Forums

This forum is a place for healthy recipe sharing, since healthy eating is an important part of all chronic illness management. Please share some of your favourite meal ideas & recipes!

Test your knowledge of IPF and provide valuable insight to the patient community by having your say on a wide range of questions and issues pertaining to pulmonary fibrosis.

This forum is welcome to all members of the PF/IPF community. Topics will primarily be applicable to patients, however, caregivers, advocates, researchers and medical professionals are most welcome to join and start a topic discussion. This is a space where everyone is welcome: we're all in this together.

Inevitably, pulmonary fibrosis affects caregivers and spouses as much as the patients, and this group is a unique circle of support solely for them! Join to discuss the emotional, social and physical impact of caring for someone with PF/IPF and explore coping techniques from others sharing the same experience. Share your strategies, and enjoy the comfort and company of others who know exactly how you are feeling as a caregiver of someone living with PF/IPF.

Join this discussion to share your experiences and/or interest in clinical trials pertaining to pulmonary fibrosis.

Join this forum to discuss everything pertaining to the use of Esbriet in the management of PF. Ask questions, seek experiential advice or share your overall experiences with things like side effects, long- vs. short-term usage, dosage, medication costs and more.

Canadians have notable differences in healthcare and thus, in the treatment of IPF/PF. This group is for Canadian patients and caregivers (immediate family members or spouses) supporting someone living with IPF/PF. Join the discussion to find information on local support groups, discuss treatment options, medical facilities and more as it pertains to Canadian patients living with IPF/PF.

This space is for those caring for a loved one with Pulmonary Fibrosis to connect. Join to discuss topics that pertain to being the sole care provider(s) for your loved one in the comfort of others who truly understand. In the presence of other caregivers only, this is a space to share your experiences and ask questions.

This group is for patients living with Pulmonary Fibrosis who have been referred to a lung transplant program, or who have received their new gift of life. Many patients know that treatment for PF will include a lung transplant, however, this group is for those in the active stages of pursuing transplantation or who have received new lungs. Discussions will include: medication management, pre/post physical transplant care, caregiver support and the many ways that transplant can impact a patient and their family, including: mental, social, emotional and psychological.

This forum is designed to give all PF patients a place to connect prior to, or following their medical appointments. Please join the discussion to ask questions, seek advice or share your feelings pertaining to upcoming appointments with other patients who can directly relate.