title: Introducing a core curriculum for respiratory sleep practitioners.
abstract: The background and purpose of the HERMES (Harmonising Education in Respiratory Medicine for European Specialists) initiative has been discussed at length in previous articles [1-3]. This article aims to provide more detailed and specific insight into the process and methodology of the Sleep HERMES Task Force in developing a core curriculum in respiratory sleep medicine.
authors: European Respiratory Society, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors: Sharon
authors: S
authors: Mitchell
authors: Academic Department of Sleep and Breathing, Royal Brompton Hospital,London, UK.
authors: Anita
authors: A
authors: Simonds
authors: Lungenfachklinik Immenhausen, Immenhausen, Germany.
authors: Stefan
authors: S
authors: Andreas
authors: University of Palmero, Palermo, Italy.
authors: Maria R
authors: MR
authors: Bonsignore
authors: Lung Function and Sleep, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors: Brendan
authors: B
authors: Cooper
authors: Medical Faculty, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Košice, Slovakia.
authors: Viliam
authors: V
authors: Donic
authors: Respiratory Sleep Disorders Unit, St. Vincent's University Hospital,Dublin, Ireland.
authors: Walter T
authors: WT
authors: McNicholas
authors: Clinical and Academic Unit of Sleep and Breathing, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London.
authors: Mary
authors: M
authors: Morrell
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy.
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Palange
authors: S.C. Pneumologia, ASL 1, Imperia, Italy.
authors: Gianni
authors: G
authors: Prest
authors: Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors: Renata
authors: R
authors: Riha
authors: Department of Physiology, University of Paris, Paris, France.
authors: Ha
authors: H
authors: Trang
authors: Bethanien Hospital, Institute of Pneumology, University Witten/Herdecke, Solingen, Germany.
authors: Winfried
authors: W
authors: Randerath
authors: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: van der Grinten
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Multidisciplinary Sleep Disorders Centre, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors: Johan
authors: J
authors: Verbraecken
authors: Respiratory Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
authors: Wilfried
authors: W
authors: de Backer