Overview

Join us for an interactive, complimentary, CME meeting designed to enhance your knowledge of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Meeting highlights include discussion of guidelines for IPF diagnosis, pharmacotherapies/nonpharmacologic approaches to treat IPF, and strategies to encourage shared decision making.  Our expert faculty panel will include national and regional clinicians and a patient advocate.  An opportunity to learn alongside IPF patients/caregivers will also be integrated. 

This CME activity is intended for members of the care center network and surrounding regional clinicians including pulmonologists, radiologists, pathologists, respiratory nurses, respiratory therapists, and other clinicians interested in treatment advances for patients with IPF.  Furthermore, a patient education component will be incorporated for patients and caregivers dealing with IPF.

This live activity will review new and emerging science in the field of IPF.  A multidisciplinary panel will discuss the differential diagnosis of IPF, available therapeutic agents, supportive care, and tools to foster shared decision-making with patients. 

• Outline needs and concerns of IPF patients over the disease course
• Discuss guideline recommendations for differentiating IPF from other interstitial lung diseases to ensure a definitive diagnosis
• Interpret the efficacy and safety data for pharmacotherapies used to treat IPF
• Formulate comprehensive management plans, including pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches and support strategies
• Engage patients and their families in shared decision making for the management of IPF
• Describe the benefits and roles of multidisciplinary team over the course of IPF

Courtyard Marriott City Avenue
Ballroom AB
4100 Presidential Blvd
Philadelphia , PA 19131 USA
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Phone: 215-477-0200
Comment: To Register Contact: Karen Catino at kcatino@achlcme.org or 773-714-0705 ext. 128 or use the Register Button on this page.

Below please find the half-day agenda with topics delineated by audience.  We invite all learners to participate in the entirety of the conference in an effort to promote shared decision making and learning.

8:30 am - 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast	Clinician
9:00 am - 9:05 am	Welcome / Introductions	Clinician
9:05 am - 9:15 am	The Impact of IPF	Clinician
9:15 am - 9:25 am	Identifying At-risk Patients	Clinician
9:25 am - 9:40 am	Making a Differential Diagnosis	Clinician
9:40 am - 9:55 am	Break	Clinician
9:55 am - 10:10 am	Pharmacotherapies for IPF	Clinician
10:10 am - 10:25 am	Question and Answers	Clinician
10:25 am - 10:40 am	Expert Updates and Insights	Clinician
10:40 am - 11:05 am	Break	Clinician/patient/caregiver
11:05 am - 11:25 am	Multidisciplinary Approaches	Clinician/patient/caregiver
11:25 am - 11:45 am	Comprehensive Care Planning	Clinician/patient/caregiver
11:45 am - 12:05 pm	Shared Decision Making	Clinician/patient/caregiver
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm	Overview of IPF	Patient/caregiver
12:20 pm - 12:35 pm	Managing IPF	Patient/caregiver
12:35 pm - 12:45 pm	Common Patient Concerns	Patient/caregiver
12:45 pm - 1:00 pm	Question and Answers	Patient/caregiver

Supported by an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.