Riga Stradins University
Riga, Latvia
On the Wednesday 13th of May, 2015, a local outreach event was hosted by
Dr Ieva Ieva Maulina and Dr Inta Zepa at Riga Stradins University.
Prof Nichola Rumsey, Dr Martin Persson and Mr Gareth Davies conducted a symposium for COST Action members and local participants.
The event was well attended with over 60 participants.


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Wednesday 13th of May, 2015 |
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09:45 – 10:00 |
Registration |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Opening Ieva Maulina |
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10:15 – 11:15 |
Appearance in our society and culture Nichola Rumsey |
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11:15 – 12:00 |
The impact and consequences – A Public Health Perspective Martin Persson |
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12:00 – 13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00 – 13:45 |
Visible differences Nichola Rumsey |
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13:45 – 14:15 |
Health professionals – What do we think we know and what do we want to know? Gareth Davies |
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14:15 – 15:00 |
Psychological impacts of appearance dissatisfaction Martin Persson |
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15:00 – 15:30 |
Coffee break |
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15:30 – 16:15 |
How to recognize symptoms of Appearance related distress Martin Persson |
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16:15 – 17:00 |
Intervention: Approaches & Sources of support |
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17:00 – 17:30 |
The way forward – discussion and summary Ieva Maulina, Gareth Davies & Martin Persson |
