ISHLT 2010

Pulmonary Hypertension Council Report

Myung H. Park, MD

Reports from 2010 PH Sessions

• 2nd year of establishing focused topics in Pulmonary Hypertension – Myung H. Park, Chair and Robert Frantz, Vice-chair

• Satellite Sessions– Sunrise symposium on Right Ventricle– Main Satellite Symposia

• Scientific Sessions– 2 Oral Presentation Sessions, 1 Mini-oral Session, 10 posters– 33 accepted abstracts

• 2009 – 50, 2008 – 13, 2007 – 24– 35 manuscripts accepted to JHLT on PH

• Partnership from PH Industry and PHA – Sponsorships– Exhibitors– Focused symposiums

PH Council Initiatives for 2011

• Suggestions for 2011 Meeting– Topics focused on PH related to heart and lung

disorder– Collaboration with other council for joint sessions– Challenging case series– Basic science in pulmonary vascular biology

• Measures to increase abstract submissions• Continue to build and strengthen industry

support

PH Council WorkforcesDirections and Initiatives

• Standard and Guideline Workforce – ISHLT endorsement of ESC PH Guidelines– “White Paper” documents in progress

• PH and LHD (Jim Fang)• RV and PH (Bob Frantz)

– Project initiated• Transplantation and PAH (Reda Girgis)

– Integrate medical and surgical aspects

– Place current status of UNOS scoring system in context

• Education Workforce– 2011 program development – PH training profiles from centers

PH Council WorkforcesDirections and Initiatives

• Registries Workforce– Focus on ISHLT database regarding PH and

transplant• Communications Workforce

– Submissions to ISHLT Link– Quarterly emails to members

• Developmental Workforce– Build upon current support– Contact new PAH industry for support– Work with Pulmonary Hypertension

Association

PH Council Request from the Board of Directors

• Planning for 2011 Meeting– Integrating suggested new topics from the

Council– Participating in planning process regarding

industry sponsored non-CME symposiums in order to coordinate CME programs

– Collaborating with the Programs Committee in formulating logistics of placement of symposiums

PH Council Request from the Board of Directors

• Separating Council Meeting times – Increase attendance and participation– Improve collaboration on projects

• Support to coordinate the 3 projects currently in varying stages – Support for 3 teleconference calls– Pending progress, a meeting space on

Tuesday among working groups