7^th International Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Conference

Maritess Jewson is a certified Music Therapist in the UK and was diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension in 2008 by the specialists at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. Since Maritess’ diagnosis she is passionate about raising as much awareness as possible for this condition. Maritess leads awareness campaigns online to reach people in the social media network to help those with PH to understand their condition and to make people who have not heard of Pulmonary Hypertension aware of the seriousness of this condition and how it affects people’s lives. Maritess’ awareness campaigns reach thousands of people everyday and she works endlessly to make these campaigns heard across the world. Maritess is an Ambassador for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK (PHA UK) and works with them to help support people living with PH and raise awareness.