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Initiative
In 1999, the Bologna declaration was issued with the aim of establishing a European area of higher education to be recognised worldwide. This declaration sought curriculum improvement, quality assurance, qualifications frameworks, recognition, mobility and social equity. Following this call for educational reform, the EU parliament and council Directive 2005/36/EC focused specifically on medical education within Europe, outlining the goal of formal recognition of medical degrees as well as post-graduate specialists qualifications in Europe.
Within the European Union, respiratory disease account for 17 per cent of male and 10 per cent of female deaths. In monetary terms, the European Lung Foundation (ELF) estimates economic burden at approximately €102 billion. Subspecialty training and the career development of the young respiratory specialists is fundamental to delivering quality care.
Since 1990, ERS continues to produce consensus statements and clinical practice guidelines within the field of respiratory medicine. In line with these initiatives to strengthen respiratory medicine, ERS has led the action to standardise post-graduate medical education under the HERMES initiative (Harmonising Education in Respiratory Medicine for European Specialists).
Since 2005, 9 HERMES task forces aim to standardise training and education within different specialties of respiratory medicine. With the goal of uniform education at its core, HERMES seeks to prescribe the knowledge and skills required of the respiratory specialists and produce educational tools to support the implementation of various educational activities. Within the HERMES website you will find information on the development strategy, each of the HERMES projects, and the documents and activities that have been produced to achieve its goal.
Subspecialty training and the career development of the young respiratory specialist is fundamental to delivering quality care. Since 1990, ERS continues to produce consensus statements and clinical practice guidelines within the field of respiratory medicine. In line with these initiatives to strengthen respiratory medicine, ERS have led the action to standardise post-graduate medical education under the HERMES initiative (Harmonising Education in Respiratory Medicine for European Specialists).
The HERMES National Summer School
The HERMES National Summer School is an educational project organized by SIP and established with the goal to develop standards for medical specialty training. The project is focused on a course in Adult Respiratory Medicine representing a valuable benchmarking tool for respiratory physicians. The HERMES National Summer School is based on a series of lessons on the different guidelines, interactive case management, meet the professor group discussion, test simulations and a final knowledge-based examination with multiple-choice questions in English. The course represents an assessment of learning and addresses the need for respiratory physicians to keep a breath of new developments in their field and continually update their knowledge
European Examination in Adult Respiratory Medicine
For information about examination please visit official web site here
Previous Editions and Certified Professionals
Milan, Approved Summer School 2012
The second HERMES National Society Exam preparation school (Summer School) approved by the Italian Society of Respiratory Medicine (SIMeR) took place in Milan, Italy, on from 6 to 9 May 2013.
The HERMES National Summer School is an educational project organised by SIMeR and established with the goal to develop standards for medical specialty training. The project is focused on a course in Adult Respiratory Medicine representing a valuable benchmarking tool for respiratory physicians. The HERMES National Summer School is based on a series of lessons on the different guidelines, interactive case management, meet the professor group discussion, test simulations and a final knowledge-based examination with multiple-choice questions in English. The course represents an assessment of learning and addresses the need for respiratory physicians to keep a breath of new developments in their field and continually update their knowledge.
Course director
Francesco Blasi
Organising committee
Francesco Blasi
Stefano Centanni
Stefano Aliberti
Milan, Approved Summer School 2014
The third edition of the National HERMES Exam preparation course approved by the Italian Society of Respiratory Medicine (SIMeR) will take place from 7th to 10th July 2014 in Milan, Italy.
The HERMES National Summer School is an educational project organised by SIMeR and established with the goal to develop standards for medical specialty training. The project is focused on a course in Adult Respiratory Medicine representing a valuable benchmarking tool for respiratory physicians. The HERMES National Summer School is based on a series of lessons on the different guidelines, interactive case management, meet the professor group discussion, test simulations and a final knowledge-based examination with multiple-choice questions in English. The course represents an assessment of learning and addresses the need for respiratory physicians to keep a breath of new developments in their field and continually update their knowledge.
Course Director
Francesco Blasi
Organising Committee
Francesco Blasi
Stefano Centanni
Stefano Aliberti