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PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATION
Letter from Leadership
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hen 2020 began, we were working hard to plan an actionpacked conference, filled with educational opportunities and emotional connections. But the COVID-19 pandemic upended life as we knew it, transforming the way the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) serves, supports and communicates with the pulmonary hypertension (PH) community. Matt J. Granato
Colleen Brunetti
The transformation began early in the year, as we monitored the alarming transmission rate of the new virus. A day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the first case of community spread in the United States, PHA launched the online resource center COVID-19 and Pulmonary Hypertension. As scientific and health care leaders urged widespread public precautions, PHA made the difficult decision to cancel PHA 2020 International PH Conference and Scientific Sessions. We quickly
LETTER
from Leadership
