Strategies to Shorten the Long and Winding Road to Accurate IPF Diagnosis and Effective Management

Release Date: November 30, 2020
Last Reviewed: November 23, 2020
Expiration Date: November 30,2021
Time to Complete Activity: 1.0 hour

Steering Committee and Faculty 
Lisa H. Lancaster, MD
Medical Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Program
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

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

Contributing Clinical Faculty
Maria C. Albano, MD
Body Imaging Section Chief
Fairfax Radiological Consultants, PC
Fairfax, VA 

Haresh Mani, MD
Staff Pathologist
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA 

Patient Faculty
Richard S. DiLoreto
Clearwater, FL
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Disclosure of Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

Target Audience
This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of pulmonologists, radiologists, and pathologists. It may also benefit primary care physicians, PAs, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, fellows, residents, and other allied healthcare providers who are interested or involved in the care of patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs).

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

• Differentiate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) from other common ILDs, such as connective tissue disease ILD (CTD-ILD), accurately and efficiently using recommended clinical evaluation, radiologic testing, and pathologic testing as needed
• Apply evidence informing the use of antifibrotic therapy, nonpharmacologic strategies, and management of risk factors and comorbidities in patients with IPF to formulate treatment plans
• Individualize treatment of IPF based on patient characteristics and preferences, using shared decision-making

Agenda

• Introduction: The “Alphabet Soup” of ILDs 
• Differential Diagnosis of ILDs 
• Managing IPF: Comprehensive, Patient-Centered Care
• Q&A

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Steering Committee and Faculty 
Lisa H. Lancaster, MD
Consulting Fees: Galapagos NV; Genentech, Inc
Speakers Bureau: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Genentech, Inc 
Grant/Research Support: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Celgene Corporation; Galapagos NV; Galecto Biotech; Novartis Corporation; Respirent Pharmaceuticals Co, Ltd

Steven D. Nathan, MD
Consulting Fees: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Genentech, Inc
Speakers Bureau: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Genentech, Inc

Contributing Clinical Faculty
Maria C. Albano, MD
No financial relationships to disclose

Haresh Mani, MD
No financial relationships to disclose

Patient Faculty
Richard S. DiLoreto
No financial relationships to disclose

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