
12:40 - 12:55 Modifiable Health Risk Factors in Soldier Population 12:40 - 12:55 Dr. Ēriks Ozols
News in the Anterior Cruciatum Ligament surgery
12:55 - 13:10 Health issues for Better Performance in Soldiers' Population 12:55 - 13:10 Stress fracture
13:10 - 13:30 Prof. Agnes Magi
Health issues for Better Performance in Sports
13:10 - 13:25 Dr. Artis Gulbis
A new approach to the treatment of herniated spinal discs
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch / Poster session

14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Session 1.3.                                  

Implement Known Strategies in Sports Medicine 

14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Workshop Session 1.4.                                         

 Musculoskeletal examination with ultrasound technology          

14:30 - 15:00 Prof. Yannis Pitsiladis
Sports Genetics
14:30 - 15:00 Workshop 1.1.
Knee ultrasonography
15:00 - 15:20 An Athletes Weight Correction 15:00 - 15:30 Workshop 1.2.
Shoulder ultrasonography
15:20 - 15:40
Medical Care in Sports Competitions
15:30 - 16:00 Workshop 1.3.
Muscles ultrasonography
15:40 - 16:00 Dr. Med. Sandra Rozenštoka
Para Athletes Medical Care in the Sports Competitions

16:00 - 17:30      Plenary Session II

Athletes Medical care                                                                                                        

16:00 - 16: 30 Prof. Līga Plakane
The Training Program and Environment Impact on the Health of an Athlete and Soldier
16:30 - 16:50 Dr. Viktors Ļiņovs
Radiologist Look on the Return to Sports
16:50 - 17:10 Prof. Eve Unt
Anaemia in athletes and physically active people
17:10 - 17:30 Līva Tiesnese
Compensatory Mechanisms and Change of Movement Pattern
17:30 Conclusion of the First Congress Day
20:00 Networking and Gala Dinner

17 May 2025

8:00 - 9:00    Parallel Session 2.1.                              

Multidisciplinary Oral Presentations in Sports Medicine I

8:00 - 9:00    Parallel Session 2.2.                                  

Multidisciplinary Oral Presentations in Sports Medicine II         

9:00 - 10:00 Plenary session III

Better outcome factors in Sports Medicine for Sports

9:00 - 9:20 Prof. Renata Zumbakyte-Sermuksniene
Athletes' Preparticipation Evaluation
9:20 - 9:40 Jeļena Pavlova
Nutrition and Physical Activity
9:40 - 10:00 Dr. Anda Nulle
News in the Rehabilitation for Athletes and Active Citizens

10:00 - 11:30 Parallel Session 2.3.                                          

Looking Through Sports Medicine Prism

10:00 - 11:30 Parallel Session 2.4.                            

Opportunities for Intervention of Injuries
10:00 - 10:20  Evidence Based Recommendations for Physical Activity in Different Disease 10:00 - 10:20 Concussion in Sports
10:20 - 10:40  Dr. Med. Jolanta Upīte
Regular Physical Exercises as an Essential Factor in Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention
10:20 - 10:40 Shoulder Dislocation Physiotherapy
10:40 - 11:00 Sports Medicine Connection with Oncology 10:40 - 11:00 Differential diagnosis of Groin Pain
11:00 - 11:15 Asthma in Sport 11:00 - 11:15 Postoperative Rehabilitation of Ankle Injury
11:15 - 11:30 Athletes kidney 11:15 - 11:30 Return to Sport in Muscle Injuries
11:00 - 12:00 Coffee break / Poster session

12:00 - 13:30 Parallel Session 2.5.       

The Challenges of Presenting a Work in Sports Medicine              

12:00 - 13:30 Parallel Workshop Session 2.6.                                   

Relevant Diagnostic methods in Sports Medicine 

12:00 - 12:30 Dr. Ilze Aizsilniece
Family physician in cooperation with a Sports medicine physician
12:00 - 12:30 Workshop 1
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Sports Medicine
12:30 - 12:50 The Aspects of Global Medicine Ethics in the Sports Medicine 12:30 - 13:00  Workshop 2
Muscle Testing in Sports Medicine
12:50 - 13:10  Sports psychology - Sports medicine physician and an athlete's cooperation 13:00 - 13:30 Workshop 3
Movement pattern evaluation
13:10 - 13:30  Dr. Laila Ušacka
Meet the Editor: Let's Write a Manuscript
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch / Poster session

14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Session 2.7.

Athletes Heart and Other Cases in Sports Cardiology                         

14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Session 2.8.                                                   

The Evaluation of the Exercise Tolerance  and Abilities 
14:30 - 14:50 Cardiac Magnetic resonance in athletes 14:30 - 14:50 Negative  role of doping in improving sports performance
14:50 - 15:05 Congenital Changes in Coronary arteries 14:50 - 15:10 Is it Possible to Correct the Posture in Athletes?
15:05 - 15:20 Heart Rhythm Disturbances 15:10 - 15:30 Athlete Performance Video Analyze
15:20 - 13:35 Challenges of Sports Cardiology Medication 15:30 - 15:50 Functional outcome of biomechanical analyses of movement pattern
15:35 - 16:00 Prof Anca Ionescu
Electrolytes supplementation for Athletes
15:50 - 16:00 Neck Functions in Different Sports

16:00 - 17:00 Plenary session IV 

The Future of the Sports Medicine 

16:00 - 16:30 Prof. Oskars Kalējs
Is it Possible to Decrease the Cardiovascular Risk for Athlete Population?
16:30 - 17:10 Prof. Yannis Pitsiladis
Innovations in Sports Medicine

17:10 - 17:30 Closing Ceremony and speeches:                                                                                              

  • Latvian Olympic committee
  • Latvian Paralympic committee
  • EFSMA Scientific committee
17:30 - 18:00 Presentation of the Country. Final speech Latvian Sports Medicine Association