ILD Day

What is ILD Day?

Interstitial lung disease, or ILD, is a group of lung diseases that cause inflammation, scarring, or both, which can make it difficult to breathe and get enough oxygen.

ILD Day is an annual awareness campaign recognized each September during Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month. Led by a collaboration of 13 organizations serving people affected by ILD and related conditions, the campaign helps raise awareness, share resources, and bring the ILD community together.

Each year, ILD Day features a live expert-led webinar for patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and advocates. The program explores important topics in ILD, including causes, treatment options, living well, and advances in care, followed by a live Q&A.

This year’s webinar will focus on precision medicine and what it may mean for people living with ILD.

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Speaker coming soon!

We look forward to announcing this year's ILD Day speaker soon. Please check back for updates about the featured expert and webinar presentation.

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Quick facts about interstitial lung disease and pulmonary fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) isn’t just one disease. It is a family of more than 200 different lung diseases that all look very much alike. The PF family of lung diseases is part of an even larger group of diseases called interstitial lung diseases (also known as ILD), which includes all of the diseases that have inflammation and/or lung scarring. In ILDs, it is the walls of the air sacs of the lung, and the tissue and space around these air sacs, where the injury and damage occur. Some interstitial lung diseases don’t include lung scarring. When an interstitial lung disease does include scar tissue in the lung, we call it pulmonary fibrosis.

ILD Day is hosted by 13 patient organizations whose communities are impacted by ILD, and come together each year to help those impacted by ILD learn from experts and connect with a supportive community.

Arthritis Foundation
Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
The Myositis Association
Myositis Clinical Trial Consortium
National Scleroderma Foundation
Nori's Fight
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
PF Warriors
Scleroderma Foundation of Greater Chicago
Scleroderma Research Foundation
Sjögren’s Foundation
Team Telomere
Wescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Watch webinars from previous years

Missed a past ILD Day webinar or want to revisit a presentation? Watch recording form ILD Day events featuring expert-led discussions on interstitial lung disease, including causes, treatment, genetics, living well, and more.

Visit our YouTube playlist to watch past ILD Day presentation anytime.

 

Watch past webinars

Contact us

For more information about ILD Day or to learn how you can participate in future ILD Days, please email Laura Devitt ldevitt@pulmonaryfibrosis.org