Baiba Rozentāle

Date of birth:  August 13, 1955.

Nationality: Latvian

Education:

From 2005 until now – Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration, Master program in Business management
From 1973 until 1979 – Higher education, Riga Medicine Institute, qualification of physician

Additional education:

2005 - Training program of Riga Stradins University and Healthcare management professional association "Medicine of Latvia in the context of European Union"
From 2003 until 2004 – Training program of European Union Permanent Hospital committee (HOPE) “Management training program for hospital administrators of the higher level”
2003 – Training program of Riga Stradins university Postgraduate education faculty “Quality ensuring in healthcare. Basis of quality management”
2002 - Courses of Austrian Economic Promotion institute in marketing, communication, finance management and control, Vine, Austria
1987 – Courses of pedagogical qualification in infectious diseases (with course of informatics and computer technology), Leningrad Sanitary Hygienic Medicine institute
From 1979 until 1980 – Clinical residency in specialty of infectious diseases

Clinical experience:

SSC „ Infectology centre of Latvia”, Director
Riga Stradins university, professor at Department of Infectology Riga Stradins university, head of Infectology study program at Postgraduate education faculty
From 1994 until 1999 –Infectology centre of Latvia, deputy director in medicine field
From 1993 until 1994 – Infectology centre of Latvia, head of clinical department
From 1997 until 2001 –Associate professor at Latvian Medical Academy
From 1980 until 1984 – Extra-mural post-graduate course at Riga Medicine Institute
From 1980 until 1996 – Riga Medicine Institute/Latvian Medical Academy,assistant at Department of Infectious diseases
From 1979 until 1980 – Riga Medicine institute, Department of Infectious diseases, clinical intern

Pedagogic work:

Lectures, seminaries and practical classes in infectious diseases, hepatology and special epidemiology for Riga Stradins University students, residents and physicians in postgraduate education structures, management of Riga Stradins university Bachelor`s and Master`s papers, lectures in the courses organised by Association of primary care physicians and meetings of other professional societies

Scientific degree:

Scientific degree of medicine doctor (Dr.med.)

Academic title: Professor

Awards and appreciations:

Diploma of Three Stars order for merits in favor of Latvia; Officer of Three Stars order (16.10.2004.)
Appreciation of Ministry of Health for input in provision of healthcare (13.09.2005.)
Appreciation of Riga Stradins University for input in development of medicine and healthcare study programs of Riga Stradins University (31.09.2005.)

Participation in public and professional organizations:

Deputy of Riga Council Member of HIV/AIDS Think Tank group of European Committee
Chairman of Certification council at Physicians Society of Latvia
Deputy chairman of Ethics committee at Physicians Society of Latvia
Member of Coordination committee of prevention of sexually transmissive diseases and HIV
Member of Central Medical Ethics committee
Member of Healthcare Management Specialists Certification committee at Physicians Society of Latvia
Chairman of Revision committee of Hospitals Society of Latvia
Member of State immunization board
Member of European Society of Liver researchers
Member of the board of Physicians Society of Latvia
Member of International Society of Infectious Diseases
Member of European Society of Clinical Virusology
Member of Infectiologists Association Certification committee at Physicians Society of Latvia
Member of Hepatologists association Certification committee at Physicians Society of Latvia
Member of the board of Infectiologists Association at Physicians Society of Latvia
Member of Hepatologists association at Physicians Society of Latvia
Member of Association of healthcare professionals at Physicians Society of Latvia
Member of the board of Association of healthcare professionals at Physicians Society of Latvia
Member of Infectiologists Association at Physicians Society of Latvia

Experience of scientific work and clinical studies:

Principal investigator in 8 multicenter clinical studies
Chairman of scientific grant „Molecular genetical research of tickbone encephalitis virus”
Chairman of the following international projects in Latvia: “European Cohort coordinating network on HIV drug resistance (Europe HIV Resistance)” and “The EuroDIDA network 2001-2006 Clinical and virological outcome of European patients infected with HIV”

Publications:

Publications in internationally recognized and Latvian magazines – author of more than 130 publications

Participation in congresses, conferences, WHO meetings etc.:

Participation in more than 40 international and local conferences, congresses, meetings, forums, work groups, round table discussions on actualities of infectology, hepatology and other issues associated with public health organized by World Health Organization, European Parliament and European Commission

Language skills:
Latvian, Russian, English

Author works:

B. Rozentale. Influence. Riga, 2004
J. Dzenis, B. Rozentale. Guide of antimicrobial therapy. Riga, 2003

Patents:

L. Viksna, V. Sondore, J. Keiss, B. Rozentale. Diagnostic method of trichinelosis. Patent No.13108
L. Viksna, V. Sondore, V. Kuse, B. Rozentale. Prognostic method of therapy efficacy for the patient with chronic viral hepatitis C. Patent No.13152.
 
Interests: Traveling, psychology, theater, literature