CHESTGuidelines & Topic CollectionsILD Process Map: Approach to New Patient With Nonfocal Fibrosis on Chest CT Scan

ILD Process Map: Approach to New Patient With Nonfocal Fibrosis on Chest CT Scan

This interactive process map is a tool for the diagnosis and management of interstitial lung disease (ILD). It offers a detailed, step-by-step pathway from initial evaluation to multidisciplinary decision-making, incorporating the latest clinical guidelines and the Bridging Specialties™: ILD Clinician Toolkit. Designed to facilitate informed decision-making and cross-specialty collaboration, this map provides direct links to key resources, ensuring that you have the information needed to deliver optimal patient care.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the approach to clinical evaluation for a new patient with ILD.
  • Recognize different ILD radiographic patterns and the relevant clinical differentials.
  • Understand management of the most common ILD subtypes.

This project is funded in part by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through a grant program administered by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies.

Bhavika Kaul, MD, MAS

Lead, ILD Process Map
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Staff Physician, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Core Investigator, Veterans Affairs Center for Innovation in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety

Julie Morisset, MD

Chair, Promoting Diagnostic Excellence in ILD Program
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Diseases
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
Montreal, Québec, Canada

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