The purpose of ERS HERMES Examination is to assess the knowledge of candidates in respiratory medicine. As this is a summative assessment, the purpose is to distinguish successful candidates, who prove that their knowledge is up-to-date and matches European standards in respiratory medicine.

This webinar will inform the participants on the latest developments in COPD treatment and their impact on disease management. Furthermore, practical suggestions will help in guiding the management of patients in the daily practice.

This online course will provide an overview of the field of Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILDs). Participants will learn which diagnostic procedures should be applied based on given clinical circumstances and will receive updates on specific diseases and treatment. This interactive course includes live round table discussions and ILD board discussions. Course attendees will have the opportunity to present their pre-recorded cases and discuss them with leading experts.

This course is aimed at qualified medical doctors/pulmonologists with previous experience in performing regular bronchoscopies, who want to further train in diagnostic and therapeutic interventional pulmonology. The course is devoted to hands-on workshops and theoretical teaching of different interventional procedures in accordance with international requirements.

The Union World Conference on Lung Health is the world’s largest gathering of clinicians and public health workers, health programme managers, policymakers, researchers and advocates working to end the suffering caused by lung diseases, with a focus specifically on the challenges faced by low-and lower-middle income populations.

The virtual school on lung transplantation aims at providing state of the art knowledge in Lung Transplantation covering the following: referral criteria and selection of potential lung transplant candidates; donor organs; supply, management and selection; the early and long-term management and care of lung transplant recipients; immunosuppression and its side-effects; specific clinical and organizational issues for newly established or running lung transplant programs will be discussed.

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the physiological basis of exercise testing, to identify the indications and the protocols used in clinical and rehabilitation settings as well as the increased importance of exercise testing in the prognostic setting.

After two successful edition, PORTRAITS 2024 will focus the attention on recent perspective on chronic respiratory diseases, analysed throughout the treatable traits approach. The purpose is to use this strategic tool to explore the future of chronic lung disease management, with “a look forward” on new perspectives, data and evidence from recent studies and real-life experiences.

To promote knowledge in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

The International Course on the Clinical Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis is a five-day in-person course aiming to strengthen participants’ capacity in the clinical and programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis. It includes pre-disposing online content with on-demand videos and quizzes.

This ERS course organised in collaboration with the European Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR), will improve current standards of paediatric chest imaging with the aim of improving care for children with respiratory disorders. Close collaboration between paediatric pulmonologists and paediatric radiologists is needed to optimise: order management, imaging protocols for common paediatric lung diseases (i.e. pneumonia), dose reduction options for chest CT protocols, and implementation of chest MRI for specific clinical indications.

This course aims to provide participants with the theoretical foundations for managing patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and addresses, in a practical way, strategies for screening, preventing, and treating MDR-TB based on the latest evidence. The latest WHO recommendations will be discussed, as well as the choice of treatment regimens and the conditions for their application. The course will also introduce some elements of the management of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).

The purpose of ERS HERMES Examination is to assess the knowledge of candidates in respiratory medicine. As this is a summative assessment, the purpose is to distinguish successful candidates, who prove that their knowledge is up-to-date and matches European standards in respiratory medicine. The exam is taken online and invigilated by a third party.

The purpose of ERS HERMES Examination is to assess the knowledge of candidates in respiratory medicine. 

The ERS International Congress is the once-a-year occasion during which world’s respiratory professionals and experts meet in a European city to exchange views and share knowledge.