Archive for January, 2022
Using the Cystic Fibrosis Program for Individualized Therapy (CFIT) to enable therapy discovery for those people with rare CF-causing mutations
It has been an exciting year for Canadians impacted by cystic fibrosis (CF), particularly now with Trikafta being funded in all jurisdictions in Canada. However,…
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The Advocacy Brief – Issue #8 – December 20, 2021
Welcome to your December 20, 2021, edition of The Advocacy Brief. Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s Advocacy Team wishes you and your family a safe, healthy and…
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Advocate Spotlight – Jen Harbin
Name: Jen Harbin Province: Nova Scotia Connection to CF: Daughter with CF Years advocating: 2 years Why did you get involved with CF Canada’s advocacy…
View Full PostThe Advocacy Brief- Issue #7- November 25, 2021
From coast to coast Trikafta is finally here! Every jurisdiction in Canada has now committed to publicly funding Trikafta. This week, the final jurisdiction, Nunavut,…
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CF Canada and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust team up for CLIMB-CF Study: Testing Home Monitoring in Young People
Research about home monitoring in young people with cystic fibrosis (CF), funded in part by Cystic Fibrosis Canada and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, and co-authored…
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Special CF Canada Bulletin: Northwest Territories and NIHB to fund Trikafta
We’re pleased to share that the Government of Northwest Territories has announced it will fund Trikafta for eligible people living with cystic fibrosis. Further great…
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Cystic Fibrosis Canada continues research into COVID-19 and cystic fibrosis with new grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
To continue the important global research into COVID-19 and cystic fibrosis (CF) that began in March of 2020, Dr. Anne Stephenson, Medical Director of Cystic…
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Special CF Canada Bulletin: Trikafta has been submitted to Health Canada for 6-11 year olds
Great news! Trikafta has been submitted to Health Canada for children aged 6-11! The good news just keeps coming because Health Canada will process this…
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Meet the Team: Patricia McLaughlin
Meet Patricia: a committed and passionate Cystic Fibrosis Canada employee, a mother of two, and a lover of all things 90-Day Fiancé. From her days…
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