PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Cottin, Vincent TI - Current approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Europe: the AIR survey AID - 10.1183/09059180.00001914 DP - 2014 Jun 01 TA - European Respiratory Review PG - 225--230 VI - 23 IP - 132 4099 - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/23/132/225.short 4100 - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/23/132/225.full SO - EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW2014 Jun 01; 23 AB - This review presents the results of the 2013 Advancing IPF Research (AIR) survey, which assessed current approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) by experienced physicians. A total of 149 physicians, predominantly from European countries, replied to the 28-question survey. The results of the AIR survey were compared with a similar survey of 509 French pulmonologists conducted by the French National Reference Centre and the Network of Regional Competence Centres for Rare Lung Diseases. A number of positive findings emerged from the AIR survey, including the high level of multidisciplinary team involvement in both diagnosis and management. This survey, when taken together with the French survey, suggests that there is still a need to improve earlier diagnosis of IPF.