INVITED SPEAKERS FROM USA

Edward R. Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA

Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine

Chief of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

Section Chair for Education and Research and Current Procedural Terminology Advisor, American Society of Anesthesiologists

Jean-Louis Horn, MD

Professor and Chief, Division of Regional Anesthesia

Dept of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Stanford University School of Medicine

OTHER SPEAKERS

Inese Budzila - The Care Unit Director, Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Riga (Latvia).

Olegs Gutnikovs – MD, Anesthesiologist, Chief of Regional Anesthesia, Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Riga (Latvia). Researcher Associate Professor in Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga (Latvia).

Igors Ivanovs – MD, PhD, Assoc.prof., General Surgeon, Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Riga (Latvia). Associate Professor in University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia).

Juris Jansons – MD, Urologist, Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Riga (Latvia). Lecturer at Department of Surgery, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga (Latvia).

Anna Junga – MD, PhD, Assist.Prof., Anesthesiologist, Chief of Education, Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Riga (Latvia). Assistant Professor in Department of Morphology, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga (Latvia).

Rihards Mikilps-Mikgelbs – MD, Thoracic Surgeon, The Centre of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Riga (Latvia). Researcher and scientific assistant, Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine of the University of Latvia.

Agnese Ozolina – MD, PhD, Assoc.Prof., Head of Anesthesiology Clinic, Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Riga (Latvia). Associate Professor in Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga (Latvia).

Arturs Ozolins - MD, PhD, Assoc.Prof., Head of Hepatobiliary surgery unit, Pauls Stradinš Clinical University Hospital, Riga (Latvia). Associate Professor and Researcher in Department of Surgery, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga (Latvia).

Ants Hendrik Parik – MD, Anesthesiologist, Tartu University hospital, Tartu (Estonia).

Haralds Plaudis - MD, PhD, Prof., Board Member of Riga East Clinical University Hospital (Chief Medical Officer), Riga (Latvia). Head Specialist in Surgery, Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Riga (Latvia). Professor in Department of Surgery, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga (Latvia).

Vita Steina - Commissioner, The Lancet Commission, European Health Union. Advisor to Health Minister of Republic of Latvia, Health Ministry of Latvia. Head of Patient Experience Association, Latvia. Patient experience expert, Riga East Clinical University Hospital and Pauls Stradinš Clinical University Hospital (Latvia). Global council, member, The Beryl Institute (USA).

Giedrius Volbekas - MD, Consultant Anesthesiologist, Vilnius University Hospital Santariskui Klinikos, Vilnius (Lithuania).

Jana Zodzika - MD, PhD, Assoc.Prof., Head of the Gynecological Clinic, Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Riga (Latvia). Associate Professor, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga (Latvia).