HERMES European Accreditation of Training Centres in Adult Respiratory Medicine: criteria validation and revision. Issue 1 (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sutter, Sandy; Stolz, Daiana; Karg, Ortrud; Mitchell, Sharon; Niculescu, Alexandra; Noël, Julie-Lyn; Powell, Pippa; Skoczyński, Szymon; Verbraecken, Johan; Rohde, Gernot
• Is Part Of: Breathe. Volume 12:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 11
• Page End: 17
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Treatment; Periodicals; 616.2005
• DOI: 10.1183/20734735.000116
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1810-6838

Abstract

Four respiratory medicine disease categories appear in the global top 10 causes of mortality [1], resulting in 600 000 people dying from respiratory disease in Europe each year. The economic burden of respiratory diseases in Europe exceeds 380 billion euros. In a fast-developing environment, new clinical challenges have arisen for pulmonary specialists; techniques and procedures have evolved and become more complex.