Standing Room Only at Medically Led Sessions

Posted by
Diane Greenhalgh
PHA Director, Web Services

The Medically Led Sessions, which are presented by experts in the field of pulmonary hypertension for patients and caregivers, began this morning with a bang. We have some great topics and some sessions were standing room only they were so popular. One session, the "Investigational Therapies/Stem Cell in PH - What's on the Horizon" was flowing out the door (see right). Some of the topics today and tomorrow include:

• Basics of PH: Everything You Wanted to Know about PAH, but You Have to Ask
• Guinea Pig or Hero - The Journey through Clinical Trials
• Defensive Dining: Eating to Maintain Health and Avoid Complications - How to Eat Smart
• Surgery and Anesthesia in Patients with PH: What You Should Know
• Emergency Situations and Primary Care Issues
• PAH Drug Development: The Pipeline Runneth Over
• Diagnostics in PH - What Do All the Tests Mean?
• PH in the Setting of Liver Disease - What Makes it Different?
• Teeth, Bones and Other Surgical Problems for Kids with PH
• Education for the PH Caregiver

All sessions will be available on PHA Classroom in a few months for everyone to view.

A New Step in Collaborative Care: Patient Participation in Medically Led Session Panels

Posted by
Meghan Finney
PHA Patient Education Manager

PHA’s 10th International PH Conference and Scientific Sessions offers a great deal of education for patients and their family members. For many attendees, the Medically Led Sessions are a highlight of Conference. These sessions are concurrent educational sessions for patients and family members led by panels of medical professionals, and, for the first time ever, patients on select sessions.

This new, unique structure will serve as a true testament to the Conference feeling of collaboration and bringing together the PH community. This year, we’re excited that two sessions – Emergency Situations and Defensive Dining – include patient panelists who will bring their perspectives to the panel. We expect that this format will be successful and hope to increase the number of patient panelists involved in future Conferences.

This year, we also look forward to bringing together over 125 medical professionals to discuss 40 sessions on a variety of PH-related topics. These sessions will address a range of topics covering everything from general pulmonary hypertension information, to living with PH and pediatric issues.

Don’t worry if you can’t make it to all of the sessions. PHA is recording the Medically Led Sessions and will post them on PHA Classroom following Conference. 

Learn more about the Medically Led Sessions