*Agenda   *Brochure   *CE Credit   *Course Director & Faculty   *Registration          

Course Description and Target Audience
This multidisciplinary symposium will allow participants to gain greater insight into the latest advances in pulmonary hypertension. Clinicians involved in all aspects of pulmonary hypertension care will have an opportunity to interact and gain a greater mutual understanding resulting in improved care for patients.

The target audience will consist of health professionals who treat pulmonary hypertension.  This includes pulmonologists, cardiologists, general internists, family physicians, rheumatologists, pediatricians, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, respiratory therapists, nurses and allied health professionals. 

Agenda
7:15 am
Breakfast and Registration

7:50 am
Welcome/Opening Remarks
Jesse Roman, MD

8:00 am   
Updates on Classification and Non Invasive Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension
Anna Hemnes, MD

8:45 am       
Pulmonary Hypertension Related to Liver Disease
Raed Dweik, MD

9:30 am       
Congenital Heart Disease & Pulmonary Hypertension
Bibhuti Das, MD

10:15 am
Break

10:30 am   
Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Left Heart Disease
Hunter Champion, MD, PhD

11:15 am   
Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Lung Disease
Charles Burger, MD

12:00 pm   
Management Pulmonary Hypertension
Murali Chakinala, MD
 
12:45 pm
Closing Remarks/Lunch
Rodney Folz, MD, PhD

Course Director
Jinesh P Mehta, MD
Assistant Professor
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Disorders Department of Medicine
University of Louisville  

Faculty
Charles Burger, MD
Associate Professor,
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville FL

Murali Chakinala, MD
Associate Professor,
Washington Univ, St. Louis MO

Hunter Champion, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
UPMC, Pittsburgh PA

Bibhuti Das, MD
Associate Professor,
Univ of Louisville, Louisville KY

Raed Dweik, MD
Associate Professor,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH

Anna Hemnes, MD
Assistant Professor,
Vanderbilt Univ, Nashville TN

Continuing Education Credit
Physician Credit - The University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education office designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Registration
There is no charge for this CME event.
Advance registration for this symposium is now closed. You may still attend by registering in person at the registration desk starting at 7:15 AM on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the symposium site, the Baxter 1 (Donald Baxter) Building Auditorium (Room 001, Basement) 570 S. Preston St. Louisville, KY 40202.


Parking
Chestnut Street Parking Garage
(Outpatient Center Parking)
420 E Chestnut St
Louisville KY 40202

Please park in the Chestnut street parking garage and bring your ticket to registration for validation.


Driving Directions
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Brochure
Click here for a copy of the course brochure, which contains information regarding speakers, topics, etc. To download the file, right click on the link and select save as.

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Learning Objectives
1. Identify the current classification of pulmonary hypertension.
2. Diagnose pulmonary hypertension.
3. Discuss the updates in management of pulmonary hypertension.
4. Evaluate specific populations at risk for developing pulmonary hypertension.


Special Services
If you need special accommodations due to a disability, or for an alternative form of course materials, please contact us at chse@louisville.edu. Continuing Health Sciences Education fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.


Accreditation
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.