09/22/21 grand rounds
grand rounds: progress in treatment for people with cystic fibrosis: “the best story in medicine"
Originally presented on September 22, 2021
Presented by: Gary Mueller, MD, FCCP-Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Dept. of Pediatrics, WSU BSOM; Medical Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center and TDN, Dayton Children’s Hospital
Objectives:
- Review the pathophysiology, genetics, and diagnosis of cystic fibrosis.
- Cite the steady advances in treatment for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and it’s direct link to survival.
- Describe the CFTR modifier agents and how they have improved the care and lives of people with CF.
- Discuss newborn screening for CF and how to approach the positive screen result.
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