December 5, 2024 | The Westin Copley Place, Boston
7:15 - 8:00
Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits
America Ballroom South & Foyer
MORNING PLENARY SESSION - America Ballroom North | Center
8:00 - 8:10
Welcoming Remarks and Overview
Nicholas Hill, MD
Clinical Research Progress and Pipeline
8:10 - 8:30
Novel Approaches to Clinical Trial Design
Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc
8:30 - 8:50
Clinical Research 2024 Year in Review
Anna Hemnes, MD
8:50 - 9:10
Clinical Research - What's in the Pipeline?
Murali Chakinala, MD, FCCP
9:10 - 9:30
Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A
Moderator: Ioana Preston, MD
Discussants: Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc;
Anna Hemnes, MD; Murali Chakinala, MD, FCCP;
James Klinger, MD
9:30 - 9:50
Break and Exhibits
America Foyer
Non-PAH Pulmonary Hypertension
9:50 - 10:10
New Treatment Approaches to Group 2
Pulmonary Hypertension
Lisa Mielniczuk, MD, FRCPC
10:10 - 10:40
The Journey from ILD to PH
• Pathophysiology and Diagnosis
Oksana Shlobin, MD, FCCP
• Treatment Landscape
Rajan Saggar, MD
10:40 - 10:55
Inhalation Invasion
Nicholas Hill, MD
10:55 - 11:15
Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A
Moderator: Jean-Luc Vachiery, MD, FESC
Discussants: Lisa Mielniczuk, MD, FRCPC;
Oksana Shlobin, MD, FCCP; Rajan Saggar, MD;
Nicholas Hill, MD
11:15 - 11:30
Transition to Breakouts and Exhibits
America Foyer
CONCURRENT INTERACTIVE BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Rooms Posted on Mobile App
Rotation 1: 11:30 - 12:15 / Rotation 2: 12:20 - 1:00
Cases: WT(PH) - Difficult Cases in
PH Management
John Kingrey, MD;
Nicole Ruopp, MD;
John Ryan, MD, MB BCh
Cases: Pulmonary Vasculature in
Liver Disease
Hilary DuBrock, MD;
Stephanie Hon, MD
Cases: Group 4 PH - CTEPH
Richard Channick, MD;
Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, MD
Practical Considerations in
Advanced Therapies
Moderator: Melisa Wilson, DNP, APRN
Susanne McDevitt, DNP;
Ioana Preston, MD
1:00 - 1:45
Lunch and Exhibits
America Ballroom South & Foyer
AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION - America Ballroom North | Center
WSPH 2024: Consensus and Controversies
1:45 - 1:50
Session Introduction - WSPH 2024
Ardeschir Ghofrani, MD
1:50 - 2:10
Imaging Techniques: Where Do They Fit In?
David Kiely, MD, FRCP
2:10 - 2:30
How Can Risk Stratification Be Useful in
Management and as an Outcome in Trials?
Robert Frantz, MD, FACC
2:30 - 2:50
PAH Treatment Algorithm: What's New
Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, FACC
2:50 - 3:10
Transplantation for Pulmonary (Arterial)
Hypertension: Building a Safety Net
John Granton, MD, FRCPC
3:10 - 3:30
Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A
Moderator: Ardeschir Ghofrani, MD
Discussants: David Kiely, MD, FRCP;
Robert Frantz, MD, FACC;
Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, FACC;
John Granton, MD, FRCPC
3:30 - 4:15
Keynote Presentation:
The Avengers - Infinity Peace
Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD;
Jean-Luc Vachiery, MD, FESC
4:15 - 4:30
Wrap-up / Closing Remarks
Hap Farber, MD; Nicholas Hill, MD;
4:30 - 5:30
Reception
America Foyer
