The Adult HERMES project will go on for several years and includes the development of different products and deliverables geared for training in Adult Respiratory Medicine. It has been divided into several clearly defined phases. Each phase has its specific deliverable.

 Preliminary phase Completed
Needs analysis, surveys, definition of project structure

 Phase 1 Completed
Development of a consensus-based European Core Syllabus

 Phase 2 Ongoing
Development of a consensus-based European Core Curriculum
The surveys for the Delphi round on the curriculum content can be accessed for assessment.

 Phase 3 Ongoing
Voluntary Examinations for Specialists in Respiratory Medicine

Phase 4: not started
Development of standards for training centers

Task Force Participants

Expert working group

• CHAIR
  Prof Robert Loddenkemper, Germany
  
• Co-Chair
  Dr Patricia Haslam, UK, ERS School Chair
  
• Representative for Scandinavia
  Dr Birgitte Nybo, responsible for curriculum matters in Denmark
  
• Representative for UK
  Dr Gerrard Phillips, chairman of UK Specialty Advisory Committee
  
• Representative for Latin Europe
  Prof Christophe Leroyer, responsible for curriculum matters in France
  
• Representative for Central Europe
  Prof Pál Magyar, responsible for curriculum matters in Hungary
  
• Expert in Medical Education
  Prof. Colin Coles

Partner organisations & Advisors

• ERS, represented by its Secretary General, Dr. Sylvia Hartl
• UEMS Section of Pneumology, represented by its president, Dr Robin Stevenson
• EBAP, represented by its president, Dr Robin Stevenson
• FERS, represented by Prof. Giuseppe Di Maria
• ERS Paediatrics Assembly, represented by Prof. Max Zach
• Non-EU countries, represented by Prof. Alexander Chuchalin (Russia)
• Permanent Working Group of Junior Doctors, represented by Dr Gareth Riddell

National respondents
One national respondent has been selected in 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.