ERS Clinical practice guidelines, statement and technical standards in collaboration with other societies

ERS/ATS Joint Task Forces

The ERS/ATS Task Force call is open annually in July with a deadline beginning of August.

ERS Task Forces

ERS Task forces including one or several other societies should be submitted through the usual ERS Task Force online application form. The next ERS Task Force call for 2023 will open in July, with the deadline of 1 October, 2023.

ERS methodology:

ERS recommends the application of the same methodology for joint Task Forces as for ERS-only projects. In case of doubt or question, the ERS in-house methodologist can be contacted.

Contact the ERS methodologists.

Related documents on ERS methodology:

• Useful resources for ERS guidelines developers
• A step-by-step guide of the GRADE approach

Patient involvement:

ERS recognises that the involvement of patients in Task Forces is valuable, and we work very closely with the European Lung Foundation (ELF) to ensure that patient perspectives are represented in ERS guidelines.

Contact ELF

Related documents on patient involvement:

• A guide for chairs involving patients in Task Forces