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Bridging Specialties: PH-ILD Clinician Toolkit

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Learn about symptoms and presentation of pulmonary hypertension-interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), as well as how to administer the appropriate diagnostic tests, determine the severity of disease, and proceed with next steps in treatment and management of PH-ILD.

The toolkit includes the following educational activities:

  • Early Detection e-Learning Module
  • Interactive Decision-Making Tool - coming soon
  • Right-Heart Echo Expert Video - coming soon
  • Chest Radiograph Expert Video - coming soon

Course Objectives

  1. Describe the defining symptoms and patient profiles associated with PH and ILD.
  2. Identify the appropriate tests that may help validate a suspicion of PH-ILD.
  3. Coordinate next steps in the process, including when to refer to other team members and appropriate treatments.

Additional Resources

This toolkit is part of CHEST’s Bridging Specialties®: Timely Diagnosis for PH-ILD program. LEARN MORE »

This activity is supported by United Therapeutics.

Item Number: 93120.1

Carla Copeland, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Nate Falk, MD, MBA, CPE, CAQSM, FAAFP
Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education
Professor, Family Medicine and Rural Health
Founding Residency Program Director
Florida State University College of Medicine, Family Medicine Residency at BayCare Health System
Winter Haven, FL

Sarah L. Khan, MD
Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Rachana Krishna, MBBS, MSCR
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Deborah Jo Levine, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Ashley Wilk, DO, DipABLM
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Core Faculty, Wayne State University Family Medicine Residency Program
Rochester, MI

CME/CE Claim Instructions
Bridging Specialties®: PH-ILD Clinician Toolkit

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YOU MUST COMPLETE THE POST-COURSE ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATION ACTIVITY EVALUATION PRIOR TO THE PRODUCT EXPIRATION DATE: JUNE 30, 2026

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The American College of Chest Physicians designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the course.

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One AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is equal to one contact hour for the following professional certification organization:

  • The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB)

Physician Assistants

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One AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is equal to one contact hour for the following professional certification organizations:

  • American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
  • The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

COA

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The American College of Chest Physicians designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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