Pre-Recorded

Plenary Presentation

ILD and Friends

Publication of the ATS/ERS statement by Blanc (below), recent reports of exposures causing interstitial lung disease (ILD) in dentists and autoimmune ILD in stone fabricators, and numerous studies delineating the impact of job exposures in sarcoidosis, asthma, and COPD suggest that for adult practitioners, an occupational history should be of the utmost importance. Yet integrating occupational health assessments into practice is difficult due to a lack of training and awareness of the scope of the problem. This session will include occupational lung health experts to deliver practical advice on recognition and management of occupational lung disease.

Understand the role of occupational exposures in COPD.

Recognize the importance of job exposures to sarcoidosis.