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Infection Control

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

CFWA provides various factsheets for people with CF, carers, and family. This includes information on cepacia, common infections, Pseudomonas, immunizations, infection and prevention control and the flu. (See infection control section) Read More

Medications and Procedures

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

CFWA provides various factsheets for people with CF, carers, and family. This includes information on bronchoscopy, CFTR modulator therapies, enzymes, lung transplant, mediations, nebulisers, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC), pill swallowing, ports and spirometry (see Medications and procedures section). Read More

Mental Health

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

CFWA provides various factsheets for people with CF, carers, and family. This includes information on anxiety and young people, depression and young people, loneliness and isolation, mental health care plan and rebates, procedural anxiety in young people and adults, spoon theory and post traumatic stress disorder (see Mental health section). Read More

Nutrition

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

CFWA provides various factsheets for people with CF, carers, and family. This includes information on dietary supplements, eating when unwell, diet and exercise, fat protein and carbohydrates, healthy fats, maintaining health weight, managing nutrition, modulator drugs and diet, nutrition for babies and children, pregnancy and nutrition, post-transplant nutrition and salt and fluids. (Seee Nutrtion section) Read More

School and day-care

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

CFWA provides various factsheets for people with CF, carers, and family. This includes information on going to day-care with CF, starting school, going to high school, exercise and sport in school and school camps (see School and daycare section). Read More

Sexual Health and Fertility

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

CFWA provides various factsheets for people with CF, carers, and family. This includes information on family planning for CF partners, female and male reproduction, future pregnancies for CF carriers and pregnancy. Read More

Travel with CF

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

CFWA factsheets on travel tips for adults and when travelling with children (see Travel with CF section). Read More

CFStrong: Lifestyle

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

Information and resources about lifestyle and CF, available on the CFStrong website. This section includes information on hobbies, relationships, school, study, careers and travelling with CF. CFStrong includes stories from people living with CF who share their experience. Read More

CFStrong: Changing Clinics

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

Information and resources about changing CF clinics, available on the CFStrong website, including information about transitioning to adult care as well as moving to a new clinic locally interstate or overseas. CFStrong includes stories from people living with CF who share their experience. Read More

CFStrong: Moving to Adult Care

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

Information and resources about moving to adult CF care, available on the CFStrong website, including information about what transitioning means, support available, and commonly asked questions. CFStrong includes stories from people living with CF who share their experience. Read More