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Title	Topic	Origin	Year	Reference	Link
A Guide to Guidelines for Professional Societies and Other Developers of Recommendations	Education & HERMES	ATS / ERS Workshop Report	2012	Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2012; 9: 215-218	PDF \| Editorial
Guidelines for the management of work-related asthma	Asthma	ERS Task Force Report	2012	Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 529–545	PDF \| Supplementary material \| Pocket guideline \| Pocket guideline for iPad
Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections	Respiratory infections excluding TB	ERS Task Force Report in collaboration with ESCMID	2011	Infectious Diseases 2011; 17(Suppl. 6): 1-24 & E1–E59	PDF \| Abstract \| Slides \| CME test (1 grade, 0 comment)
What the pulmonary specialist should know about the new inhalation therapies	Asthma	ERS / ISAM Task Force Report	2011	Eur Respir J 2011; 37: 1308–1331	PDF
Non-CPAP therapies in obstructive sleep apnoea	Sleep-related breathing disorders	ERS Task Force Report	2011	Eur Respir J 2011; 37: 1000–1028	PDF \| Abstract \| Supplementary material \| Slides \| CME test
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Evidence-based Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management	Diffuse parenchymal (interstitial) lung diseases and orphan lung diseases	ATS / ERS / JRS / ALAT Statement	2011	Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011; 183: 788-824	PDF
Standards for Quantitative Assessment of Lung Structure	Pulmonary function testing	ATS / ERS Official Research Policy Statement	2010	Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 479-495	PDF
Factors influencing age at diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia in European children	Paediatic	ERS Task Force Report	2010	Eur Respir J 2010; 36: 1248–1258	PDF \| Abstract \| ERS Live \| Slides \| Slides \| CME test
Management of malignant pleural mesothelioma	Thoracic tumours	ERS / ESTS Tasl Force Report	2010	Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009; 181: 394-418	PDF \| CME test (1 grade, 0 comment)
Asthma Control and Exacerbations	Asthma	ATS / ERS Statement	2009	Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009; 180: 59-99	PDF \| CME test (2 grades, 0 comment)
Defining, treating and preventing hospital acquired pneumonia: European perspective	Respiratory infections excluding TB	ERS / ESCMID / ESICM document	2009	Intensive Care Med 2009; 35: 9-29	PDF \| CME test
ERS guidelines on LAM - Long version including further discussion of the evidence	Thoracic tumours	ERS Task Force Report	2009	Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 14-26	PDF (2 grades, 0 comment)
Fitness for radical therapy in lung cancer patients (surgery and chemo-radiotherapy)	Thoracic tumours	ERS / ESTS Tasl Force Report	2009	Eur Respir J 2009; 34: 17-41	PDF \| CME test (1 grade, 1 comment)
Diagnosis and management of lymphangioleio-myomatosis (LAM)	Thoracic tumours	ERS Task Force Report	2009	Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 14-26	PDF (2 grades, 0 comment)
Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension	Pulmonary vascular diseases	ESC / ERS Guidelines	2009	Eur Respir J 2009; 34: 1219–1263	PDF (4 grades, 1 comment)
Paediatric HERMES: a European Syllabus in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine	Education & HERMES	ERS Syllabus in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine	2009	Breathe 2009; 5: 236-247	PDF
Primary ciliary dyskinesia: a consensus statement on diagnostic and treatment approaches in children	Paediatic	ERS Task Force Report	2009	Eur Respir J 2009; 34: 1264–1276	PDF \| CME test (1 grade, 0 comment)
Definition, assessment and treatment of wheezing disorders in preschool children: an evidence-based approach	Paediatic	ERS Task Force Report	2008	Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1096–1110	PDF \| CME test
End-of-life decision-making in respiratory intermediate care units: a European survey	Palliative care	ERS Task Force Report	2008	Eur Respir J 2007; 30: 156–164	PDF
European Curriculum Recommendations for Training in Adult Respiratory Medicine	Education & HERMES	ERS Curriculum Recommendations for Training in Adult Respiratory Medicine	2008	Breathe 2008; 5: 80-93	PDF (2 grades, 1 comment)
Outcomes for COPD pharmacological trials: from lung function to Biomarkers	COPD	ATS / ERS Task Force	2008	Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 416–468	PDF (1 grade, 0 comment)
Pulmonary Function Testing in Preschool Children	Paediatic	ATS / ERS Statement	2007	Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007; 175: 1304-1345	PDF
Assessment of cough	Symptoms and signs	ERS Task Force Report	2007	Eur Respir J 2007; 29: 1256–1276	PDF \| CME test (1 grade, 0 comment)
Recommendations on the use of exercise testing in clinical practice	Pulmonary function testing	ERS Task Force Report	2007	Eur Respir J 2007; 29: 185–209	PDF \| CME test
Smoking cessation in patients with respiratory diseases: a high priority, integral component of therapy Place a comment or grade	Smoking cessation / respiratory disease prevention	ERS Task Force Report	2007	Eur Respir J 2007; 29: 390–417	PDF (1 grade, 0 comment)
Weaning from mechanical ventilation	Intensive care and high dependency care units	ERS / ATS / ESICM / SCCM / SRLF Statement of the Sixth International Consensus Conference on Intensive Care Medicine	2007	Eur Respir J 2007; 29: 1033–1056	PDF \| Slides \| Webcast \| Podcasts (3 grades, 0 comment)
Pulmonary Rehabilitation	Pulmonary rehabilitation	ATS / ERS Statement	2006	Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006; 173: 1390-1413	PDF \| CME test (1 grade, 0 comment)
HERMES: a European Core Syllabus in Respiratory Medicine	Education & HERMES	ERS Core Syllabus in Respiratory Medicine	2006	Breathe 2006; 3: 59-69	PDF (1 grade, 0 comment)
Recommended standards for modern tuberculosis laboratory services in Europe	Tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases	WHO Euro Laboratory Task Force Perspective	2006	Eur Respir J 2006; 28: 903–909	PDF (1 grade, 0 comment)
Standardized Procedures for the Online and Offline Measurement of Exhaled Lower Respiratory Nitric Oxide and Nasal Nitric Oxide	Pulmonary function testing	ATS / ERS Recommandations	2005	Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005; 171: 912-930	PDF
Raised Volume Forced Expirations in Infants - Guidelines for Current Practice	Paediatic	ATS / ERS Statement	2005	Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005; 172: 1463-1471	PDF \| Online supplement
General considerations for lung function testing	Pulmonary function testing	ERS / ATS Task Force Report on Standardisation of Lung Function Testing	2005	Eur Respir J 2005; 26: 153–161	PDF \| CME test (2 grades, 0 comment)
Interpretative strategies for lung function tests	Pulmonary function testing	ERS / ATS Task Force Report on Standardisation of Lung Function Testing	2005	Eur Respir J 2005; 26: 948–968	PDF (2 grades, 0 comment)
Standardisation of spirometry	Pulmonary function testing	ERS / ATS Task Force Report on Standardisation of Lung Function Testing	2005	Eur Respir J 2005; 26: 319–338	PDF
Standardisation of the measurement of lung volumes	Pulmonary function testing	ERS / ATS Task Force Report on Standardisation of Lung Function Testing	2005	Eur Respir J 2005; 26: 511–522	PDF
Standardisation of the single-breath determination of carbon monoxide uptake in the lung	Pulmonary function testing	ERS / ATS Task Force Report on Standardisation of Lung Function Testing	2005	Eur Respir J 2005; 26: 720–735	PDF (1 grade, 0 comment)
Exhaled breath condensate - methodological recommendations and unresolved questions	Pulmonary function testing	ATS / ERS Task Force	2005	Eur Respir J 2005; 26: 523–548	PDF
Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections	Respiratory infections excluding TB	ERS Task Force Report in collaboration with ESMID	2005	Eur Respir J 2005; 26: 1138–1180	PDF \| Slides \| Appendix \| CME test (2 grades, 0 comment)
Indirect airway challenges	Pulmonary function testing	ERS Task Force Report	2004	Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 1050–1068	PDF (1 grade, 0 comment)
Pulmonary–Hepatic vascular Disorders (PHD)	Pulmonary vascular diseases	ERS Task Force Report	2004	Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 861–880	PDF \| CME test
Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD	COPD	ATS / ERS Task Force	2004	European Respiratory Society (ERS) 2004. Available from: www.ers-education.org	PDF \| Electronic version \| Slides \| CME test (1 grade, 0 comment)
Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD - section for patients	COPD	ATS / ERS Task Force	2004	European Respiratory Society (ERS) 2004. Available from: www.ers-education.org	PDF \| Online version
Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD - a summary of the ATS-ERS position paper	COPD	ATS / ERS Task Force	2004	Eur Respir J 2004; 23: 932–946	PDF
Chronic interstitial lung disease in immunocompetent children	Paediatic	ERS Task Force Report	2004	Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 686–697	PDF
The diagnosis and management of chronic cough	Symptoms and signs	ERS Task Force Report	2004	Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 481–492	PDF
Standards for the Diagnosis and Management of Individuals with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency	Genetic and developmental disorders	ATS / ERS Statement	2003	Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003; 168: 818-900	PDF
Flexible endoscopy of paediatric airways	Paediatic	ERS Task Force Report	2003	Eur Respir J 2003; 22: 698–708	PDF
Murine models of asthma	Asthma	ERS Task Force Report	2003	Eur Respir J 2003; 22: 374–382	PDF
The forced oscillation technique in clinical practice: methodology, recommendations and future developments	Pulmonary function testing	ERS Task Force Report	2003	Eur Respir J 2003; 22: 1026–1041	PDF
Respiratory Muscle Testing	Diseases of the chest wall, respiratory muscles and diaphragm	ATS / ERS Statement	2002	Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002; 166: 518-524	PDF
Respiratory Muscle Testing	Pulmonary function testing	ATS / ERS Statement	2002	Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002; 166: 518-524	PDF
International Multidisciplinary Consensus Classification of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias	Diffuse parenchymal (interstitial) lung diseases and orphan lung diseases	ATS / ERS International Multidisciplinary Consensus Classification	2002	Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002; 165: 277-304	PDF
Interventional pulmonology	Bronchoscopy	ERS / ATS Statement	2002	Eur Respir J 2002; 19: 356–373	PDF (1 grade, 0 comment)
Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide in children	Paediatic	ERS / ATS Statement	2002	Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 223–237	PDF
Paediatric respiratory training in Europe: syllabus and centres	Paediatic	ERS Statement	2002	Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1587–1593	PDF
Public health and medicolegal implications of sleep apnoea	Public health and health costs in Europe	ERS Task Force Report	2002	Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1594–1609	PDF
Respiratory intermediate care units: a European survey	Home care (hospital at home and early discharge schemes)	ERS Task Force Report	2002	Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1343–1350	PDF
Passive respiratory mechanics: the occlusion techniques	Paediatic	ERS / ATS Task Force Report on Standards for infant respiratory function testing	2001	Eur Respir J 2001; 17: 141-148	PDF
Plethysmographic measurements of lung volume and airway resistance	Paediatic	ERS / ATS Task Force Report on Standards for infant respiratory function testing	2001	Eur Respir J 2001; 17: 302–312	PDF
The bias flow nitrogen washout technique for measuring the functional residual capacity in infants	Paediatic	ERS / ATS Task Force Report on Standards for infant respiratory function testing	2001	Eur Respir J 2001; 17: 529–536	PDF
The use of nebulizers	Asthma	ERS Task Force Report	2001	Eur Respir J 2001; 18: 228–242	PDF
Management of malignant pleural effusions	Pleural diseases	ERS / ATS Statement	2001	Eur Respir J 2001; 18: 402–419	PDF (1 grade, 0 comment)
Ventilator-associated pneumonia	Respiratory infections excluding TB	ERS Task Force Report	2001	Eur Respir J 2001; 17: 1034–1045	PDF
Ventilator-associated pneumonia	Intensive care and high dependency care units	ERS Task Force Report	2001	Eur Respir J 2001; 17: 1034–1045	PDF
Bronchoalveolar lavage in children	Paediatic	ERS Task Force Report	2000	Eur Respir J 2000; 15: 217–231	PDF
Specifications for equipment used for infant pulmonary function testing	Paediatic	ERS / ATS Task Force Report on Standards for infant respiratory function testing	2000	Eur Respir J 2000; 16: 731–740	PDF
Tidal breath analysis for infant pulmonary function testing	Paediatic	ERS / ATS Task Force Report on Standards for infant respiratory function testing	2000	Eur Respir J 2000; 16: 1180–1192	PDF
Tidal forced expirations	Paediatic	ERS / ATS Task Force Report on Standards for infant respiratory function testing	2000	Eur Respir J 2000; 16: 741–748	PDF
Specifications for signal processing and data handling used for infant pulmonary function testing	Paediatic	ERS / ATS Task Force Report on Standards for infant respiratory function testing	2000	Eur Respir J 2000; 16: 1016–1022	PDF
Measurement of acellular components and standardization of BAL	Diagnosis & testing	ERS Task Force Report	1999	Eur Respir Rev 1999; 9: 66: 25–27	PDF
Statement on sarcoidosis	Diffuse parenchymal (interstitial) lung diseases and orphan lung diseases	ERS	1999	Eur Respir J 1999; 14: 735–737	PDF
Measurement of acellular components and standardization of BAL (summarised report)	Diagnosis & testing	ERS	1999	Eur Respir J 1999; 14: 245–248	PDF
Mineral fibre analyses in biological samples	Diagnosis & testing	ERS Working Group Report	1998	Eur Respir J 1998; 11: 1416–1426	PDF
International Guidelines for the Selection of Lung Transplant Candidates	Lung transplantation	ASTP / ATS / ERS / ISHLT Statement	1998	Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1998; 158: 335-339	PDF

	ISO 23747:2007 Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment - Peak expiratory flow meters for the assessment of pulmonary function in spontaneously breathing humans Determination of frequency response: Flow time profiles A and B for testing of equipment
	ISO 26782 File containing the 13 profiles used in the ISO 26782 standard for spirometers

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