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August 2006

After one year of hard work, the Hermes European Core Syllabus is now ready for dissemination.
An online version of the syllabus and it accompanying information flyer is available in 23 different European languages.
 Click here for a direct access.

Detailed information about the project and its outcomes will also be available in the September issues of both the ERJ and Breathe.
 Click here for a link to these publications in the bibliography.

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July 2006

The HERMES Task Force met in Amsterdam over two days to finalise the European syllabus. In addition to finalising the syllabus itself, the Task Force members finalised the articles which will be published in the September issues of the ERJ and of Breathe to accompany the syllabus.

On the second day, the HERMES Task Force, discussed the next steps of the project, which will include developing curriculum recommendations as well as a voluntary European examination. All members agreed to carry on with their work for at least another year.

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May 2006

In March and April 2006, over 480 respondents from all over Europe rated all items included in the draft European syllabus to help determine which competences should be mandatory, which ones should be optional, and also which level of competence trainees should have acquired for each competence by the time they qualify as specialists.

The main outcomes of this survey were discussed at a plenary meeting in Munich on 8 May 2006. 

For this second round, trainees from all participating countries were personally asked to complete the survey. As an incentive, the ERS awarded 7 main prizes, and offered a one-year subscription to Breathe, the ERS educational journal, to all respondents. Winners of this contest were:

Gold sponsorship at ERS Annual Congress in Munich:
Dr Istvan Ruzscics (HUN) 
1-year free ERS membership:

Dr Damjan Birtic (SLO)
Dr Tom De Keukeleire (BEL)
Dr Michele Ceruti (ITA) 1 free PG course in Munich 2006

Dr Katerina Samara (GRE)
Dr Marco Van der Toorn (NED)
Dr Anne-Marie Kirsten (GER) 

A full analysis report is available here.

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February 2006

Over its second two-day meeting which took place in Berlin, the Hermes Task Force re-shaped its first draft list of competencies taking into account all comments and suggestions which had been provided by over 480 European doctors and trainees from 41 different countries. 

 Updated European Core Syllabus

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January 2006

In December 2005, the Hermes Task Force first draft list of competencies was made available online for comment. Altogether, over 480 European doctors and trainees sent us their suggestions and comments and encouragements. 

 Preliminary results from this online survey

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December 2005

Over its first two-day meeting, the Hermes Task Force established a draft list of core competencies. These are competencies which any trainee should have acquired by the end of their training in respiratory medicine. At this stage, the document does not mention which level of copmetence the trainee should have acquired for each listed item, as levels of competence will be determined at a later stage of the process.

 Document produced by the Task Force