Interstitial Lung Diseases - April

Target audience

Clinicians
Pulmonologists in training
Radiologists specialised in thoracic imaging
Pathologists specialised in thoracic pathology

Educational aims

Following this course, participants will:

Be able to diagnose ILDs correctly and be aware of the advantages and limitations of the different approaches
Be familiar with the current standards and challenges of ILD treatment and promising new targets

Interactive, case based warm up Michael Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany), Claus Peter Heussel (Heidelberg, Germany)
Clinical diagnosis, monitoring and biomarkers in ILDs Michael Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany)
Radiologic evaluation of ILDs Claus Peter Heussel (Heidelberg, Germany)
Pathology of ILDs Venerino Poletti (Forlì, Italy)
Bronchoschopic and surgical diagnostic procedures in ILDs with live transmission from the operating room for transbronchial cry biopsies Venerino Poletti (Forlì, Italy)
Can we diagnose ILD ? - Yes, we can! Interactive cases Michael Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany), Venerino Poletti (Forlì, Italy), Claus Peter Heussel (Heidelberg, Germany)
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Toby Maher (St. Albans (Hertfordshire), United Kingdom)
Non - IPF Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia (IIPs) Athol Wells (London, United Kingdom)
Rare interstitial lung diseases (LAM, LHC, alveolar proteinosis, eosinophilic pneumonias) Bruno Crestani (Paris, France)
Combined fibrosis and emphysema syndrome Vincent Cottin (Lyon, France)
Occupational and drug-induced ILDs Bruno Crestani (Paris, France)
ILD quiz Michael Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany), Claus Peter Heussel (Heidelberg, Germany), Venerino Poletti (Forlì, Italy),
Paediatric ILDs Ernst Eber (Graz, Austria)
Connective tissue disease-associated lung disease Michael Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany)
Pulmonary vasculitis Vincent Cottin (Lyon, France)
Unclassifiable ILD Vincent Cottin (Lyon, France)
Sarcoidosis Marlies S. Wijsenbeek (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Martina Vasakova (Praha 4, Czech Republic)
Pathogenesis of ILDs, basic research year in review Maria Molina Molina (Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain)
Hot topics in ILDs, clinical year in review Toby Maher (St. Albans (Hertfordshire), United Kingdom)
Future treatment approaches in ILDs Athol Wells (London, United Kingdom)
Comorbidities in ILDs Michael Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany)
Familial ILDs Maria Molina Molina (Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain)
Lung transplantation Hauke Winter (Heidelberg, Germany)