The IPF Disease Challenge

Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of pulmonologists, internists, primary care providers, and other health care providers who manage patients with ILD.

Program Overview
This activity will cover patient adherence, treatment switching, and care coordination with community healthcare providers for patients with IPF.

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

Describe the importance of, and challenges associated with, adherence to antifibrotic therapy
Discuss when to stop or switch antifibrotic therapy when necessary
Explain how to involve primary care providers, advanced practice providers, nurses, and therapists in coordination of care of patients with IPF from the standpoint of diagnosis, treatment, management of comorbidities, and optimization of patient well-being