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PILOT™ Winter 2005 Newsletter
	The eighth PILOT™ newsletter features an article by Dr. Steven Nathan, Medical Director of the Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program at Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia, which examines the evolving definition of evidence based medicine and provides a practical guide to using evidence based medicine to assess therapeutic options for patients with IPF. Also included is an article by Dr. Charlie Strange, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, which reviews the clinical utility of the various measures of exercise tolerance in patients and how they can be applied in clinical practice. Download: Winter 2005 Newsletter [pdf » 332KB]
PILOT™ Fall 2005 Newsletter
	The seventh PILOT™ newsletter features an article from Steven A. Sahn, MD, Professor of Medicine at Medical University of South Carolina, which reviews the subtle differences in sporadic idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and familial idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The newsletter also features an article that focuses on the importance of nonpharmacological options for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis from Maria L. Padilla, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Download: Fall 2005 Newsletter [pdf » 252KB]
PILOT™ Summer 2005 Newsletter
	The sixth PILOT™ newsletter features a collaboration between Kevin R. Flaherty, MD, MS, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Kevin O. Leslie, MD, Professor of Pathology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Scottsdale, Arizona. The newsletter highlights some of the recent data released on the role of biopsy based on the confidence level of an IPF diagnosis with radiographic and clinical information. The newsletter also presents two case scenarios on whether a biopsy is needed when IPF is suspected. Download: Summer 2005 Newsletter [pdf » 364KB]
PILOT™ Spring 2005 Newsletter
	The fifth PILOT™ newsletter features a letter from the Steering Committee Chairperson, Paul W. Noble, MD, that reviews the accomplishments of the 2004 PILOT™ initiative and explains the goals for 2005. The newsletter also features an article on emerging concepts and evolving paradigms in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis from guest author, Victor J. Thannickal, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Download: Spring 2005 Newsletter [pdf » 252KB]
PILOT™ Winter 2004 Newsletter
	The fourth PILOT™ newsletter features an article on IPF Comorbidities by Steven D. Nathan, MD, Director of the Lung Transplant Program at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. Maria L. Padilla, MD, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, New York, provides a collection of informative tools for physicians to better educate their IPF patients about the disease. Download: Winter 2004 Newsletter [pdf » 136KB]
PILOT™ Summer 2004 Newsletter
	The third PILOT™ newsletter offers a pathologic and radiologic perspective on the process of accurately diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The newsletter features an article from Kevin O. Leslie, MD, an expert pathologist from the Mayo Clinic, and W. Richard Webb, MD, an expert radiologist from the University of California, San Francisco. Download: Summer 2004 Newsletter [pdf » 356KB]
PILOT™ Spring 2004 Newsletter
	The second PILOT™ newsletter includes an article entitled, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Evolving Concepts in Pathogenesis by Robert M. Strieter, MD and a polymyositis case study courtesy of Steven A. Sahn, MD. Download: Spring 2004 Newsletter [pdf » 124KB]
PILOT™ Winter 2004 Newsletter
	Dr. Paul W. Noble, chairman of the PILOT™ Steering Committee, explains the PILOT™ initiative in the opening article, What is PILOT™? The calendar of Upcoming CME Events keeps you informed of the latest programs, locations, dates, and presenters. Also read the article by Steven A. Sahn, MD, Acute Exacerbations and Complications of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Download: Winter 2004 Newsletter [pdf » 175KB]