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Topics For This Issue
PH CONGRESSIONAL LUNCHEON
--Whether or not you live in the DC metropolitan area, we need your help to make this year's Luncheon a success.
NEWS
--Down's Syndrome Newborns Show Higher Incidence of Idiopathic Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension: Presented at AAP
--Pulmonary Hypertension Gets a Closer Look
--Results Of Inhaled Treprostinil Study Reported In The Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology
--Four Ambrisentan Studies to Be Presented at Chest 2006
ANNOUNCEMENTS
--Raise Awareness with a Magnetic Car Ribbon
Whether or not you live in the DC metropolitan area, we need your help to make this year's Luncheon a success. PHA's 3rd Annual Congressional Luncheon will take place on November 15 during PH Awareness Month. You can help us by inviting your Members of Congress, attending the event, and inviting your families and friends.
LAST 2 FREE REGIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION SESSIONS NOV 4!
for Medical Professionals, Patients, and Families
Sponsored by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association and the Univerity of Michigan Medical School
Saturday, November 4, 2006
8:00am - 3:15pm
Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, Program Chair
Michael Landzberg, MD
Harold Palevsky, MD
Terence Trow, MD
William Robiner, PhD, ABPP, LP
Carl Hicks, PHA Vice Chair
Saturday, November 4, 2006
8:00am - 3:15pm
Hyatt Regency Houston
Houston, TX
Adaani Frost, MD, Program Chair
Wayne Franklin, MD
Fernando Torres, MD
Ben deBoisblanc, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM
Roberta Diddel, PhD
Jack Stibbs, PHA Immediate Chair
PH Awareness Month Campaign Highlight
COMFORT FOR A CAUSE: BLUE JEANS FOR PH
Wear your blue jeans at work while raising awareness and funds for PH.
Think of the things $5 can do. It can buy lunch or dessert, it can pay for your parking, it can even buy you two gallons of gas, but did you know it can help improve the lives of those with PH? Blue Jeans for PH is a fun way of spreading the word about PH at work while giving your co-workers the chance to wear jeans for a day. Employees pay a designated amount (usually $5) and are allowed to wear blue jeans to work for the day.
PHA has everything you need to host a successful Blue Jeans for PH day. We can email you our electronic kit which includes fliers to hang, a checklist of what to do, mailbox stuffers, a frequently asked questions page, stickers and more! Contact giving@PHAssociation.org for this kit or to learn more!
NIH PH CONFERENCE ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCT 20
The PH Conference hosted by the National Institutions of Health titled "Evolution of Pulmonary Hypertension: Emerging Diseases and Novel Therapeutics Meeting" is fast approaching! AMA PRA Category 1 credits will be available. The meeting will be held on December 7-8, 2006 in Bethesda, MD.
Down's Syndrome Newborns Show Higher Incidence of Idiopathic Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension: Presented at AAP
There is a higher incidence of idiopathic persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) among newborns with Down's syndrome (DS) compared with other newborns. Read article
Pulmonary Hypertension Gets a Closer Look
(News coverage of Pittsburgh Medical Education Session) Six years ago, when she traveled to Pittsburgh from her home in Mexico, Rebeca Dosal found that a medication was available to treat her pulmonary arterial hypertension. Read article
Results Of Inhaled Treprostinil Study Reported In The Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology
Lung Rx, Inc. announced the publication of "Safety and Efficacy of Inhaled Treprostinil as Add-On Therapy to Bosentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension" in the current issue of The Journal of The American College of Cardiology (October 3, 2006, volume 48, number 7, pp. 1433-1437). Read article
Four Ambrisentan Studies to Be Presented at Chest 2006
Myogen, Inc. announced that four abstracts describing the effects of ambrisentan in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and healthy volunteers have been selected for presentation at CHEST 2006, the scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), to be held Oct. 21-26. Myogen expects to submit the ambrisentan New Drug Application to the FDA in the fourth quarter of 2006. Read article
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Raise Awareness with a Magnetic Car Ribbon
November is PH Awareness Month. Help raise awareness about PH with a PH periwinkle magnetic ribbon on your car. Car ribbons have become a popular way to raise awareness about diseases in communities. We now have a magnet that is larger and more durable!
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