Dr Jeffrey Swigris and Scott Staszak discuss how patient advocacy at the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation is transforming IPF care and research.

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Resources

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation https://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/

Managing Cough in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34171385/

PFF Help Center https://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/patients-caregivers/medical-and-support-resources/pff-help-center

PFF Scholars https://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/researchers-healthcare-providers/research-opportunities/scholars

PFF Registry https://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/pff-registry/pff-patient-registry

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry. Rationale, Design, and Methods https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32776789/

Circulating Biomarker Analyses in a Longitudinal Cohort of Patients With IPF https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38226605/

PFF Community Registry https://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/pff-registry/community

Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3821

NHLBI Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/research/idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis

Department of Defense Basic Research Directorate https://basicresearch.defense.gov/

PFF Become an Advocate https://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/advocacy