Women's Health Task Force

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Women's Health Task Force

The Women's Health Task Force has newly been re-established by co-chairs Jessica Badlam, from the University of Vermont Medical Center, and Meghan Cirulis from Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center. Our co-chairs are kicking off the relaunch of the Task Force with a dedicated webinar on 9 September 2025 at 3PM BST, exploring the intersection of women’s health and pulmonary vascular disease. The session will feature expert scientific presentations and open discussion, with time set aside to introduce the Task Force’s renewed objectives and future goals. 

Register for the upcoming webinar

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

Leaders

Jessica Badlam, University of Vermont Medical Center
Meghan Cirulis, Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center