Posted on November 9th 2026
A prestigious event on 6th November, supported by the PHA UK, brought pulmonary hypertension researchers together to share their latest work and learn from each other’s findings.
The PH Research Forum took place at the Chelsea Physic Garden in London and was chaired by Dr John Wort, Clinical Lead for Pulmonary Hypertension at the Royal Brompton Hospital. It opened with a presentation by PHA UK Chair Dr Iain Armstrong, who shared the findings of our latest research into finances and benefits with PH.
The results of 26 studies were presented across two days, by researchers from specialist centres across the UK. They included a wide range of studies that looked at topics including genetic epidemiology, disease trajectory, screening for PAH in children, palliative care, lung function assessments, and arrhythmia in PAH.
The two presentations voted best of the event were each awarded the Alan Greenhalgh Research Award – a £1,000 grant provided by the PHA UK to help further their research.
The winner on day one was Kim Thurlow, who shared the findings of her study into attitudes towards the six-minute walk test at Royal United Hospital, Bath. On day two, Jamie Ingram of Glasgow’s Golden Jubilee Hospital was voted the winner for his presentation on the accuracy of smartwatches in measuring oxygen saturations in PH.
The awards are given each year in memory of Alan Greenhalgh, a PH research nurse at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle who died in 2024.
Here at the PHA UK we have helped organise this event for many years, and it is always really encouraging to see how much valuable research is going on in the field of pulmonary hypertension.
Pictured below: (L) Kim Thurlow (R) Jamie Ingram and Dr John Wort
