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  • March 2023 PF News

    Canadians with a rare disease are at a disadvantage when it comes to healthcare Yale researchers discover new approach to reversing lung scarring Government of Canada improves access to affordable and effective drugs for rare diseases New clinician toolkit aims to close the gaps in diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases

  • Patient Education Guide

    People living with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and their family members often find it difficult to get clear, and consistent information about this disease. The purpose of this guide is to help provide an easy-to-understand, accurate overview of pulmonary fibrosis for patients and their caregivers. Read the Pulmonary Fibrosis Patient Guide to learn about pulmonary fibrosis…

  • Keeping active and engaged helps this caregiver keep giving

    For 15 years Jack Pal and his wife Pat, now 79 and 78 respectively, hiked the desert trails in Arizona every winter. And even walked more than 25 km. in one day during a trip to Europe in 2018. Shortly after that trip, Pat gradually started to need more breaks on their walks and hikes,…

  • Family moves closer together and becomes a care team

    Brian Hurding, 74, is blessed to be surrounded by women, two adult daughters Lorraine and Suzanne and a granddaughter, 14, who have all banded together to help him care for his wife Anne, 72, who has IPF. Not long after her diagnosis in 2019, the couple moved from a multi-level townhouse in Oakville to a…

  • Caregiver Resources – PF Resource Library

    These resources have been aggregated to support family members, partners, friends, neighbours, and any other people who shoulder the physical and emotional support for people living with pulmonary fibrosis. Explore Resources

  • February 2023 PF News

    DACT2 Protein at High Levels Eases Lung Scarring in IPF Mouse Models Kinarus Therapeutics Reports Preclinical Data in Lung Fibrosis and Discloses Clinical Development Plan Living medicine’ created to tackle drug-resistant lung infections Pliant Announces Positive Data From Phase 2a Trial Of Bexotegrast In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pliant shares jump on new data for lung…

  • Find a Family Doctor or Walk-in Clinic – Provincial Resources

    There is no doubt that your family doctor (or nurse practitioner) is the gateway to accessing  the health care system in your province or territory. Unfortunately, millions of Canadians do not have a primary care physician. CPFF has gathered some links that may help you to find a family physician, or a walk-in clinic, in…

  • Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Memory of his Father

    I started a fundraiser in the memory of my father Clare ‘Charlie’ Taylor who lived with pulmonary fibrosis for the last decade of his life. Watching my dad get on his recumbent bike every day, to pedal for a couple of km, inspired me to keep going in many other endeavors I’ve undertaken in my…

    Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Memory of his Father

  • George Kaminsky was a great support to others facing PF

    The Board of CPFF is saddened to share the news that former Board member George Kaminsky passed away on December 11, 2022. He served on the Board for several years until 2019 and was involved for many years with the Vancouver PF Support Group. He was 72 years old. Almost 10 full years after a…

    George Kaminsky was a great support to others facing PF

  • Being a PF caregiver has its challenges and rewards

    Asked what advice she’d give to other caregivers living with people with pulmonary fibrosis (PF), Beth Garbutt, 61, has a few tips: “Join a support group. Learn more. Ask questions. And, don’t Google PF. Instead, visit credible websites like www.cpff.ca for accurate information.” Beth’s husband Rob Garbutt, now 63, was diagnosed in 2011 with IPF and for…

    Being a PF caregiver has its challenges and rewards