The aim of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Audit (COPD Audit) is to develop a core data set that can be used to audit COPD in acute hospital admissions across Europe with a view to raising the standards of care to a level consistent with the European management guidelines.

The Harmonised Education in Respiratory Medicine for European Specialists (HERMES) Project has the overall objective of supporting a harmonisation of Respiratory Medicine throughout Europe through different tools.