Agenda
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Medical Sessions will cover a number of general topics, including:
- Understanding Pulmonary Hypertension: The Basics
- Scleroderma, Connective Tissue Diseases and PH
- Thromboembolic Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment
- Familial/Genetic PAH (including screening)
- Associated Conditions: Liver Disease, Sleep Disorders, ILD,
COPD, Thyroid Disease
- Congenital Heart Disease and PH
- Pregnancy and PH
- Emergency Situations
- General Medical Care: Surgery, Dental Work, Flu Shots
- Working with your Doctor
- Test results: What do they mean?
- What to do When Medical Therapy is Not Working: Lung Transplantation
and other Surgical Treatments
- Nutrition, Diet and Complementary & Alternative Medicine
- Exercise & PH
- Basic Research in PH: The Door to New Therapies
- Ask the Pediatrician (Kids Only)
- Ask the Pediatrician (Parents Only)
- The Latest in PH Therapies for Children (including secondary
PH)
- Intimacy Issues
- Living with a Chronic Illness
Patient-led Sessions will include:
- Stress Management
- Dealing with family and friends (focusing on those who do
not understand that you are sick)
- Working with PH - can it be done?
Read list of Scientific Sessions topics
