Strategies to Address Medical Trauma - Samantha Johnson, MA, CCLS; Kate Yablonsky, LCSW (Video)

The CFRI CF Community Voices Podcast

Samantha Johnson, Certified Child Life Specialist III at Stanford Children's Hospital, and Kate Yablonsky, social worker at the Stanford Adult CF Center, review signs and symptoms of medical trauma and discuss strategies for people with CF and their loved ones across the lifespan to effectively process and integrate these experiences. The presentation highlights the significant impact on quality of life that this under-discussed but very real form of trauma can have. This presentation was part of CFRI's 37th National CF Education Conference.

CFRI's 37th National CF Education Conference was sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Viatris, Gilead Sciences, AbbVie, and the Boomer Esiason Foundation.