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March 7, 2025  |  Salt Lake City, Utah
PH West Utah Pulmonary Hypertension Symposium

Agenda

Friday, March 7, 2025

7:15 - 8:00

Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits

MORNING PLENARY SESSION

8:00 - 8:10

Welcoming Remarks and Overview

Katharine Clapham, MD and Emily Beck, MD

Methamphetamine-associated PAH

8:10 - 8:30

The Methamphetamine Epidemic: Evidence for Addressing the Issue

Steven Shoptaw, PhD

8:30 - 8:50

Meth-PAH: Pathophysiology and Genetic Contributions

Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD

8:50 - 9:10

Managing Methamphetamine Substance Use Disorder

Michael Incze, MD

9:10 - 9:20

Collaborative Care Models

Katharine Clapham, MD

9:20 - 9:40

Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A

Moderator: Eleni Tseliou, MD
Discussants: Steven Shoptaw, PhD;
Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD; Michael Incze, MD;
Katharine Clapham, MD

9:40 - 10:00

Break / Exhibits Open

Diversity and Access to Care

10:00 - 10:20

Diverse Populations and Access to Care

Lana Melendres-Groves, MD

10:20 - 10:40

Understanding Inequities in Access to Lung Transplantation for Patients with PAH

Nicholas Kolaitis, MD, MAS

10:40 - 11:00

Regional Variation in PAH in the US

Peter Leary, MD, PhD

11:00 - 11:20

Emerging Technologies in Telehealth

Raymond Benza, MD, FACC

11:20 - 11:40

Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A

Moderator: Mrinalini Krishnan, MD
Discussants: Lana Melendres-Groves, MD;
Nicholas Kolaitis, MD, MAS
Peter Leary, MD, PhD; Raymond Benza, MD, FACC

11:40 - 11:50

Transition to Lunch / Exhibits Open

11:50 - 12:40

Lunch

AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION

Updates In the Management of Pulmonary Hypertension

12:40 - 1:10

CTEPH Update

• Genetics of CTEPH

Mark Dodson, MD

• Management of CTEPH

Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, MD

1:10 - 1:30

ILD-PH: Current Therapies and Pathways of Interest

Rajan Saggar, MD

1:30 - 1:45

Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A

Moderator: Richard Channick, MD
Discussants: Mark Dodson, MD;
Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, MD; Rajan Saggar, MD

1:45 - 2:05

Recent Advances in Treatments for Pulmonary Hypertension

Ronald Zolty, MD, PhD

2:05 - 2:25

Antiproliferative Therapies

Paul Yu, MD, PhD

2:25 - 2:40

Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A

Moderator: Jean Elwing, MD, FCCP
Discussants: Ronald Zolty, MD, PhD;
Paul Yu, MD, PhD

2:40 - 2:50

Break

2:50 - 3:20

Insights from the 7th World Symposium on PH

Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD; Ioana Preston, MD

3:20 - 3:50

Debate: Is the Era of Pulmonary Vasodilators in Pulmonary Hypertension Over?

Moderator: John McConnell, MD
YES: Brad Maron, MD
NO: Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, FACC

3:50 - 4:00

Key Takeaways; Wrap-up

John Ryan, MD, MB BCh, BAO

4:00

Conclusion

Jointly provided by:
Utah Health Global Learning Collaborative