BPA-CTEPH Alliance Conference
at the 10th Annual Pulmonary Embolism Scientific Symposium
Hosted by The PERT Consortium™ at the 10th Annual Pulmonary Embolism Symposium, the BPA-CTEPH Alliance was dedicated to fostering collaboration among practitioners and researchers in the specialized fields of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).
AGENDA
CTEPH Overview
Faculty: Rich Channick, MD; Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, MD
Technical Considerations…Not as Easy as it Looks
Faculty: Shami Mahmud, MD; Zachary Steinberg, MD; J. Dawn Abbott, MD
Minimizing Risks and Managing Complications
Faculty: Kenneth Rosenfield, MD
What are the Outcomes to Measure after the Intervention…and When?
Faculty: Richard Krasuski, MD
BPA vs PH Targeted Medical Therapy for Inoperable CTEPH…A False Narrative?
Faculty: Michael Cuttica, MD
Special Patient Groups
Faculty: Daniel Schimmel, MD; Wissam Jaber, MD; Vikas Aggarwal, MD
DEBATE: Will BPA Achieve Equipoise with PTE Surgery in Treating CTEPH?
Ada Stefanescu, MD; Hiromi Matsubura, MD; Michael Madani, MD
What Does it Take to Establish a BPA Program?
Faculty: Riyaz Bashir, MD