29 February, 2024 | Online | 18:00-19:00 CET

On 29 February, 2024 it is International Rare Diseases Day.

ILDs (interstitial lung diseases) are rare diseases with a significant impact on respiratory health. This day is an opportunity to highlight recent advancements in rare respiratory diseases, focusing on their diagnosis, management, and pathophysiology.

Educational aims:

This webinar will explain:

• What genetic pulmonary fibrosis is, and which genes are involved in the disease. The audience will be informed on: how to identify and genetically analyse patients suspected of genetic pulmonary fibrosis; the prognosis, treatment options and expected comorbidities in patients with genetic pulmonary fibrosis; which relatives are at increased risk for disease; how to screen for early disease.
• What are the various types of cystic lung diseases? How are they diagnosed, and what are the available treatments?
• What are the characteristics of pulmonary hypertension in patients with ILD, and what are the available treatment options?

Topics

• Which patients and relatives may benefit from genetic testing and clinical counselling and how should these be followed-up?
• What should be the diagnostics and therapeutic assessment of cystic lung disease?
• How to diagnose and treat pulmonary hypertension in ILD patients

Target audience

• Clinicians
• Trainees
• Researchers
• Geneticists
• Radiologists
• Pathologists

Learning Outcomes

Following this webinar, participants will be able to recognize and optimize management of patients with:

• Genetic pulmonary fibrosis
• Cystic lung disease
• Pulmonary hypertension and ILD