Conference Agenda
PHA 2026: PHixin’ to Find a Cure
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Time |
Event |
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Thursday, June 11 |
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1 – 9 p.m. |
Registration Open |
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1 – 6 p.m. |
Kids’ Room Open |
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1 – 8 p.m. |
Prize Drawing Counter Open |
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3 – 6 p.m. |
Research Room Open |
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3 – 4 p.m. |
Industry Sponsored Sessions (three concurrent) |
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4 – 5 p.m. |
Unopposed Poster Hall Viewing |
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4 – 5 p.m. |
Make Every Step Count: Strengthening Your O2breathe Walk |
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5 – 6:30 p.m. |
Innovation Forum |
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5:30 – 6:30 p.m. |
Newly Diagnosed and First Time Attendee Mixer |
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5:30 – 6:30 p.m. |
Peer Support Networking Hour (by invitation only) |
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6:30 – 9 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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6:30 – 7:30 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall Opening Reception |
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7:30 – 9 p.m. |
PH Professional Network Reception |
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7:30 – 9 p.m. |
International Attendee Reception |
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8:30 – 9:30 p.m. |
Kitchen Table Society Reception and Board Alumni Reception |
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9 – 11 p.m. |
Corporate Sponsored Events |
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Friday, June 12 |
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7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
Registration Open |
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8 – 9 a.m. |
Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast (by invitation only) |
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8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
Scientific Sessions Poster Hall |
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8 – 11:45 a.m. |
Prize Drawing Counter Open |
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8 – 10:15 a.m. |
Scientific Sessions |
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9 – 10 a.m. |
Partners in Progress Industry and Patient Panel |
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9 – 11:45 a.m. |
Research Room Open |
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9 – 11:45 a.m. |
Kids’ Room Open |
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9 a.m. to noon |
Community Engagement Activities |
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10:30 – 11:30 a.m. |
Industry Sponsored Sessions (three concurrent) |
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11:45 – 12:45 a.m. |
Scientific Sessions |
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Noon – 1 p.m. |
Conference Countdown Lunch |
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1 – 2 p.m. |
Conference Opening General Session |
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2 – 6 p.m. |
Prize Drawing Counter Open |
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2 – 6 p.m. |
Kids’ Room Field Trip |
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2 – 6:30 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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2 – 7 p.m. |
Kids’ Room Open |
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2:15 – 5 p.m. |
Research Room Open |
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2:15 – 3:30 p.m. |
Scientific Sessions |
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2:30 – 3:30 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions (concurrent) |
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What You Need to Know About Transplants |
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Understanding the Types of Connective Tissue Disease and PH |
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Breathing Easier with Supplemental Oxygen |
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Treatment Options for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension |
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3:30 – 4 p.m. |
Refreshment Break (Exhibit Hall) |
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4 – 5 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions (concurrent) |
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Living Well with PH: How Palliative Care Can Help |
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Get Moving: Exercise and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in PH |
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A Patient’s Guide to Managing PH with IV Therapy |
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Reproductive Health and PH |
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4 – 5:30 p.m. |
Early Career and Fellows Reception |
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5 – 5:45 p.m. |
Break |
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5:45 – 6:45 p.m. |
Patient-Focused Industry Session |
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5:45 – 6:45 p.m. |
Satellite CME Symposium: Under Pressure-And Out of Breath: Clinical Insight Into Group 3 Pulmonary Hypertension |
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6:45 – 7 p.m. |
Break |
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7 – 8 p.m. |
Medical Update Dinner |
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8 – 10 p.m. |
Parent and Families Mixer |
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8 – 10 p.m. |
Young Adults with PH Mixer |
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8 – 10:30 p.m. |
LGBTQIA+ Social Mixer |
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8:30 – 11 p.m. |
Corporate Sponsored Events |
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Saturday, June 13 |
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7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Registration Open |
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8 – 9 a.m. |
Networking Breakfast |
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8 – 11:45 a.m. |
Prize Drawing Counter Open |
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8:45 – 11:45 a.m. |
Kids’ Room Open |
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9 – 11:45 a.m. |
Research Room Open |
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9 – 11:45 a.m. |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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9 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
Scientific Sessions Poster Hall |
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9 – 9:30 a.m. |
Break |
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9:15 – 10:30 a.m. |
Scientific Sessions |
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9:30 – 10:30 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions (concurrent) |
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Caring for Kids with PH: What’s Available and What’s Ahead |
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PH Due to Chronic Lung Disease |
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A Conversation for Women: Navigating Identity and Intimacy with PH |
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A Conversation for Men: Navigating Identity and Intimacy with PH |
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10:30 – 10:45 a.m. |
Refreshment Break (Exhibit Hall) |
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10:45 – 11:45 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions (concurrent) |
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Partnering Through Growth: Navigating the PH Journey for Kids, Teens and Young Adults |
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Managing Symptoms and Side Effects of PH Therapies |
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Coping with Anxiety and Depression for Patients: Everyday Strategies for Challenging Times |
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Caregivers Need Care Too: Strategies for Coping with oping with Anxiety and Depression |
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10:45 – 11:45 a.m. |
Scientific Sessions |
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Noon – 1 p.m. |
Journeys Lunch |
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1:15 – 5 p.m. |
Research Room Open |
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1:15 – 5:30 p.m. |
Kids’ Room Open |
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1:15 – 3:15 p.m. |
Scientific Sessions |
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1:30 – 5 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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1:30 – 2:30 p.m. |
Support Groups (concurrent) |
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Beginning Your PH Journey |
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Caregivers |
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Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (Group 4: CTEPH) |
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Continuing Your Journey |
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Grupo de Hispanohablantes |
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Oxygen Therapy |
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Parents of Kids with PH |
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PH and Associated Conditions |
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Pump Therapy |
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Young Adults with PH |
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3:30 – 4:30 p.m. |
Industry Sponsored Sessions (three concurrent) |
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4 – 5 p.m. |
Unopposed Exhibit Hall Hours |
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5 – 6 p.m. |
Outstanding Member Awards Dinner |
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6:30 – 8:30 p.m. |
Saturday Night Party and Fashion Show |
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9 – 11 p.m. |
Corporate Sponsored Events |
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Sunday, June 14 |
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7 – 10 a.m. |
Registration Open |
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9 – 9:15 a.m. |
Scientific Sessions |
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9:45 – 10:45 a.m. |
Closing Breakfast |