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Society. Health. Welfare.
10th International Multidisciplinary Research Conference
26–28 March 2025 at Rīga Stradiņš University & online
Society. Health. Welfare. explores fundamental aspects of human well-being, focusing on ensuring individuals and communities have the internal resilience and resources necessary to thrive in an ever-changing world. It sets the foundation for human health and societal welfare by addressing the structural needs that empower people to face future challenges.
This year, our conference will focus on the life cycle approach to health, emphasising health as a continuous process from birth to told age. By addressing key life stages, we can create interventions that promote lifelong well-being and inform policies that support health throughout the lifespan. Let's explore these strategies to advance public health in Latvia and globally!
Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne, Ph.D., Mg.sc.sal.
Chair, 10th International Multidisciplinary Research Conference
Society. Health. Welfare., RSU Research Week 2025
Main Topics
Public Health
- Health promotion
- Primary, secondary and tertiary disease prevention
- Social determinants of health
- Risk factors and epidemiology of diseases
- Behaviour models in health communication
- Health inequalities and populations at-risk
Health Systems Research
- Governance and financing of health systems
- Person-centered health services
- Measuring and improving quality
- Digital health
Environmental and Occupational Health
- Human biomonitoring - unlocking exposure risks
- Indoor air quality as an indicator of well-being
- Ergonomics at work and in everyday life
- Challenging occupational psychoemotional risks
Psychological Care
- Utilizing technology in psychological care and therapy: innovative approaches and solutions
- The role and influence of society on individual health: psychological insights and challenges
Social Welfare
- An Eco-social work and promoting community resilience
- Social work and social entrepreneurship
- Social work in child and youth wellbeing
- Information and communication technologies integration in social work
Nursing and Midwifery
- Health workforce, leadership, interaction with education
- Innovative approach to care, including technology solutions
- Strategic directions of Nursing and Midwifery
- Multisectoral collaboration in health system
Programme
26-28 March 2025
- 26 March - Life Cycle Approach to Health - Childhood and Adolescence
More information to follow.
- 27 March - Life Cycle Approach to Health - Adulthood
More information to follow.
- 28 March - Life Cycle Approach to Health - Ageing Populations
More information to follow.
Keynote speakers
International Scientific Committee
Chair, Assoc. Prof. Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne, Director, Institute of Public Health, RSU / Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, RSU, Latvia
- Prof. Ģirts Briģis – Head of the Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, RSU, Latvia
- Prof. Anita Villeruša – Chair, Scientific Council, Institute of Public Health, RSU / Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, RSU / Director of Public Health Study Programme, RSU, Latvia
- Assoc. Prof. Ivars Vanadziņš – Director, Institute for Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, RSU / Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, RSU, Latvia
- Asst. Prof. Daiga Behmane – Director of Health Management Study Programme, RSU / Lead researcher, Institute of Publice Health, RSU, Latvia
- Assoc. Prof. Lolita Vilka – Head of the Department of Welfare and Social Work, RSU / Director of Social Work Study Programme, RSU, Latvia
- Prof. Kristīne Mārtinsone – Head of the Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy, RSU, Latvia
- Prof. Inga Millere – Dean, Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare, RSU / Department of Nursing and Midwifery, RSU / Chair of Board, Clinic of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, RSU, Latvia
- Asst. Prof. Jeļena Reste – Lead researcher, Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, RSU / Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, RSU, Latvia
- Inese Mārtiņsone – Lead researcher and Head of the Laboratory of Hygiene and Occupational Diseases, RSU, Latvia
- Doc. Dr. psych. Jeļena Koļesņikova, Director of Health Psychology Study Programme, RSU/ Manager, Psychology Laboratory, RSU, Latvia
- Asst. Prof. Aija Bukova-Žideļūna, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology; Director of Study Programme, Health Communication, RSU, Latvia
- Asst. Prof. Lauma Spriņģe, Public Health Researcher, Institute of Public Health, RSU, Latvia
- Asst. Prof. Agita Melbārde-Kelmere, Director of Master's Nursing Study Programme, RSU, Latvia
- PhD, MD Sandra Dudareva, Co-Lead of viral hepatitis team, Head of WHO Collaborating Centre for viral hepatitis and HIV, Unit for HIV/AIDS, STI and Blood-borne Infections, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Germany
- Prof., MD, MpH, PhD Skirmantė Sauliūnė, Professor of the Department of Health Management, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
- Prof., Dr., MD Birutė Strukčinskienė, Head of the Department of Public Health, Chief Researcher of the Health Research and Innovation Science Centre, Professor in Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, Lithuania
- Prof. Irena Žemaitaitytė, Associate Professor at the Institue of Educational Science and Social Work, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania
- PhD Marike Kolossa, Head of Section "Toxicology, Health-related Environmental Monitoring”, German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
- Assoc. Prof., PhD Markéta Rusnáková, Vice-Rector for Foreign Relations and Mobility, Associate Professor of the Department of Social Work, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia
- Assoc. Prof., Dr. hab. Dorota Kilańska, Associate Professor of the Department of Coordinated Care, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
- Lect., Dr. Angelos P. Kassianos, Lecturer of the Department of Nursing, Cyprus University of Technology; Departments of Psychology and Computer Science, University of Cyprus, Cyprus and the Department of Applied Health Research University College London, United Kingdom
- MD, PhD, MPH Noël C Barengo, Associate Professor of the Division of Medical and Population Health Sciences Education and Research, Department of Medical Education, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, USA
- Asst. Prof. Daniel Markovič, Head of the Department of Social Work, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia
- Assoc. Prof. Manuel Ferreira, Associate Professor of the University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal
- Prof., Dr. rer. medic. Christian G. Stierle, Professor of the Hochschule Fresenius, University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Prof., PhD Olav Götz, Professor, Health Care Consultant of the APOLLON University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Prof., PhD Mindaugas Stankunas, Professor of the Department of Health Management, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
- Prof. Tamás Martos, Professor of the Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged, Hungary
- Prof., PhD Nathan J Wilson, Director, HDR and Honours of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Australia
