View the Program Book

Check-out the Conference Program Book (PDF) for detailed session descriptions, speakers, room locations, exhibitor information, sponsors and more.

View the Handout Book

Continue your PH education with the Conference Handout Book (PDF) for session handouts from the majority of the Skill Building Workshops, Patient/Family Led Sessions and Medically Led Sessions.

Preliminary Schedule of Events

At a Glance

 Patients and Family Members    Medical Professionals     All Attendees


Thursday, June 24, 2010

9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. International Leaders' Summit (by invitation only)
3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Conference Registration & Check-in
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Scientific Sessions & PHCR Dinner Forum
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Informal Patient and Caregiver “Meet and Greet”
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. PH Resource Network Dinner Forum
Interprofessional Collaboration and the PH Team
  Speakers: Glenna L. Traiger, RN, MSN; Shelly Shapiro, MD, PhD, FACC and Wendy Hill, RN, MSN, NP; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California Los Angeles.
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Friday, June 25, 2010

7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Scientific Sessions and Poster Viewing
7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Conference Registration & Check-in
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Skill Building Workshops New Update!
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Pre-Conference Activities
  • Patient and Caregiver Meet-ups 
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PHA Support Group Leaders Networking Luncheon (by invitation only)
12:30 p.m. – 6:20 p.m. Kids' Room Open (for kids and teens)
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Climbing for a Cure: Conference Opening and Keynote Address
  Keynote Speakers: the Mt. Kilimanjaro Path to a Cure Climbing Team Raymond Benza, MD; Robert Frantz, MD and Jessica Lazar, PA.
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Patient/Family Led Sessions
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Support Group Meetings
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. International Reception (for guests from other nations)
5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Skill Building Workshops
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Unraveling the Mysteries of PH Dinner
  Speakers: Vallerie McLaughlin, MD; Univ. of Michigan Health System, Scientific Leadership Council Chair and PHA Board of Trustees, Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Victor Tapson, MD; Duke University Medical Center, Scientific Leadership Council; Durham, N.C. New update!
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Saturday, June 26, 2010

7:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon Conference Registration & Check-in
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Power Breakfast: Network with a Medical Professional New update!
  Research Update: John Newman, MD; Vanderbilt University, PHA Board of  Trustees; Nashville, Tenn. New update!
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Kids' Room Open (for kids and teens)
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 p.m. Medically Led Sessions (Group 1)
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. CME Session for Medical Professionals
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Medically Led Sessions (Group 2)
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. CME Session for Medical Professionals
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Medically Led Sessions (Group 3)
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Journeys” Luncheon
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Medically Led Sessions (Group 4)
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Support Group Meetings
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. A Seat at the Kitchen Table: Founders’ Dinner & Fashion Show
  Keynote Address: Carl Hicks, Jr; Chair, PHA Board of Trustees; Gig Harbor, Wash. New update!
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Sunday, June 27, 2010

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Next Generation of PHA Leaders Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Helpline Volunteers Training and Breakfast (by invitation only)
8:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Kid’s Room Open (for kids and teens)
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Medically Led Sessions (Group 5)
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. CME Session for Medical Professionals
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Medically Led Sessions (Group 6)
   
11:30 a.m. Conference Ends
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Diamond Sponsors







Platinum Sponsor

Sponsorships available at this level


Gold Sponsors

GlaxoSmithKline
 

Bayer HealthCare

Novartis Pharmaceuticals



Silver Sponsor

LungRx


Bronze Sponsor

 

 

Accredo

Additional Sponsors

CVS Caremark Specialty Pharmacy

WWMR, a division of IntrinsiQ

CuraScript

 

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