Target audience
The Adult Summer School is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of each of the major fields of respiratory medicine based on the HERMES syllabus. This course will help participants prepare for the European examination in adult respiratory medicine.
Educational aims
Participants will gain detailed knowledge of:
- The HERMES syllabus modules
- Best practice in how to prepare for the European examination in adult respiratory medicine
- How to answer MCQ questions
Programme
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Reading list
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Practical tips on the examination
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TB, NTM and bronchiectasis
S. Aliberti (Milan, Italy), J.P. Zellweger (Bern, Switzerland)
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Diagnosis of sleep related breathing disorders: questionnaires, screening, sleep studies
L. Kunos (Budapest, Hungary)
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Sleep apnoea and hypoventilation syndromes: management and therapies
L. Kunos (Budapest, Hungary)
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Pulmonary vascular diseases
G. Kovacs (Graz, Austria)
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Introduction to lung imaging
W. De Wever (Leuven, Belgium)
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Introduction to lung imaging: cases
W. De Wever (Leuven, Belgium)
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Lung imaging: workshop
W. De Wever (Leuven, Belgium)
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Lung imaging: workshop cases
W. De Wever (Leuven, Belgium)
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Pulmonary function testing: workshop
J. Gibson (Newcastle, United Kingdom)
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NSCLC/SCLC diagnosis and staging of thoracic tumours
R. Huber (Munich, Germany)
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NSCLC management
R. Huber (Munich, Germany)
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SCLC – Management
R. Huber (Munich, Germany)
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Respiratory infections
S. Aliberti (Milan, Italy), J.P. Zellweger (Bern, Switzerland)
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Cystic fibrosis: paediatric
A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
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Cystic fibrosis: adult
I. Horvath (Budapest, Hungary)
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Pleural and mediastinal diseases
N. Maskell (Bristol, United Kingdom)
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Mesothelioma
R. Huber (Munich, Germany)
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Mediastinal tumours
R. Huber (Munich, Germany)
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Sarcoidosis
U. Costabel (Essen, Germany)
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Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
U. Costabel (Essen, Germany)
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Eosinophilic lung diseases
U. Costabel (Essen, Germany)
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Asthma
I. Horvath (Budapest, Hungary)
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COPD
I. Horvath (Budapest, Hungary)
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Exacerbations of asthma and COPD
I. Horvath (Budapest, Hungary)
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Acute respiratory failure
S. Hartl (Vienna, Austria)
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Chronic respiratory failure
S. Hartl (Vienna, Austria)
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