17-19 June, 2025

Overview

The Academy of paediatric respiratory medicine is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of each of the major fields of paediatric respiratory medicine, based on the HERMES syllabus. This academy is aimed at all paediatric respiratory professionals wishing to update their knowledge, particularly those preparing for the European examination in paediatric respiratory medicine.

The course programme is designed to challenge participants and provide a learning framework. It includes interactive case-based sessions and discussions, lectures with key updates in the field, a Q&A session for participants, and a broad selection of pre-recorded lectures.

Participants will have the opportunity to review online learning modules at their own pace before attending part one, online from 17-19 June, 2025. Part two will take place during the ERS Congress 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and will consist of case-based sessions where medical practitioners will have the opportunity to align their current procedures with the latest clinical best practice. The aim of these sessions is to disseminate established practices with dedicated time for one-to-one interaction between participants and faculty.

Participants may register for part one (online) exclusively or part one (online) and part two (Amsterdam, Netherlands).

Registered participants can also benefit from a discount when registering for the ERS HERMES self-assessment course in paediatric respiratory medicine taking place on Friday, 20 June 2025. This will be an excellent opportunity to test what you have learnt at the academy and prepare for the European examination in paediatric respiratory medicine. The self-assessment course consists of a one-hour mock examination (30 case-based multiple-choice questions selected from the pool of the HERMES examination in respiratory medicine) followed by a two-hour discussion with ERS experts.

Academy modules

• Airway endoscopy
• Acute respiratory infections
• Congenital malformations
• Lung function testing
• Bronchial asthma and wheezing disorders
• Imaging and sleep medicine
• Cystic fibrosis, protracted bacterial bronchitis and non-CF bronchiectasis
• Tuberculosis
• Rare diseases

Course format

• Pre-recorded online modules
• Part one:
  • Lectures with key updates, interactive polls and Q&A discussion time
  • Case-based sessions

Please note that all timings are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Recordings of each session will be made available to registered participants within two weeks after the event, with the exception of the on-site sessions in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Replays will remain accessible until December 2025 on the ERS Respiratory Channel.

Learning outcomes

Following this course, participants will gain detailed knowledge of:

• The major fields of paediatric respiratory medicine
• The HERMES syllabus modules
• Best practice in how to prepare for the European examination in paediatric respiratory medicine

Accreditation

An application will be submitted to the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (EBAP) for CME accreditation of this event.

Part one:

• The number of credits that you will receive will correspond to the time you spend viewing the sessions live
• Please note that you need to join the live stream with the name that corresponds to your myERS profile to ensure that you receive the CME credits
• Participants will not accrue credits for watching video recordings made available after the course has taken place