Leslie Tolle, MD, pulmonologist and staff physician in the Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, addressed an interested crowd of family physicians during last week’s CME Roadshow & KSA – Canton. His message, “Early recognition of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is the name of the game when diagnosing these critically ill patients.”
Dr. Tolle shared that family physicians are often the first to recognize the signs of IPF and in doing so, potentially save years of quality life for their patients. Key indicators of IPF, the most common of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, were presented along with a facilitated discussion of interstitial lung disease.
The American Academy of Family Physicians provided a helpful resource for physicians that outlines “What Every Family Physician Should Know About IPF.” Additional IPF practice and patient education materials, including a helpful lung sound video can be found on the OAFP’s Partners in Health webpage through our partner Boehringer Ingelheim.
Dr. Tolle is a clinical expert speaking on behalf of Boehringer Ingelheim; his presentation in Canton, OH, was not submitted for or approved for continuing medical education credit nor did it address any pharmaceutical therapy. The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians did not receive compensation for his speaking engagement.