Academy of adult respiratory medicine 2025

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

The programme is designed to challenge participants and provide a learning framework, including pre-course online learning modules for participants to review at their own pace before attending Part one online. Part two will take place during the ERS Congress in Amsterdam, Netherlands and it will consist of case-based sessions in which participants will put knowledge into practice by taking part in group tasks led by the faculty.

Participants may register for Part one (Online) exclusively or Part one (Online) + Part two (Amsterdam).

Registered participants can also benefit from a discount when registering for the ERS HERMES self-assessment course in adult respiratory medicine. This will be an excellent opportunity to test what you’ve learnt during Part one of the Academy and prepare for the European examination in adult 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 an ERS expert. The ERS HERMES self-assessment course in adult respiratory medicine will be delivered online on Friday, 20 June 2025.

Academy modules

• Pulmonary function testing
• Respiratory failure
• Lung imaging
• Respiratory infections and tuberculosis
• Pleural, mediastinal and chest wall diseases
• Thoracic tumours
• Airway diseases
• Pulmonary vascular diseases
• Interstitial lung diseases
• Sleep-related disorders
• Smoking cessation
• Pulmonary rehabilitation

Course format

• Pre-recorded online modules
• Part one (Online):
  • Live streamed lectures
  • Multiple-choice questions
  • Discussion and Q&A
• Part two (Amsterdam, Netherlands): 
  • Case-based sessions, including group tasks led by faculty.
  • Taking place at the ERS Congress in Amsterdam on Saturday, 27 September 2025.
  • Participants are not required to purchase a Congress registration to attend Part two. A day pass will be provided to attend the case-based sessions.
    • The day pass does not give access to Congress sessions. Participants attending Congress sessions must purchase a Congress registration.
  • Part two will not be live streamed.

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 respiratory medicine
• The HERMES syllabus modules
• Best practice in how to prepare for the European examination in adult 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.
• Part two:
  • The number of credits that you will receive corresponds to your attendance during the course.
  • Please note that you need to scan your badge to ensure that you receive the CME credits.