Invite to Parent Education Workshop

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I had lots of mail problems recently and don't know if this has been posted

already.

Peace

Torsten, dad of Fiona 6wcf and Sebastian newborn wocf

e-mail: torstenkrafft@...

Subject: Invite to Parent Education Workshop.doc

You are invited to a self-management parent workshop

Living Well with Cystic Fibrosis

Offered in two sessions - Saturdays October 4 & November 1, 2003

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Free of Charge

Workshop will be held in the 3rd Floor East Conference room

Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital

Instructors: Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, MSW, MPH and an adult with

cystic fibrosis

Ann , MA, CF Parent Mentor and mother of an

adult with CF

Workshop topics include:

* Managing your child's medical care

* Maintaining a normal family life

* Providing healthy eating and exercise

* Teaching social skills

* Developing communication skills

* Managing emotional consequences and marital issues

* Managing sibling issues

* Dealing with depression

* Handling school issues

* Maintaining adherence to your child's treatment plan

* Working with the healthcare team

* Making informed treatment decisions

* Planning for the future

* Normalizing the CF experience

Sponsored by the Family Centered Care Program and

the Cystic Fibrosis Center at LPCH

Co-sponsored by the CF Parent Advisory Committee

Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital

725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304

R.S.V.P. to Joanne Asano at by September 22, 2003