Nutrition

CFStrong: A Guide for Health Professionals

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of cystic fibrosis for health professionals. It covers all aspects of cystic fibrosis including gastrointestinal, psychosocial, infection prevention and control, lung transplantation, family planning, end-of-life issues, continuing care in the community, and future directions. CFStrong includes stories from people living with CF who share their experience. Read More

CFStrong: Wellbeing for Young People

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

Information and resources about wellbeing, available on the CFStrong website, including mental and social health, managing treatments, relationships and self-advocacy. CFStrong includes stories from people living with CF who share their experience. Read More

CFStrong: Physical Wellbeing for Adults

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

Information and resources about physical wellbeing, available on the CFStrong website, including the role for exercise and fitness, and managing CF treatments. CFStrong includes stories from people living with CF who share their experience. 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

Hospital

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

CFWA provides various factsheets for people with CF, carers, and family. This includes information on first hospital admission, and managing procedures in babies, toddlers and children (see Hospital section). Links to other resources are also provided. Read More

What is Occupational Therapy?

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

CFWA provides various factsheets for people with CF, carers, and family. This fact sheet presents an overview of occupational therapy. Read More

Self-care for carers

Firefly Admin May 8, 2023

CFWA provides various factsheets for people with CF, carers, and family. This fact sheet presents an overview of self-care for carers, including links to further resources and apps. Read More

CF Comorbidities

Firefly Admin March 21, 2023

Factsheets on bowel health, bone health, bronchiectasis, CF-related diabetes, continence, dehydration, DIOS, haemoptysis, meconium ileus, pneumothorax and reflux. Read More

Living with CF for Newborns

Paula Woodward March 21, 2023

Information about services, managing CF, the CF clinic and hospital airway clearance, the digestive system and nutrition, medications and procedures, infection and prevention control, emotional wellbeing, day care and summer and CF. Read More

About CF

Firefly Admin March 21, 2023

Information about CF genes, how you get CF, symptoms, treatment and infection control. Read More