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:

Active PHPN members can join a 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Plans all professional education sessions for PHA’s biennial PHPN Symposium.
  • Identify speakers and develop new programming.
  • Creates networking opportunities for symposium participants.

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.

Chair

Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health

Chair-Elect

Oregon Health & Science University

Immediate Past Chair

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Practice Committee Chair

AdventHealth Medical Groupe

Professional Education Committee Co-Chair

Michigan Medicine

PHPN Symposium Committee Chair

University of Wisconsin Health

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PHPN Symposium Committee Vice-Chair

The Ohio State University​

Apply for PHPN Committee membership

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2Committee Choice
3Experience
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Please Note: You will be asked to upload a copy of your CV and headshot at the end of this application

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