Training Available: Cystic Fibrosis and Therapy Options

Date: 10/27/21

Envolve Pharmacy Solutions (EPS) recently released educational material for providers on disease management and therapy options for cystic fibrosis.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a complex, chronic disease that primarily affects the lungs and digestive system. More than 30,000 children and adults in the United States have CF. People with CF inherit two copies of a defective gene, one copy from each parent, that produces a faulty protein, causing a buildup of thick mucus in the lungs, pancreas, and other organs. Today, because of improved medical treatments and care, more than half of people with CF are age 18 or older. Many people with CF can expect to live healthy, fulfilling lives into their 30s, 40s, and beyond.  

Objectives of this training include:

• Define cystic fibrosis
• Understand epidemiology, risk factors and symptoms
• Discuss pathogenesis and diagnosis
• Review cystic fibrosis guidelines
• Discuss current and future therapies
• What does cystic fibrosis look like now?

Access the Cystic Fibrosis Training (PDF).