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February 26, 2027  |  Salt Lake City, Utah
PH West Utah Pulmonary Hypertension Symposium

Agenda

Friday, February 26, 2027

7:15 - 8:00

Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibits

MORNING PLENARY SESSION

8:00 - 8:10

Welcoming Remarks and Overview

Katharine Clapham, MD;
John Ryan, MD, MB BCh, BAO

8:10 - 8:30

Methamphetamine-associated PAH:
Misclassified, Mislabeled, or Misunderstood?

Richard Channick, MD

8:30 - 8:50

Methamphetamine Use – A Global
Pandemic Hiding in Plain Sight

Nicholas Kolaitis, MD, MAS

8:50 - 9:05

Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A

Moderator: Lana Melendres-Groves, MD
Discussants: Richard Channick, MD;
Nicholas Kolaitis, MD, MAS;
Marc Simon, MD; John Kingrey, MD

9:05 - 9:25

In Defense of the 6-Minute Hall Walk

R. James White, MD

9:25 - 9:45

Agents Formerly Known as Vasodilators:
Antifibrotic Therapies for Vascular Disease

Bhuvin Buddhdev, MD

9:45 - 10:05

Artificial Intelligence in PH: Transforming Care
or Outpacing the Evidence

Hilary DuBrock, MD

10:05 - 10:20

Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A

Moderator: Sanjeev Raman, MBBS, MD
Discussants: R. James White, MD;
Bhuvin Buddhdev, MD;
Hilary DuBrock, MD; Daniel Lachant, MD

10:20 - 10:40

Break | Exhibits

Clinical Development

10:40 - 11:00

Clinical Research: Progress and Pipeline in PAH

Mardi Gomberg, MD

11:00 - 11:20

Clinical Research: Progress and Pipeline in ILD

Mary Beth Scholand, MD

11:20 - 11:35

Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A

Moderator: Nick H. Kim, MD
Discussants: Mardi Gomberg, MD;
Mary Beth Scholand, MD;
Rajan Saggar, MD; Jennalyn Mayeux, DNP

11:35 - 12:00

Exploring the BMP9/ALK1/Endoglin Axis:
A Therapeutic Crossroads for HHT and PAH

Moderator: Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, MD
Discussants: Kevin Whitehead, MD; Paul Yu, MD

12:00 - 12:30

The Great Debate: Cpc-PH…Treating Left-Heart
Disease with PH Medications…Should we Stop Asking the Question?

Moderator: John Ryan, MD, MB Bch BAO
Peter Leary, MD – PRO
Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, FACC – CON

12:30 - 12:45

Exhibits | Transition to Lunch

12:45 - 1:45

Sponsored Lunch Symposium

AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION

Management of Pulmonary Hypertension

1:45 - 2:15

To Treat or Not to Treat: Borderline PH

Ioana Preston, MD – Treat
Libo Wang, MD – Do Not Treat

2:15 - 2:35

From Surviving to Thriving:
A Patient-Centered Approach to Managing PAH

Denise Sese, MD

2:35 - 2:55

PH and Pregnancy: Revisiting Risk, Counseling,
and Contemporary Outcomes

Anjali Vaidya, MD

2:55 - 3:15

Don't Wait to Escalate: Confronting Therapeutic Inertia in PH

Naomi Habib, MD

3:15 - 3:30

Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A

Moderator: Harrison Farber, MD
Discussants: Denise Sese, MD;
Anjali Vaidya, MD; Naomi Habib, MD

3:30 - 4:00

Keynote Presentation: One Size Does Not Fit All:
Understanding Sex Differences in Heart Failure

Martha Gulati, MD

4:00 - 4:15

Closing Remarks

Katharine Clapham, MD;
John Ryan, MD, MB Bch BAO

4:15

Conclusion

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