PG1 Core Curriculum Postgraduate Course: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: V. Poletti (Forli, Italy), V. Cottin (Lyon, France)
Aims: This course will cover the definition of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in clinical and biological terms and the definition of the clinical profile of IPF.

The course will discuss the diagnostic approach, emphasising the situations of when and when not to use invasive procedures. There will also be a discussion on therapeutic options.

HERMES syllabus links: A.1.4 Pathophysiology, A.1.6 Genetics, A.1.8 Pathology, B.7.2 Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), cryptogenic organising pneumonia (COP), acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP), respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease (RB-ILD), desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP), lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP).

TYPE OF COURSE: Lecture and video based

IPF: clinical profiles M. Selman (Mexico City, Mexico)
IPF: a morphological and biological entity M. Chilosi (Verona, Italy)
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (idiopathic) A. Wells (London, United Kingdom)
Therapeutic options for IPF U. Costabel (Essen, Germany)