Medicine and Me: Living with pulmonary fibrosis

Jointly organised with Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis, this meeting will give you an understanding of what it is like to live with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) from people living with the disease.

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is thought to affect around 70,000 people in the UK. One of the most aggressive and common forms of PF is Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). Idiopathic means it has no known cause. IPF normally affects people over 50 and is slightly more common in men than women. There are limited treatments and there is no cure. Life expectancy can be between three to five years following diagnosis, and around 6,000 people die from it every year in the UK.

Learn more about current approaches to diagnosis, treatment and management of IPF from the perspective of patients, their carers and clinicians, as well as gaining an insight into the psychological and emotional wellbeing of those living with IPF. We’ll also explore the cutting edge research into improving outcomes and palliation, as we consider areas of inquiry likely to deliver step changes in treatments.