Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: evidence based guidelines and recommendations for clinical management - Results of the joint ATS/ERS/JRS taskforce

Symposium
Chairs: U. Costabel (Essen, Germany), H. Schunemann (Hamilton, On , Canada)
Aims: This session will present the methods and results of the ?Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis: Evidence based guidelines and recommendations for Clinical Management? official statement. These guidelines will be published in 2009. The symposium will cover all aspects of this guideline from epidemiology to diagnosis and treatment and focus on clinical aspects of the management of these patients.

Definition, epidemiology and diagnostic criteria of IPF and how these guidelines were developed G. Raghu (Seattle, Wa, United States of America)
Key recommendations for monitoring disease course of IPF A. Wells (London, United Kingdom)
Lung transplantation, pulmonary rehabilitation and palliative care in IPF J. J. G. Egan (Dublin, Ireland)