Program
The PHPN Symposium offers up to 10 hours of continuing medical education credits/continuing education units for the following health care professionals:
- Nurses
- Nurse practitioners
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- Physician associates
All sessions and panels will feature presentations on the most up-to-date and relevant information by top experts in the PH field. Review the complete program agenda below.
Note: schedule is subject to change.
Key:
*P indicates pediatric-focused sessions
| General Sessions (CME) | Breakout Sessions (CME) |
Please note all times are in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
| Time | Session |
| Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 | |
| Noon to 8 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 1–3 p.m. | Research Poster Hall Open |
| 1–3 p.m. | PHPN Day of Action: Community Engagement Project |
| 1–2 p.m. | PHPN Day of Action: Advocacy Training A (sign-up required during registration) |
| 2–3 p.m. | PHPN Day of Action: Advocacy Training B (sign-up required during registration) |
| 3–3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15–4:15 p.m. | Industry Sessions (Concurrent) |
| Industry Session - Gossamer Bio | |
| Industry Session - Liquidia | |
| 4:15–4:30 p.m. | Break |
| 4:30–5:30 p.m. | Industry Sessions (Concurrent) |
| Industry Session - Johnson & Johnson | |
| Industry Session - United Therapeutics | |
| 5:30–6:30 p.m. | Unopposed Exhibit Hall |
| 6:30–8 p.m. | Patient Perspective in Pulmonary
Hypertension Opening General Session Co-Hosted by PHA and PHA Canada Eric Borstein, person with PH; Kate Salonga, person with PH |
| 8–11 p.m. | Industry Receptions |
| Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 | |
| 8 a.m. to noon | Registration Open |
| 8 a.m. to noon | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8 a.m. to noon | Research Poster Hall Open |
| 8–9 a.m. | Self-Compassion Without Burnout:
Managing Medical Trauma in PH Care Breakfast General Session Jeffrey J. Lauzon, MA, PhD |
| 9–9:15 a.m. | Break |
| 9:15–10:15 a.m. | Breakout Sessions (Concurrent) |
| A Multidisciplinary Approach to Caring for
Patients with PAH and Pregnancy from
Beginning to End Yuri Matusov, MD, FACP, ATSF; Mariam Naqvi, MD; Inderpreet Saini, NP-BC, MSN |
|
| Adjunctive Stem and Progenitor Cell
Therapy Approaches to the Management of
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Michael Lewis, MD |
|
| 10:15–10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45–11:45 a.m. | Industry Sessions (Concurrent) |
| Industry Session - Johnson & Johnson | |
| Industry Session - Merck | |
| Industry Session - United Therapeutics | |
| 11:45 a.m. to noon | Break |
| Noon–1 p.m. | Foundation of a Successful Care Team: Part
II Lunch General Session Stephanie Handler, MD; Neelam Bhatt, PharmD, BCPPS; Juliana Liu MSN, RN, ANP-C; Laura Nowicki, RN; Allyson Rupp, MSW, LCSW, ACM-SW |
| 1–5 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 1–5 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 1–5 p.m. | Research Poster Hall Open |
| 1–1:15 p.m. | Break |
| 1:15–2 p.m. | Breakout Sessions (Concurrent) |
| Pulmonary Hypertension JEOPARDY! Test
Your Knowledge in Our Prime Time
Gameshow! Robert Schilz, DO, PhD; Jennalyn Mayeux, DNP, APRN, NP-C; Denise Lewis, RN, BSN; Johnell Diawn, RN, BSN |
|
| From Confusion to Medfusion: Adapting a
Nurse-Friendly, Hospital-Friendly, Intuitive
Pump for Delivery of Subcutaneous
Treprostinil in the Pediatric Inpatient Setting *P Anna Brown, DNP, MSN, CPNP-PC; Emma Jackson, ARNP, MSN, PNP; Jess MacLean, MSN, FNP-BC; Kelly Merrill, RN |
|
| Tackling Real-Life CTEPH Cases: A Team
Sport Stephen Chiu, MD; Vladimir Lakhter, DO; Sonja Bartolome, MD; Micah Fisher, MD |
|
| 2:15–2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30–3:30 p.m. | Breakout Sessions (Concurrent) |
| To Treat, or Not to Treat: That is the
Question Sara Bravo, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, PHN; Nicholas Kolaitis, MD; Anna Deering, MSW, LCSW |
|
| Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence
in Pulmonary Hypertension Akshay Kohli, MBBS, MD; Anjali Vaidya, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP; Hilary DuBrock, MD |
|
| 3:30–3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45–4:30 p.m. | Research Poster Hall Session |
| 4:30–5:30 p.m. | Lightning Round Poster Presentations |
| 5:30–7 p.m. | Dinner Break |
| 7–9 p.m. | PHPN Trivia Night (Tickets available for purchase during registration/onsite) |
| Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 | |
| 9 a.m. to noon | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 9 a.m. to noon | Research Poster Hall Open |
| 8–9 a.m. | Exploring the Role of Race and Ethnicity in
Methamphetamine Use Patterns in PAH Breakfast General Session Raquel Lyn, MD |
| 9–9:15 a.m. | Break |
| 9:15–10:15 a.m. | Breakout Sessions (Concurrent) |
| Management of Sepsis in Patients with
Pulmonary Hypertension Kunal Gada, MBBS, MD |
|
| Team-Based Approaches to Improving
Quality of Life in Patients with PAH: Part II Debbie Kittel, BSN, RN, CCRN; Julie Huston, PhD; Jennica Johns, MD; Tiffani Brown; Scott Visovatti, MD; Allyson Rupp, MSW, LCSW, ACM-SW |
|
| Is It Time to De-Escalate a Prostacyclin? Ai Jin Lee, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CCRN; Charlotte Lipsky, MSN, NP; Sara Bravo, RN, AGCNS-BC; Sheryl Wu, PharmD, APh, BCPS |
|
| 10:15–10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Breakout Sessions (Concurrent) |
| Using Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing to
Understand the Mechanisms of Exercise
Intolerance in Pulmonary Hypertension Zachary Fulkerson, MD, PhD |
|
| The Developmental Lung Disease
Masquerade *P Nidhy Varghese, MD; Roberta Keller, MD; Kinjal Parikh, MD |
|
| Satellite CME Symposium: Practical
Subcutaneous Device Management Presenters to be announced |
|
| 11:30 a.m.–noon | Break |
| Noon–1 p.m. | Real-World Use of Novel PH Therapies Closing Lunch Session Scott Visovatti, MD; Russel Hirsch, MD |
Continuing education totals: 10 hours CME/CMU across 18 sessions.
2025 PHPN Symposium Commitee
April Blakley, RN, BSN
Chair
Indiana University Health
Amy Chybowski, RN, MSN, ANP-BC
Vice-chair
University of Wisconsin Health
Jordan Anderson, PA-C
Standford University Medical Center
Diane Brackin, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C
Community Health Network
Frances Dy, NP, MSN, ACNP-BC
Keck Medicine of University of Southern California
Emma Olson Jackson, MS, ARNP
Seattle Children's Hospital
Debra Kittel, RN, BSN, CCRN
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Nancy Niebauer, RN, BSN
Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Stephanie Nolley, RN, BSN
University of Washington Medical Center
Allyson Rupp, MSW, LCSW, ACM-SW
Standford University Medical Center
Sheryl Wu, PharmD
University of California, San Diego
Maidah Yaqoob, MD
Cedars-Siani Medical Center
CME Information
Attendees can earn up to 10 hours of continuing medical education credits/continuing education credits at the PHPN Symposium. This continuing education activity is provided by AffinityCE and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. For all CE policy-related inquiries, please contact medical@phassociation.org.
Research, Abstracts and Poster Hall
Visit the Research Poster Hall during open hours to review new, innovative research from peers. Attend the accredited Lightning Round Poster Presentations on Friday, Sept. 19, from 4:30-5:30 p.m., to ask your abstract-related questions to presenting researchers.
