1. Harmonised Education in Respiratory Medicine for European Specialists European Respiratory Society

2. The Global HERMES Project Phase 1 SyllabusPhase 2 Curriculum Phase 3 Assessment Methods Phase; European Examination Phase 4 Development of Training Networks and Training Centre Accreditation

3. HERMES Family of Projects Adult HERMES Syllabus Curriculum Examination Paediatric HERMES Syllabus ESDL European Spirometry Driving License

4. Adult HERMES Syllabus Published September 2006 Curriculum Published October 2008 Compendium of Educational Documents Published October 2008 HERMES Examination in Adult Respiratory Medicine 2 nd ed September 12, 2009

5. Paediatric HERMES Paediatric HERMES Syllabus Published March 2009 Paediatric HERMES Curriculum Currently in development European Examination in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Groundwork has begun

6. EUROPEAN EXAMINATION IN ADULT RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

7. Inaugural Examination

8. Examination Overview Fee: 250 euros Date: 2 nd Edition on September 12, 2009 Venue: ERS Annual Congress (2 nd edition in Vienna) Language: English

9. Examination Overview Blueprint based on HERMES European syllabus published in 2006

10. Examination Overview 2 dimensional examination blueprint

11. Examination Overview Voluntary, no legal standing Reserved to specialists who have already received their national qualification

12. Examination Overview European Diploma from ERS upon successful completion of the examination HERMES Diplomates

13. HERMES Diplomates Registry

14. Examination Characteristics 3 hour examination 90 items multiple-choice examination  Type A: Items with single choice  Type K prime: Items with four right/wrong decisions

15. 2008 Candidate Demographics 85 candidates Pass rate: 67.1% 57 successful candidates 27 countries represented  Switzerland, Germany  Other Western Europe countries  Eastern Europe and Arab Countries  India and Malaysia  USA and other continents

16. HERMES Examination and National Societies The Hellenic National Society have congratulated the 2008 successful candidates in an awarding ceremony last February 2009

17. HERMES Examination and exit examinations Beginning 2009, the Swiss Society of Pneumology (SGP/SSP) (Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Pneumologie) will have the HERMES European Examination as the part 1 (knowledge-based part) of their exit examination

18. What can FERS do? Promote the HERMES European Examination in their respective societies Promote the HERMES European Examination to the respective health authorities Open avenues for the adoption of the HERMES European Examination as the knowledge-based part of national exit examinations

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