Interview / opinion piece – SHIFTing Focus Resource Hub

History of SHIFT: Shaping Initiatives and Future Trends in Management of CF

Paula Woodward 12/11/2023

Editorial panel member and Chairperson for SHIFT 2019. SHIFT 2021 and SHIFT 2022, Prof Claire Wainwright presents a history of the SHIFT meetings. Read More

SHIFT Masterclass: Mental Health Models of Care and the CF MDT

Paula Woodward 08/09/2023

Read key points and review challenges, gaps, implications and opportunities for mental and psychosocial health in CF, as discussed during the SHIFT 2022 session on mental health models of care and the CF multidisciplinary team (MDT), held on 12 November 2022. Read More

Engage the Disengaged Patient – Tailoring Use of Health Technologies in CF

Paula Woodward 25/05/2023

Australian and international experts reviewed the current state-of-the-art for Health technologies in CF. They also considered ways to engage the disengaged patient by tailoring use of health technologies in CF. Read More

Introducing the Living Well with CF (LWWCF) Initiative

Paula Woodward 23/03/2023

Read about Living Well with CF (LWWCF), a clinician-led initiative informed by lived experience that is exploring what living well with CF means, defining unmet needs and enabling access to up-to-date, useful and quality resources and supports to empower those living with CF to Live Well. Read More

Research Update: Impact of Mental Health on Health Behaviours and Treatment Adherence

Paula Woodward 23/03/2023

A selection of recent and key research and publication updates on mental health and adherence in CF, curated by Maggie Harrigan and Prof Claire Wainwright. Read More

SHIFT 2021 Summary: Next Steps and Actions Towards Multidisciplinary Management of Extrapulmonary Disease in CF

Paula Woodward 29/08/2022

A summary of next steps and actions towards multidisciplinary management of extrapulmonary disease in CF, arising from the cross-disciplinary panel discussion held during the SHIFT 2021 symposium (28 November 2021). Read More

Research Update: CF-Related Diabetes

Paula Woodward 29/08/2022

A selection of research and publication updates on CF-related diabetes, published since SHIFT 2021 (November 2021), curated by A/Prof Charles Verge. Read More

Update from the Clinic: Personalising Salt Management

Paula Woodward 29/08/2022

Hear from Angela Matson, dietitian and diabetes educator from Prince Charles Hospital in Queensland, about how they are changing their clinical approach to sodium management for CF patients on ETI therapy. Read More

Update from the Clinic: Preventative Nutritional and Weight Management

Paula Woodward 29/08/2022

Hear from Tamarah Katz, dietitian at Sydney Children’s Hospital, about their experience of preventative nutritional and weight management counselling for children starting ETI therapy. Read More

Update from the Clinic: Establishment of a CF-Related Diabetes Clinic to Optimise CFRD Management for Children and Adolescents

Paula Woodward 29/08/2022

Hear from Peta-Louise Yarrow, Clinical Nurse Consultant from Queensland Children’s Hospital, about how they are improving their clinical approach to CFRD management. Read More