Conference Agenda

PHA 2026: PHixin’ to Find a Cure

Time

Event

Thursday, June 11

1 – 9 p.m.

Registration Open

1 – 6 p.m.

Kids’ Room Open

1 – 8 p.m.

Prize Drawing Counter Open

3 – 6 p.m.

Research Room Open

3 – 4 p.m.

Industry Sponsored Sessions (three concurrent)

4 – 5 p.m.

Unopposed Poster Hall Viewing

4 – 5 p.m.

Make Every Step Count: Strengthening Your O2breathe Walk

5 – 6:30 p.m.

Innovation Forum

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Newly Diagnosed and First Time Attendee Mixer

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Peer Support Networking Hour (by invitation only)

6:30 – 9 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Opening Reception

7:30 – 9 p.m.

PH Professional Network Reception

7:30 – 9 p.m.

International Attendee Reception

8:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Kitchen Table Society Reception and Board Alumni Reception

9 – 11 p.m.

Corporate Sponsored Events

Friday, June 12

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Registration Open

8 – 9 a.m.

Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast (by invitation only)

8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Scientific Sessions Poster Hall

8 – 11:45 a.m.

Prize Drawing Counter Open

8 – 10:15 a.m.

Scientific Sessions

9 – 10 a.m.

Partners in Progress Industry and Patient Panel

9 – 11:45 a.m.

Research Room Open

9 – 11:45 a.m.

Kids’ Room Open

9 a.m. to noon

Community Engagement Activities

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Industry Sponsored Sessions (three concurrent)

11:45 – 12:45 a.m.

Scientific Sessions

Noon – 1 p.m.

Conference Countdown Lunch

1 – 2 p.m.

Conference Opening General Session

2 – 6 p.m.

Prize Drawing Counter Open

2 – 6 p.m.

Kids’ Room Field Trip

2 – 6:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

2 – 7 p.m.

Kids’ Room Open

2:15 – 5 p.m.

Research Room Open

2:15 – 3:30 p.m.

Scientific Sessions

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions (concurrent)

What You Need to Know About Transplants

Tracks: Living with PH; Pulmonary Hypertension in Children

Understanding the Types of Connective Tissue Disease and PH

Track: PH and Associated Conditions

Breathing Easier with Supplemental Oxygen

Track: Living with PH

Treatment Options for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Track: Treatments and Disease Management

3:30 – 4 p.m.

Refreshment Break (Exhibit Hall)

4 – 5 p.m.

Breakout Sessions (concurrent)

Living Well with PH: How Palliative Care Can Help

Track: Living with PH

Get Moving: Exercise and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in PH

Track: Living with PH

A Patient’s Guide to Managing PH with IV Therapy

Track: Treatments and Disease Management

Reproductive Health and PH

Track: Intimacy, Relationships and Reproductive Health

4 – 5:30 p.m.

Early Career and Fellows Reception

5 – 5:45 p.m.

Break

5:45 – 6:45 p.m.

Patient-Focused Industry Session

5:45 – 6:45 p.m.

Satellite CME Symposium: Under Pressure-And Out of Breath: Clinical Insight Into Group 3 Pulmonary Hypertension

6:45 – 7 p.m.

Break

7 – 8 p.m.

Medical Update Dinner

8 – 10 p.m.

Parent and Families Mixer

8 – 10 p.m.

Young Adults with PH Mixer

8 – 10:30 p.m.

LGBTQIA+ Social Mixer

8:30 – 11 p.m.

Corporate Sponsored Events

Saturday, June 13

7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Registration Open

8 – 9 a.m.

Networking Breakfast

8 – 11:45 a.m.

Prize Drawing Counter Open

8:45 – 11:45 a.m.

Kids’ Room Open

9 – 11:45 a.m.

Research Room Open

9 – 11:45 a.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Scientific Sessions Poster Hall

9 – 9:30 a.m.

Break

9:15 – 10:30 a.m.

Scientific Sessions

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Breakout Sessions (concurrent)

Caring for Kids with PH: What’s Available and What’s Ahead

Track: Pulmonary Hypertension in Children

PH Due to Chronic Lung Disease

Track: PH and Associated Conditions

A Conversation for Women: Navigating Identity and Intimacy with PH

Track: Intimacy, Relationships and Reproductive Health

A Conversation for Men: Navigating Identity and Intimacy with PH

Track: Intimacy, Relationships and Reproductive Health

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.

Refreshment Break (Exhibit Hall)

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions (concurrent)

Partnering Through Growth: Navigating the PH Journey for Kids, Teens and Young Adults

Track: Pulmonary Hypertension in Children

Managing Symptoms and Side Effects of PH Therapies

Track: Treatments and Disease Management,
Pulmonary Hypertension in Children

Coping with Anxiety and Depression for Patients: Everyday Strategies for Challenging Times

Tracks: Living with PH; Mental Health

Caregivers Need Care Too: Strategies for Coping with oping with Anxiety and Depression

Tracks: Living with PH; Mental Health

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.

Scientific Sessions

Noon – 1 p.m.

Journeys Lunch

1:15 – 5 p.m.

Research Room Open

1:15 – 5:30 p.m.

Kids’ Room Open

1:15 – 3:15 p.m.

Scientific Sessions

1:30 – 5 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Support Groups (concurrent)

Beginning Your PH Journey

Caregivers

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (Group 4: CTEPH)

Continuing Your Journey

Grupo de Hispanohablantes

Oxygen Therapy

Parents of Kids with PH

PH and Associated Conditions

Pump Therapy

Young Adults with PH

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Industry Sponsored Sessions (three concurrent)

4 – 5 p.m.

Unopposed Exhibit Hall Hours

5 – 6 p.m.

Outstanding Member Awards Dinner

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Saturday Night Party and Fashion Show

9 – 11 p.m.

Corporate Sponsored Events

Sunday, June 14

7 – 10 a.m.

Registration Open

9 – 9:15 a.m.

Scientific Sessions

9:45 – 10:45 a.m.

Closing Breakfast