Data
Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2026-2027
Course director
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Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
professor,
Department of Public Health Medicine -
Number of hours/semester
lectures: 14 hours
practices: 14 hours
seminars: 0 hours
total of: 28 hours
Subject data
- Code of subject: OAA-AED_25-T
- 2 kredit
- General Medicine
- Basic modul
- spring semester
OAA-MET-T finished , OAA-BML_25-T finished
Course headcount limitations
min. 1 – max. 999
Topic
The subject describes the methodological basis of population level studies on the causative agents and risk factors of diseases. It analyses the criteria of the causality, and the aspects of design, performing and critical analysis of epidemiological studies. It studies the structure of a population, its temporal changes, and the interaction between demographical variables and health.
Lectures
- 1.
The epidemiology of smoking
- Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg) - 2.
The basics of cessation support. Minimal intervention. Motivational interview
- Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg) - 3.
Epidemiology of alcohol abuse, drug dependence and other addictions
- Horváth-Sarródi Andrea - 4.
Basics of nutrition and food health
- Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg) - 5.
Global nutritional status. Nutritional trends
- Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg) - 6.
Special dietary habits, fad diets
- Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg) - 7.
The role of nutrition in the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases 1.
- Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg) - 8.
The role of nutrition in the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases 2.
- Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg) - 9.
Dietary supplements and functional foods. Chemoprevention.
- Zand Afshin - 10.
Nutrigenomics.
- Járomi Luca - 11.
Food contaminants, food additives. Food safety.
- Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg) - 12.
Genetically modified organisms
- Gyöngyi Zoltán - 13.
Health literacy. Digital health, telemedicine.
- Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg) - 14.
Health inequalities.
- Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
Practices
- 1.
Smoking cessation support 1.
- 2.
Smoking cessation support 2.
- 3.
Smoking cessation support 3.
- 4.
Smoking cessation support 4.
- 5.
Alcohol - minimal intervention
- 6.
Alcohol - minimal intervention
- 7.
Nutritional screening. Anthropometry, body composition measurement
- 8.
Nutritional screening. Anthropometry, body composition measurement
- 9.
Obesity. Malnutrition.
- 10.
Obesity. Malnutrition.
- 11.
Obesity prevention. Minimal intervention.
- 12.
Obesity prevention. Minimal intervention.
- 13.
Food contaminants. Food safety.
- 14.
Food contaminants. Food safety.
Seminars
Reading material
Obligatory literature
Edit Paulik: Public Health and Preventive Medicine; Medicina Publishing House, Budapest 2013.
Bonita-Beaglehole-Kjellström: Basic Epidemiology, 2nd edition, WHO 2006 (selected chapters only): Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Logistic regression and Kaplan-Meier survival curves in Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Screening in Chapter 6 - (you can find a copy of the textbook on CooSpace downloaded from the official WHO website)
- In the exam the knowledge of every delivered lecture and practice can be asked (also those facts, which are not written on the slides but were mentioned at the lessons!!)
Literature developed by the Department
Educational material uploaded on PotePedia.
Notes
Recommended literature
Conditions for acceptance of the semester
Participation in practicals is obligatory which is registered.
Absences should not exceed 2x45 min. Otherwise signature of grade book is denied.
Mid-term exams
Active participation in the lecture is an advantage for the exam.
Making up for missed classes
Students may attend the practical of another group on the same week. Pre-consultation with practical leader is needed.
Exam topics/questions
- Rely on material from lectures and seminars
- Educational material uploaded on PotePedia
Examiners
- Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars
- KURZUSHOZ RENDELT OKTATÓ