Clinical topics in cystic fibrosis

Abstract

This supplement arises out of the 21st one-day meeting on cystic fibrosis (CF) organized by the Section of Paediatrics of the Royal Society of Medicine. The proceedings of the first twenty meetings, held between 1985 and 2006, were published as Supplements to the JRSM, and can still be obtained from RSM Press.1-20 This supplement is also available at www.jrsm.rsmjournals.com. This most recent meeting, organized by Dr Ian Balfour-Lynn, was held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London on 20 November 2007. We are grateful to Forest Laboratories Europe for their support.

As in the past, the programme was designed to cover topical practical issues that face those who care for children and adults with CF. The audience comprised a mixture of paediatricians, adult chest physicians, physiotherapists, dietitians, CF specialist nurses, pharmacists and community and primary care medical staff, reflecting the multi-disciplinary approach to the modern management of CF.

Topics covered included newborn screening (Diane Asplin), highlights from the 2007 North American CF Conference (Di Bilton), unusual respiratory organisms (Stuart Elborn), adolescence (Terry Segal), selected CF papers published in 2007 (Ian Balfour-Lynn), a debate about the value of segregation (Steve Conway in favour, Duncan Geddes against) and four presentations by trainees.

It is hoped that all these papers will be of immediate practical interest to all doctors who care for patients with CF. The next RSM CF meeting will be held on 11 November 2008.

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