In November 2006, a preliminary survey was done among the Paediatric Assembly to determine the current status of the ERS Paediatric syllabus published in 2002. In this survey, data on which countries are actually making use of the syllabus were collated. It was found out that the existing syllabus needed an update. Thus, the Paediatric HERMES Task Force was formed and approved last September 2007. 

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Objectives of the Task Force

• Provide accurate data to determine how useful the introduction of the first version of the training syllabus in PRM has been to those actually working on a national level
• Provide accurate data on how many countries are actually making use of the syllabus
• Provide up-to-date data on how the European syllabus has been implemented in national training programmes in PRM
• Develop a revised training syllabus for PRM in Europe

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Task Force Participants

• CHAIR
  Prof. Monika Gappa, Germany
  
  
• Co-Chair
  Dr Jimmy Paton, UK
  
  
• Advisors
  Prof. Maximilian Zach, Austria
  Prof. Andrew Bush, UK
  
  
• Members 
  Dr Sheila MacKenzie, UK
  Prof. Petr Pohunek, Czech Republic
  Prof. Brigitte Fauroux, France
  Dr Kostas Priftis, Greece
  Prof. Eugenio Baraldi, Italy
  Prof. Johannes de Jongste, Netherlands
  Prof. Johannes Wildhaber, Switzerland
  Prof. Kai-Hakon Carlsen, Norway
  Prof. Ernst Eber, Austria
  Dr Zorica Zivkovic, Serbia
  
  
• Educationalist
  Dr Jamiu Busari

• Observer
  Prof. Paolo Palange, ERS School Chair
  

• National respondents
  One national respondent represents each country to participate actively in the project. Those respondents are experts in the field of education, training and accreditation matters in their own country.

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Current Phase

The European Syllabus in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine is now available. Click here to download the full text. The Curriculum Phase has already started. Groundwork for the European Examination in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine has begun.

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Contact Us

For further information and queries on the Paediatric HERMES Task Force, email paediatric.hermes@ersnet.org .