Department of Family Medicine

Jānis Blumfelds
- Department of Family Medicine - Acting Assistant
Person
20222025
Jeļena Daniļenko
- Department of Family Medicine - Assistant, Acting Researcher - Doctoral Student
- Institute of Public Health
Person: Ph.D. student
20182026
Sandra Gintere
- Department of Family Medicine - Assistant Professor
Person
20082026

Obstacles to opportunistic screening for colorectal cancer in Latvia, and interventions to reduce them
Daniļenko, J. (Project leader), Harris, M. F. (Supervisor) & Ķīvīte-Urtāne, A. (Supervisor)
1/10/24 → 29/09/28
Project: PhD projects
Effect of different dosage forms of topical antibacterial agents on bacterial counts in the pharyngeal mucosa of patients with pharyngitis
Reinis, A. (Project leader), Gintere, S. (Leading expert), Vārna, V. (Expert), Kokina, H. (Expert), Zašibajevs, O. (Assistant (student)), Tolstiks, A. (Assistant (student)), Safina, T. (Assistant (student)) & Verbovenko, K. (Assistant (student))
1/08/23 → 31/05/24
Project: Contract research › R&D project
DARL: Working Conditions and Risks in Latvia 2005 - 2006
Vanadziņš, I. (Leading expert), Eglīte, M. (Project leader), Matisāne, L. (Leading expert), Baķe, M. Ā. (Expert), Boriskins, A. (Expert), Antonoviča, R. (Expert), Druķis, P. (Expert), Dumbrovska, S. (Expert), Grīnberga, S. (Expert), Jakimova, D. (Expert), Leimane, S. (Expert), Mangule, R. (Expert), Martinsone, Ž. (Expert), Mārtiņsone, I. (Expert), Piķe, A. (Expert), Pommers, A. (Expert), Reste, J. (Expert), Sprancis, Ģ. (Expert), Sprūdža, D. (Expert), Sudmalis, P. (Expert), Irbe, I. (Other), Siliņa, V. (Other) & Kaņējeva, S. (Administrative manager)
1/01/05 → 11/04/06
Project: EU Structural Funds › ESF

General practitioners' clinical decision-making in patients that could have cancer: a vignette study comparing the Baltic states with four Nordic countries
Rosendahl, A., Vanaveski, A., Pilv-Toom, L., Blumfelds, J., Siliņa, V., Brekke, M., Koskela, T., Rapalavičius, A., Thulesius, H., Vedsted, P. & Harris, M. (Corresponding Author), Jun 2025, In: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 43, 2, p. 403-410 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Resilience of primary healthcare facilities: Experiences from 16 European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. A mixed-methods study conducted by EURIPA
Petrazzuoli, F. (Corresponding Author), Gokdemir, O., Antonopoulou, M., Blahova, B., Mrduljas-Dujic, N., Dumitra, G. G., Falanga, R., Ferreira, M., Gintere, S., Hatipoglu, S., Jacquet, J.-P., Javorska, K., Kareli, A., Mohos, A., Naimer, S., Tkachenko, V., Tomacinschii, A., Randall-Smith, J., Kujawa, K. & Kurpas, D., Apr 2025, In: Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 34, 4, p. 487-505
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

2 Citations (Scopus)
Latvian primary care physicians’ attitudes and intentions to use telemedicine in daily practice
Lapsa, R., Siliņa, V., Harris, M. & Thulesius, H., Mar 2025, p. 440.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

Open Access
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Balancing Responsiveness: How patients navigate cancer diagnostic uncertainty in primary care
Thulesius, H. (Speaker), Daniļenko, J. (Co-author) & Siliņa, V. (Co-author)
13 May 2026 → 16 May 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
What factors influence General Practitioners' engagement with colorectal cancer screening? Results from a study in Latvia
Daniļenko, J. (Speaker), Siliņa, V. (Co-author), Ķīvīte-Urtāne, A. (Co-author) & Harris, M. F. (Co-author)
13 May 2026 → 16 May 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation
Factors Influencing Uptake In Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme Across Europe: A Systemic Review
Daniļenko, J. (Co-author)
26 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation

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