What is the IPF Pocket Guide?

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the most prevalent idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, is associated with a poor prognosis. An accurate diagnosis of IPF is essential for optimal management.

IPF Pocket Guide

In an effort to make the diagnosis and management of IPF easier for clinicians, the IPF Pocket Guide was developed. This pocket guide is a condensed version of the 2011, 2015 and 2018 American Thoracic Society (ATS), European Respiratory Society (ERS), Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS), and Latin American Thoracic Association (ALAT) Evidence-Based Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). This pocket guide was compiled by Ganesh Raghu, MD and Bridget Collins, MD, University of Washington, Seattle from excerpts taken from the published official documents of the ATS. Readers are encouraged to consult the full versions as well as the online supplements, which are available here.

All information in this pocket guide is derived from the 2011, 2015 and 2018 IPF guidelines unless otherwise noted. Some tables and figures are reprinted with the permission from the journals referenced.

The IPF Pocket Guide was a collaboration between the American Thoracic Society and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.