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First 5 Minutes^®: Compassionate ILD Care is a three-module, conversation-focused micro-series that helps clinicians build trust quickly and guide patients through the complexity of interstitial lung disease. In bite-size, interactive scenarios you’ll practice the core F5M skills—opening the visit, listening and reflecting, exploring the personal story, and naming emotions—while applying the PEARLS empathy framework (Partnership, Emotion, Apology/Appreciation, Respect, Legitimation, Support). Across modules on diagnosis, treatment planning, and long-term management, you’ll learn to explain progression and uncertainty in plain language, negotiate testing and next steps, and address real-world barriers (cost, caregiver strain, work-related exposures, breathlessness). Each module translates communication technique into clinical action—so you leave with practical lines, patient-ready visuals, and a shared-decision workflow you can use on your very next ILD visit.