Program Curricula

The PH Certificate Program offers two learning paths: an adult track and a pediatric track. Below are the curricula for each.

Adult Track Curriculum

All live sessions are on Wednesdays from 7–8:30 p.m. ET. This track offers up to 31.0 CME/CEU credits.
Sessions marked with an asterisk (*) are required to earn the certificate. All other sessions are optional electives and self-paced modules.

Month Live Sessions Self-Paced Modules
June
  • *Orientation and Overview: Intro to PH and Breakdown of Groups (June 4) 
  • *Group 1 PAH (June 11) 
  • Deep Dive into Echocardiography (June 25) 
  • Diagnostic Workup Overview 
  • Medications Overview: Grouping of the Four Pathways 
July
  • *Practical Considerations with Medications: Parenteral Prostacyclin (July 9) 
  • Practical Considerations: Transitions, Side Effects, When to Transition/Quit (July 23) 
  • Group 2 PH 
August
  • *Deep Dive into Right and Left Heart Catheterization (Aug. 13) 
  • Vasodilators and Group 2 Disease: What Not to Do (Aug. 27) 
  • Valvular Heart Disease and PH 
  • Group 3 PH 
  • Group 3 PH-ILD: Workup and Classification 
September
  • *CT Scan Interpretation (Sept. 10) 
  • PFT Interpretation 
  • Medications in Group 3 
October
  • *Group 4: CTEPH Management and Treatment Options (Oct. 8) 
  • Group 4: Perioperative Management of PTE and BPA (Oct. 22) 
  • Group 4 Imaging: CT Scan, VQ Scan, Pulmonary Angiogram 
    Group 4 Medications
November
  • *Care of the Chronic PH Patient (Nov. 12) 
  • Acute Inpatient Management (Nov. 19) 
  • Surgical Considerations in PH 
  • Patient Education 
  • PH & Pregnancy 

Pediatric Track Curriculum

All live sessions are on Wednesdays from 7–8:30 p.m. ET. This track offers up to 27.5 CME/CEU credits.
Sessions marked with an asterisk (*) are required to earn the certificate. All other sessions are optional electives and self-paced modules.

Month Live Sessions Self-Paced Modules
June
  • *Orientation and Overview: Intro to PH and Breakdown of Groups (June 4) 
  • Pediatric PH in Review 
  • Advanced PH Medications Review 
July
  • Group 1: Treatment and Management of Idiopathic and Hereditary PAH (July 2) 
  • Deep Dive into Echocardiogram Interpretation 
  • ECG, 6MWT, and CPET Interpretation 
  • Advanced Imaging: CT/cMRI 
August
  • *Group 1: CHD Challenges—Repair and Treatment Timing (Aug. 6) 
  • Group 5: Care of Passive Circuit SV Patients (Aug. 20) 
  • Right Heart Catheterization: Hemodynamics, AVT 
September
  • *Group 3: Developmental Lung Disease—Workup, Classification, and Treatment (Sept. 3) 
  • PFT, Sleep Study, and CT Interpretation 
  • Group 2: PVS 
October
  • *PH Crisis and RV Failure (Oct. 1) 
  • Group 4: CTEPH Management and Treatment Options (Oct. 8) 
  • Consideration for ECMO in PH Patients 
  • Acute Management of PPHN 
  • Transplant, Potts Shunt, and End of Life 
November
  • *Practical and Off-Label Use of Advanced PH Medication in Pediatrics (Nov. 5) 
  •  Live Case Review (Nov. 19) 
  • Mental Health and Palliative Care Involvement 
  • Transition to Adult Programs 
  • Unique Populations: PVOD, Trisomy, and Other Special Considerations 

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