Cystic Fibrosis is NZ's most common life-threatening inherited disease and the CF Association is the only national organisation dedicated to all aspects of the condition.

Information Service

Here are some very useful documents you can download, for people seeking information on specific subjects relating to Cystic Fibrosis

 

Nutrition in CF Adults  FS_Eating_well_adults_Nov_06_For_web.pdf

Nutrition in Children Eating_well_Children_parents_for_factsheet_Oct_06.pdf

Travel with CF travelguide_2009.pdf

Relationships CF_and_relationships_final_for_web_March_09.pdf

CF and You - a guide for children aged 8 - 12 B_1400CF_You_.pdf kindly supplied by the UK CF Trust

Growing up with CF - a guide for young people 12 - 18 years B_1600Growing_up_with_CF.pdf kindly supplied by the UK Cf Trust

My Mummy has CF B_1800My_Mummy_has_CF.pdf kindly supplied by the UK CF Trust

Cystic Fibrosis Adult Guide Adult_Booklet.pdf

 

The following are available on loan from the Association's National Office for 4 weeks:

 

» Stories of Life Experiences - Books

Courage
Nicola (four copies)
Silent fighters

The Meaning of My Life
Little Brave Ones - A photo tribute to little ones with CF

Inner Strength - One family's journey with CF
Monty - a story about CF for the very young

Purpose - The Inspirational Story of Aaron Fleming's Ironman journey

Breathing for a Living

Going the Distance - The Inspirational Story of one mother's date with destiny at Ironman 2004

Precious Lives

The Spirit of Lo - one ordinary family's extraordinary journey with CF

Mallory's 65 Roses - a children's book about CF

Taking Flight - InspirationalStories of Lung Transplantation

» Practical Guide For CF - Videos and DVDs

A CF Life, college and career choices for CF Adults
Living with the CF Challenge
The Will to live, Meeting the Adult challenges of CF
Grief in the Family
Speaking from Experience - Adults (DVD)
Speaking from Experience - Adolescence (DVD)
Speaking form Experience - Newly Diagnosed (DVD)
A Journey through the Digestive System for Kids with CF (DVD)

Back to School for Teens (DVD)

Fitting CF into your Life for Children (DVD)

» Practical guides on Cystic Fibrosis - Books

CF & You, Dietary & Physiotherapy
CF Guide for Parents
CF The Facts- Harris & Super (two copies)
CF worldwide newsletter (four copies)
Escape the Pain - Oliver Gillie
Going to hospital for young children - CDHB
Good if not great living with lung disease - Phil Petersen
Meeting special education needs at school - Special Education Resources
Nutritional Management of CF - D.Stableforth
Nutrition for the Adult with CF - Macdonald/Littlewood
Nutritional Management - CF Trust
Pathfinder He Aratohu - Special needs book
The Physical Treatment of CF - Royal Brompton Hospital UK
Growing Older with CF
Growing Up with CF
Fat and Loving it - practical guide to nutrition with recipes
Charity and Legal Gazette
Supporting Families with CF - Family and Social Functioning
Managing Chronic Illness - Reclaim Health and Wellbeing - Vernonica Latham

Taking CF to School

Amanda's Rainbow

The Rainbow House

The Respiratory System

A Path Less Conventional - a journey through alternative treatment for CF

National and International CF newsletters

 

» Dealing with Tough Times

Bereavement, help for the family who have lost a child to CF - Dr Janet Goddall

Helping the Hurt, how to understand & help grieving children and teenagers - Lois Tonkin

After your child has Died

In the Shadow of Illness - A book for Parents and Siblings of a Chronically Ill Child

The Journey Through - a Youth Handbook for Facing Tough Times of Loss and Grief (2 copies)

The Challenge of Change

Understanding the Losses Children and Young People face and how to help

He'll be OK - Growing goregous boys into good men

When Tough Stuff Happens - An Activity book for tough times for 7 - 12 year olds

The Anger Toolbox - Tools for parents and carers to help young people through angry times

Don't Sweat the small stuff for teens - Simple ways to keep your cool in stressful times

Oh Brother - growing up with a special needs sibling

Raising Girls

 

» Lung Transplantation

Organ Transplants - A survival guide fo the entire family

Beyond Lungs

The Lung Transplant Handbook

 

» IVF and Fertility

Nurturing Yourself through IVF - Improve your experience and maximise your odds of success

The Infertility Survival Handbook - everything you never thought you'd need to know

What they don't tell you, a young persons guide to sexual & reproductive health issues - Roche

 

» Life Stories - videos

65 Roses for L J Hooker
AC & the awesome E's
Alex, life of a CF child
Inside Out featuring Paul O'Harroran
Speaking from experience, DVDs

Wolverines message and 65 Roses

Simply Great - DVD

An Abbreviated Life - Sarah Hitchings Documentary on DVD


Medical Information on CF - books

Breakthrough - Harry Schwartz
Fertility, Pregnancy & Conception in CF - CF Research
Heart/Lung transplants for Patients with CF - 1990
Prenatal Diagnosis -NSW Genetics
Respiratory Care - BA Webber
Royal Commission of Genetic Modification (1)  (two copies)
Royal Commission on Genetic Modification (2)
Genetics UK Trust
CF Physiotherapy - UK Trust
Nutrition - UK Trust
Burkholderia Cepacia - UK Trust
Nutritional Management in CF - UK Trust
Cozmore Insulin Pumps - Smiths Medical
Living with Diabetes and Insulin - Diabetes NZ Handbook
Cystic Fibrosis - the Facts - Ann Harris and Maurice Super
CF Australia - Infection Control Guidelines for CF Parents and Carers

Starship Clinical Guidelines for the care of Children with CF

Insulin Pumps Brochures

The Bell Curve - Article from New Yorker by Dr Atul Gawande

Genetics Resource Book

Disorders of the Pancreas - nutrition brochure

Choosing genes for Future Children

Journal of CF Guidelins fort he Management of Pregnancy in Women with CF

» Medical - videos

Prenatal Diagnosis, towards making an informed decision - New Genetics education programme
Stem Cell Research & its implications for CF - by Dr Richard Mollard
Frontline - 1990 CF Genetics

The Eflow Story (DVD)

CF and the Usage of Pulmozyme

Current treatment Objectives (DVD)

The Treatment Spectrum of CF: From therapeutic challenges to Innovative Care (DVD)

Action Guide for Accelerating Improvment in CF Care (DVD and Book)

» Cystic Fibrosis Tape Library List - videos various

CF Awareness Promotion
Dennis Warmington CF Interview

2006 North American CF Conference (8 DVD set)

Official Abstracts from the 30th European CF Conference Turkey 2007

Abstracts of the 31st European Conference Prague 2008 

» Cystic Fibrosis CD Library List

65 Roses - Wolverines
Report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification
The Official Crusaders Theme
The Ultimate Garage Sale 2001

» National Conference Video Tapes

 

Year 2000

Tape 1

Aspirations: Fertility options;

Transition from Paediatric to Respiratory: Lung Transplant

Tape 2

Coping with and supporting: More aspirations:

New Research strategies: Molecular Genetics

Tape 3

CF sheep and research on Pseudomonas;

Infection control: New Creon; Treatment of chest infections

 

Year 2001 

Tape 1

Travel with CF: Use of Pulmozyme in NZ

infection control; my life with new lungs-2 years on

Tape 2
Fertility issues; genetic counselling
Tape 3
Burkholderia Cepacia; Exercise: Bronchoscopy; Asthma and CF

 

Year 2002

Tape 1

The benefits of exercise ; My role with Cfers and the Transplant team;

Second wind by S Ashby; CFRD; CARD - The Greenland experience by L Thrift

Tape 2

New developments in correcting/compensating for the basic defect in CFt;

Exercise testing in CF,; Parenting with CF - Dealing with chronic sorrow ;

Association support for people with CF

Tape 3

Airway inflammation; Is chlorine bleach produced in the lungs of CF children?;

The impact on CF siblings:The Australasian CF registry; Liver disease in CF

 

Year 2003

Tape 1

Rights and responsibilities; reproduction and pregnancy

cf fertility treatment panel; art of having a positive attitude

Tape 2

Are you getting all you deserve; a different approach to well-being

growth hormone and insulin therapy; white blood cells and cf

Tape 3

Quality of life issues; young people with CF;

Myths and Morals and the moratorium; potential risks of GM technology

SLPI and Elafin

Tape 4
My experience with Reiki; Aussie Cf registry; Ask the team; genetic testing for CF

 

Year 2004

Tape 1
Role of nutrition in lung transplant; idea of a transplant
Tape 2
what I hate about cf and how I overcame it; accomplish Supported Employment
Tape 3
Role of Parents in Cf Adult care; Early Intervention; PGD
Tape 4
How Siblings cope with Cf; Strong Parents Strong Children; Azythromycin
Tape 5

Pegs,ports and pics; Hospital in the Home;

Potatoes, Prunes and Garlic- keeping well; issues facing the Cf community today

 

Year 2005 (also available in DVD)

Tape 1
 People Don't See CF, Gastrostomies, Core Stability, Pregnancy and CF, Planning for Life
Tape 2
 Communication with Health Professionals, Bridging the Gap, Living with Uncertainty
Tape 3
 Aerosol Research, CFRD, Hospital Fun, Ask the Team
Tape 4
 Adolescence and CF, Research Update
  
Year  2006 (DVD only) 
 DVD 1 Financial Assistance, Brittle Bones, Glucose Monitoring in CFRD, New Lungs part 1
 DVD 2 New Lungs part 2, Hypertonic Saline for CF, Stem Cell Research and cord blood as new therapy
 DVD 3 Research Influencing Practice, Chronic Illness in Young People, Coping with lots of Hospital Admissions
 DVD 1 Healthy Thinking, Physiotherapy technicques and Devices, Ask the Team
  
Year 2007 (DVD Only)
 DVD 1 CFRD Self Care, Nutrition in CF
 DVD 2 Advances in Medication, Fertility Treatment, Building Resilience
 DVD 3 Research Study Report, Stem Cell/ Cord Blood,  Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis
 DVD 4 Nutrition, Needle Phobia, Answering Tough Questions
 DVD 5 USA Conference Report, Hospital Transition
  
 Year 2008(DVD Only - one DVD for each presentation)
 1 Mucous, Microbes and Mysteries Part One - Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
 2 Mucous, Microbes and Mysteries Part two - Other Bugs
 3 Barriers to treatment Adherence and Strategies to improve it
 4 Building Sibling Resilience   Purple Soup
 5 CF doesn't come with an instruction manual
 6 How to I get them to eat without ruining dinner? Part One - Dr  Lori Stark
 7 How do I get them to eat without ruining dinner? Part Two - Dr Lori Stark
 8 Pegs, Ports and Piccs
 9 Promoting Dietary Adherence for Children with CF - Dr Lori Stark
 10 So you dont think physio is important?
 11 So you have CF and want a baby? Where to from here?
 12 The value of play therapy
 13 Optimising your health at work and at play                                                                            

 

Year 2009

Disk         Sexuality and Reproductive Issues in CF - Anna Tsang, St Michaels Hospital, Toronto

Disk 1      Research Update on Alginase - Professor Bob Elliott, Annual Assessment for Children with CF - Dr Cass Byrnes, Paediatrician Starship Hospital, Tripping Around  travelling with kids with CF - Susan Biggar, Parent, Melbourne   

Disk 2      My Epic Transplant Journey - Jonathon Fowler, Inhalation therapy and Physiotherapy - Rebecca Scoones Physiotherapist, Starship Hospital, Patient and Family Centred Care - does it matter? - Susan Biggar

Disk 3       From Active Manager to Coach Mentor - promoting independence in young adults - Dr Mark O'Carroll, Adult Specialist Auckland Hospital, When tough stuff happens - Tricia Irving-Hendry Skylight Foundation      

Disk 4       The Bronchealveolar Lavage Study - Dr Cass Byrnes Paediatrician Starship Hospital, Medical technology - how does it impact on families of children with CF? - Catherine Lambe Social Worker Starship Hospital, CF - What do teenagers really know? - Jan Tate CF Nurse Specialist, Starship Hospital

Disk 5        Practical Management of CFRD - Anna Tsang Nurse Specialist St Michaels Hospital, Toronto, Antibiotics - is overuse a problem in CF? - Dr Mark O' Carroll Adult Specialist Auckland Hospital

Disk 6       Infection Control - protecting your kids without going over the top - Panel Discussion

 

» Promotional Items and Governance Resources

Wolverines Video
65 Roses for LJH
TVNZ Inside Out featuring Paul O'Halloran
Evaluating and Monitoring your projects
Employment Agreements for Community Groups
Working in Groups
Conflict Management
Governance and Management
CFANZ Brochure - Cystic Fibrosis - an Explanation
CFANZ Brochure - The Cystic Fibrosis Association
CFANZ Brochure - Hygiene Guidelines
CFANZ Brochure - Teachers Guide to Supporting students with CF
CFANZ Brochure - Adult Guide
CFANZ Booklet - Parent Guide

Building Great Committees


Back issues of the CF News are also available from the National Office. 

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