7:30 AM – 8:15 AM
REGISTRATION & MORNING COFFEE
8:15 AM 8:20 AM
WELCOME AND OVERVIEW
Colin Church, MRCP, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
Ryan J. Tedford, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
8:20 AM – 9:30 AM
SESSION 1 – LET’S START AT THE START! GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO RV PHYSIOLOGY AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
Chair: Ryan J. Tedford, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
8:20 AM
What is this New Pulmonary Hypertension? Definitions and Classifications
Adaani Frost, MD, Houston Methodist Lung Center, Houston, TX, USA
8:40 AM
Understanding RV Physiology and Coupling to the Pulmonary Circulation
Steven Hsu, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
9:00 AM
Right Heart Catheterization: Let’s Do It Right
Brian A. Houston, MD, The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
9:20 AM – 10:30 AM
SESSION 2 – THE TRUE PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE: GROUP 1 PAH
Chair: Colin Church, MRCP, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
9:20 AM
Understanding the History and Pathophysiology of PAH
Ioana R. Preston, MD, Tufts Medical Centre, Boston, MA, USA
9:40 AM
What Treatments Can I Give? Management Strategies and Pharmacotherapy
Robert Frantz, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
10:00 AM
How Do I Know When to Change Treatment? All About Risk
Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc, University of George Washington Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
10:20 AM
Panel Discussion
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
COFFEE BREAK
11:00 AM – 12:20 PM
SESSION 3 – BUT THE LV IS NORMAL SO IT CAN’T BE LEFT HEART FAILURE: UNDERSTANDING GROUP 2 PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
Chair: Ryan J. Tedford, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
11:00 AM
Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Group 2 PH
Jean Luc Vachiery, MD, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
11:20 AM
Management and Treatment of Group 2 PH
Marco Guazzi, MD, PhD, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
11:40 AM
PH in LVAD and Transplant Candidates: Before, During and After
Robert Frantz, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
12:00 PM
Case Presentation
Ryan J. Tedford, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
12:05 PM
Panel Discussion
12:20 PM – 1:30 PM
LUNCH BREAK (a box lunch is included in the registration fee)
1:30 PM 2:30 PM
SESSION 4 – JUST TREAT THE LUNG DISEASE: UNDERSTANDING GROUP 3 PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
Chair: Colin Church, MRCP, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
1:30 PM
Diagnosis and Classification of Group 3 PH
Paul Corris, MD, FRCP, Freeman Hospital, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK
1:50 PM
Treatment of PH in Mild/Moderate/Severe Lung Disease with PH
Steven Nathan, MD, Inova Fairfax, Falls Church, VA, USA
2:10 PM
Case Presentation
Colin Church, MRCP, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
2:15 PM
Panel Discussion
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
SESSION 5 – CLOTS AND ODDITIES? A BRIEF EXPLORATION OF CTEPH AND GROUP 5 PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
Chair: Colin Church, MRCP, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
2:30 PM
A Whistletop Tour of CTEPH: Current Managements and New Advances
Joanna Pepke-Zaba, PhD, FRCP, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK
2:50 PM
All You Need to Know About Group 5 PH
Dana McGlothlin, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
3:10 PM
Panel Discussion
3:20 PM – 3:50 PM
COFFEE BREAK
3:50 PM – 4:45 PM
SESSION 6 – WHAT TO DO WHEN THE DRUGS STOP WORKING: ADVANCED PH MANAGEMENT, RV FAILURE AND TRANSPLANT
Chair: Ryan J. Tedford, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
3:50 PM
What To Do When the RV Stops Performing: Medical Management
John Granton, MD, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
4:10 PM
What To Do When the RV Stops Performing: Mechanical and Surgical Management
Paul Corris, MB, FRCP, Freeman Hospital, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK
4:30 PM
Panel Discussion
4:45 PM – 5:35 PM
SESSION 7 – MISCELLANEOUS CASES: PREGNANCY, PERIOPERATIVE AND NURSING
Chair: Colin Church, MRCP, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
4:45 PM
How to Nurse the Patient with End Stage PH
Denise Lewis, BSN, RN, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
5:05 PM
Surgery, Pregnancy and PAH: The Unholy Alliance?
John Granton, MD, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
5:25 PM
Panel Discussion
5:35 PM
SUMMARY / EVALUATION
Colin Church, MRCP, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
Ryan J. Tedford, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
5:40 PM
ADJOURN
*This scientific program is updated each Friday to reflect any changes in information, including room names, session times, speaker information, etc.