Cystic Fibrosis

The Cystic Fibrosis Clinic is committed to the diagnosis and management of infants, children, adolescents and their families in BC affected by Cystic Fibrosis, the commonest lethal inherited disease affecting our population. The clinic pursues excellence in clinical care, education, and research, and it provides leadership by demonstrating state-of-the-art patient and family oriented diagnosis and care, exemplary teaching and ethical research.

Goals of the Clinic

• To be the tertiary/quaternary level pediatric health care resource for the province for the diagnosis and management of Cystic Fibrosis, and deliver the most advanced and efficient health care available, using a multidisciplinary team approach and chronic care model.
• To effectively teach the principles of diagnosis and management of Cystic Fibrosis to health care professionals at all levels; to improve public understanding of this severe multisystem inherited disorder of membrane transport, and of the needs of these patients and their families; and to ensure that patients and families are provided with the knowledge and skills needed for participation in their own health care.
• To foster ethical, scientific, basic and clinical research relevant to Cystic Fibrosis, and to the furtherance of knowledge of this disorder.