Update of the ERS international Adult Respiratory Medicine syllabus for postgraduate training

Tabin, Nathalie; Mitchell, Sharon; O’Connell, Elaine; Stolz, Daiana; Rohde, Gernot

Delphi is a "group communication process" that focuses on gathering information from a panel of experts, aiming to reach a convergence of opinion regarding a particular issue or set of issues [8] . Unlike other data collection methods, the Delphi method employs a number of iterations or rounds, with three rounds being deemed sufficient by relevant experts, until a consensus of opinion is reached [8] . To begin with participants are supplied with a prepared questionnaire, which is followed by a second questionnaire based on the results garnered from the first. Subsequent surveys refine and define the central issues at heart of the study, taking into account the opinions provided by the participants [9] .