News – PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

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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“Second souffle” (Second breath), a graphic novel about living with pulmonary arterial hypertension, just published by the French Pulmonary Hypertension Association HTaPFrance

We are thrilled to share a remarkable project undertaken by the French Pulmonary Hypertension Association, HTaPFrance. In collaboration with the talented author, Thomas Penin, they have brought to life a poignant story through a graphic novel. The graphic novel revolves around a fictional woman patient grappling with pulmonary arterial hypertension. The protagonist embarks on a

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Le Monde publishes an interview Prof. Marc Humbert, Director of the French National Reference Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, and the French patient association HTaPFrance team

On the occasion of Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month in November, the French Pulmonary Hypertension Association HTaPFrance had the great pleasure of being interviewed by the Le Monde, France’s leading daily newspaper. This collaboration with Prof. Marc Humbert, Director of the French National Reference Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, facilitated by the MSD laboratory, helped to shed

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The lay summary of the European Society of Cardiology and European Respiratory Society clinical guidelines on pulmonary hypertension is now available in 11 languages

Did you know that the lay summary of the European Society of Cardiology and European Respiratory Society clinical guidelines on pulmonary hypertension is now available in 11 languages: English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Romanian, Ukrainian. The English version of the lay summary was developed with the active collaboration of the two

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The Canadian pulmonary hypertension association, PHA Canada, publishes a new resource to help children and their families navigate life at school

This guide, recently published by the Canadian pulmonary hypertension association, PHA Canada, is designed as a tool to help teachers and school staff learn about pulmonary hypertension and fostering open communication and understanding. The Guide includes the following documents: Read more at this link on the PHA Canada website

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Pulmonary hypertension patient booklet published by RespiFIL, the French national network for rare respiratory diseases, June 15, 2022

The pulmonary hypertension patient booklet published in June 2022 by RespiFIL gives an overview of the disease, its symptoms, its diagnosis and available treatments. There are also tips on how to live better with the disease on a daily basis. It was written in collaboration with health professionals from expert pulmonary hypertension centres and the

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“Inspirer, s’exprimer”, a pulmonary arterial hypertension conversation kit to help patients communicate with doctors and with their loved ones, by HTaPFrance, the French pulmonary hypertension association

On the occasion of May 5, the Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Day, in 2022, HTaPFrance released the French version of a “Pulmonary Hypertension conversation kit” developed by Janssen, as part of the PHuman project , in collaboration with pulmonary hypertension patient associations around the world. The aim is to help patients better understand the condition and

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