Cystic Fibrosis in China: A Struggle for Diagnosis and Care

In this podcast, Dr. Xinlun Tian, MD, Professor, Dept. of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, shares the history and phenotypes of cystic fibrosis (CF), current conditions regarding the high amount of projected undiagnosed cases of CF in China, and shares the immediate needs to facilitate closing the gap among the thousands of undiagnosed families living with CF in China.

 

Dr. Tian received her medical degree at Peking Union Medical College in China. She worked as a Research Fellow at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre, OH and UC San Francisco, CA, and as a Visiting Clinician at the Mayo Clinic, MN.

 

Chinese Experts Consensus Statement: Diagnosis and Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis (2023) - Includes the 32 questions referenced in this podcast: https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36990700/___.YXAzOmNmcmk6YTpvOjg4OTc2NjVhMWY1NjhmYmE2OTEwYjNkNWYxMWI4Nzk1OjY6ODE5NTpjZTc3OTY2ODMwN2VlNzJlNDg0MjIzYzBiOGViYWZhOWJiNWY4NDgwYjFhMGM1OTQ5YTNkNWJiZjBlYzQ0ZTVhOnQ6VA