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Session Type: Symposium

S11--Mental Health Year in Review: Presented by MHAC & PRIME

Thursday, October 23, 2025
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
Location:Ballroom 1

The landscape of cystic fibrosis (CF) care continues to evolve rapidly, fueled by groundbreaking research and innovative therapeutic strategies. This session will provide an overview of recent studies that are shaping both clinical practice and future directions in CF care. We will highlight several major efforts: an evaluation of burnout in CF care providers teams, a systematic review of interventions for depression and anxiety, basic science insights linking mental and physical health, and RETRIAL, a study exploring the restart of triple therapy with enhanced safety monitoring, offering key insights into integrating mental health support into CF care models. This symposium will spotlight the interplay between mental and physical health in CF. These updates reflect the expanding scope of CF research, spanning from fundamental science to drug development and behavioral health interventions, while being mindful of mental health impacts on providers.

Learning Objectives:

  • Evaluate levels of professional satisfaction and burnout across all members of the multidisciplinary CF team.
  • Identify effective interventions for depression and anxiety across both pediatric and adult individuals with chronic conditions and explore strategies for integrating mental health support into care models.
  • Discuss a new study focused on enhancing safety monitoring and side effect profiles in the re-initiation of triple therapy.

Presentations:

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S11.1- Evaluation of Professional Quality of Life and Prevalence of Burnout: A National Survey of Healthcare Providers on Cystic Fibrosis Care Teams

    Speaker: Alexandra Quittner, PhD – Joe DiMaggio Cystic Fibrosis Center

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S11.2- Treating Mental Health Symptoms in People with CF: How a Systematic Review Can Inform Clinical Practice

    Speaker: Emily Muther, PhD – University of Colorado SOM/Children's Hospital Colorado

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S11.3- From Inflammation to Emotion: Basic Science Perspectives on Mental and Physical Health

    Speaker: Leah Reznikov, PhD – University of Florida

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S11.4- Restarting Triple Therapy with Robust Monitoring for Adverse Events

    Speaker: CJ Bathgate, PhD – National Jewish Health