Agnes Csikos, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

University of Pecs Medical School,
Institute of Family Medicine
Pecs-Baranya Hospice Program

Dr. Csikos established the Pecs-Baranya Hospice Foundation in 2004. As Medical Director she provides patient care and palliative care consults for primary care physicians. She is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Family Medicine, University of Pecs Medical School, teaching medical, nursing and pharmacy students, residents and continuing medical education courses. As part of her role, Agnes teaches symptom management and pain control, psychosocial and spiritual aspects of care, and puts emphasis on education of the “hospice team” approach. She is committed to introduce palliative care education as an obligatory part of the medical and nursing training programs.

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Other Appointments

President, Pecs-Baranya Hospice Program
Vice President, Hungarian Hospice-Palliative Care Association
Member, Scientific Committee, 13th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care
Country delegate to the ATOME program: National Action Plans for Improving Access to Opioid Medication

Key Accomplishments

Established the Department of Hospice-Palliative Care at University of Pecs Medical School, First hospice-palliative care academic program in the country
Established a Palliative Care Outpatient Clinic at University of Pecs Medical School, Department of Oncology, the first university palliative care outpatient clinic in the country
Established the Pecs-Baranya Hospice Program Quality Certification Quality Assurance Certification ISO9001
Initiated the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day and Fields of Dignity Programs at Pecs, Hungary
Established Pecs-Baranya Hospice Program, providing specialized home hospice care in 71 locations in the region of Baranya County

Education / Honors

Leader, International Palliative Care Leadership Development Initiative, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA, USA, 2010-2011
Doctoral Degree (PhD), Pecs University Medical School Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Pecs, Hungary, 2011
Fulbright Scholarship, Hospice and Palliative Care Program, Akron, Ohio, USA, 2008
Hungarian-American Hospice Exchange Program, Akron, Ohio, USA, 2003
Post Graduate Training, Specialized in Family Medicine, Pecs University Medical School Institute of Family Medicine, 2002
Post Graduate Training, Certified in Family Medicine, Pecs University Medical School, Pecs, Hungary, 1999
Post Graduate Training, Certified in Health Law, Pecs University Law School, Pecs, Hungary 1996
Medical Degree, Pecs University Medical School, Pecs, Hungary,1995

Key Publications

Csikos A. (2011). Morphine titration up and down, opioid rotation: chance for closure and saying good-bye. Orvostovábbképző Szemle; 147:82-84.
Csikós A, Nagy L, Busa Cs, Kállai J. (2011). Attitudes on death and dying: survey of patients visiting the primary care office. Orv Hetil; 152:1082-1092.
Csikos A, Mastrojohn J, Albanese T, Richmond J, Radwany S, Busa Cs. (2010). Physicians'Beliefs and Attitudes About End-of-Life Care: A Comparison of Selected Regions in Hungary and the United States. J Pain Symptom Manage; 39:76-87. IF: 2,640 CI: 1
Csikos A, Albanese T, Busa Cs, Nagy L, Radwany S. (2008). Hungarians' Perspectives on End-of-Life Care. J Palliat Med; 11:1083-1087. IF:0 CI: 2

Key Presentations

Csikos A, Mastrojohn J, Albanese T, Busa Cs, Nagy L, Radwany S. Cross-Country Differences in Physicians' Beliefs about End of Life Care: The USA and Hungary.11th EAPC Congress, Vienna, Austria, May 7-10, 2009
Csikos A, Mastrojohn J, Albanese T, Busa Cs, Nagy L, Radwany S. Barriers to Caring For Terminally ill Patients in the Home: A Cross-Country Comparison. 11th EAPC Congress, Vienna, Austria, May 7-10, 2009
Busa Cs, Csikos A, Mastrojohn J, Albanese T, Nagy L, Radwany S. Hungarian Family Physicans' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceived Cultural and Institutional Barriers Related to Hospice Care. First Conference of the Central and Eastern European Society of Behavioral Medicine, Pecs, Hungary, August 20-22, 2007