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PHPN Education Committee

2020-12-21T15:08:12-05:00April 18th, 2017|

Via monthly conference calls, the Education Committee continues to look for gaps in patient education resources and find innovative ways to make a difference in the lives of patients, caregivers and colleagues. Vision Statement: The Education Committee evaluates, creates and disseminates PH-based education materials for patients and allied health professionals. The committee is currently working

PHPN Communications Committee

2020-12-21T15:08:12-05:00April 18th, 2017|

The Communications Committee has a broad reach, covering promotion of membership; the Mentor Program; the repurposed PH Pulse; the creation of wellness resources for members; and finding and assisting the PHPN Advances editor. Mission Statement: The primary responsibility of the Communication Committee is to provide information of interest and value to our PHPN members and

PHPN Executive Committee

2020-12-21T15:08:13-05:00April 18th, 2017|

Nine PHPN members comprise the Executive Committee. The committee gathers in March and September to discuss the state of PHPN and how the committee can better serve its members. During the biannual meetings, there is an ongoing collaboration between the different committee chairs to discuss how all the individual committee projects fit together and how

Symposium Update

2020-12-21T15:08:13-05:00April 18th, 2017|

The Symposium Committee has been busy planning the 2017 PHPN Symposium that will take place Oct. 5-7, 2017 in Bethesda, Maryland, at a new location, the Bethesda North Marriot Hotel & Conference Center. This year’s theme is Navigating the Future: Individualizing Patient Care in the Face of Increasingly Complex Treatment Options. The opening speaker has

PHPN Executive Committee Vacancies

2020-12-21T15:08:13-05:00April 18th, 2017|

Two positions are opening on the Executive Committee in September 2017. The positions of chair of the Communications Committee and vice chair of the Symposium Committee will both be vacant and open to applicants interested in serving the PH medical community. These positions each carry a term of two years, with the Symposium vice chair

PHPN Members Present Patient Webinars on Intimacy

2020-12-21T15:08:13-05:00April 18th, 2017|

Two PHPN members recently contributed their time and expertise to author and present live webinars for PH patients and caregivers. Recordings of these webinars will soon be published as videos on PHA Classroom, the online educational platform designed for PH patients and families that features resources on medical and lifestyle topics. Both patient education webinars

Outstanding Allied Health Professional

2020-12-21T15:03:00-05:00September 23rd, 2016|

Congratulations to Glenna Traiger for being awarded the Outstanding Allied Health Professional Award at the 2016 PHA International Conference! Glenna accepted her award on Friday, June 17 at the dinner session called “25 Years of PH Medicine and its Future,” to the delight of her colleagues and friends. PH Professional Network (PHPN) members celebrated in

Nurses on the Road

2020-12-21T15:03:00-05:00September 23rd, 2016|

In addition to being a PHA Board of Trustees member and former PHPN Chair, Traci Stewart, RN, MSN, CHFN has been a Pulmonary Hypertension Nurse Coordinator at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for over 20 years and has helped facilitate the local Iowa PH support group for the last 13 years. Recently, when

The PHPN Mentor Program

2020-12-21T15:03:00-05:00September 23rd, 2016|

The purpose of the PHPN Mentor Program is to connect more experienced PH healthcare professionals with those new to PH or new to their role. Could a Mentor help me? If you are transitioning to a new work role or have new work responsibilities such as program evaluation, new clinical or research responsibilities or change

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