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PHA Support Groups
Is your medical team involved with a local pulmonary hypertension support group? Support groups appreciate collaboration with local medical professionals, especially when doctors connect their patients with local groups. Find out if a group is meeting near you: contact Debbie Castro at
Have you considered starting a support group for your area? You can hold meetings at your facility and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association can help get the word out to our patients. PHA works with doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to help them start successful groups. For more information or to request PHA materials for your office, contact Debbie Castro at
PHA Medical Professional Networks
PH Clinicians and Researchers (PHCR) is the professional membership network for physicians and researchers within the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. When you join PHCR, you'll instantly be connected with more than 450 PH-treating physicians and researchers in the United States and around the world, including members of PHA's Scientific Leadership Council (SLC). Join today:
PH Resource Network is a membership community of more than 900 PH-treating allied health professionals dedicated to enhancing communication, professional development, research, and education about PH. Join today:
New Patient Materials
Newly diagnosed PH patients can receive an Envelope of Hope via their PH physician's office. With free materials from PHA, it's never been easier to provide the information and support patients are seeking. All patients need to do is fill out a request postcard, send it to PHA, and they will receive a mailing of educational and support materials. To obtain referral postcards for your office or clinic, contact
Calendar of PH Activities
To have your event for PH healthcare providers considered for listing in future issues of Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension, send your announcement to
Society of Critical Care Medicine
40th Critical Care Congress
January 15-19, 2011
San Diego, California, USA
American Thoracic Society International Conference
May 13-18, 2011
Denver, Colorado, USA
2011 Pulmonary Hypertension Resource Network Symposium
Inspiring Hope: New Directions in PAH
September 22-24, 2011
Arlington, Virginia, USA
American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting
CHEST 2011
October 22-27, 2011
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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