Are You an Excellent PHA Member?
Apply or nominate somebody for our Excellent Member awards. Nominations open April 15 and shut Might 15. The awards acknowledge Pulmonary Hypertension Affiliation members’ dedication to the PH neighborhood. We are going to current the awards at PHA 2024 PH Internation PH Convention and Scientic Periods. The convention is Aug. 15-18 in Indianapolis.
Individuals with pulmonary hypertension, caregivers, buddies and medical professionals can nominate deserving PHA members. The awards acknowledge volunteer efforts in affected person/caregiver assist, advocacy, selling high quality affected person care and advancing PH analysis. See the 2022 recipients.
Nominate a devoted PHA volunteer for considered one of these awards:
Excellent doctor
Acknowledges notable service to PHA and in selling wonderful scientific care, analysis, training and advocacy on behalf of PH sufferers.
Excellent allied well being skilled
Acknowledges contributions to the PH neighborhood via elevating consciousness, taking part in advocacy efforts, fundraising, service to PHA or offering sort and compassionate care to PH sufferers.
Excellent PH citizen
Acknowledges somebody with PH who demonstrates exemplary dedication to the PH neighborhood by elevating consciousness, taking part in advocacy efforts, fundraising, service to PHA or advocating for the PH neighborhood.
Excellent younger PH citizen (PHA’s Technology Hope)
Honors somebody 30 or below with PH for dedication to the PH neighborhood. Acknowledges efforts consciousness, advocacy and repair efforts.
Excellent caregiver
Non-patient caregiver who ensures a liked one with PH has the highest quality of life attainable. The nominee ought to display dedication to the PH neighborhood by elevating consciousness, taking part in advocacy efforts, fundraising, service to PHA or advocating for the PH neighborhood.
Excellent PHA assist group chief
This assist group chief gives a welcoming atmosphere for individuals with PH, households and buddies. The nominee champions and serves PHA by main native efforts to lift consciousness and improve advocacy participation. Additionally they acts as a PH ambassador to the general public.
Julie Hendry Memorial Scholarship Award (Non-patient volunteer)
Named for Julie Paton Hendry, daughter of PHA founding members Pat and Jerry Paton, who was the primary full-time, non-patient PHA volunteer. Her household established the award to assist a non-patient volunteer attend a PHA convention, which held a particular place in Julie’s coronary heart. This award is self-nominated. Candidates may be prolonged household, buddies and supporters who assist advance PHA’s mission to increase and enhance the lives of these affected by PH. Professionals employed within the care of PH sufferers can’t to use.
Rino Aldrighetti Management Award
Named for PHA’s first president and CEO, the award acknowledges distinctive management in advancing PHA’s imaginative and prescient of a world with out PH, empowered by hope. PHA will award $10,000 to assist the recipient additional their work with the PH neighborhood. All PHA members, nationwide and worldwide, are eligible, together with physicians and different well being care professionals.
Philanthropy AwardTo mark the more and more essential function of philanthropy at PHA, this award acknowledges excellent charitable dedication and generosity that encourages others to financially assist for PHA. This award isn’t open for nominations. PHA will choose the recipient primarily based on inside standards.
The Excellent Member Award dinner will happen Aug. 17 on the JW Marriott Indianapolis.
About PHA 2024
PHA 2024 is a protected and family-friendly occasion that brings collectively the whole PH neighborhood of sufferers, households, caregivers, researchers and PH-treating well being care professionals. This yr’s theme is “Stronger Collectively.” It displays the resilient spirit of unity throughout the PH neighborhood to beat challenges and advance PH care. Register.