14th Annual North Carolina Research Triangle Pulmonary Hypertension Symposium

November 4, 2022

This one-day symposium will focus on fortifying the knowledge base of physicians and other allied health professionals involved in diagnosing and treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, keeping them abreast of the ever-changing diagnostic and treatment paradigms. The symposium will address issues as it relates to appropriate diagnostic procedures, proper treatment choices, and timing of referral for more advanced care to pulmonary hypertension centers for healthcare providers at the front lines of screening for and diagnosing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). It will also address consideration of lung transplant when therapies are inadequate.

Target Audience

  • Allied Health Professionals
  • Fellows
  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants
  • Pharmacists

Learning Objectives

Describe classification of Pulmonary Hypertension, according to the World Symposium classifications and including updates from the 6th World Symposium, as well as the treatment options with respect to PAH-specific therapies. 

Recognize and distinguish similar disease processes that may or may not respond to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension specific therapy. 

Recognize treatment and care specific to this population.

Explain who is a candidate for therapy and when to initiate.

Describe the differences in gender in terms of risk, and response to therapy. While we are fortunate to have available multiple medications over the last 10 to 20 years, the treatments options have become more complex.

Discuss combination therapy and changing therapies in response to Insurance pressures, lack of efficacy, and side effects. 

Examine risk Calculators and profiles to help initiate ideal up front therapy and further adjust medications throughout the care period.

Recognize these newer medications/pathways and applications of these. • Lung Transplantation/Heart-Lung transplantation is used when PH meds fail.

Explain which patients are candidates and the time frame to consider this option.

Describe pre- and peri-transplant process.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.00 ACPE - Pharmacist
  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 6.00 ANCC
  • 6.00 Attendance
  • 0.60 IACET CEU
  • 6.00 JA Credit - AH
Registration Opens: 
11/04/2022
Registration Expires: 
11/04/2024
Activity Starts: 
11/04/2022 - 8:00am EDT
Activity Ends: 
11/04/2022 - 4:00pm EDT
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  • Terry Fortin, MD

           Course Director, Speaker

  • H. James Ford, MD

          Course Director, Speaker

  • Sudarshan Rajagopal, MD

          Committee member

  • Lisa Rose-Jones, MD

             Speaker

  • Aimee Lou Babeira, RN
  • Jordan Whitson, MD

             Speaker

  • Barbara LeVarge, MD

             Speaker

  • Mazen Al-Qadi, MD

            Speaker

  • Erika Berman-Rosenzweig, MD

            Speaker

  • Tim Lahm, MD

            Speaker

  • Nick Hill, MD

           Speaker

  • Oksana Shlobin, MD

            Speaker

Available Credit

  • 6.00 ACPE - Pharmacist
  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 6.00 ANCC
  • 6.00 Attendance
  • 0.60 IACET CEU
  • 6.00 JA Credit - AH
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