Given the exceptional circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Irish Latvian Chamber of Commerce and the British Chamber of Commerce in Latvia are taking measures to ensure the safety of both Chamber communities.
Commencing 14th April 2020, we will be delivering a series of webinars where an expert will share insights and take your questions on topics such as:
- How to overcome feelings of anxiety, distress and concern (April 16)
We acknowledge that the uncertainty brought about by COVID-19 can raise feelings of anxiety, distress and concern. Maintaining the mental health of people remains the priority.
We have prepared a webinar with the Professor Māris Taube, Department of Psychiatry and Narcology of Riga Stradiņš University, – ‘’How to Build Resilience and Boost Wellbeing’’
Date: April 16
Time: 13.15 – 14.15
Maris Taube has been working for 20 years in public health, public mental health, health economics and health care areas. He has served as National counterpart at the WHO European Region Mental health programme for ten years, as a Member of Board at European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drugs Addiction and a Member of the European Commission Committee of Alcohol Policy and Action for six years. He has been the director of National Health Service for three years (2012-2014) and has been responsible for the health care financing system in Latvia. He is a professor (community and social psychiatry) at Riga Stradiņš University Department of Psychiatry and Narcology, takes part in various projects (Co-chair of the NATO Science and Technology Organization Panel of Human Factors and Medicine Research Task Groups (HFM-RTG 218 “Military Suicide” and HFM-RTG 277 “Military Leadership”), members of the COST project IS 1302 “Towards an EU research framework on forensic psychiatric care” and other projects). He is one of the authors of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series “Health System in Transition (HIT)” article “Latvia: Health System Review 2012”. He is a chief of the Community Mental Health clinic “Veldre” of the Riga Centre of Psychiatry and Narcology, also works as psychiatrist in outpatient and inpatient departments, he is a Vice-President of Latvian Psychiatrist Association.
These webinars are advertised on our website and social channels.
Events are open to BritCham and ILCC members (10 EUR) and non-members (20 EUR), VAT is included. Upon registration please indicate your personal e-mail address or telephone number. Prior to the webinar we will send the link to the given contact.
If there are additional topics that you would like us to cover, please let us know via events@icham.lv and we will do our best to assist.
We appreciate the efforts of healthcare workers and authorities who are on the front line and those working to find solutions to the healthcare challenges we face.
