Medical Communication

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2026-2027

Topic

Establishing and developing proper doctor-patient communication skills

Lectures

• 1.

  Calgary-Cambrige model, medical interview

  - Csikós Ágnes Erika
• 2.

  Breaking bad news (SPIKES), managing emotional reactions (NURSE)

  - Kürthy Dániel
• 3.

  Suggestive communication, therapy adherence

  - Bellyeiné Pozsgai Éva
• 4.

  Family meeting

  - Heim Szilvia Mária

Practices

• 1.

  Empathy Development – ​​Compassionate Medicine. Communication in Difficult Situations, Delivering Bad News (SPIKES)

  - Heim Szilvia Mária
• 2.

  Empathy Development – ​​Compassionate Medicine. Communication in Difficult Situations, Delivering Bad News (SPIKES)

  - Várnai Réka
• 3.

  Empathy Development – ​​Compassionate Medicine. Communication in Difficult Situations, Delivering Bad News (SPIKES)

  - Fülöp Balázs Dániel
• 4.

  Application of suggestive communication techniques. Modeling a family meeting with the involvement of a SP/actor

  - Orbánné Radványi Ildikó
• 5.

  Application of suggestive communication techniques. Modeling a family meeting with the involvement of a SP/actor

  - Varga Péter (Alapellátási?)
• 6.

  Application of suggestive communication techniques. Modeling a family meeting with the involvement of a SP/actor

  - Bellyeiné Pozsgai Éva
• 7.

  Independent small group work, analysis of communication situations, role-play preparation

  - Heim Szilvia Mária
• 8.

  Independent small group work, analysis of communication situations, role-play preparation

  - Heim Szilvia Mária
• 9.

  Role play presentation

  - Várnai Réka
• 10.

  Role play presentation

  - Várnai Réka

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

János Pilling: Medical Communication in Practice, Medicina Kiadó, 2020.

Literature developed by the Department

Ppt. slides

Practice and lecture materials

János Pilling: Medical communication in practice – Medicina book publisher

Notes

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Participation in lectures and seminars is mandatory, and will be monitored.

Everyone can participate in group practices according to the group assignment recorded on NEPTUN. Group changes are only possible with the prior permission of the Head of Department.

Absences are subject to the provisions of the Code of Studies and Examinations. The mid-semester grade will be established ont he basis of written mid-term online test. The online test is written through the NEPTUN interface. The mid-term grade offered can be improved by taking an oral exam.

Mid-term exams

We offer mid-term marks based on in-house online test results. Corrections are possible during the first two weeks of the exam period at times and in a manner specified by the Institute.

Making up for missed classes

Replacement with another group is possible  with prior agreement with the Head of Department.

Exam topics/questions

Obligatory literature and slides of lectures

Examiners

• Bellyeiné Pozsgai Éva
• Fülöp Balázs Dániel
• Heim Szilvia Mária
• Kürthy Dániel

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

• Bellyeiné Pozsgai Éva
• Crivellariné Kutnyánszky Valéria
• Fülöp Balázs Dániel
• Heim Szilvia Mária
• Kürthy Dániel
• Orbánné Radványi Ildikó
• Varga Péter (Alapellátási?)
• Várnai Réka