Basic Science

Basic scientific research is leading the way in establishing new ways to modify disease processes, improve survival and improve quality of life. Intensive efforts are underway by researchers to better comprehend the genetics of many diseases in respiratory and pulmonary vascular disease.

Links

Asthma

Smoking Cessation

www.giveupsmoking.ie
Find help & advice on how to quit smoking for good with HSE

Lung Cancer

www.imj.ie/Archive/Lung_Cancer_Guidelines.pdf
Irish Cancer society
www.cancer.ie/CancerInfo
www.immunotherapyforcancer.info
This site is designed for people with lung cancer and their families who may be interested in finding out about this potential new treatment that is being studied in clinical trials.
LungHealthArticles.info
The NICE lung cancer clinical guideline covers the full range of care that should be to adults who have lung cancer. They include how the diagnosis should be made and the treatments that should be offered at different times.
To read the full summary click on www.nice.org.uk/CG24

Health Professional Organizations

Respiratory

American Thoracic Society (ATS) http://www.thoracic.org/
European Respiratory Society (ERS) http://www.ersnet.org/

Cardiovascular

European Society of Cardiology (ESC) http://www.escardio.org/
The American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/
American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/
International Association for Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease http://www.isaccd.org
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation http://www.ishlt.org

Rheumatology

The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) http://www.eular.org/
American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/

HIV

HIV Medicine http://www.hivmedicine.com/
PAH Resource Center: http://www.medscape.com/resource/pulmarthypertension

PHA

The following is a comprehensive list of pulmonary hypertension patient associations from around the world:

PHA Europe (e-mail only)
info@phaeurope.org

PHA International
Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) acts as a hub for international PAH work. The mission of the PHA is to find ways to prevent and cure pulmonary hypertension, and to provide hope for the pulmonary hypertension community through support, education, advocacy and awareness.
http://www.PHAssociation.org/intl

Argentina (e-mail only)
PHA Argentina
mdiez@ffavaloro.org

Austria
PHA Austria
http://www.phaaustria.org

Australia
PHA Australia
http://www.phaaustralia.com.au

North South Wales Support Group (e-mail only)
jenniferlouisehodges@hotmail.com

Belgium
PH vzw Belgium
www.ph-vzw.be

Brazil
Associacao Brasileira de Amigos e Familiares de Portadores de Hipertensao Arterial Pulmonar (ABRAF)
www.respirareviver.org.br

Canada
Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada (PHA Canada)
www.phacanada.ca

Canada - Alberta
Calgary Pulmonary Hypertension Support Group (e-mail only)
sharonproudfoot@yahoo.com

Edmonton Pulmonary Hypertension Support Group (e-mail only)
havinfun667@hotmail.com

Canada - British Columbia
British Columbia Pulmonary Hypertension Society (BCPHS)
www.bcphs.org

University of British Columbia PH Society (UBCPHS) (e-mail only)
ania_2@hotmail.com

Canada - Manitoba
The Manitoba Pulmonary Hypertension Support Group
http://ca.geocities.com/mb_ph_group/

Canada - Ontario (e-mail only)
The Pulmonary Hypertension Society of Ontario
phs@mnsi.net

Canada - Quebec
PPH Quebec Support Group
http://groups.msn.com/PPHQuebec

China
PHA - China
www.phachina.com

Columbia
Fundación Colombiana de Hipertension Pulmonar
www.hipertension-pulmonar.org

Czech Republic
Sdruzeni Pacientu s Plicni Hypertenszi
www.pph.cz

France
HTAP (HyperTension Artérielle Pulmonaire) - France
http://www.htapfrance.com

Germany
Pulmonal hypertonie e.v. - Germany
http://www.phev.de/

Greece
PHA Greece (e-mail only)
giannoulis_phagr@yahoo.gr

Ireland
Pulmonary Hypertension Association - Ireland
http://www.mater.ie/pha-ireland/

Israel
PH Israel (Pulmonary Hypertension Israel)
www.phassociation.org/intl/Israel

Italy
AMIP (Associazione Malati Ipertensione Polmonare) - Rome
www.assoamip.net/

AIPI (Associazione Ipertensione Polmonare Italiana) - Milan
www.aipiitalia.org/

Japan
PHA - Japan
http://www.pha-japan.ne.jp/

Latin America (US reg.)
La Sociedad Latina de Hipertension Pulmonar
http://www.sociedadlatinahp.org/

Mexico
AMHAP (Asociacion Mexicana de Hipertension Arterial Pulmonar) - Mexico
http://hapmx.ods.org

The Netherlands
PHA - Nederland
www.pha-nl.com

Norway
PHA Norway
www.pha-no.com

Peru (e-mail only)
Asociación Peruana de Hipertension Pulmonar
marielatc@terra.com.pe

Romania
Pulmonary Hypertension Association Romania
www.htap.ro

Singapore
Singapore PH Support Group (e-mail only)
smamub@yahoo.com.sg

South Africa
Pulmonary Hypertension Association South Africa
www.phsa.co.za

Southeast Asia
PHA SEA (e-mail only)
smamub@yahoo.com.sg

Spain
Asociación Nacional de Hipertension Pulmonar
www.hipertensionpulmonar.es

Sweden
Hjärt- och Lungsjukas Riksförbund
www.hjart-lung.se

Reumatikerförbundet
www.reumatikerforbundet.se

Switzerland
HTAP Revivre
www.saph.ch/SuisseRomande

Taiwan
Taiwan Foundation for Rare Disorders (TFRD)
www.tfrd.org.tw

Turkey
PHA Turkey
www.PHA-Turkey.com

UK
Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK
http://www.phassociation.uk.com

US
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) (USA)
http://phassociation.org/

Pulmonary Hypertension: The Complete Resource (USA)
http://phcentral.org

Scleroderma Foundation USA
http://www.scleroderma.org

International Scleroderma Network (USA)
http://www.sclero.org