17th Annual NC Research Triangle Pulmonary Hypertension Symposium

The overall goal of the 17th Annual North Carolina Research Triangle Pulmonary Hypertension Symposium is to provide education for physicians and other allied health professionals involved in diagnosing and treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), keeping them abreast of the ever-changing diagnostic and treatment standards. 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 PAH. It will also address specifically challenging presentations of PH including CTD-PAH, CPPC PH, CTEPH, PH ILD, PH COPD, portopulmonary hypertension and PH in the setting of end stage renal disease. The format will be a mix of lectures followed by questions and discussion as well as an increased number of case-based studies focusing on different situations that providers encounter and promoting dialogue and debate about management approach. This program is designed to meet the continuing education (CE) needs of pulmonologists, cardiologists, nurses, pharmacists, and other allied healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension.