The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) recently published three new courses on PHA Online University, a program of PHA’s multi-sponsored Medical Education Fund and the go-to web platform for health care professionals to acquire relevant and reliable information about pulmonary hypertension (PH). The courses are part of the “Pulmonary Hypertension: The Basics” curriculum series to educate PH-treating health care professionals on the fundamentals of PH, including the diagnosis, treatment and management of the disease. The courses are:
- Diagnosing PH: Testing and Imaging presented by Stephen C. Mathai, M.D., M.H.S.
- Lung Transplantation for WHO Group 1 PH (PAH) presented by Oksana A. Shlobin, M.D.
- WHO Group 3 PH presented by Robert J. Schilz, D.O., Ph.D., FCCP
Additionally, PHA recently published “Health Disparities in Patients with PAH Roundtable,” a filmed discussion with Evan Brittain, M.D.; Vinicio A. de Jesus Perez, M.D., FCCP, FAHA; Tim Lahm, M.D; and Arunabh Talwar, M.D., that explores published literature about health disparities in individuals with pulmonary arterial hypertension and how researchers are measuring the impact on diagnosis and treatment. This course also is available on PHA Online University.
These online continuing medical education (CME) courses offer a total of up to 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Health care professionals can take advantage of these courses and complimentary CME courses by logging in or creating an account at www.PHAOnlineUniv.org.
