Episodes
4 hours ago
4 hours ago
Caleigh Haber-Takayama is living with cystic fibrosis, has undergone two double lung transplants and three open heart surgeries, and is a full-time traveler and nomad having traveled North America, Asia, and Europe. Learn imperative travel tips in how to prepare for upcoming travel, stay prepared while on your trip, and know what to do if something comes up while on your trip. Let Caleigh’s experience and tips inspire you! This podcast was recorded at CFRI’s CF Adult Retreat.
CF Community Voices is made possible through support from Viatris, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Gilead Sciences.
4 hours ago
4 hours ago
Caleigh Haber-Takayama is living with cystic fibrosis, has undergone two double lung transplants and three open heart surgeries, and is a full-time traveler and nomad having traveled North America, Asia, and Europe. Learn imperative travel tips in how to prepare for upcoming travel, stay prepared while on your trip, and know what to do if something comes up while on your trip. Let Caleigh’s experience and tips inspire you! This podcast was recorded at CFRI’s CF Adult Retreat.
CF Community Voices is made possible through support from Viatris, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Gilead Sciences.
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
CF and Cardiovascular Disease: Time to Listen to Your Heart! Alex Despotes, MD (Video)
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
This podcast was recorded at CFRI’s 2024 CF Adult Retreat. Dr. Alex Despotes, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, and Pediatric Pulmonology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a CFRI Patrick Nash Fellow, presented an overview of heart disease and its growing prevalence among those with CF, including risk factors, symptoms, and prevention.
CF Community Voices is made possible through support from Viatris, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Gilead Sciences.
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
CF and Cardiovascular Disease: Time to Listen to Your Heart! Alex Despotes, MD (Audio)
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
This podcast was recorded at CFRI’s 2024 CF Adult Retreat. Dr. Alex Despotes, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, and Pediatric Pulmonology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a CFRI Patrick Nash Fellow, presented an overview of heart disease and its growing prevalence among those with CF, including risk factors, symptoms, and prevention.
CF Community Voices is made possible through support from Viatris, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Gilead Sciences.
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Medical trauma is experienced by many individuals with cystic fibrosis - both children and adults. Kate Yablonsky, LCSW, social worker at the Stanford Adult CF Center, reviews the signs and symptoms of medical trauma, and discusses specific therapeutic models that have been found to be helpful for people with CF and their loved ones to effectively process and integrate these experiences.
CF Community Voices is made possible through support from Viatris, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Gilead Sciences.
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Medical trauma is experienced by many individuals with cystic fibrosis - both children and adults. Kate Yablonsky, LCSW, social worker at the Stanford Adult CF Center, reviews the signs and symptoms of medical trauma, and discusses specific therapeutic models that have been found to be helpful for people with CF and their loved ones to effectively process and integrate these experiences.
CF Community Voices is made possible through support from Viatris, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Gilead Sciences.
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Panel: Advocacy, Access and Health Equity in Cystic Fibrosis (Video)
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
In this panel session, three adults with CF - Rachel Alder, Jaelyn Cooper, MHA, and Abhijit Tirumala – as well as a mother of an adult son with CF, Alicia Maciel, MBA, share their personal experiences and insights navigating bias to develop productive partnerships with care teams and fellow community members so as to improve medical care and quality of life. Moderated by Kimberly Morse, MSW, LCSW, panelists provide examples of optimal care and interactions, while stressing the importance of self-advocacy and community engagement. This presentation was part of CFRI's 37th National CF Education Conference.
CFRI's 37th National CF Education Conference was sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Viatris, Gilead Sciences, AbbVie, and the Boomer Esiason Foundation.
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Panel: Advocacy, Access and Health Equity in Cystic Fibrosis (Audio)
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
In this panel session, three adults with CF - Rachel Alder, Jaelyn Cooper, MHA, and Abhijit Tirumala – as well as a mother of an adult son with CF, Alicia Maciel, MBA, share their personal experiences and insights navigating bias to develop productive partnerships with care teams and fellow community members so as to improve medical care and quality of life. Moderated by Kimberly Morse, MSW, LCSW, panelists provide examples of optimal care and interactions, while stressing the importance of self-advocacy and community engagement. This presentation was part of CFRI's 37th National CF Education Conference.
CFRI's 37th National CF Education Conference was sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Viatris, Gilead Sciences, AbbVie, and the Boomer Esiason Foundation.
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Living Proof: Nearly Seventy Years with Cystic Fibrosis - Luanne McKinnon, PhD (Video)
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Dr. Luanne McKinnon, an adult with CF who has had a rich career in the visual arts for over forty-five years, recounts in colorful detail her life with CF, from a diagnosis in 1969 through the arc of CF care that, like a travel log, leads us from Texas to Europe to New York City, Scotland and France, then New Mexico to Palo Alto. Dr. McKinnon also shares an excerpt from her memoir-in-progress entitled, Pneuma, Latin for soul and breath. This presentation was part of CFRI's 37th National CF Education Conference.
CFRI's 37th National CF Education Conference was sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Viatris, Gilead Sciences, AbbVie, and the Boomer Esiason Foundation.
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Living Proof: Nearly Seventy Years with Cystic Fibrosis - Luanne McKinnon, PhD (Audio)
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Dr. Luanne McKinnon, an adult with CF who has had a rich career in the visual arts for over forty-five years, recounts in colorful detail her life with CF, from a diagnosis in 1969 through the arc of CF care that, like a travel log, leads us from Texas to Europe to New York City, Scotland and France, then New Mexico to Palo Alto. Dr. McKinnon also shares an excerpt from her memoir-in-progress entitled, Pneuma, Latin for soul and breath. This presentation was part of CFRI's 37th National CF Education Conference.
CFRI's 37th National CF Education Conference was sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Viatris, Gilead Sciences, AbbVie, and the Boomer Esiason Foundation.