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S03--Golden Girls: Care Considerations for the Aging CF Female

Thursday, September 26, 2024
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET
Location:156 A-C

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This symposium will cover a variety of topics that impact women with CF as they grow older and face a variety of changes in their physical and emotional health. First, we will open with a discussion on shifting the focus from resilience, stress and coping to agency, empowerment, and expertise in the context of embodied knowledge in chronic illness self-management. Next, we will hear about the impact of aging and menopause in females with CF. This is followed by an overview of risks and drug interactions associated with common medications used to treat peri-menopausal symptoms. We will end with a CF community member who will share her experiences as a person aging and thriving with CF and offer guidance to clinicians about best care approaches for this special population.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe how a focus on embodied knowledge shifts the emphasis on quality of life from one about resilience, stress, and coping to one about patients’ agency, empowerment, and expertise.
  • Discuss the symptoms and potential hormonal effects on health in CF in aging and post-menopausal females.
  • Evaluate risk and drug interactions associated with common medications utilized for treatment of peri-menopausal symptoms in the female with CF.

Presentations:

  • 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    S03.1- Embodied Knowledge & the CF Menstrual Link

    Speaker: Sandy Sufian, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois at Chicago

  • 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    S03.2- Hormonal Effects of Aging & Menopause in Females with CF

    Speaker: Raksha Jain, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  • 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    S03.3- Bridging the Gap: Understanding Drug Interactions in Medications & Herbal Treatments Utilized in Mature CF Women

    Speaker: Lindsey Fitzpatrick, PharmD, BCPS (she/her/hers) – The University of Kansas Health System

  • 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    S03.4- Salty Golden Girls

    Community Speaker: Somer Love (she/her/hers) – Love To Breathe®