Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Video Perspectives

Ganesh Raghu, MD, is the director of the Center for Interstitial Lung Disease, professor of medicine and adjunct professor of laboratory medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

In this ad hoc video, Raghu discusses:

• advances in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, including the importance of a precise diagnosis approach utilizing evidence based clinical practice guidelines and the appropriate use of antifibrotic drugs;
• the importance of a multidisciplinary treatment approach for patients for accurate diagnosis;
• the use of combination therapy in patients manifesting signs of pulmonary hypertension;
• new treatments in the pipeline;
• unanswered questions in the field of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; and
• his advice to clinicians.