December 14, 2023 | Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport
7:15 - 8:00
Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits
Ensemble A/B/C and Foyer
MORNING PLENARY SESSION - Ensemble Ballroom D
8:00 - 8:10
Welcoming Remarks and Overview
Nicholas Hill, MD
Clinical Research Progress and Pipeline
8:10 - 8:40
• Clinical Research Update 2023
Kelly Chin, MD
8:40 - 9:10
• Clinical Research Look Ahead
Robert Frantz, MD, FACC
9:10 - 9:30
• Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A
Moderator: Ioana Preston, MD
Discussants: Kelly Chin, MD;
Robert Frantz, MD, FACC; Anna Hemnes, MD;
Melisa Wilson, DNP, APRN
9:30 - 9:50
Break and Exhibits
Ensemble Foyer
9:50 - 10:15
Perioperative Management of Pulmonary Hypertension Patients
Oksana Shlobin, MD
10:15 - 10:40
Treatment Escalation in Intermediate Risk Patients
Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, FACC
10:40 - 11:00
• Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A
Moderator: Ioana Preston, MD
Discussants: Oksana Shlobin, MD;
Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, FACC;
Luke Howard, MA, DPhil, MB BChir; Nicole Ruopp, MD
11:00 - 11:20
Transition to Breakouts and Exhibits
Ensemble Foyer
CONCURRENT INTERACTIVE BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Rooms Posted on Mobile App
Rotation 1: 11:20 - 12:00 / Rotation 2: 12:05 - 12:45
Cases: WT(PH) - Difficult Cases in
PH Management
Rajan Saggar, MD;
Robert Schilz, DO, PhD
Cases: Group 2 PH - It's the
Heart that Matters
Jean Elwing, MD;
Theo Meyer, MD, PhD
Cases: Group 5 PH - The One
Nobody Talks About
Hap Farber, MD;
Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD
Cases: Nursing Challenges in
PH-ILD Care
Moderator: Rosemary Tsacoyianis, RN, MS
Denise Lewis, RN, BSN;
Mary Whittenhall, MSN, APRN;
Melisa Wilson, DNP, APRN
12:45 - 1:30
Lunch and Exhibits
Ensemble A/B/C and Foyer
AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION - Ensemble Ballroom D
1:30 - 1:55
CHD-PAH
Richard Krasuski, MD
1:55 - 2:10
• Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A
Moderator: Robert Frantz, MD, FACC
Discussants: Richard Krasuski, MD;
Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD;
Jean-Luc Vachiery, MD, FESC;
2:10 - 2:35
CTD-PAH
Dinesh Khanna, MD, MSc
2:35 - 2:50
• Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A
Moderator: Hap Farber, MD
Discussants: Dinesh Khanna, MD, MSc;
Oksana Shlobin, MD; Alison Witkin, MD
2:50 - 3:05
Break and Exhibits
Ensemble Foyer
3:05 - 3:45
The Continuum of PH-ILD:
WHO, When and How to Treat
Steven Nathan, MD, FCCP; Raj Parikh, MD, MPH
3:45 - 4:00
• Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A
Moderator: Nicholas Hill, MD
Discussants: Steven Nathan, MD;
Raj Parikh, MD, MPH;
Richard Channick, MD
4:00 - 4:30
Keynote Lecture: Liturgy vs. Blasphemy in
Pulmonary Hypertension
Jean-Luc Vachiery, MD, FESC
4:30 - 4:45
Wrap-up / Closing Remarks
Nicholas Hill, MD
4:45 - 5:30
Closing Reception
Ensemble Foyer
