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Volume 18, Issue 1 of Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension, “PH in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD),” guest edited by Dunbar Ivy, M.D., is dedicated to the transition between child and adult with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and congenital heart disease and the gaps in knowledge and differences in treatment guidelines between children and adults. Depending on
One year from now, the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) and the pulmonary hypertension (PH) community will gather in Anaheim, Calif., for PHA 2020 International PH Conference and Scientific Sessions! Ahead of the big event, PHA has launched a social media campaign to gather ideas for the conference theme through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn
A thoughtful pharmacist who drove 100 miles on Easter weekend to obtain medication in short supply for a young girl with pulmonary hypertension was featured on Fox 5 News in Washington, D.C., on June 17. Six-year-old Callie Linscott of Virginia ran out of her life-saving medication right before the holiday and her family thought
“The goal of Trivia Night is to allow more patients to experience the positivity and connectedness during the PHA International PH Conference and Scientific Sessions, where health care professionals and patients unite,” says Martha Kingman, D.N.P., FNP-C about the inaugural 2019 PH Professional Network (PHPN) Trivia Night fundraiser. Health care professionals are signing up
On Saturday, June 22, 500 Murfreesboro, Tenn., community members will join friends, family and neighbors of Sheri and Rich Guider to participate in the family-friendly celebration “RideJonahRide: Rock the Red,” at Hop Springs Beer Park to benefit the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). Sheri and Rich Guider launched the event in 2016 in memory of
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) has launched a newly redesigned PHA Online University, providing pulmonary hypertension (PH) continuing education the PH community can trust on a more robust, mobile friendly platform. Since 2009, PHA has provided hundreds of CME/CE course offerings on PHA Online University, educating thousands of PH-treating health care professionals to
Time is running out to take advantage of the early-bird registration rate for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA)’s PH Professional Network (PHPN) Symposium, “Influencing the Practice: The Art and Science of Treating Pulmonary Hypertension” Sept. 5-7, in Washington, D.C. Be sure to register by Friday, June 14 to get the best deal. Health
United Therapeutics Corporation has notified the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) that there will be a delay in distribution of the Implantable System for Remodulin® (ISR), a collaboration between United Therapeutics Corporation and Medtronic, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late last year. The ISR is approved for adults with functional
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) recently announced that Wendy Chung, M.D., Ph.D., will receive a 2019 Rare Impact Award during NORD’s Living Rare, Living Stronger Forum June 22, in Houston. Dr. Chung is the Kennedy Family Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and leader of the Chung
“I could barely make the walk through the yard, which was only about 150 feet.” "My Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) journey began in August 2014. I was an active salesperson, selling toys at a hospital gift shop on that fateful day. While dragging my sample bag through the parking lot, I became
