Pathway to Donate to CF@LANTA

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 To provide expertise regarding optimal fitness,  physical activity and exercise – to improve quality of life and decrease disease-related complications.

To continue coordinating the CF transition program, including CF transition educational activities, transition clinics, and post-transition visits. 

 To continue providing mental health support. This is an important member of our clinical program who works closely with the patients to assess and help address any mental health or anxiety issues that arise.

To provide counseling/education to optimize patient/family knowledge about medications and optimize medication adherence, to ensure patient safety due to increasingly complex medication regimens, and to assist with quality improvement projects

 To enable the staff to attend the North American CF Conference (NACFC), for each staff member, in order to receive updates on state-of-the-art care. 

 The goal of the CF Scholars Program is to recruit, educate, and mentor pre-doctoral and postdoctoral researchers and clinicians to become the next generation of academicians in cystic fibrosis research. 

 Parents and caregivers are invited to attend dinner and hear about exciting new research updates; hosted in honor of beloved CF physician Dr. Dan Caplan. 

 CF Academy is an annual continuing education program, designed to familiarize providers, nurses, social workers, and respiratory therapists with the pathophysiology and treatments for cystic fibrosis. 

To enable the families to attend the North American CF Conference (NACFC)

To attend the North American CF Conference.  Awarded to winner of poster competition, one clinical trainee and one research trainee.

CF@LANTA plans to host a CF research symposium that would include representatives from the research teams in neighboring states. This will help to build collaborations across these research teams.

This off-site retreat enables research team members, and their trainees, to share ideas and identify solutions to barriers, to give feedback on goals and progress, and to discuss strategies for program direction.