Scientific Sessions

PHA 2026 Scientific Sessions will bring together health care professionals from all disciplines to earn continuing education credit, network with fellow pulmonary hypertension professionals, learn about the latest research and discuss best practices for PH treatment and management. This year’s theme, “Dawning of a New Era” ties into the PHA 2026 conference theme, “PHixin’ to Find a Cure,” with sessions focused on updates to PH treatment and care since the last PHA conference. PHA 2026 Scientific Sessions begin Thursday, June 11, with unopposed viewing of the research poster hall.

Abstracts

Late-breaking poster abstracts are now being accepted. Submit your groundbreaking clinical project or research for committee review in the Abstract Service Center. The submission portal closes Monday, March 16.

Continuing Education Credit

Earn up to 23 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for attending Scientific Sessions and lightning round abstract presentations. Continuing education credits are provided through the Pulmonary Hypertension Association and AffinityCE.

CE credits are available for physicians, physician associates, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. A general participation certificate is available for other attendees. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Scientific Session Subcommittee

Kurt Prins, MD, PhD

Chair

Medical University of South Carolina

Chris Archer-Chicko, MSN, CRNP

University of Pennsylvania

Kathryn T. del Valle, MD

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Veronica Franco, MD, MSPH, FACC, FCCP

Ohio State University

Megan Griffiths, MD

University of Texas Southwestern

Kadija Hersi, MD

National Institutes of Health

Yuri Matusov, MD, FACP

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Kimberley Miles, MD MS

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Sasha Prisco, MD, PhD

University of Minnesota

Renuka Reddy, MD

University of Pennsylvania

Benjamin Tasevac, MD

University of Utah

Tonya Zeiger, RRT, CPFT

Mayo Clinic Florida

Scientific Sessions Agenda

Time	Event
Thursday, June 11
1 – 9 p.m.	Registration Open
1 – 3 p.m.	Poster Hall Setup
3 – 6 p.m.	Research Room Open
3 – 4 p.m.	Industry Sponsored Sessions (three concurrent)
4 – 5 p.m.	Unopposed Poster Hall Viewing
5 – 6:30 p.m.	Innovation Forum
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
9 – 11 p.m.	Corporate Sponsored Events
Friday, June 12
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.	Registration Open
7:55 – 8 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions
8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.	Scientific Sessions Poster Hall
8 – 9 a.m.	Concurrent Scientific Sessions
	Left Out No More: Spotlight on PH Due to Left Heart Disease
	Understanding the Right Ventricle in Pediatrics
9 – 10:15 a.m	Concurrent Scientific Sessions
	More Than a Modifier: Understanding Sotatercept’s Impact from Cell Signaling to Human Physiology
	The Power of Community: Advancing Care Through Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patient Support Groups
9 – 11:45 a.m.	Research Room Open
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.	Industry Sponsored Sessions (three concurrent)
11:30 – 11:45 a.m.	Boxed Lunch Pick Up
11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.	Concurrent Scientific Sessions
	Fortune Favors the Bold: Mechanical Support and Acute Right Heart Failure in Critically Ill Patients with PAH
	What’s in the Pipeline: Basic and Translational Research in PAH
12:45 – 1 p.m.	Break
1 – 2 p.m.	Conference Opening General Session
2 – 6:30 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
2 – 2:15 p.m.	Break
2:15 – 5 p.m.	Research Room Open
2:15 – 3:30 p.m.	Concurrent Scientific Sessions
	Emerging Clinical Trials in PAH
	Empowerment – Strengthening Patient Engagement to Address Unvoiced Needs of Patients and Their Caregivers
3:30 – 4 p.m.	Refreshment Break (Exhibit Hall)
4 – 5:30 p.m.	Early Career and Fellows Reception
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
8:30 – 11 p.m.	Corporate Sponsored Events
Saturday, June 13
7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.	Registration Open
8 – 9 a.m.	Networking Breakfast
9 – 11:45 a.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
9 – 11:45 a.m.	Research Room Open
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.	Scientific Sessions Poster Hall
9 – 9:15 a.m.	Break
9:15 – 10:30 a.m.	Concurrent Scientific Sessions & Poster Presentations
	Life Transitions for Patients with PH
	Lightning Round Poster Presentations
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.	Concurrent Scientific Sessions
	Optimizing the Pathway to Transplant: Early Clinical Discussion, Collaborative Medical–Surgical Care and the Patient Experience In collaboration with the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute
	Trial Designs in Pulmonary Hypertension: Past Lessons, Present Limitations, Future Directions
11:45 a.m. to noon	Break
Noon to 1 p.m.	Journeys Lunch
1 – 1:15 p.m.	Break
1:15 – 5 p.m.	Research Room Open
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.	Concurrent Scientific Sessions
	Safety Signals of Sotatercept in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Mechanisms, Data, and Real-World Management
	Management of Pediatric Group 1 PAH: Part I
1:30 – 5 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.	Concurrent Scientific Sessions
	Using Technology to Improve Diagnosis and Management in PH
	Management of Pediatric Group 1 PAH: Part II
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.	Break
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
8 – 9:15 a.m.	Concurrent Scientific Sessions
	Sex and Hormonal Regulation of Pulmonary Hypertension
	Cross Talk: Lessons Across the Adult and Pediatric Worlds
9:15 – 9:45 a.m.	Break
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.	Closing Breakfast

Continuing education totals: 23 hours CME/CMU across 20 sessions.