CF Academy is an annual continuing education program presented by the Emory+Children’s CF Center. It is designed to familiarize providers, nurses, social workers, and respiratory therapists with the pathophysiology and treatments for cystic fibrosis. As CF patients are not seen solely in their specialized clinics, the goal of this program is to improve knowledge of other healthcare workers and thus improve the quality of care CF patients receive. CF Academy is presented every fall and is eligible for continuing education units. The typical schedule includes a morning of informal didactics with question and answer sessions, followed by small group sessions focusing on particular aspects of CF care, including airway clearance, nutrition, adherence, and research. For more information please contact Stephanie Pendley (404-785-8821).
Meet the Team
Nael McCarty, PhD
Center Director - CF-AIR and Marcus Professor of Cystic Fibrosis
Benjamin Kopp, MD, MPH, ATSF
Co-Director of CF-AIR and Director of the Pulmonary Sickle Cell Program
Arlene Stecenko, MD
Co-Director of the CF Center of Excellence, Marcus Professor of Pulmonology, and Director, Cystic Fibrosis Biospecimen Repository & The Georgia Cystic Fibrosis Data Warehouse
Marvin Whiteley, PhD
Co-Director, Emory-Children’s CF Center (CF@LANTA)
Kymry Jones, PhD
Associate Director, CF@LANTA Research
Clovis Sarmiento, MD
Associate Director, CF@LANTA and C3PO