Webinar - Decoding PAH: What Your Genes Can Tell You

Decoding PAH: What Your Genes Can Tell You - Click here to register

Join us for an in-depth conversation exploring the connection between pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and genetics. In this webinar, we’ll be joined by a leading physician, a geneticist, and a patient to better understand how inherited forms of PAH are identified and managed—and how this knowledge can shape the future for patients and families.

🗓️ May 22 - 10 am (PST) / 1 pm (EST)

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Dr. Stephen Archer will provide an overview of PAH and inherited PAH, including a real-world case study. He’ll break down the key genes involved, discuss the value of genetic testing from a clinical perspective, and explain how test results can guide patient care—leading to improved surveillance and earlier diagnosis.

Dr. Lauren Badalato will share a geneticist’s perspective, addressing practical questions about how to access genetic testing, what an abnormal result means, and what options patients may consider when thinking about family planning, including IVF.

We’ll also hear from a patient who will share how discovering a genetic mutation impacted their family’s experience and decisions.

Whether you're a patient, caregiver, or healthcare provider, this session will offer valuable insights into the role of genetics in understanding and managing PAH.

Dr. Stephen Archer is the Director of the Translational Institute of Medicine (TIME) and holds the C. Franklin and Helene K. Bracken Chair. He formerly served as the Head of the Department of Medicine at Queens University from 2012 - 2023. He is a physician scientist and a practicing cardiologist who specializes in the care of patients with various forms of pulmonary hypertension.

After training at the Royal Columbian Hospital in BC and the Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical Center he joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 1988. He spent a decade on faculty and attained the rank of Professor under the guidance of his mentor and friend, Dr. E.K. Weir. He then served as Chief of Cardiology and Heart & Stroke Chair for Northern Alberta at the University of Alberta (1998-2007) and Chair of Cardiology and Harold Hines Jr Professor at the University of Chicago (2007-12). Dr. Archer then returned to Queen’s University as the Head of Medicine and Program Medical Director for Kingston Health Sciences Centre.

His translational cardiovascular research has been recognized with numerous awards, including being elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and being awarded Distinguished Scientist Awards from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. He received the AFMC President’s Award for Exemplary National Leadership in Academic Medicine and was named the Chicago American Heart Association Coeur d’Or recipient in 2013 for leading the establishment of a prehospital STEMI care network in Chicago.