Harmonising spirometry education with HERMES: Training a new generation of qualified spirometry practitioners across Europe

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 479-481

  Steenbruggen, I ^a   Mitchell, S ^b   Severin, T ^b   Palange, P ^c   Cooper, B G ^d  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERS Headquarters   (Switzerland)

^c Dipartimento Medicina Clinica   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EUROPE; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SPIROMETRY; STANDARDIZATION; TRAINING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EUROPE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PULMONARY MEDICINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 79953702526     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00187810     Document Type: Editorial

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