Programm:

9:00 Foreword: Global military activities in the XXI Century and medical strategy for modern combat injuries. Pēteris Apinis.

9:15 NATO standards in military medicine. Normunds Vaivads MD, Latvia

9:40 Overview of the wound ballistics. Military conflict specific traumas. Marcis Jegers MD, Latvia, Yevgeny Cherenok MD, Ukraine

10:05 System of treatment affected with gunshot fractures of long bones. Yurii Yarmoliuk MD, Ukraine

10:30 The Israeli experience in treatment of military injuries. Prof. Alexander Lerner, M.D., Ph.D., Israel

11:25 Combat injuries – role of anesthesiology and analgesia possibilities. Igor Remen, MD, Ukraine

11:50 Challenges in rehabilitation of military conflict patients. Anda Nulle MD, Latvia

12:15 – 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 The VireTS Project: Virtual Reality Trauma Simulator for Military Medics. Sandis Konrads. (moderator Asoc.prof. Ainars Stepens MD), Latvia

13:55 Immersive virtual reality versus manikin-based simulation training for trauma resuscitation: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial. Dr.Ardis Berzins, (moderator Asoc.prof. Ainars Stepens MD), Latvia

14:15 Psychological trauma in military conflicts. Mg.psych.Anita Zabavnikova MD, Mg.psych Vilnis Cernavskis MD, Latvia

14:40 Compartment syndrome after gunshot wounds of extremities. Our experience in diagnosis and treatment. Volodymir Shypunov, Ukraine.

15:05 Orthoplastic approach in heavy extremity trauma. General consideration. Latvian experience. Martins Malzubris MD, Latvia

15:30 Training of reconstructive surgeons and microsurgeons. The Latvian System. Olafs Libermanis MD, Latvia

15:55 – 16:30 Free speech topics and dicussion