We keep you up-to-date about the happenings on the field of PH and rare diseases and provide you with healthcare-related news in the European Union and beyond.
New ESC/ERS guidelines on pulmonary hypertension
The long awaited new ESC/ERS guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension was presented during the annual ESC (European Society of Cardiologists) Congress in Barcelona from the 26th of August to 29th of August.
Virtual school on rare lung disease
ERS in collaboration with ERN-LUNG. When: 21-06-2022 - 08:20 - 22-06-2022 - 18:00. Organizer: ERS/ERN-LUNG.
10th Edition of the International Workshop on Lung Health
The workshop will be held in Nice from January 19th to January 21st, 2023.
#TogetherStronger to mark World PH Day, May 5
[Vienna] (5th of May, 2022) – World Pulmonary Hypertension Day is an annual global event to raise awareness of pulmonary hypertension (PH), a severe condition affecting the lungs and heart.
Statement and solidarity to those affected by the Russian invasion
We have watched the increasing tensions in the past weeks, but it is not possible to be prepared for what happened in the last days in Ukraine.
Invitation to PHA Europe’s virtual annual conference (APHEC) – 2021
Our conference hall is now available. Here you will be able to see presentations by leading PH specialist from last year’s conference and the presentations for this year’s conference will be available during the month of February. A wide range of topics are covered from PAH medication, transplant issues and nutrition.
2nd Pulmonary Hypertension /Heart Failure Symposium New date: June 11 – 12, 2022 | Berlin, Germany
The event will focus on structural heart disease, right ventricular dysfunction and stem cell therapy. NEW DATE: June 11 – 12, 2022 Learn more and register to this symposium at: https://www.pvdnetwork.org/2nd-international-pulmonary-hypertension-heart-failure-symposium/
Lung Diseases and COVID-19 Online Congress for the Public
The Congress is organized by theTurkish Thoracic Society and will take place on February 26th and 27th, 2022, between 12:00-18:00 Turkish time (10 am- 4 pm CET).
Welcoming new ERS President for 2021-2022: Marc Humbert
Marc Humbert, MD, PhD, Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the Université Paris-Saclay in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, has been elected for ERS President for the coming 12 months starting from September.