Pulmonary Hypertension Symposium: Patient Education
Friday • October 2, 2009
Embassy Suites
Kansas City, Mo.
A non-credit symposium held in conjunction with the Midwest Pulmonary Vascular Conference. Visit the Midwest Pulmonary Vascular Conference page for the updated agenda.
Schedule (Tentative)
| 12:30 p.m. | Registration and box lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Welcome and Introductory Comments |
| 1:10 p.m. | Keynote Address |
| 1:50 p.m. | Break and movement to breakouts |
| 2:00 p.m. | Breakout Session 1 (concurrent 1–3 sessions) |
| 2:40 p.m. | Move |
| 2:45 p.m. | Breakout session 2 (concurrent 1–3 sessions) |
| 3:25 p.m. | Refreshment break |
| 3:45 p.m. | Breakout session 3 (concurrent 1–3 sessions) |
| 3:25 p.m. | Move |
| 3:30 p.m. | Breakout session 4 (concurrent 1–3 sessions) |
| 4:15 p.m. | Panel Discussion/ Open questions? |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn/Cocktail hour |
Tentative Breakout Sessions for Patient Education Symposium
- Transitioning between Therapies
- The Stuff You Really Wanna Know but are Afraid to Ask: Travel, Sex, and Lifestyle Issues
- Dealing with Emergencies
- Managing Prostaglandin Side Effects: How to Help the Treatment not be worse than the Disease
- Dealing with Insurance: Health Insurance, Disability and More
- Exercising with PH
- The Transplant Option: What You Need to Know
- Why do I need so many tests? A Patient’s Guide to the PH Workup
- Dressings 101: A Primer for the Patient with Tape and other Issues
- Nutrition for Dummies
- No PH Patients Allowed: A Session for Caregivers Only
- Subcutaneous Remodulin: Pros, Cons, and Tips
- Oxygen Therapy: What’s New and Available for Patients
- I’m not Just Sad: Dealing with Depression and Chronic Disease
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