The Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension’s 2025 Webinar Series: Uniting the Global Community – With Gratitude to Our Speakers and Participants

The Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension’s quarterly webinars aim to keep the community informed and connected by examining recent advancements, emerging research, and new initiatives in pulmonary hypertension. Through a blend of expert (scientific and patient) presentations and open dialogue, these sessions encourage active participation and create space for diverse perspectives from patients, caregivers, and healthcare […]

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Celebrating the Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension’s first 18 “PEP Talks” since the launch of the program in May 2025, and looking forward to many more in 2026!

The Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension introduced its 2025 “Patients Empowering Patients” (PEP) program, designed to harness the power of peer-to-peer support, on May 5, 2025, World Pulmonary Hypertension Day. The name “PEP Talks” is a playful nod to the acronym of the “PEP” program, and it embodies the encouraging and motivational spirit of traditional pep

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The Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI) launches its Pulmonary Hypertension Patient Engagement & Empowerment Series

The Pulmonary Hypertension Patient Engagement & Empowerment Series is a new evidence-based resource designed to help people living with pulmonary hypertension and their families and carers to be more informed, confident, and empowered. The series was developed by Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute IDDI Patient Engagement & Empowerment Workstream. The series explores 11 core themes, including:

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Publication of a new European Medicines Agency (EMA) booklet on medicine safety monitoring

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published a new booklet on the safety monitoring of medicines in the European Union. It provides an overview of how the European Medicines Agency and European Union Member States work to ensure that medicines used across Europe remain safe throughout their lifecycle.  The booklet is published on a new

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«Confessions of a Tired and Lonely Caregiver», Colleen Steele, Pulmonary Hypertension News, July 21, 2025

In an article for Pulmonary Hypertension News Colleen Steele reflects on her co-experience with her husband, Brian, concerning caregiver stress syndrome, a condition of overwhelming physical, emotional, and mental fatigue, often referred to as caregiver burnout. They describe progressing through three stages of the syndrome. Stage 1 began with their son Cullen’s diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension

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Defining “patient engagement” and distinguishing between individual empowerment and systemic partnership and advocacy, Sara Riggae, May 20 2025

Sarah Riggae is a researcher and educator who suffers from Parkinson’s disease,  In a recent article on her blog she defines what is meant by “patient engagement” and distinguishes between “primary” and “secondary” engagement.  Short summary: Primary Patient Engagement focuses on individual patient empowerment in their own healthcare journey. This includes: It’s essentially about patients having

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The Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension live webinars are back, in a new format, starting March 26, 2025. Applications for speakers or discussion topics are open!

In 2023-24, the Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension organized 14 successful live webinars that brought together leading experts to discuss key topics in pulmonary hypertension management, research, and patient support. The series featured speakers from 20 countries across five continents, including 24 scientific experts, 13 patients and patient advocates, and two patient engagement specialists who moderated

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Orgamites, a free global educational program about organ donation and transplantation for children aged 5-11, now being started in UK schools

The “Orgamites Mighty Education Programme” is a free global organ donation and health education programme for children aged 5-11. It uses educational resources, tools, toys, and tech to inspire and equip more students, teachers, and families everywhere to talk more about organ donation and how to take better care of our health. The Orgamites programme

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NEW! Patient booklet on lung transplant by the Italian Pulmonary Hypertension Association AIPI now directly translatable in 40 languages on this platform! Check it out!

The patient booklet on lung transplant by AIPI, Italian Pulmonary Hypertension publication “Guida al Trapianto di polmoni” has been adapted and translated into English by Pisana Ferrari, President of AIPI. You can now translate the entire booklet directly from here using the orange button at the bottom of the page: 40 languages are currently available

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Pulmonary hypertension “Question time” organised by the European Lung Foundation Pulmonary Hypertension Patient Advisory Group, May 31, 2024

Coming up on May 31st at 10 am CEST and not to be missed if you are part of the pulmonary hypertension community! The European Lung Foundation (ELF) Pulmonary Hypertension Patient Advisory Group was set up in 2023 and includes patients and patient advocates from a number of patient associations in Europe and in the

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Full transcripts of the Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension’s 2023 webinars now available for in a format that can be translated into 40 languages

The full transcripts of the Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension’s 2023 six webinars are now available! The transcripts encapsulate invaluable insights that continue to resonate with current trends and emerging issues, serving as a vital resource for our community. They are now in a format that can be translated into 40 languages, thanks to the embedded

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Training pulmonary hypertension patients to become “experts” and advocates: a great initiative by the Belgian pulmonary hypertension association Pulmonale Hypertonie vzw

In today’s healthcare landscape, the patient’s perspective holds increasing sway in pivotal decision-making processes across various sectors, including governmental agencies, healthcare institutions, insurance entities, and corporate entities. As the importance of incorporating patient feedback grows, initiatives aimed at equipping patients with a deeper understanding of these processes and objectives become paramount. Recognizing this need the

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Excellent educational resources about remote care and use of digital tools by the European Lung Foundation

The European Lung Foundation educational resources about remote care and the use of digital tools include text and videos covering: 🔹 Video calls for consultations🔹 Sharing photos or videos🔹 Virtual wards and home monitoring🔹 Online rehabilitation and activity sessions🔹 Online diaries, journals or questionnaires🔹 Online questionnaires🔹 Wearable devices🔹 Health apps🔹 Benefits of digital healthcare technologies

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A guide to intimacy for pulmonary hypertension patients published the US Pulmonary Hypertension Association, PHA

This guide has been created for adult members of the pulmonary hypertension community interested in or engaged in physically intimate and/or sexual activity. The guide addresses, inter alia, some common “myths” about sex in pulmonary hypertension, eg. that if you are a patient you are not sexual or desirable, that there are more important things

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Latest survey by the UK Pulmonary Hypertension Association, PHA UK, reveals persistent challenges faced by patients, notably in receiving a diagnosis

The findings from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK‘s latest major survey, presented at the recent Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI) conference in London, underscore the persistent challenges faced by pulmonary hypertension patients in receiving a diagnoses. Time to diagnosis remains a critical issue, with over half of the respondents reporting it took more than a year to receive

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New cartoon video about pulmonary hypertension by the Italian Pulmonary Hypertension Association AMIP OdV, January 2024

Vittorio Vivenzio, President of the Italian Pulmonary Hypertension Association AMIP ODV, has released a new educational video on the association’s social media platforms. The video offers an easily comprehensible and “light” approach to understanding the intricate mechanisms behind the condition and the challenges of obtaining a timely and accurate diagnosis. It underscores the significance of

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Dr. Karin Boomars, a pulmonologist at Erasmus MC, Netherlands, explores possible treatment options for pulmonary hypertension with unclear and/or multifactorial origins, WHO Group 5

Louise Bouman, President of the Dutch Pulmonary Hypertension association, shared this article from the end-of-year edition of the association’s magazine “Papillon”. The article is about one of the five pulmonary hypertension groups classified by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Louise has also very kindly provided us with an English translation (see bottom of page for

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Embark on a journey to discover the history of the pulmonary hypertension association movement by revisiting the AfPH’s recent webinar

This Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension webinar marks the sixth installment in a series dedicated to delving into the groundbreaking innovations outlined in the 2022 ESC/ERS clinical guidelines for diagnosing and treating pulmonary hypertension. One particularly notable advancement is the inclusion in the guidelines, for the first time, of a new section focusing on ‘Patient Associations and

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The French Pulmonary Hypertension Association, HTaPFrance, invited to bring the French experience to a conference of the Algerian Pulmonary Hypertension Association, HTAP Algérie

Maggy Surace, President of the French Pulmonary Hypertension Association HTaPFrance, and Mélanie Gallant Dewavrin, Director of HTaPFrance, have been invited to participate remotely in the 5th Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Day organised by the Algerian Pulmonary Hypertension Association, HTAP Algérie. The event is taking place at the Hotel Sheraton, Algiers, on Saturday, the 6th of January.

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Prof. Adam Torbicki explores access to care, Prof. Jean-Luc Vachiéry delves into drug development – watch the highlights from the PHA Europe Annual Conference online

Prof. Adam Torbicki’s presentation is titled “Access to care for pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmponary hypertension”. It can be viewed at this link on Vimeo (you need to register on Vimeo to see it) Prof. Jean-Luc Vachiéry’s presentation is titled “Drug development and clinical trials“. It can be viewed at this link on

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