Los Angeles, California

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PHA Preceptorship Program: A Collaborative Approach for Clinicians on the Front Line

Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Sunset/Hollywood Rooms
8555 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, California

9:00 - 9:30 AM
Registration

9:30 AM - Noon
Overview of Pulmonary Hypertension: Epidemiology and Pathophysiology
Aaron S. Weinberg, MD
Diagnosis and Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension
Michael I. Lewis, MD
Selection of Appropriate Therapy
Rajan Sagar, MD

Noon - 1:00 PM
Lunch

1:00 - 3:30 PM
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Richard N. Channick, MD, FCCP
Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Left Heart Disease
Antoine Hage, MD, FACC
Case Presentations and Discussion
Dael R. Geft, MD, FACC, Wendy M. Hill, MSN, NP-C, RN,and Siddharth Singh, MD, MS, with Victor F. Tapson, MD, FCCP, FRCP, Moderating

Preceptorship Faculty
From Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Victor F. Tapson, MD, FCCP, FRCP, Moderator
Professor of Medicine
Director, Venous Thromboembolism and Pulmonary Vascular Disease Research Program
Director, Clinical Research, Women's Guild Lung Institute
Associate Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Dael R. Geft, MD, FACC
Smidt Heart Institute

Antoine Hage, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Director, Solid Organ Transplant Cardiology
Co-Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Smidt Heart Institute

Wendy M. Hill, MSN, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner and Coordinator
Pulmonary Hypertension Program

Michael I. Lewis, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Respiratory Care Services
Associate Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Women's Guild Lung Institute

With Visiting Faculty From the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Richard N. Channick, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
Director, Acute and Chronic Thromboembolic Disease Program

Rajan Saggar, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Co-Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Lung & Heart-Lung Transplantation Program

A complimentary lunch will be provided.

To comply with the Sunshine Act, when a meal is provided, physicians will be asked for their National Provider Identification (NPI) and state license number at registration.

Target Audience
This activity has been designed for pulmonologists, cardiologists, rheumatologists, internists, and primary care physicians, as well as nurses, physician assistants, and other allied health professionals who help care for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Educational Objectives
The PHA Preceptorship Program is designed to improve competence, performance, and patient care practices by instructing front-line clinicians in the highest quality of case for patients with PAh by combining didactic discourse and highly interactive case-based discussion. At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

• Define key pathophysiologic and epidemiologic components of PAh
  
• Accurately diagnose patients through comprehensive screening and early recognition of symptoms
  
• Evaluate the patient's condition and prescribe optimal long-term management, including knowing when and how to treat and when to consult with colleagues at an established PAH center
  
• Tailor comprehensive care for complex patient populations
  

Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Continuing Medical Education, that planners, faculty and other persons who may influence content of this CME activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial interests in order for CME staff to identify and resolve any potential conflicts of interest prior to the educational activity. Faculty must also disclose any planned discussion of unlabled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation. Detailed disclosures will be made in activity handout materials.

Preceptorship Medical Education Program Committee Members
Jean M. Elwing, MD, FCCP (Committee Chair), University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Eric D. Austin, MD, MSCI, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Christopher F. Barnett, MD, MPH, MedStar Washington Hospital Center; Kelly Chin, MD, MSCS, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Lorinda Chung, MD, MS, Stanford University School of Medicine; Richard A. Krasuski, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, Duke University School of Medicine; Gustavo A. Heresi, MD, MS, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University; Tim Lahm, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine; Vallerie V. McLaughlin, MD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP (Advisor), Michigan Medicine

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, CME Reviewers
Murali M. Chakinala, MD, FCCP — Content
Allyson R. Zazulia, MD — CME

This activity is supported by educational grants from: