Interview with Paula Harff Lomas, MAS, RN, CCRP, co-author of “Original Research: Parents and Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A Family Affair” (August 2010)

In their work with patients with cystic fibrosis, Lomas and colleague Susan B. Fowler noticed that a few of their patients learned they had the disease only after their children were diagnosed. They decided to survey cystic fibrosis centers to learn more about the number of people with cystic fibrosis who are having children who also have the disease. Interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy interviews Paula Lomas about her work, the findings of her survey and implications for nurses.