EGPRN Member
Peter Torzsa
Semmelweis Egyetem, Department of Family Medicine, Hungary
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- Academic Background
- PhD or equivalent
- Qualification
- General Practitioner/Family Doctor
- Short Bio
- Since graduating, I have been working at the Family Medicine Department of the Faculty of Medicine at Semmelweis University. Currently, I am the Assistant Professor of the Department, Associate Professor and I am responsible for the graduate teaching of the English-language class. In postgraduate teaching, I am the secretary of residency training, the secretary of the General Practitioner’s Gremium, the professional in charge of the compulsory maintenance course and the president of the Occupational Medicine Gremium. I received my successful PhD qualification is 2009, the title of my thesis was: The epidemiology and clinical significance of obstructive sleep apnea and snoring in the family medicine practice. My current research interests include the screening of sleep apnea and depression in family medicine; the study of affective temperaments and vascular dilation in diabetics and sleep apnea patients; examining family doctors’ health conditions and sleep habits, burnout prevention; the study of family doctors’ dedication, attitudes towards gratuity, as well as the promotion of family medicine for medical students. So far, I have been an educator of 21 students as part of the Student Scientific Association, I supervised 41 students’ dissertations both in Hungarian and English, I have tutored 13 family medicine residents. One of my PhD students has already graduated, currently I am supervising 3 other PhD students, all of whom have successfully taken their complex exams. I am the national representative of the European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN. ), Vice-president of the Hungarian Research Organization of Family Practice (CSAKOSZ), head of the General Practice Section of the Hungarian Psychiatric Association and the Hungarian Society of Hypertension, board member of the General Practice Section of the Hungarian Society of Sleep Medicine. The number of my scientific articles published in Hungarian journals: 119, of these 93 were published as first or last author, the number of articles published in international journals: 32. The number of my national congress presentations is 207, I have given 30 presentations at international congresses.
Published Abstracts 31
Changes in Hungarian family physicians’ knowledge and attitudes regarding sleep apnoea over the past 15 years. What difficulties do they have in screening car drivers for OSAS?
Peter Torzsa, Dalma Csatlos, Gergely Torzsa, Laura Dalnoki, Balint Tripolszky
Presented on 19/10/2024 at the 99th EGPRN Meeting.
Potential correlates of burnout among general practitioners and residents in Hungary: the significant role of gender, age, dependant care and experience
Peter Torzsa, Andras Mohos, Csenge Hargittay, Bernadett Markus, Laszlo Kalabay, Szilvia Adam
Presented on 16/10/2020 at the 90th EGPRN Meeting.
General practitioner residents' mental health and satisfaction in relation to their professional training
András Mohos, Péter Torzsa, László Kolozsvári, József Rinfel, Gergely Ágoston
Presented on 19/10/2024 at the 99th EGPRN Meeting.
The ABC of family medicine research – a training course for early career doctors
Michael Harris, Pavlo Kolesnyk, Péter Torzsa
Presented on 21/10/2017 at the 85th EGPRN Meeting.
Assessment of self-care behaviors of diabetic patients in primary care settings
Bernadett Markus, Krisztian Voros, Péter Torzsa, Csenge Hargittay, Agnes Szelvari, Peter Bencsik, Laszlo Kalabay
Presented on 12/05/2018 at the 86th EGPRN Meeting.
Intermediate care in caring for dementia, the point of view of General Practitioners: a key informant survey across Europe
Clarisse Dibao-Dina, Caroline Oger, Tony Foley, Péter Torzsa, Vanja Lazic, Sanda Kreitmayer Peštiæ, Limor Adler, Ana Kareli, Christian Mallen, Cindy Heaster, Gindrovel Dumitra, Donata Kurpas, Rita Viegas, Stéphanie Giezendanner, Rosario Falanga, Aristea Missiou, Jan De Lepeleire, Aisling Jennings, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Victoria Tkachenko
Presented on 14/05/2022 at the 94th EGPRN Meeting.
Intermediate care in caring for dementia, the point of view of general practitioners: A key informant survey across Europe
Clarisse Dibao, Caroline Oger, Tony Foley, Peter Torzsa, Vanja Lazic, Sanda Kreitmayer, Limor Adler, Ana Kareli, Christian Mallen, Cindy Heaster, Gindrovel Dumitra, Donata Kurpas, Rita Viegas, Stéphanie Giezendanner, Victoria Tkachenko, Jan De Lepeleire, Rosario Falanga, Aristea Missiou, Aisling Jennings, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli
Presented on 12/05/2023 at the 96th EGPRN Meeting.
Estimated pulse wave velocity can help in patient selection for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to detect masked hypertension
János Nemcsik, Zsófia Kekk, Johanna Takács, Akos Koller, Péter Torzsa, Dénes Páll, Dorottya Pásztor, Zoltán Járai
Presented on 19/10/2024 at the 99th EGPRN Meeting.
Increased resilience of educational practices during COVID-19 in Hungarian primary care
Zoltán Lakó-Futó, Esther Van Poel, Sara Willems, Krisztián Vörös, Péter Torzsa
Presented on 14/10/2023 at the 97th EGPRN Meeting.
PRICOV-19 study Hungarian Results
Zoltán Lakó-Futó, Esther Van Poel, Sara Willems, Krisztián Vörös, Peter Torzsa
Presented on 13/05/2023 at the 96th EGPRN Meeting.
Utilization of medical technology in primary care: lessons learned from a nationwide study
Ábel Perjés, Katalin Dózsa, Tamás Tóth, Péter Pollner, Péter Torzsa
Presented on 14/10/2023 at the 97th EGPRN Meeting.
Mammography screening - motivational factors and obstacles among women in primary care
Krisztián Vörös, Bernadett Márkus, Zoltán Lakó-Futó, Csenge Hargittay, Peter Torzsa
Presented on 13/05/2023 at the 96th EGPRN Meeting.
Digital TRANSition and dIgiTal resIlience in ONcology
Ana Clavería, Jean Yves Le Reste, Radost Assenova, Ljiljana Majnaric, Peter Torzsa, Philippe-Richard Domeyer, Noemí López, Andreas Charalambous
Presented on 13/05/2023 at the 96th EGPRN Meeting.
Effect of time elapsed from the onset of heart failure decompensation symptoms to primary care consultation
Miguel Angel Muñoz, Jose-Maria Verdu-Rotellar, Lea Gril, Radost Assenova, Peter Torsza, Durdica Lazic, Heidrun Lingner, Liam Glynn, Jacopo Demurtas, Helene Vaillant-Roussell, Beata Borgstrom, Melida Hasanagic, Rosa Abellana
Presented on 11/05/2019 at the 88th EGPRN Meeting.
How often do we measure blood pressure in the office? Results of the Hungarian Hypertension Registry
János Nemcsik, Johanna Takács, Csaba Farsang, Attila Simon, Dénes Páll, Péter Torzsa, Szilveszter Dolgos, Akos Koller, Zoltán Járai
Presented on 13/10/2023 at the 97th EGPRN Meeting.
Differences between SCORE, Framingham Risk Score, and Estimated Pulse Wave Velocity-Based Vascular Age Calculation Methods Based on Data from the Three Generations Health Program in Hungary
Helga Gyöngyösi, Gergő József Szőllősi, Orsolya Csenteri, Zoltán Jancsó, Csaba Móczár, Péter Torzsa, Péter Andréka, Péter Vajer, János Nemcsik
Presented on 19/10/2024 at the 99th EGPRN Meeting.
Digital skills and tools in cancer care: needs and gaps of clinical professionals, non-clinical professionals and patients/caregivers
David Liñares Mariñas, Ana Clavería, Jean Yves Le Reste, Radost Assenova, Ljiljana Majnaric, Péter Torzsa, Philip Domeyer, Noemí López, Maria Jose Fernandez Dominguez, Andreas Charalambous
Presented on 14/10/2023 at the 97th EGPRN Meeting.
Hefestos score: Short term prognosis stratification of heart failure decompensations in primary care
Miguel Angel Muñoz, Jose-Maria Verdú-Rotellar, Hélène Vaillant-Roussel, Hans Thulesius, Radost Assenova, Peter Torzsa, Durdica Lazic, Liam Glynn, Josef Woebkenberg, Jacopo Demurtas, Rosa Abellana
Presented on 19/10/2019 at the 89th EGPRN Meeting.
White-coat effect and masked hypertension in patients with high-normal office blood pressure: results of the Hungarian ABPM Registry
János Nemcsik, Johanna Takács, Zsófia Kekk, Csaba Farsang, Attila Simon, Dénes Páll, Péter Torzsa, Szilveszter Dolgos, Ákos Koller, Dorottya Pásztor, Zoltán Járai
Presented on 10/05/2024 at the 98th EGPRN Meeting.
What Hungarian medical students think about Family Medicine as a speciality? Is it a career choice?
András Mohos, Csenge Hargittay, Bernadett Márkus, Attila Nagy, Krisztián Vörös, Szilvia Ádám, Thomas Frese, László Kalabay, Péter Torzsa
Presented on 06/10/2018 at the 87th EGPRN Meeting.
Correlation between obstructive sleep apnea and depression, anxiety, affective temperaments and lifestyle factors
Gergely Marton Torzsa, Dalma Csatlós, Csenge Hargittay, Laura Dalnoki, Ajandek Eory, Peter Torzsa
Presented on 12/05/2023 at the 96th EGPRN Meeting.
The Person-Centered Care and its Outcomes in Different European Countries
Goranka Petriček, Jan Van Lieshout, Zalika Klemec Ketiš, Zlata Ozvacic Adzic, Venija Cerovecki, Zoi Tsimtsiou, Erika Zelko, Claire Collins, Kathryn Hoffmann, Peter Torzsa, Torunn Bjerve Eide, Sara Ares Blanco, Sven Streit
Presented on 19/10/2019 at the 89th EGPRN Meeting.
Eurodata study: the role of primary health care during COVID-19 in Europe
Sara Ares Blanco, Marina Guisado Clavero, Ileana Gefaell, Lourdes Ramos Del Rio, Kathryn Hoffmann, Elena Brutskaya-Stempkovskaya, Marijana Jandrić-Kočić, Radost Assenova, Goranka Petricek, Miroslav Hanževački, Asja Ćosić Divjak, Heidrun Lingner, Theresa Sentker, Philippe-Richard J. Domeyer, Maria Bakola, Peter Torzsa, Ábel Perjés, Louise Fitzgerald, Limor Adler, Shlomo Vinker, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Alice Serafini, Murauskienė Liubovė, Martin Sattler, Maryher Delphin Peña, Aleksandar Kirkovski, Dragan Gjorgjievski, Katarzyna Nessler, Anna Krzton-Krolewiecka, Carmen Busneag, Snežana Knežević, Milena Kostić, Davorina Petek, Büsra Çimen Korkmaz, Erva Kirkoç, Оксана Ільков, Shushman Ivanna, Bruno Heleno, Ana Luísa Neves, Bert Vaes, Sherihane Bensemmane, Anna Segernäs, Naldy Parodi, Sven Streit, Senn Oliver, Raquel Gómez Bravo, María Pilar Astier Peña, Eurodata Collaborative Group
Presented on 11/05/2024 at the 98th EGPRN Meeting.
Work-Related Stress and Patient-Centered Care Among European GPs: Insights from the PACE GP/FP Study
Goranka Petricek, Zalika Klemenc-Ketiš, Adam Windak, Zlata Ožvačić Adžić, Venija Cerovečki, Sara Willems, Zoi Tsimtsiou, Erika Zelko, Davorina Petek, Claire Collins, Kathryn Hoffmann, Torunn Bjerve Eide, Sara Ares Blanco, Thomas Frese, Lingner Heidrun, Radost Assenova, Peter Torzsa, Bohumil Seifert, Mehmet Ungan, Sabine Bayen, Joana Azeredo, Katarina Stavrikj, Krzysztof Studzinski, Sanda Kreitmayer, Milena Kostić, Iliana-Carmen Busneag, Tuomas Koskela, Alice Serafini, Joanne Butterworth, Dorien Zwart, Jesús González-Lama, Gorka Vuletić, Ksenija Tušek-Bunc, Esther Van Poel, Canan Tuz, Vildan Mevsim, Martin Seifert, Mina Dahli, Pero Hrabač, Miroslav Hanževački, Jelena Rakić Matić, Marion Tomičić, Marko Rađa, Bruno Heleno, Adam Becze, Rosa Megallón-Botaya, Heather Rogers, Christine Bruetting, Didem Kafadar, David Lerma Irureta, Davide Fornacciari, Katarzyna Nessler, Kiril Soleski, Fatima Mendez-Lopez, Ogulcan Come, Abeer Ahmad, Aileen Barrett
Presented on 18/10/2024 at the 99th EGPRN Meeting.
Eurodata Study: Covid-19 Vaccination Pathway and the Role of Primary Care in 27 European Countries
Lourdes Ramos Del Río, Ileana Gefaell, Sara Ares Blanco, Marina Guisado Clavero, Louise Fitzgerald, Heidrun Lingner, Liubovė Murauskienė, Ábel Perjés, Davorina Petek, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Goranka Petricek, Martin Sattler, Natalija Saurek-Aleksandrovska, Alice Serafini, Theresa Sentker, Gunta Ticmane, Peter Torzsa, Bert Vaes, Shlomo Vinker, Limor Adler, Maria Bakola, Sabine Bayen, Elena Brutskaya-Stempkovskaya, Iliana-Carmen Busneag, Asja Ćosić Divjak, Maryher Delphin Peña, Philippe-Richard Domeyer, Sabine Feldmane, Dragan Gjorgjievski, Miroslav Hanževački, Kathryn Hoffmann, Oksana Ilkov, Shushman Ivanna, Marijana Jandric-Kocic, Erva Ucuncu, Aleksandar Kirkovski, Snežana Knežević, Büşra Çimen Korkmaz, Milena Kostic, Anna Krztoń-Królewiecka, Liga Kozlovska, Katarzyna Nessler, Anna Segernäs Kvitting, Sven Streit, Senn Oliver, Raquel Gomez Bravo, Maria Pilar Astier-Peña, Ana Luisa Neves, Nagu Penakacherla, Bruno Heleno, Sherihane Bensemmane
Presented on 13/05/2023 at the 96th EGPRN Meeting.
Indicators to Monitor Primary Care Activity During the Covid-19 Pandemic in 27 European Countries: Eurodata Study
Sara Ares-Blanco, Marina Guisado-Clavero, Lourdes Ramos Del Río, Ileana Gefaell, Louise Fitzgerald, Heidrun Lingner, Liubovė Murauskienė, Naldy Parodi López, Ábel Perjés, Davorina Petek, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Goranka Petricek, Martin Sattler, Natalija Saurek-Aleksandrovska, Bohumil Seifert, Alice Serafini, Theresa Sentker, Gunta Ticmane, Paula Tiili, Péter Torzsa, Kirsi Valtonen, Bert Vaes, Kaliy Vasyl, Shlomo Vinker, Limor Adler, Radost Assenova, Maria Bakola, Sabine Bayen, Elena Brutskaya-Stempkovskaya, Iliana-Carmen Busneag, Asja Ćosić Divjak, Maryher Delphin Peña, Philippe-Richard Domeyer, Sabine Feldmane, Dragan Gjorgjievski, Mila Gómez-Johansson, Miroslav Hanževački, Kathryn Hoffmann, Оксана Ільков, Shushman Ivanna, Marijana Jandrić-Kočić, Vasilis Trifon Karathanos, Erva Kirkoç, Aleksandar Kirkovsk, Snežana Knežević, Büsra Çimen Korkmaz, Milena Kostić, Anna Krztoń-Królewiecka, Liga Kozlovska, Katarzyna Nessler, Raquel Gomez Bravo, María Pilar Astier-Peña, Esperanza Diaz, Nina Monteiro, Nagu Penakacherla, Ángel Gónzalez De La Fuente, Boas Dubbelman
Presented on 22/10/2022 at the 95th EGPRN Meeting.
European general practitioners’/family physicians’ attitudes towards person-centered care and factors that influence its implementation in everyday practice-preliminary results
Goranka Petricek, Kathryn Hoffmann, Erika Zelko, Sara Willems, Esther Van Poel, Vincent De Prez, Sanda Kreitmayer, Radost Assenova, Zlata Ozvacic Adzic, Venija Cerovečki, Miro Hanževački, Jelena Rakic Matic, Gorka Vuletic, Marion Tomicic, Marko Rađa, Bohumil Seifert, Sabine Bayen, Thomas Frese, Heidrun Lingner, Zoi Tsimtsiou, Peter Torzsa, Claire Collins, Dorien Zwart, Debbie Vermond-Engel, Katarina Stavrikj, Kiril Soleski, Marija Mihajlova, Filip Lokvenec, Torunn Bjerve Eide, Mina Dahli, Adam Windak, Katarzyna Nessler, Krzysztof Studzinski, Bruno Heleno, Joana Azeredo, Iliana-Carmen Busneag, Milena Kostic, Zalika Klemenc Ketis, Davorina Petek, Ksenija Tusek Bunc, Sara Ares Blanco, Jesús González-Lama, Magallon Botaya, Heather L Rogers, David Lerma Irureta, Fátima Méndez-López, Sven Streit, Alexandre Gouveia, Katharina Tabea Jungo, Canan Tuz, Mehmet Ungan, Vildan Mevsim
Presented on 12/05/2023 at the 96th EGPRN Meeting.
Delphi Study on Primary Health Care Indicators for COVID-19 Pandemic across 30 European Countries: Eurodata study, preliminary results
Raquel Gomez Bravo, Sara Ares Blanco, Ileana Gefaell Larrondo, Lourdes Ramos Del Rio, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Alice Serafini, Davorina Petek, Snezana Knezevic, Radost Assenova, Thomas Frese, Heidrun Lingner, Limon Adler, Shlomo Vinker, Ana Luisa Neves, Bruno Heleno, Elena Brutskaya-Stempkovskaya, Bert Vaes, Bohumil Seifert, Maria Pencheri, Sabine Bayen, Theresa Sentker, Peter Torzsa, Louise Fitzgerald, Martin Sattler, Maryher Delphin Peña, Katarzyna Nessler, Carmen Busneag, Anna Kvitting, Erva Kırkoç, Büsra Çimen Korkmaz, Оксана Ільков, Nagu Penakacherla, Dragan Gjorgjievski, Aleksandar Kirkovski, Maria Bakola, Philip Domeyer, Sherihane Bensemmane, Ábel Perjés, Kathryn Hoffmann, Miroslav Hanževački, Milena Kostić, Goranka Petricek, Marijana Jandrić-Kočić, Achim Mortsiefer, Jako Burgers, Alejandro Gimenez Buitrago, Pedro Jose Saurin Moran, Marina Guisado Clavero, Maria Pilar Astier Peña, Eurodata Collaborative Group
Presented on 14/10/2023 at the 97th EGPRN Meeting.
An international case-vignette study to assess general practitioners’ willingness to deprescribe (LESS)
Katharina Tabea Jungo, Sophie Mantelli, Zsofia Rozsnyai, Aristea Missiou, Biljana Gerasimovska Kitanovska, Birgitta Weltermann, Canan Tuz, Christian Mallen, Claire Collins, Donata Kurpas, Fabio Gazelato De Mello Franco, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Hans Thulesius, Heidrun Lingner, Kasper Lorenz Johansen, Katharine Wallis, Kathryn Hoffmann, Lieve Peremans, Liina Pilv, Marija Petek Šter, Martin Sattler, Milly Van Der Ploeg, Péter Torzsa, Petra Kánská, Shlomo Vinker, Radost Assenova, Raquel Gomez Bravo, Rita Viegas, Rosy Tsopra, Sanda Kreitmayer Pestić, Sandra Gintere, Tuomas Koskela, Vanja Lazic, Victoria Tkachenko, Emily Reeve, Clare Luymes, Rosalinde Poortvliet, Arnaud Chiolero, Nicolas Rodondi, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Sven Streit
Presented on 06/10/2018 at the 87th EGPRN Meeting.
Influence of patient characteristics on GPs advice on stopping statins in oldest-old: survey study across GPs from 30 countries.
Milly Anna Altena-Van Der Ploeg, Sven Streit, Nettie Blankenstein, Erna Beers, Arthur Bohnen, Daiana Bonfim, Huib Burger, Robert Burman, Tuz Canan, Claire Collins, Fabio Gazelato De Mello Franco, Margot De Waal, Biljana Gerasimovska-Kitanovska, Sandra Gintere, Raquel Gomez Bravo, Kathryn Hoffmann, Claudia Iftode, Kasper Johansen, Tuomas Koskela, Donata Kurpas, Hubert Maisonneuve, Christan Mallen, Christoph Merlo, Yolanda Müller, Christiane Muth, Martin Sattler, Sanda K Peštić, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Nicolas Rodondi, Thomas Rosemann, Tjard Schermer, Marija Petek Šter, Zuzana Švadlenková, Athina Tatsioni, Hans Thulesius, Victoria Tkachenko, Péter Torzsa, Rosy Tsopra, Bert Vaes, Marjan Van Den Akker, Rita Viegas, Shlomo Vinker, Katharine Wallis, Andreas Zeller, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Rosalinde Poortvliet
Presented on 20/10/2017 at the 85th EGPRN Meeting.
Primary care COVID-19 pathways in European countries, preliminary results from a qualitative study
Marina Guisado-Clavero, Raquel Gomez Bravo, Limor Adler, Radost Assenova, Sabine Bayen, Elena Brutskaya-Stempk Ovskaya, Iliana-Carmen Busneag, Asja Ćosić Divjak, Maryher Delphin Peña, Philippe-Richard Domeyer, Sabine Feldmane, Louise Fitzgerald, Ileana Gefaell, Dragan Gjorgjievski, Mila Gómez-Johansson, Miroslav Hanževački, Oksana Ilkov, Shushman Ivanna, Marijana Jandrić-Kočić, Vasilis Trifon Karathanos, Aleksandar Kirkovsk, Snežana Knežević, Büşra Çimen Korkmaz, Milena Kostić, Liga Kozlovska, Bruno Heleno, Katarzyna Nessler, Heidrun Lingner, Gabrielle Lisembard, Murauskienė Liubovė, Bakola Maria, Ana Luisa Neves, Naldy Parodi López, Davorina Petek, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Goranka Petricek, Lourdes Ramos Del Río, Natalija Saurek-Aleksandrovska, Alissa Sebbah, Bohumil Seifert, Alice Serafini, Theresa Sentker, Gunta Ticmane, Péter Torzsa, Canan Tuz, Raimonda Ulianskiene, Dorien Vanden Bossche, Maria Van Den Muijsenbergh, Sara Willems, Sara Ares Blanco, María Pilar Astier Peña
Presented on 14/05/2022 at the 94th EGPRN Meeting.
Interests
- Methodology
- Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Clinical Trials, Surveys