The Task Force aims to strengthen regional collaboration in PH across Latin America; support education, research, and knowledge exchange tailored to regional clinical needs; and improve integration between adult and paediatric PH communities and promote engagement with patient organisations.
Webinars
The Latin America Task Force ran a new webinar series, Pulmonary Hypertension in Latin America, which ran from 28 October 2025 to 2 July 2026.
The four-part series — three of which are in Spanish, a first for PVRI — is designed for a LATAM audience and explores regional perspectives on pulmonary hypertension (PH), from diagnosis and classification to treatment approaches.
On-demand recordings
PH evaluation and regional differences The opening webinar examined diagnostic evaluation, differential diagnosis, and how PH phenotypes differ between Latin America and the USA/Europe.
Group 3 Pulmonary Hypertension: Associated with COPD and ILD This third session examined Group 3 PH associated with COPD and ILD, covering updated haemodynamic definitions, diagnostic challenges, and evidence-based treatment approaches, with a live case discussion and expert insights from across Latin America.
Hipertensión Pulmonar por Tromboembolia Pulmonar Crónica The final session in a four-part Spanish-language webinar series, focused on the identification, assessment, and treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).
Events
Upcoming events
LATAM PH Symposium The PVRI Latin America Task Force is delighted to announce the 6th Paediatric and 3rd Adult Latin American Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension. Building on the success of the 2024 symposium in São Paulo, this meeting continues to unite paediatric and adult specialists, researchers, and healthcare professionals from Latin America and around the world. Across two days, the programme will offer scientific updates, critical discussion, and shared clinical experience.
The symposium will also provide an important opportunity to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, build new professional connections, and support joint initiatives to advance pulmonary hypertension care in Peru and across the region.
Satellite Meeting at PVRI 2027 Bangkok The Latin America Task Force will hold a joint satellite meeting with the Infection in PVD (iPVD) Task Force at PVRI 2027 Bangkok on Wednesday 27 January 2027, 12:30–18:00. Join us for focused discussion, shared learning, and collaboration across both Task Forces. The satellite meeting is open to all PVRI 2027 delegates and can be selected when registering for the Congress. Explore the full programme
Past events
Satellite Meeting at PVRI 2026 Dublin The Latin America Task Force held a satellite meeting at the most recent PVRI Congress in Dublin. The session explored PH management across the region, including diagnosis, treatment, research, and ongoing unmet needs. Watch the recordings here
LATAM PH Symposium 2024 The LATAM group held their 5th Paediatric & 2nd Adult LATAM PH Symposium, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in November 2024. The meeting addressed the latest advances in diagnosis and management of adult and paediatric PH and explored avenues to increase partnerships between adult and paediatric physicians to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life for PH patients across their entire lifespans.
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