Synopsis

Outcomes for patients with Cystic Fibrosis have improved dramatically over the years. The CF Team will share some of the quality improvement work that has resulted in significant improvements in outcomes for these patients at RCH.

Speakers

Dr Jo Harrison is a Paediatric Respiratory Physician and the Cystic Fibrosis Centre Director at RCH. Jo has an interest in quality improvement and clinical education.

Dr Katherine Frayman is a Paediatric Respiratory Physician, Respiratory Medicine Quality Lead and the Medical Lead of the Tracheostomy and Complex Airway Service. Katherine was an inaugural Clinical Data Champion at the Centre for Health Analytics, with experience in the use of clinical and medical record data for research and quality improvement purposes. She is the Deputy Clinical Lead of the Australian Cystic Fibrosis Data Registry.

Dr Cassidy Du Berry is a senior respiratory scientist and research fellow at The Royal Children’s Hospital and Monash University. His work focuses on refining diagnostic methods to detect early-life lung disease and translating evidence into clinical practice guidelines.

Elena Sunderland is one of four CF clinical nurse consultants. Elena graduated her undergraduate nursing degree in paediatrics in 2007. She commenced her career at RCH in 2011 and has held a variety of roles around the organisation, joining the CF team in 2019.

Jen Corda is a senior respiratory physiotherapist and cardiorespiratory team leader at RCH. Jen has completed her Master of Research, a health service research fellowship through the Melbourne Academic Centre for Health, a data champion position at the Centre for health analytics and is a current PhD candidate. Jen works primarily with children with Cystic Fibrosis and has an interest in evolving clinical models of care especially the implementation of digital health.