Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary Hypertension Council ReportCouncil Report

Robert P. Frantz, MDRobert P. Frantz, MD

April 21, 2012April 21, 2012

PraguePrague

PH Council LeadershipPH Council Leadership

Chair: Robert Frantz (to 2014)Chair: Robert Frantz (to 2014)

Vice Chair: Mardi Gomberg-MaitlandVice Chair: Mardi Gomberg-Maitland

Education: Dana McGlothlinEducation: Dana McGlothlin

Communication: Veronica DeFrancoCommunication: Veronica DeFranco

Standards and Guidelines: Teresa DeMarcoStandards and Guidelines: Teresa DeMarco

Registries and Database: Ivan Robbins, Steve MathaiRegistries and Database: Ivan Robbins, Steve Mathai

Development: Evelyn HornDevelopment: Evelyn Horn

Basic Science: TBD (Interim Mardi Gomberg-Maitland)Basic Science: TBD (Interim Mardi Gomberg-Maitland)

I2C2: John GrantonI2C2: John Granton

Reports from 2012 Scientific Reports from 2012 Scientific SessionsSessions

44thth year of producing sessions with year of producing sessions with pulmonary hypertension themepulmonary hypertension theme

3 pre-meeting symposia:3 pre-meeting symposia: Potpourri of Special Topics in PHPotpourri of Special Topics in PH The RV and Pulmonary Vascular Load in The RV and Pulmonary Vascular Load in

Health and DiseaseHealth and Disease Congenital Heart Disease: PH Dilemmas Congenital Heart Disease: PH Dilemmas

in Pediatrics and Adult Patientsin Pediatrics and Adult Patients

Reports from 2012 Scientific Reports from 2012 Scientific SessionsSessions

Concurrent Symposia:Concurrent Symposia: Lung transplantation for PAH – world-wide Lung transplantation for PAH – world-wide

panel discussionpanel discussion Following the RV through Thick and ThinFollowing the RV through Thick and Thin PH in Chronic Parenchymal Lung Disease – PH in Chronic Parenchymal Lung Disease –

Does it Matter?Does it Matter?Thursday lunch session: Optimised PAH Thursday lunch session: Optimised PAH

Management: Doing the Right thing for the Management: Doing the Right thing for the Right heart (sponsored by United Therapeutics)Right heart (sponsored by United Therapeutics)

Reports from 2012 Scientific Reports from 2012 Scientific SessionsSessions

AbstractsAbstracts 58 accepted for 201258 accepted for 2012 42 in 201142 in 2011 33 in 201033 in 2010 50 in 200950 in 2009 13 in 200813 in 2008 24 in 200724 in 2007

PH Council WorkforcesPH Council WorkforcesDirections and InitiativesDirections and Initiatives

Standards and Guideline Workforce Standards and Guideline Workforce – ““White paper” on RV Failure in PH To submit JLHT 2012White paper” on RV Failure in PH To submit JLHT 2012– Noncardiac surgery perioperative management of PAH patientNoncardiac surgery perioperative management of PAH patient– Montreal 2013 Consensus Conference on hemodynamic criteria and Montreal 2013 Consensus Conference on hemodynamic criteria and

nomenclature for PH in left heart failurenomenclature for PH in left heart failureEducation WorkforceEducation Workforce– Core competency in PHCore competency in PH– PAH Masters Academy for 2014 San DiegoPAH Masters Academy for 2014 San Diego

Registries WorkforceRegistries Workforce– Outcome queries from databases regarding PH and transplant being Outcome queries from databases regarding PH and transplant being

evaluated (Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, Fernando Torres)evaluated (Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, Fernando Torres)Communications WorkforceCommunications Workforce– Submissions to ISHLT LinkSubmissions to ISHLT Link– Email blasts to council membersEmail blasts to council members

Development WorkforceDevelopment Workforce– Maintain current support (Maintain current support (Gold Partner:Gold Partner: United Therapeutics United Therapeutics Silver Silver

Partners:Partners: Actelion, Gilead Actelion, Gilead Corporate Partner:Corporate Partner: Bayer Bayer– Cultivate new sources of supportCultivate new sources of support

PH Council Request to the PH Council Request to the Board of Directors and Programs CommitteeBoard of Directors and Programs Committee

Consideration of Plenary Session with Consideration of Plenary Session with PH/RV themesPH/RV themes

Continue to spread PH related topics Continue to spread PH related topics throughout the meetingthroughout the meeting

Integrate different themes and Integrate different themes and presentations - case based/didactic presentations - case based/didactic discussion, pro/con, basic science/clinical discussion, pro/con, basic science/clinical managementmanagement

Cross-council collaborative sessionsCross-council collaborative sessions

PH Council Request to the PH Council Request to the Board of Directors and Programs CommitteeBoard of Directors and Programs Committee

Assist with initiatives to encourage broader Assist with initiatives to encourage broader attendance of the PH communityattendance of the PH community

Non transplant PH specialistsNon transplant PH specialists International attendance/participationInternational attendance/participation Consideration of industry funded travel grants for Consideration of industry funded travel grants for

trainees to attend meetingtrainees to attend meeting Further discounting of fees for trainees presenting Further discounting of fees for trainees presenting

abstractsabstracts Support for non-member invited speakers for PH Support for non-member invited speakers for PH

Council Scientific Session proposalsCouncil Scientific Session proposals