Pulmonary Webcasts - Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Respiratory / Lungs

Watch webcasts discussing what you can do to keep your lungs healthy and how to care for CF lung disease.

Lung Transplantation
1. Partnering for Care When Thinking About Lung Transplantation
2. The Evaluation Process
3. The Patient’s Perspective
Sinus Disease in Cystic Fibrosis
Chronic Meds to Maintain Lung Health
Airway Clearance Techniques (ACT)
Navigating the Hills and Valleys of CF Lung Disease
1. Part 1: Keeping Lungs Healthy
2. Part 2: Treating Disease
Exercise and CF
Secondhand Smoke and CF

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Partnering for Care When Thinking About Lung Transplantation

Partnering when Thinking about Lung Transplantation

2012 - Peter Mogayzel, M.D, Ph.D. and Michael Boyle, M.D, FCCP discuss how to partner with your CF team, what questions to ask, and what factors to consider when thinking about lung transplantation.

Speakers: Peter Mogayzel, M.D., Ph.D. and Michael Boyle, M.D., FCCP

Lung Transplantation: The Evaluation Process
	2012 - Learn what being evaluated for a lung transplant involves and what you can do to be a better candidate for a lung transplant. Speakers: Jordan Dunitz, M.D.

Lung Transplantation: The Patient's Perspective
	2012 - Hear from an adult with CF who has had a lung transplant and learn about the benefits and difficulties associated with a transplant. Speakers: James Watson, Adult with CF and Lung Transplant Recipient and Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, M.D.

Sinus Disease in Cystic Fibrosis
	2012 - Learn about sinus problems associated with cystic fibrosis and how to keep your sinuses healthy. Speakers: Vijay Ramakrishnan, M.D.

CF Lung Health Anthology - Part 3: Chronic Meds to Maintain Lung Health
	2008 - Hear about the medications people with CF should talk to their care center about taking every day based on recommendations by the latest research and experts in CF. Speakers: Patrick Flume, M.D.

CF Lung Health Anthology - Part 4: Airway Clearance Techniques (ACT)
	2008 - Watch how one family fits the different Airway Clearance Techniques (ACT) into their busy daily life. Speakers: Mary Lester, RRT; Alex and Delane Faircloth

Navigating the Hills and Valleys of CF Lung Disease - Part 1: Keeping Lungs Healthy
	2007 - Learn what you can do to keep your lungs healthy. Speakers: Nathan Kraynack, M.D.; Betsy Bryson RN, CPNP; Christine Singh, RN, CNP

Navigating the Hills and Valleys of CF Lung Disease - Part 2: Treating Disease
	2007 - Learn what a Pulmonary Exacerbation is, the signs and symptoms and how it is treated. Speakers: Nathan Kraynack, M.D.; Betsy Bryson RN, CPNP; Christine Singh, RN, CNP

CF Lung Health Anthology - Part 2: Exercise and CF
	2008 - Learn about how exercise can help a person with CF, watch demonstrations of simple stretching and muscle-building exercises and hear how an adult with CF fits exercise into life. Speakers: Anne Mejia Downs, PT, M.P.H., CCS; Ron Black

CF Lung Health Anthology - Part 1: Secondhand Smoke and CF
	2008 - Hear about the hazards of secondhand smoke and smoking in people with CF, and answer questions like, “What if a member of our family smokes, but only does it outside, or not when my child is around?” and “How far away from a smoker do you have to be to be safe?” Speakers: Michael Schechter, M.D, M.P.H.