NHS Online Course | Optimising ILD Pathways

Respiratory

Wed 8 Jul 2026 09:00-15:05

Online Course, 4 CPD Hours

Confidently improve diagnosis of ILD and referral pathways

Designed for respiratory clinicians, specialist nurses and physiotherapists, this online training day will build practical confidence in early recognition, diagnosis and coordinated management of fibrotic lung diseases, including autoimmune and post-viral ILD. Through expert-led presentations, interactive discussions and real-world patient insights, you will explore the overlap between ILD and bronchiectasis, understand key pathophysiological drivers and identify strategies to optimise referral pathways and reduce delays in diagnosis.

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Optimising ILD Pathways: Improving Early Diagnosis and Integrated Care

Online 4 CPD hours From £299+VAT

Optimising the patient pathway

Take away useful techniques and practical approaches

Led by Maria Koulopoulou, Clinical Lead of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, you will learn how to enhance the care pathway for fibrotic lung diseases and improve patient outcomes. Book your place to focus on:

Autoimmune-mediated lung disease: from SARS to ILD and bronchiectasis
Deriving practical insights from a patient’s journey with autoimmune disease progressing to ILD
Improving fragmented care through integrated MDT respiratory services
Equipping and supporting primary care teams to identify ILD and overlap disease earlier
Enhancing the role of pulmonary rehabilitation and physiotherapy in the ILD care pathway
Recognising when patients are approaching the limits of physiotherapy-led interventions

Convenient remote learning

Gain 4 CPD hours and build your practical confidence

Designed as an interactive and practical learning experience, this dedicated training day will equip you with the knowledge, tools and strategies to drive forward meaningful change:

Join online to meet like-minded professionals from across the country
Take part in interactive benchmarking discussions to explore current awareness and practice across teams
Ask your critical questions and gain guidance from your course leader
Take away an action plan to help you implement improvements immediately back in practice

Available for in-house training

9:00	Registration, technical support and networking opportunity
9:30	Introduction, instructions and workshop leader’s opening remarks Maria Koulopoulou, Clinical Lead of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Introduction to autoimmune-mediated lung disease: from SARS to ILD and bronchiectasis
9:40	Coexistence of ILD and bronchiectasis: the clinical impact of unrecognised airway disease comorbidities Understanding the overlap between ILD and bronchiectasis in autoimmune diseases Recognising the clinical importance of identifying bronchiectasis as a contributor to persistent respiratory symptoms Improving patient outcomes while reducing the burden on both primary and secondary care: timely diagnosis and intervention
10:05	Pathophysiological drivers of coexisting ILD and bronchiectasis Examining the pathophysiology that can lead to combined fibrotic ILD and bronchiectasis Recognising the key pathological features of both ILD and bronchiectasis: impaired gas exchange and chronic airway dysfunction Exploring mechanisms of overlap: fibrosis, chronic inflammation and autoimmune disease
10:35	Questions and answers with Maria Koulopoulou
10:45	Interactive discussion: Overcoming the challenges to identifying and managing coexisting ILD and bronchiectasis How do you currently identify bronchiectasis early in patients who are primarily being followed up for ILD, and what challenges do you encounter in recognising it? What systems, tools or strategies have you found helpful to improve early recognition and enable more proactive management of these patients? What difficulties have you experienced in your daily clinical practice? How have you adapted your pathways?
11:05	Screen break
Early recognition and MDT co-management in complex overlap disease
11:15	Reducing late-stage referrals: optimising treatment for ILD Equipping and supporting primary care teams to identify ILD and potential overlap with disease earlier Establishing consistent referral criteria and clear communication between GPs, nurses and physiotherapists to enable appropriate and timely referral to specialist services Evaluating and optimising current referral pathways to identify delays or gaps, supporting earlier diagnosis and smoother access to MDT-led care
11:45	Optimising co-management in SARS-related ILD Improving fragmented care through integrated MDT respiratory services: specialist clinics, coordinated MDT input and access to pulmonary rehabilitation Facilitating timely assessment and escalation by streamlining referrals for patients with ILD–bronchiectasis overlap across post-viral and autoimmune causes Embedding standardised MDT pathways to support early recognition, consistent decision-making and streamlined management of complex overlap disease
12:15	Questions and answers with Maria Koulopoulou
12:25	Interactive discussion: Enhancing MDT coordination in autoimmune related ILDs What challenges do you currently face in coordinating care for patients with ILD–bronchiectasis overlap across different services? How do you overcome this? What barriers have you experienced in streamlining referrals between ILD, bronchiectasis, and other services? What mechanisms have helped to support patients appropriately? How can you approach implementing or working within standardised pathways for these patients in your service? What changes or improvements would help strengthen MDT coordination to streamline care for these complex patients? What is the role of patient organisations in ILDs and autoimmune condition linked with lung fibrosis?
12:45	Lunch break
The patient pathway in complex lung disease
1:15	Real world application: a patient’s experience Deriving practical insights from one patient’s journey with autoimmune disease progressing to ILD
1:45	Enhancing the role of pulmonary rehabilitation and physiotherapy in the ILD care pathway Impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on your patients’ outcomes and quality of life How improving fitness levels and muscle strength can reduce breathlessness and impact on physical performance Recognising when patients are approaching the limits of physiotherapy-led interventions and when escalation or alternative management strategies are required Valuing the role of pulmonary rehabilitation intervention: improving patients’ disease awareness and self-management skills
2:15	Questions and answers with Maria Koulopoulou
2:25	Screen break
Building an action plan
2:35	Interactive discussion: Consolidation of learning Reflect on the key insights from today: which strategies or approaches will you apply in your practice? Identify practical changes to strengthen your ILD patient pathway, especially for those with co-morbidities How has your knowledge developed in understanding the expanding overlap between ILD and bronchiectasis in autoimmune disease? How will this improve your practice?
2:55	Final questions and answers
3:05	Close of day

Expert workshop leader

A unique forum packed with examples of best practice, novel ideas and expert advice from:

Maria Koulopoulou

Job Title:

Clinical Lead of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service

Organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Biography

Pricing Structure

Early bird - £299+VAT for one NHS or Public Sector place when booked before Friday 5th June 2026 (applies to new, full price bookings only)
£399+VAT for one NHS or Public Sector place when booked after Friday 5th June 2026
Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day. Please email Vanessa Pearce for further details.

Stretch your NHS training budget further

If you’re interested in making a group booking - whether for a single course or several different events - please email Nichola Cadwallader or call Nichola on 01732 897788 to discuss the best options for your team.

Associations and networks

If you belong to an alliance, association or network please email Nichola Cadwallader to see how we can work together on a mutually beneficial basis.

This course is available for in-house training

Available as a bespoke course to teams of 25 people or more. Please do contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.

Reservations

You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding

How this online forum will work

Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.

If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.

Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.

On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.

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Terms and conditions

Certification of attendance

A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.

Registration fees

You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.

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Cancellations and substitutions

A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.

Event changes

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.

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Expected attendees

This case-based workshop supports healthcare professionals to improve care for patients with SARS-related ILDs by strengthening co-management pathways, optimising respiratory and comorbidity management and enhancing MDT coordination across the patient pathway. This course is suitable for but not limited to:

Respiratory Nurses/ Nurse Specialists
Community Respiratory Nurses
Interstitial Lung Disease Nurses / ILD Clinical Nurse Specialists
Lead Nurses for Respiratory Services
Respiratory Physiotherapists
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Physiotherapists
Consultant Respiratory Physicians
GPs

If you have a team that is 25 people or more, you can have a bespoke course delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.

Past attendee feedback

“Very relevant to my practice and benefited from knowledgeable experts”
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals, Improving Interstitial Lung Disease Pathways and Management, December 2025

“Great speakers and good opportunity to meet colleagues”
Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Improving Interstitial Lung Disease Pathways and Management, December 2025

“Very well organised"
North Bristol NHS Trust, Improving Interstitial Lung Disease Pathways and Management, December 2025

“Informative and well run”
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Improving Interstitial Lung Disease Pathways and Management, December 2025

“Really informative, good level of information which is practical to implement into role”
Kent Community NHS Foundation Trust, Dysfunctional Breathing Training for Physiotherapists, January 2026

“Very informative, useful specific information”
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, Dysfunctional Breathing Training for Physiotherapists, January 2026

"It was packed with lots of information that will help my understanding"
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, Dysfunctional Breathing Training for Physiotherapists, September 2025

"Very insightful"
North East London NHS Foundation Trust, Dysfunctional Breathing Training for Physiotherapists, September 2025

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Optimising ILD Pathways: Improving Early Diagnosis and Integrated Care