Mission and aims

Mission Statement

The Australian Respiratory Early Surveillance Team for Cystic Fibrosis seeks to improve the detection, prevention and treatment of early respiratory disease in young children with cystic fibrosis in order to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life for patients and their families.

Objectives

• To better understand mechanisms underlying early lung disease
• To define early risk factors associated with lung damage
• To develop new and innovative ways of assessing early lung disease
• To define early clinical outcomes that can be used to assess severity of lung disease and response to treatment
• To develop therapeutic strategies designed to prevent or delay the onset of lung disease and to minimise the progression of lung disease