is a national education initiative designed to provide physicians with a comprehensive continuing medical education program on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) that focuses on disease mechanisms, diagnosis, and management.

PILOT™ Learning Objectives

• Explain the epidemiology of IPF and the importance of accurate and early diagnosis
• Indicate how to accurately diagnose IPF in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team
• Explain the pathophysiology of IPF and the therapeutic approaches to different steps in the disease process
• Describe the evidence-based diagnosis and management of IPF recommended in the 2011 ATS/ERS guidelines