Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)  is a life-altering condition—but far too often, it remains underdiagnosed, misunderstood, and mismanaged. In a new episode of the eXpand  podcast by Respiplus  (Season 6), our Executive Director, Jamie Myrah , joins host Dr. Jean Bourbeau  to explore the complexities of PAH and its impact on patients across Canada. With nearly a decade of leadership at PHA Canada, Jamie brings the front-line perspective of patients, families, and care teams navigating...

Through the Respite for All Pilot Project, led by SE Health and Greenshield Cares, caregivers across Canada who are working at least 30 hours per week can apply for 10 hours of free, home-based respite care. For this pilot program, respite care includes personal support care, help with activities of daily living, light home support, and companionship, but not clinical or regulated health services (nursing, providing injections, managing medical equipment, etc.) The pilot runs until January,...

Alberta has launched Lung Health Check, a new program using vans to bring pulmonary function tests to rural, remote, and Indigenous communities in Alberta. Patients won't need to travel long distances for pulmonary function tests -- the vans will bring the tests to them. This will save patients money as well as time, and will make ongoing pulmonary function monitoring easier. Patients can be as young as five years old, but the vans are not wheelchair-accessible so they must be able to step...