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PHA's 8th International PH Conference and Scientific Sessions

 
A Journey of Hope and Discovery
Friday, June 20 - Sunday, June 22, 2008

Conference Presentations & Recordings

Were you unable to attend PHA's Conference in June? Were you there but want to hear sessions you missed? Here is your chance to learn more about treatments, research and living with PH! Audio recordings and educational material, such as handouts and power point slides, from the majority of Conference sessions, including the keynote speeches, are now available for your reference.

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Plenary Recordings & Keynote Speech Slideshow Presentations

Conference Opening Ceremony
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Carl Hicks with Conference Co-Chair Joanne Sperando SchmidtCarl Hicks - watch and scroll through slideshow as you listen to his speech as part of the recording above
View Picture Tribute to Tom Lantos
View Keynote Slideshow

“Journey of Hope and Discovery” Dinner
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Vallerie V. McLaughlin, M.D., FACC, FAHA, FCCP - - watch and scroll through slideshow as you listen to her speech as part of the recording above
View Speech Slideshow

"Around the World" Breakfast
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"Journeys" Luncheon
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“Progress of the Past, Promise of the Future” Dinner
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Michael D. McGoon, M.D. - watch and scroll through slideshow as you listen to his speech as part of the recording above
View presentation

"Next Generation of PHA Leaders" Breakfast
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Patient & Family-led Sessions

Skill-Building Sessions

  • Words for Wellness: Creative Expression as Medical Therapy
    Presenters:
    Christine Dickler, PHA Publications Manager
    Shirley Craig, Past Editor of Pathlight
    Leslie Polss, PH Cartoonist
    Session description
    Handout
    Audio recording
  • Walk, Sing or Swing for a Cure in Your Hometown!
    Presenters:
    Deirdre Farrell, PHA Special Events Coordinator
    Brittany Evans, East Cobb Concert for a Cure, Tenn.
    Jeannette Morrill, Swinging for a Cure Golf Tournament, Maine
    Cindy Wangerud, PHun Walk for a Cure, Minn.
    Tracy Zanitsch, PHun Walk for a Cure, Minn.
    Session description
    Audio recording
  • PHA Support Groups, Helpline & More: Finding Other Patients During (and After!) Conference
    Presenters:
    Debbie Castro, PHA Director of Volunteer Services
    Gail Bucci, Southwest Florida Support Group
    Ellen Harris, Northern Virginia/Fairfax Support Group
    Joanne Sperando-Schmidt, Long Island, N.Y. Support Group
    Session description
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  • From Proclamation to Legislation: An Advocacy Skill-Building Workshop
    Presenters:
    Katie Kroner, PHA Director of Advocacy & Awareness
    Gavin Lindberg, PHA Lobbyist
    Anne Sperando, 435 Campaign Member
    Susan Temple , 435 Campaign Member
    Session description
    Handout
    Audio recording
  • Media Matters!
    Presenters:
    Nathan Barker, PHA Advocacy & Awareness Associate
    Diane Cowen, Health Section Editor for the Houston Chronicle
    Michael Roth, BMC Communications Group, New York
    Matacha Saul, Stibbs & Co., Texas
    Session description
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    Audio recording

Medically Led Sessions
Saturday, June 21, 2008

9:00 am – 10:00 am

  • Understanding Pulmonary Hypertension: The Basics
    Presenters:
    Sean P. Gaine, MD, PhD; Mater Misericordiae Univ. Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    John T. Berger, MD; Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
    Paul Fairman, MD; Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Health System
    Stephen C. Mathai, MD, MHS; Johns Hopkins Univ. Medical Center, Md.
    Ivan M. Robbins, MD; Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Center, Tenn.
    Arlene Schiro, RN, MA, CS, ACNP; Massachusetts General Hospital
    Session description
    Audio recording
  • PDE-5 Inhibition (Revatio) & Nitric Oxide
    Presenters:
    Marc Pritzker, MD; Univ. of Minnesota
    David Langleben, MD; Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
    Shelley Shapiro, MD; UCLA School of Medicine
    Janet Pinson, NP; Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Health System
    Session description
    Handout
    Audio recording
  • The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Anticoagulation & Drug-Drug Interaction
    Presenters:
    Michael J. Krowka, MD; Mayo Clinic, Minn.
    David B. Badesch, MD; Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Center
    Steven Kawut, MD, MS; Columbia Univ. Medical Center, N.Y.
    Lynn Oveson, RN, MN, ANP; Oregon Health and Science Univ.
    Session description
    Audio recording
  • Treadmills, Bicycles & PH: Questions About Exercise
    Presenters:
    Michael Mathier, MD; Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Penn.
    Sidnie Hess, RRT, ACSM; INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Va.
    Ronald J. Oudiz, MD; Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Harold Palevsky, MD; Univ. of Pennsylvania Medical Center
    Robert Schilz, DO, PhD; Case Western Univ. School of Medicine, Ohio
    Session description
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    Audio recording
  • What to Do When Medical Therapy is Not Working: Lung Transplantation, UNOS & Other Surgical Treatments
    Presenters:
    Jeffrey D. Edelman, MD; Univ. of Washington Medical Center
    Patricia Jones, RN, CCTC; Univ. of Texas Health Science Center
    Deborah J. Levine, MD; Univ. of Texas Health Science Center
    Sean M. Studer, MD, MS; Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Penn.
    Session description
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  • Entendiendo la hipertensión pulmonar: Lo básico
    Presentadores:
    Julio Sandoval, MD; National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City, Mexico
    Javier Aduen, MD; Mayo Clinic, Fla.
    Hernán Grenet, PhD, Univ. of Alabama
    Francisco J. Soto, MD, MS; Medical College of Wisconsin
    Session description
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  • Congenital Heart Disease and PH
    Presenters:
    Jamil Aboulhosn, MD; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Julianne Mueller, RN, BSN, CCTC; Ohio State Univ.
    Delphine Yung, MD; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Wash.
    Session description
    Handout 1
    Handout 2
    Audio recording

10:15 am – 11:15 am

  • presenter at 2008 PHA ConferenceNew Frontiers: Combination Therapy, Transition to Oral Therapy
    Presenters:
    David Langleben, MD; Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
    Raymond Benza, MD; Univ. of Alabama
    Monica Colvin-Adams, MD; Univ. of Minnesota
    Natalie Kitterman, RN, BSN, CCRP; Intermountain Medical Center, Utah
    Session description
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  • Why Did I Get PH? The New Profile of Pulmonary Hypertension
    Presenters:
    Michael Mathier, MD; Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Penn.
    Steven Kawut, MD, MS; Columbia Univ. Medical Center, N.Y.
    Sandra Lombardi, RN; UCSD Medical Center
    Jeffrey S. Sager, MD, MSc; Sansum Clinic, Calif.
    R. James White, MD, PhD; Univ. of Rochester, N.Y.
    Session description
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  • Epoprostenol (Flolan)/Treprostinil (Remodulin): New Concepts in Dosing Delivery; Prevention & Management of Catheter-related Infections
    Presenters:
    Vallerie V. McLaughlin, MD; Univ. of Michigan Health System
    Christine Archer Chicko, MSN, CRNP; Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center
    Todd M. Bull, MD; Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Center
    Aimee Doran, CPNP; Denver Children’s Hospital, Colo.
    Victor Tapson, MD; Duke Univ. Medical Center, N.C.
    Session description
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  • PAH and Low Oxygen Levels: Let’s Talk About Sleep Apnea, COPD & ILD
    Presenters:
    Roxana Sulica, MD; Beth Israel Medical Center, N.Y.
    Murali Chakinala, MD; Washington Univ., Mo.
    Stephanie J. Harris, RN, BSN; Univ. of Washington Medical Center
    Omar A. Minai, MD; Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
    Ioana Preston, MD; Tufts Medical Center, Mass.
    Session description
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  • Familial/Genetic PAH
    Presenters:
    Greg Elliott, MD; Intermountain Medical Center, Utah
    Wendy Chung, MD, PhD; Columbia Univ. Medical Center , N.Y.
    James E. Loyd, MD; Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Center, Tenn.
    John H. Newman, MD; Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Center, Tenn.
    Lisa Wheeler, MT; Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Center, Tenn.
    Session description
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  • The Latest in PH Therapies for Children – From Medicines to Lung Transplant
    Presenters:
    George B. Mallory, Jr, MD; Texas Children’s Hospital
    Daniela Brady, RN; Columbia Univ. Medical Center, N.Y.
    Dunbar Ivy, MD; Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Center
    Felix Shardonofsky, MD; Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Session description
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  • Cuidado, de los Pacientes con Hipertension Pulmonar. El Punto de Vista de Enfermeria
    Session description
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11:30 am – 12:30 pm

  • Emergency Situations
    Presenters:
    Deborah J. Levine, MD; Univ. of Texas Health Science Center
    Louise Durst, RN; Mayo Clinic, Minn.
    Nicholas S. Hill, MD; Tufts Medical Center, Mass.
    John W. Swisher, MD, PhD; Doctors Hospital of Sarasota, Fla.
    Session description
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  • Prostanoids (Flolan, Remodulin, Ventavis)
    Presenters:
    Jeffrey D. Edelman, MD; Univ. of Washington Medical Center
    Ronald J. Oudiz, MD; Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Darren Taichman, MD, PhD; Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center
    Johanna Van Dijk, RN; UCSD Medical Center
    Session description
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  • Nutrition, Diet & Alternative Medicine
    Presenters:
    Joseph Parambil, MD; Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
    Jason M. Golbin, DO; Mayo Clinic, Minn.
    Jeanette G. Hall, EdD, RD/LD; Endocrinology Associates, Texas
    Jessica Lazar, MPA, PA-C; Allegheny General Hospital, Penn.
    Session description
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  • How is PH in Scleroderma and Connective Tissue Disease Different?
    Presenters:
    Charles D. Burger, MD; Mayo Clinic, Fla.
    Joy Beckmann, RN, MSN; Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Kenneth Calamia, MD; Mayo Clinic , Fla.
    Session description
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    Audio recording
  • Thrombolic Disease & PH – The Spectrum of Therapies
    Presenters:
    Victor Tapson, MD; Duke Univ. Medical Center, N.C.
    William R. Auger, MD; UCSD Medical Center
    Maureen Cavanagh, RN, BSN; UCSD Medical Center
    Peter F. Fedullo, MD; UCSD Medical Center
    Karen L. Swanson, DO; Mayo Clinic , Minn.
    Session description
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  • Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage & Finding Help with Insurance Co-Payments
    Presenters:
    Traci Housten, RN, MSN; Johns Hopkins Univ. Medical Center, Md.
    Doyle Hull; Caring Voice Coalition, Va.
    Session description
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2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

  • presenter at 2008 PHA ConferenceBasic Research in PH: The Door to New Therapies
    Presenters:
    Marlene Rabinovitch, MD; Stanford Univ. Medical Center, Calif.
    Garvan C. Kane, MD, PhD; Mayo Clinic, Minn.
    Karen Fagan, MD; Univ. of South Alabama
    Sean Gaine, MD, PhD; Mater Misericordiae Univ. Hospital, Ireland
    Session description
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  • Changing to Different PH Medications: Important Things to Know Before, During & After
    Presenters:
    David B. Badesch, MD; Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Center
    Murali Chakinala, MD; Washington Univ., Mo.
    Greg Elliott, MD; Intermountain Medical Center, Utah
    Robert P. Frantz, MD; Mayo Clinic, Minn.
    Rhonda Groebner, ANP; Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minn.
    Session description
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    Audio recording
  • As Goes the Liver, So Goes the Lung: Liver Disease & PH
    Presenters:
    Karen L. Swanson, DO; Mayo Clinic, Minn.
    Raed A. Dweik, MD; Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
    Steven Kawut, MD, MS; Columbia Univ. Medical Center, N.Y.
    Michael J. Krowka, MD; Mayo Clinic, Minn.
    Joan Zhang, RN; Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Penn.
    Session description
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  • Young Women: Issues of PAH including Pregnancy
    Presenters:
    Deborah Levine, MD; Univ. of Texas Health Science Center
    Dunbar Ivy, MD; Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Center
    Martha Kingman, FNP-C; Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Session description
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  • Would You Like to Be in a Clinical Trial? What You Need to Know as a Patient!
    Presenters:
    Vallerie V. McLaughlin, MD; Univ. of Michigan Health System
    Richard N. Channick, MD; UCSD Medical Center
    Raquel Clayton, BSN, RN; Univ. of Michigan Health System
    Constance Jennings, MD; Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
    Session description
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  • Vista General de Terapias Medicas en el Tratamiento de Hipertensión Pulmonar
    Presentadores:
    Tomás Pulido, MD; National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City, Mexico
    Javier Aduen, MD; Mayo Clinic, Fla.
    Fernando Torres, MD; Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Felix Shardonofsky, MD; Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Session description
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  • Ask the Pediatrician – Parents Only (Kids 0-11 years)
    Presenters:
    John T. Berger, MD; Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
    Daniela Brady, RN; Columbia Univ. Medical Center, N.Y.
    Janette T. Reyes, RN, BScN, MN, ACNP; The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
    Delphine Yung, MD; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Wash.
    Session description
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Sunday, June 22, 2008

9:00 am – 10:00 am

  • Endothelin Antagonists (Bosentan [Tracleer], Ambrisentan [Letairis], Sitaxsentan [Thelin])
    Presenters:
    David B. Badesch, MD; Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Center
    Deb McCollister, RN; Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Center
    Michael D. McGoon, MD; Mayo Clinic, Minn.
    Ivan M. Robbins, MD; Vanderbilt Univ., Tenn.
    Session description
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    Audio recording
  • An Overview of Medical Therapies for PAH
    Presenters:
    Richard N. Channick, MD; UCSD Medical Center
    Kelly Chin, MD; Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Mardi Gromberg, MD; Univ. of Chicago, Ill.
    Juliana Liu, NP; Stanford Univ. Medical Center, Calif.
    Session description
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  • Blood Disorders & PAH: Sickle Cells, Spleens & Platelets
    Presenters:
    Roxana Sulica, MD; Beth Israel Medical Center, N.Y.
    Harrison W. Farber, MD; Boston Univ. School of Medicine, Mass.
    Mark T. Gladwin, MD; National Institutes of Health, Md.
    Roberto F. Machado, MD; National Institutes of Health, Md.
    Kamal Mubarak, MD; Univ. of Florida
    Session description
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  • Cirugía y otras Opciones de Intervención y Nuevas Direcciones en el Tratamiento de la Hipertensión Pulmonar
    Presentadores:
    Javier Aduen, MD; Mayo Clinic, Fla.
    Francisco G. Alvarez, MD; Mayo Clinic , Fla.
    Jesus Diaz, MD; Mayo Clinic, Fla.
    Julio Sandoval, MD; National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City, Mexico
    Fernando Torres, MD; Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Session description
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  • Ask the Pediatrician – Kids Only
    Presenters:
    Brian D. Hanna, MD, PhD; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Penn.
    Amiee Doran, CPNP; Denver Children’s Hospital, Colo.
    Kim Patterson, MSN, CPNP; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Penn.
    Session description
    Handout

10:15 am – 11:15 am

  • What Does REVEAL Reveal?
    Presenters:
    Michael D. McGoon, MD; Mayo Clinic, Minn.
    Raymond Benza, MD; Univ. of Alabama
    Greg Elliott, MD; Intermountain Medical Center, Utah
    Session description
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    Audio recording
  • On the Horizon of Tomorrow: An Update of Investigational Agents
    Presenters:
    Adaani Frost, MD; Baylor College of Medicine, Texas
    Zeenat Safdar, MD; Baylor College of Medicine, Texas
    Traci Stewart, RN, MSN; Univ. of Iowa
    Fernando Torres, MD; Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Session description
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    Audio recording
  • Primary Care Issues: Can I Have Elective Surgery, When Should I See a PH Specialist?
    Presenters:
    Myung H. Park, MD; Univ. of Maryland School of Medicine
    Mardi Gomberg, MD; Univ. of Chicago, Ill.
    Srinivas Murali, MD; Allegheny General Hospital, Penn.
    Helena Purl, RN; Baylor College of Medicine, Texas
    Session description
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    Audio recording
  • Question the Experts!
    Presenters:
    Cathy J. Anderson-Severson, RN, BSN; Mayo Clinic, Minn.
    Richard N. Channick, MD; UCSD Medical Center
    Raed A. Dweik, MD; Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
    Michael J. Krowka, MD; Mayo Clinic, Minn.
    Roxana Sulica, MD; Beth Israel Medical Center, N.Y.
    Session description
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  • The ABC’s of BNP (and Other PH Test Results)
    Presenters:
    Joseph Parambil, MD; Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
    Hector R. Cajigas, MD; Henry Ford Hospital, Mich.
    Laurie Lawler, RN; Massachusetts General Hospital
    Omar A. Minai, MD; Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
    Aaron B. Waxman, MD, PhD; Massachusetts General Hospital
    Session description
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