Pulmonary Hypertension Summit 2017

Pulmonary Hypertension Summit is organized by Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education and would be held during Oct 05 - 07, 2017 at InterContinental Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America and Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event for cardiologists, pulmonologists, critical care physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, researchers and other health care professionals. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Learning Objectives :

• Describe the properties of novel anticoagulants to be able to prescribe them according to specific patient characteristics
• Identify the role of multidisciplinary teams in the management of acute pulmonary embolism
• Explain the importance of the ventilationperfusion lung scan in the screening for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)
• Recognize when to refer patients with suspected or known CTEPH to specialized centers for surgical evaluation
• Discuss the shift toward early and upfront combination therapy
• Detail the expected adverse events associated with pulmonary hypertension therapeutics and discuss their management
• Describe the frequency, severity, and treatment of pulmonary hypertension as a complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and interstitial lung disease
• Summarize the evidence base supporting recent clinical developments in the pathobiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic pulmonary embolism
• Discuss the pharmacoeconomics of pulmonary hypertension therapeutics and review new findings exploring cost effectiveness of care.

This Conference has two Venues:

• InterContinental Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America.
• Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America.