Paediatric HERMES: European accreditation of training centres in paediatric respiratory medicine

“Paediatric HERMES: European accreditation of training centres in paediatric respiratory medicine.” Sandy Sutter, Sharon Mitchell, Ernst Eber, Gunilla Hedlin, Fabio Midulla, Alexandra Niculescu, Jimmy Y. Paton, Robert Ross Russell, Monika Gappa. Breathe 2016; 12: 105–110.

Greek Gods and Portuguese Pneumology: implementing HERMES.

The HERMES initiative (Harmonising Education in Respiratory Medicine for European Specialists), was created by the European Respiratory Society in 2005, and named after the Greek god of travellers and boundaries. The main goal is the European harmonisation of post-graduate education and training in respiratory medicine, promoting excellence of care and professional mobility. The development str...

Paediatric respiratory training in Europe: syllabus and centres.

The European training syllabus in paediatric respiratory medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1588 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1588 Aims of training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1588 Training programme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1589 The trainee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1591 Training centres/tuto...

European Curriculum Recommendations for Training in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine: one step further.

The 2010 September issue of Breathe features the Curriculum Recommendations for Training in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine [1]; a detailed version of the 24 curriculum modules can also be found online at http://hermes.ersnet.org/. The curriculum is the result of the ongoing work of the Paediatric HERMES (Harmonised Education in Respiratory Medicine for European Specialists) Task Force. It repr...

HERMES criteria for accreditation of European Training Centres: overcoming challenges of accreditation.

Accreditation within the medical arena is longstanding throughout history. In 1910, the Joint Commission was established with the primary mission of continuously improving healthcare for the public by evaluating healthcare organisations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective treatment of the highest quality and value. In the past 100 years, accreditation has extended to med...