Friend of a person with CF

How is CF Diagnosed?

Paula Woodward March 21, 2023

A brief overview of CF diagnosis and some of the challenges faced. Read More

Carrier Screening

Paula Woodward March 21, 2023

An overview of CF carrier screening, costs involved, and a link to CFQLD's carrier screening information card. Read More

CF FIT: Exercise and CF for People Living With CF

Paula Woodward March 21, 2023

Guides for people living with CF, personal trainers. Read More

My Exercise Record

Paula Woodward March 21, 2023

A record to keep track of your goals and achievements when it comes to exercise. Read More

School and community education

Firefly Admin March 21, 2023

A comprehensive article that provides an overview of programs, and resources for children with CF, their parents and teachers and school. The article features links to programs, downloadable documents and videos. Read More

The Australian Social Work Clinical Practice Guidelines 2017

Paula Woodward March 21, 2023

Guidelines for Social Work in Cystic Fibrosis, primarily for health professionals but of interest to other people living with CF. These guidelines provide recommendations for social work practice at development stages across the lifespan of CF. These recommendations endeavour to accommodate the needs of each individual patient and the practices and systems of each CF care centre. These guidelines are accessible to all via the CFStrong website. Read More

Lung Foundation Australia

Firefly Admin March 21, 2023

The Lung Foundation of Australia provides services, information and resources, webinars and a service directory for people with lung disease. Read More

The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement

Firefly Admin March 21, 2023

The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement provides education, training and services for those working in grief and bereavement as well as support services and a referral service. Read More

Carer Skills – Social Connections

Firefly Admin March 21, 2023

The Carer Gateway has a range of online skills courses to support wellbeing and understanding of legal responsibilities relating to the caring role. This module focuses on the impact of caring on your relationships with others and provides practical tips to increase social connectedness. Each free online self-paced learning modules takes 20–40 minutes to complete and you can download your responses to questions in the module to use as a resource and reminder. Read More

My Health Record

Paula Woodward March 21, 2023

A national, online health record system that provides a secure summary of your health information. You control what goes into it and you can share it with healthcare professionals. Read More