Schedule

International Student Conference in Health Sciences
„Health in Our Hands“
20 November 2025

9.15     Opening Ceremony (Address: Nooruse 5, room: 007)

Scientific Session I (oral presentations)
Scientific Committee members: Saima Hinno, Hanna Michnowska, Katrin Lang, Bernhard Engelmann, Eerik Jõgi
Moderators: Anni Mägi, Jaanika Reinmann

• 9.30     WORKPLACE BULLYING EXPERIENCED BY LATVIAN DOCTOR’S ASSISTANT STUDENTS DURING CLINICAL PRACTICE
  Presenter: Kristina Fedorenkova
  Scientific research supervisor: Jolanta Pupure
• 9.45     HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL WORKERS` EXPERIENCES WITH ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN DEMENTIA CARE – A QUALITATIVE STUDY
  Presenter: Maia-Liisa Suigusaar
  Scientific research supervisor: Merle Varik
• 10.00   ORGAN DONATION: BARRIERS AND STRATEGIES – A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
  Presenter: Giedrė Vikaitė
  Scientific research supervisor: Zyta Kuzborska
• 10.15   DIET AND BODY COMPOSITION IN YOUNG WOMEN WITH LONG-TERM USE OF ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
  Presenter: Kevin Köster
  Scientific research supervisors: Anna-Liisa Tamm, Ülle Parm
• 10.30   HEALTH DATA IN PERSONAL SOLID PODS: PATIENT OWNERSHIP, SAFER SHARING, AND PRACTICAL USE IN EVERYDAY CARE
  Authors: Yassuan Vincenzo Foljanty Catanzaro
• 10.45   EVALUATION OF LOCAL LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PATIENT SAFETY ONTOLOGY
  Presenter: Jessica Hochwald
  Scientific research supervisor: Thomas Schrader
• 11.00   GESTURE LAB – INCLUSIVE DIGITAL ART THROUGH GESTURE RECOGNITION
  Authors: Batur Can Asildas, Sarah Stricker, Dennis Hoffmann, Armin Emil Heinrich Paul Wladimir Schulz, Lara Hermany, Ulrike Faik
  Scientific research supervisor: Thomas Schrader
• 11.15   Break

Scientific session II (oral presentations)
Scientific Committee members:   Saima Hinno, Hanna Michnowska, Katrin Lang, Bernhard Engelmann, Sirje Sammul
Moderators: Anna Verro, Artur Sirk

• 11.30   THE USAGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT BY HEALTHCARE WORKERS, PREPAREDNESS TO IMPLEMENT NEW SOLUTIONS IN THE SA TUH ADULT INTENSIVE CARE DEPARTMENTS
  Authors: Karin Vichmann, Siret Läänelaid, Hanna Kadri Laas, Tuuli Metsvaht
• 11.45   HEALTH EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION DURING MEDICAL SCREENING
  Authors: Patricija Šostak, Vaidilė Spėčienė
• 12.00   X-RAY ILLUSIONS: THE HIDDEN DANGER OF RADIOLOGY ARTIFACT  
  Presenter: Domantas Skikas
  Scientific research supervisor: Virginija Andriusevičienė
• 12.15   HOW TO PROMOTE MOTIVATION FOR ORAL HYGIENE IN KINDERKARTEN CHILDREN AGED FOUR TO SIX THROUGH PLAYFUL METHODS
  Authors: Celine Pieritz, Emely Göpfarth, Ksenia Matusevich
  Scientific research supervisor: Beatrix Schulte-Huermann
• 12.30   EFFECTS OF A SHORT-TERM PHYSICAL INTERVENTION ON WORKING MEMORY AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN OLDER ADULTS
  Authors: Kristina Žemgulienė, Kristina Rukuižienė, Julija Pocienę, Eglė Pukaitė, Sandra Minkevičienė, Svetlana Kočetova
  Supervisors: Laura Žalienė, Jurgita Boltutienė, Simona Urbonienė, Aušra Račė, Dovydas Anglickas
• 12.45   PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DURING MENOPAUSE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
  Authors: Kristina Ambrasė, Giedrė Gudelytė-Gudelevičiūtė, Viktorija Gulianova, consulted by Milda Žukauskienė
• 13.00   Lunch

Scientific session III (oral presentations)
Scientific Committee members: Steven Onkelinx, Gerli Mõts, Merle Talvik, Eerik Jõgi, Thomas Schrader
Moderator: Jaanika Reinmann

• 13.45   ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PHYSIOTHERAPY: USE CASES & LIMITATIONS
  Authors: Dennis Hoffmann, Jonas Arnold Rahm, Joachim Wolfgang Ulrich Wagnitz, Charlie Tim Stage, Yassuan Vincenzo Foljanty Catanzaro, Hillary Ingrid Kengne Mboghe Noughe, Mylene C Makuetche Talla, Daliane Mape Noumbissi
  Scientific research supervisor: Thomas Schrader
• 14.00   PREVALENCE OF DOPING USE AND HEALTH RISKS AMONG AMATEUR ATHLETES
  Presenter: Ieva Eglīte
  Scientific research supervisor: Sanita Litiņa
• 14.15   POSTOPERATIVE FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH ANTERIOR SHOULDER INSTABILITY FOLLOWING BANKART AND BANKART WITH REMPLISSAGE PROCEDURES
  Presenter: Karl Frederik Pruuden
  Scientific research supervisors: Doris Vahtrik, Madis Rahu, Mihkel Luik
• 14.30   BREAST CANCER PATIENTS’ ASSESSMENT OF THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE DURING RADIOTHERAPY AT TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
  Presenters: Kelly Metsamärt, Sonja Kaur
  Scientific research supervisor: Stella Kibena
• 14.45   PRESENCE OF STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS AND GRAM-POSITIVE PATHOGENIC BACTERIAL SPECIES WITH ALPHA– AND BETA–HEMOLYSIS ON THE TOOTHBRUSHES OF EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS OF TARTU HEALTH CARE COLLEGE
  Presenters: Elke Tatar, Lisett Sang
  Scientific research supervisors: Eerik Jõgi, Marika Külm
• 15.00   PHYTOCHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILING OF THE AYAHUASCA INGREDIENT CHALIPONGA
  Authors: Maria Rita Garcia, Mykhaylo Dutka, Sofia Guimarães, Paula B. Andrade, Diana Diasda-Silva, Nelson G. M. Gomes
• 15.15   Break

Scientific session IV (poster presentations)
Scientific Committee members: Steven Onkelinx, Gerli Mõts, Merle Talvik, Eerik Jõgi, Thomas Schrader
Moderators: Maia-Liisa Suigusaar,Arnis Käsper

• 15.30   FACILITATING MEDICAL CAREER DIALOGUE ACROSS BORDERS: A REFLECTIVE CASE
  Presenter: Matas Mikalauskas
  Scientific research supervisor: Saulius Lukoševičius
• 15.37   CHANGES IN THE WORK ORGANIZATION OF ESTONIAN PHYSIOTHERAPISTS FOLLOWING THE AMENDMENTS IN THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF THE PROFESSION IN 2023-2024
  Presenter: Christofer Kalda
  Scientific research supervisors: Anna-Liisa Tamm, Martin Argus
• 15.44   THE USE OF FASTING TECHNIQUES IN MEDICAL THERAPY
  Presenter: Daina Zalāne
• 15.51   ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICAL FITNESS IN ELITE YOUTH ATHLETES: BODY COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT, AND BALANCE
  Presenters: Kazimieras Bergelis, Kristina Žemgulienė
  Scientific research supervisors: Laura Žalienė, Rita Gikarienė, Kornelija Mažionytė
• 15.58   NECROTIZING FASCIITIS OF THE THIGH: DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGES AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES – A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
  Authors: Viktorija Urbonaviciute, Tomas Budrys, Saulius Lukosevicius, Klaudijus Baranauskas
  Scientific research supervisor: Tomas Budrys
• 16.05   BONE METRICS AND FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY: INSIGHTS FROM KAZAKH POPULATIONS
  Presenter: Ayan M. Nurolatuly
  Scientific research supervisor: Saule A. Mussabekova
• 16.12   FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF CONDOM TRACES IN THE VAGINAL MATRIX USING FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY
  Presenters: Abdulrahman Noor Bakri Dahair, Amjad Fahmida
  Scientific research supervisor: Saule A. Mussabekova
• 16.19   THE INFLUENCE OF SEXUAL INTERCOURSE ON THE VAGINAL MICROBIOTA: A LITERATURE REVIEW
  Presenter: Yusra Hussain, Sidra Shaukat
  Scientific research supervisors: Saule A. Mussabekova
• 16.33   BRIDGING PRACTICE AND RESEARCH: FROM EVIDENCE TO ACTION IN OSTEOARTHRITIS CARE
  Presenter: Bernhard Engelmann, Institute of Health Sciences, Center for Digital Health and Social Innovation, Austria

18.45   Gathering for the Gala Dinner – LOOMELAVA (Address: Narva mnt 2)
19.15   Awarding Ceremony
19.45   Dinner / Performers / Dance
23.00   End of the evening