The PH Professional Network committees offer volunteer leadership opportunities for professionals committed to improving care for people with pulmonary hypertension. Each committee focuses on a specific area of professional engagement and plays an essential role in advancing PHA’s mission:

• Patient and Caregiver Education Committee
  • Creates, reviews and edits new and existing educational resources for PH patients and caregivers.
  • Develops tools to help patients manage and communicate about their condition.
  • Advises on the distribution of patient and caregiver education resources.
• Professional Education Committee
  • Develops in-person and digital educational resources for PH providers.
  • Offers expertise and guidance on topics, curricula and presenters on PHA priority topics.
  • Identifies knowledge gaps among health care professionals.
  • Recommends mentors to lead regional or one-to-one virtual mentoring groups.
• Practice Committee
  • Creates and updates clinical practice tools and resources to support quality patient care.
  • Identifies best practice and informational needs among PH providers.
  • Collaborates with other PHPN committees to develop and curate resources, including patient education materials.
• Symposium Committee
  • Plans all professional education sessions for PHA’s biennial PHPN Symposium.
  • Identify speakers and develop new programming.
  • Creates networking opportunities for symposium participants.

Active PHPN members can join a PHPN Committee and help shape resources that advance professional education and improve patient care. Led by the PHPN Executive Committee, committee members contribute their time and expertise to develop tools, programs and educational materials for health care providers and the patients they serve. Interested in joining or have any questions? Email us.

PHPN Executive Committee

The PHPN Executive Committee includes the chairs of each committee, the Symposium Committee vice chair, and the current, incoming and immediate past PHPN chairs.

Melissa Magness, MSN, APRN, CNP-AC

PHPN Chair

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Tisha Kivett, RN, BSN, AMB-BC

PHPN Chair-Elect

Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health

Kimberly Jackson, RN, BSN

PHPN Immediate Past Chair

University of Kentucky
Gill Heart Institute

Loida A. Johnson, CRNP

Patient & Caregiver Education Committee (PACE) Chair

University of Maryland Medical Center

April Blakley, RN, BSN

2025 Symposium Committee Chair

Indiana University Health

Amy Chybowski, RN, MSN, ANP-BC

2025 Symposium Committee Vice-Chair

University of Wisconsin Health

Mary Beth Alderman, MSN, ARNP, CPNP-AC, CCRN

Practice Committee Chair

AdventHealth Medical Group

Jessie Dunne, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP

Professional Education Committee Co-Chair

Oregon Health & Science University 

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