title: Current approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Europe: the AIR survey.
abstract: This review presents the results of the 2013 Advancing IPF Research (AIR) survey, which assessed current approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) by experienced physicians. A total of 149 physicians, predominantly from European countries, replied to the 28-question survey. The results of the AIR survey were compared with a similar survey of 509 French pulmonologists conducted by the French National Reference Centre and the Network of Regional Competence Centres for Rare Lung Diseases. A number of positive findings emerged from the AIR survey, including the high level of multidisciplinary team involvement in both diagnosis and management. This survey, when taken together with the French survey, suggests that there is still a need to improve earlier diagnosis of IPF.
authors.affiliation: Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Service de pneumologie - Centre de référence national des maladies pulmonaires rares, Lyon, France. Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INRA, UMR754 IFR 128, Lyon, FranceHospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Service de pneumologie - Centre de référence national des maladies pulmonaires rares, Lyon, France. Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INRA, UMR754 IFR 128, Lyon, France vincent.cottin@chu-lyon.fr.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cottin
mesh_terms: D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000639:trends; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000639:trends; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors