9th Annual NC Research Triangle Pulmonary Hypertension Symposium Hilton Durham near Duke University

Friday, November 3, 2017 Time Topic Speakers* 7:00 – 8:05 am

Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibits

8:05 – 8:15 am Welcome and Introduction/ Opening Remarks H. James Ford, MD Terry Fortin, MD

8:15 – 8:45 am PH Overview 2017 Lisa Rose-Jones, MD 8:45 – 9:20 am

Rare Causes of PH—PVOD, PCH, and More Barbara LeVarge, MD

9:20 – 10:05 am

Acute RV Failure—Inotropes, ECMO, and Other Salvage Therapies

Terry Fortin, MD

10:05 – 10:20 am

Break/Exhibits

10:20 – 11:05 am Medical and Surgical Update in CTEPH Victor Test, MD Talal Dahhan, MD Jack Haney, MD

11:05 —11:35 am

Psychosocial Aspects of PH Care Allyson Rupp, LCSW

11:35 am —12:15 pm

PAH—How Far Have We Come, How Much Farther Can We Go?

Victor Tapson, MD

12:15 – 1:15 pm Lunch and Exhibits 1:15 —1:55 pm Genetics and PAH—Research and Clinical

Applications Eric Austin, MD

1:55 – 2:25 pm

Imaging of the Chest in Pulmonary Vascular Disease—Clinical Pearls

Rich Krasuski, MD Lynne Hurwitz, MD

2:25 — 2:40 pm Break and Exhibits 2:40 — 3:10 pm

Emerging Therapies in PAH—Clinical Trials Update

Sudarshan Rajagopal, MD

3:10 — 4:05 pm

Group 3 PH Dilemmas—A Case-Based Presentation

H. James Ford, MD and Duke and UNC Fellows

4:05 – 4:20 pm Symposium Recap and Closing Remarks H. James Ford, MD Terry Fortin, MD

*Please note: Faculty and program are subject to change without notice.

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