Update of the European paediatric respiratory medicine syllabus

Primhak, R. et al. (2019) Update of the European paediatric respiratory medicine syllabus. Breathe, 15(3), pp. 173-180. (doi: 10.1183/20734735.0188-2019) (PMID:31508155) (PMCID:PMC6717621)

Abstract

The 10-year-old European syllabus for paediatric respiratory medicine (PRM; also known as paediatric pulmonology) was updated by a consensus-based method using an expert task force for redrafting, and a subsequent Delphi process to achieve consensus. There was a high degree of consensus for the final syllabus, which has been streamlined and made more relevant to current practice. All modules are now mandatory apart from the undertaking of research projects, which is optional. Although there are still a number of countries in Europe which do not recognise PRM as a separate subspecialty, there are paediatric respiratory physicians practising in every country in Europe, and a current and harmonised European syllabus in the subspecialty remains important for defining the training and areas of practice of PRM practitioners.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Paton, Dr James
• Authors: Primhak, R., Tabin, N., Beydon, N., Bhatt, J., Eber, E., Hammer, J., Martinez-Gimeno, A., Midulla, F., Nenna, R., Paton, J., and Ross Russell, R.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
• Journal Name: Breathe
• Publisher: European Respiratory Society
• ISSN: 1810-6838
• ISSN (Online): 2073-4735
• Published Online: 01 September 2019
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2019 ERS
• First Published: First published in Breathe 15(3):173-180
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License