Women's Health Task Force

Big news: the Women’s Health Task Force is back! 

We’re thrilled to announce the re-launch of the Women’s Health Task Force - now co-chaired by Dr. Jessica Badlam, University of Vermont Medical Center, and Dr. Meghan Cirulis, Intermountain Health, Intermountain Medical Center.

The Women’s Health Task Force is a revitalised PVRI initiative committed to advancing care, outcomes, and research for women affected by PVD.

Meet us at PVRI 2026 Dublin

We invite you to meet the Women's Health Task Force in a 'Meet & Greet' session at PVRI 2026 Dublin on Thursday 29 January,  12:05 - 13:30 GMT. We hope you come say hello!

You can view the preliminary programme and register below. 

PVRI 2026 Dublin

Relaunch webinar

To kick things off, we hosted a dedicated webinar in September 2025, featuring expert presentations that explored the intersection of women’s health and PVD.

The webinar included:

• Background and PHANTOM trial results - Steve Kawut, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• Pregnancy and PAH and/or PHAR data on sex disparities - Jackie DesJardin, UCSF Health
• Proposed aims and objectives for the Task Force, incorporating participant input and discussion - Jessica Badlam, University of Vermont Medical Center & Meghan Cirulis, Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center

Missed it? Watch the recording here

The Task Force aims to

• Foster global collaboration to improve knowledge, encourage research, and optimise delivery of clinical care to women with pulmonary vascular disease
• Engage and support efforts in the investigation into sex differences, including the female predominance, in pulmonary arterial hypertension
• Advance knowledge and provide guidance on pregnancy and reproductive health in women with pulmonary hypertension
• Support and encourage women investigators in pulmonary vascular disease wherever they live in the world

If you are interested in joining this Task Force, please get in touch - we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s move women’s health forward — together.