Monitoring the Clues in the Diagnosis and Management of PF-ILD

Steering Committee
Kristin B. Highland, MD
Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
Director, Rheumatic Lung Disease Program
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Steven D. Nathan, MD
Professor of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University - Inova Fairfax campus
Medical Director, Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA
This activity is provided by Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC.    
In partnership with the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. 

Disclosure of Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of pulmonologists, radiologists, and pathologists. It may also be of benefit to primary care physicians, PAs, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, fellows, residents, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with chronic progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease (PF-ILD).

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Compare PF-ILD subtypes and the pathophysiology associated with increased risk of progression
  • Evaluate the risk of progression among patients with PF-ILD based on laboratory data
  • Assess evidence from recent and ongoing clinical trials for clinical implications in the management of PF-ILD

Agenda

  • Introduction PF-ILD
  • Case 1: Patient presents with shortness of breath and skin thickening on hands
  • Case 2: 68-year-old man with a dry cough
  • Case 3: 56-year-old woman with upper respiratory infection symptoms
  • Summary: Diagnosis of PF-ILD
  • Summary: Treatment of PF-ILD 
  • Q&A

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Steering Committee
Kristin B. Highland, MD
Consulting Fees: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd; Bayer Corporation; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc; United Therapeutics Corporation
Speakers Bureau: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd; Bayer Corporation; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc; United Therapeutics Corporation
Grant/Research Support: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd; Bayer Corporation; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc; United Therapeutics Corporation

Steven D. Nathan, MD
Consulting Fees: Bayer Corporation; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Galapagos NV; Genentech, Inc; United Therapeutics Corporation
Speakers Bureau: Bayer Corporation; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Genentech, Inc

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