BPA-CTEPH Alliance Conference

at the 10th Annual Pulmonary Embolism Scientific Symposium

Hosted by The PERT Consortium™, the BPA-CTEPH Alliance will be dedicated to fostering collaboration among practitioners and researchers in the specialized fields of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).

Date: Wednesday September 11, 2024
1:00PM - 5:00PM

Cost: $50.00

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