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Nature and Forest Therapy

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 6 hours

practices: 4 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 10 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OXF-NFT-h-T
  • 1 kredit
  • General Medicine
  • Optional modul
  • spring
Prerequisites:

ODA-EL2-T finished , ODA-IMM-T finished

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 20

Topic

The course presents the physiological, especially immunological effects and therapeutic potential of forest bathing and walking, green environment (2x45 min lectures), of essential oils (2x45 min lectures), and of animals in the human environment (2x45 min) based on evidences and relevant current research.
The course ends with an altogether 4x45 min (3 hours) practice experiencing the effects of a short and slow pace real forest trip, while using all our senses, including blood pressure, blood sugar (with a POCT glucometer), and body temperature measurement before and after the trip.

Lectures

  • 1.

    The physiological, especially immunological effects and therapeutic potential of forest bathing and trips, green environment.

    - Péterfalvi Ágnes
  • 2.

    The physiological, especially immunological effects and therapeutic potential of forest bathing and trips, green environment.

    - Péterfalvi Ágnes
  • 3.

    The physiological, especially immunological effects and therapeutic potential of essential oils.

    - Péterfalvi Ágnes
  • 4.

    The physiological, especially immunological effects and therapeutic potential of essential oils.

    - Péterfalvi Ágnes
  • 5.

    The physiological, especially immunological effects and therapeutic potential of animals in the human environment.

    - Péterfalvi Ágnes
  • 6.

    The physiological, especially immunological effects and therapeutic potential of animals in the human environment.

    - Péterfalvi Ágnes

Practices

  • 1.

    The course ends with an altogether 4x45 min (3 hours) practice experiencing the effects of a short and slow pace real forest trip, while using all our senses, including blood pressure, blood sugar (with a POCT glucometer), and body temperature measurement before and after the trip.

    - Péterfalvi Ágnes
  • ...
  • 2.

    The course ends with an altogether 4x45 min (3 hours) practice experiencing the effects of a short and slow pace real forest trip, while using all our senses, including blood pressure, blood sugar (with a POCT glucometer), and body temperature measurement before and after the trip.

    - Péterfalvi Ágnes
  • 3.

    The course ends with an altogether 4x45 min (3 hours) practice experiencing the effects of a short and slow pace real forest trip, while using all our senses, including blood pressure, blood sugar (with a POCT glucometer), and body temperature measurement before and after the trip.

    - Péterfalvi Ágnes
  • 4.

    The course ends with an altogether 4x45 min (3 hours) practice experiencing the effects of a short and slow pace real forest trip, while using all our senses, including blood pressure, blood sugar (with a POCT glucometer), and body temperature measurement before and after the trip.

    - Péterfalvi Ágnes

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

The presented lecture materials.

Notes

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Participation in the lectures, active participation in the forest trip practice.
Absence from 2 (one double) lectures is allowed.

Mid-term exams

No.

Making up for missed classes

No.

Exam topics/questions

No exam.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Péterfalvi Ágnes
Rólunk