PROGRAM

22 September 2023

09:00-10:00

Registration

10:00-10:30

Opening

Paulius Petraitis, M.D., President of the Lithuanian Sports Medicine Federation

Prof. habil. dr. Vaiva Lesauskaitė, M.D., Vice Rector for Research, Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology 

of the Institute of Cardiology, Medical academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Austra Skujytė, Heptathlete, two times Olympic medalist

10:30-13:00

Sports nutrition and RED'S

Moderators

Dalius Barkauskas, M.D., Lithuanian Olympic team (Lithuania)

Assoc. Prof. Eve Unt, Ph.D., University of Tartu (Estonia)

10:30-11:00

Risk of eating disorders in young persons, actively involved in sports activities

Prof. dr. Darius Leskauskas, M.D., Ph.D.

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry (Lithuania)

11:00-11:30

Consequences of an extreme diet in the professional sport: Refeeding syndrome to a bodybuilder

Gabija Mikulevičienė, M.D.

Republican Vilnius University hospital/Lithuanian antidoping agency (Lithuania)

11:30-12:00

Menstrual disorders. Athletic amenorrhoea

Assoc. prof. dr. Kristina Jarienė, M.D., Ph.D.

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Lithuania)

12:00-12:30

Food supplements and athletic performance

Rūta Banytė, M.D.

Lithuanian Antidoping Agency (Lithuania)

12:30-13:00

Vitamin D status: significance in health and physical performance

Prof. Ööpik Vahur, Ph.D.

University of Tartu, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Sport Sciences and Physiotherapy (Estonia)

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Sports physiology and new technologies

Moderator: 

Prof. Ööpik Vahur, Ph.D., University of Tartu (Estonia)

14:00-14:30

Altitude/hypoxic acclima(tiza)tion and performance optimization: from Mexico'68 to today     

Franck Brocherie, Ph.D.

National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (INSEP) (France)

14:30-15:00

Using lactate to guide training

Assoc. prof. dr. Genadijus Sokolovas, Ph.D.

FINA Expert (USA)

15:00-15:30

From multiparametric sensors to individualized electronic pills

Prof. habil. dr, Eugenijus Kaniušas, Ph.D.

Vienna University of Technology Institute of Biomedical Electronics (Austria)

15:30-16:00

Coffee break

16:00-18:00

"Is more always better. Finding the right dose in rehabilitation"

Moderators: 

Prof. Laimonas Šiupšinskas, PT, Ph.D., Department of Sports Medicine of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Rolandas Kesminas, PT, Lithuanian Sports University (Lithuania)

16:00-16:30

Sensory and motor modulation with manual pressure

Rolandas Kesminas, PT

Lithuanian Sports University (Lithuania)

16:30-17:00

The impact of lifestyle factors on sports injury rehabilitation: promoting optimal recovery        

Tomas Linksmuolis, PT

Lithuanian Olympic team (Lithuania)

17:00-17:30

Minimalistic cost effective treatment techniques in musculoskeletal injuries

Dalius Barkauskas

Lithuanian Olympic team (Lithuania)

17:30-18:00

Tensomiography in sports medicine

Sergej Rozman

TMG-BMC d.o.o (Slovenia)

19:00

Galla Dinner

23 September 2023

08:30-09:30

Registration

09:30-10:00

Poster session (Alpha Hall)

Moderators:

Assoc. Prof. Renata Žumbakytė-Šermukšnienė, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Sports Medicine of

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Lithuania)

Assoc. Prof. Agnė Slapšinskaitė-Dackevičienė, PT, Ph.D., Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Lithuania)

Vidmantas Zaveckas, PT, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Lithuania)

10:00-12:30

Management of sports injuries (Alpha Hall)

Moderators: 

Assoc. Prof. Agnė Slapšinskaitė-Dackevičienė, PT, Ph.D., Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Lithuania)

Paulius Petraitis, M.D., President of the Lithuanian Sports Medicine Federation (Lithuania)

10:00-10:30

Osteoarthritis: insights into imaging and new approaches

Aurelija Domarkienė

Vilnius University Santaros Klinikos (Lithuania)

10:30-11:00

K-laser in sports injury rehabilitation. How laser therapy speeds up the natural healing processes

of the body

Dr. Debora Severo

Eltech K-Laser S.r.l. (Italy)

11:00-11:30

Muscle injuries: an overview from FC Barcelona

Mindaugas Gudelis, M.D., Ph.D.

Barcelona Football Club (Spain)

11:30-12:00

Rehabilitation after humerus fractures and elbow contractures

Odeta Rašimaitė, M.D.

Vilnius University Santaros Clinics (Lithuania)

12:00-12:30

Prevention of injuries and risk assessment while using objective biomechanical analysis

Aurelijus Domeika, Ph.D., Donatas Daublys

Kaunas University of Technology Institute of Mechanics (Lithuania)

12:30-13:30

Lunch

13:30 -16:00

Performance challenges

(Alpha Hall)

Moderators: 

Prof. habil. dr. Eugenijus Kaniušas, Ph.D., 

Institute of Biomedical Electronics of Vienna 

University of Technology (Austria)

Stephane Bermon, M.D., Ph.D., 

World athletics, Health and science 

department (Monaco)

13:30 -15:00

Workshop (Gamma Hall)

13:30-14:00

Voluntary apnea in diver - from the 

genesis to consequences

Prof. habil. dr. Eugenijus Kaniušas, Ph.D.,

Vienna University of Technology Institute of 

Biomedical Electronics (Austria)

13:30 -15:00

Most frequent injuries in sports: 

how to shorten recovery time 

with laser application. Treatment 

protocols and practical applications

Dr. Debora Severo

Eltech K-Laser S.r.l. (Italy)

14:00-14:30

What are the killers of endurance runners?

Stéphane Bermon, M.D., Ph.D.

World athletics, Health and science department (Monaco)

14:30-15:00

Non-Traumatic Compartment Syndrome: Unveiling its Significance in Sports Medicine and

Toxicology

Robertas Badaras, M.D., Ph.D., Linas Zdanavičius, M.D.

Republican Vilnius University hospital (Lithuania)

15:00-15:30

New approaches using environmental stressors to target performance and health enhancement

Franck Brocherie, Ph.D.

National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (INSEP) (France)

15:30-16:00

Use of Technology in Sports

Assoc. prof. dr. Genadijus Sokolovas, Ph.D.

FINA Expert (USA)

16:00-16:30

Coffee break

16:30-18:00

Workshop (Alpha Hall)

Workshop (Gamma Hall)

16:30-18:00

Is more always better. Finding the right dose 

in rehabilitation

Dalius Barkauskas, Rolandas Kesminas, PT,

Tomas Linksmuolis, PT

(Lithuania)

Athletes ECG. Is it normal or abnormal?

Irma Andriuškevičienė, 

Assoc. prof. dr. Alma Kajėnienė, M.D., Ph.D.

Lithuanian Sports Centre (Lithuania)

18:00

Closing (Alpha Hall)

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