Join the Pulmonary Hypertension Association and the National Scleroderma Foundation for “Managing Scleroderma and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.” This PHA Live webinar takes place Friday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. UTC. This webinar will address scleroderma-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension, interstitial lung disease and lung complications.
Speakers Maria Crespo, medical director of the University of Pennsylvania lung transplant program, and Stephan Mathai, director of inpatient pulmonary services at Johns Hopkins pulmonary hypertension program, will discuss risk factors and the importance of early detection and regular screenings.
Neal McDermott will share his story of story of living with scleroderma, myositis and PAH. A long-time custom cabinetmaker/woodworker and outdoor athlete, McDermott has struggled with accepting the limitations of a progressive disease. A patient at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center, he’s now being evaluated for lung transplantation at the Cleveland Clinic.
