Introducing an updated international ERS syllabus for postgraduate training 2017: Setting standards for training and certification in respiratory medicine

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Adult respiratory medicine: updated syllabus modules

Module 1	Structure and function of the respiratory system
Module 2	Physiology and pulmonary function testing
Module 3	Diagnostic approach
Module 4	Diagnostic procedures
Module 5	General principles of treatment modalities and prevention measures
Module 6	Respiratory emergencies
Module 7	Airway diseases
Module 8	Respiratory infections
Module 9	Mycobacterial diseases
Module 10	Thoracic tumours
Module 11	Sleep and control of breathing disorders
Module 12	Respiratory failure
Module 13	Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
Module 14	Pulmonary vascular diseases
Module 15	Diseases of the chest wall and respiratory muscles including the diaphragm
Module 16	Pleural and mediastinal diseases (excluding tumours)
Module 17	Respiratory consequences of systemic/extrapulmonary conditions
Module 18	Genetic disorders
Module 19	Occupational Diseases
Module 20	Epidemiology, environment and lifestyle