Adult Cystic Fibrosis outpatient service

Learn more about the Cystic Fibrosis adult outpatient service at Monash Health.

On this page

• Contact information
• About outpatient appointments
• Appointment schedule
• Infection control for outpatient appointments
• Cystic Fibrosis cohorts

Adult Cystic Fibrosis outpatient contact information

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About outpatient appointments

Clinic reviews are the best possible means by which to address any issues that arise.

Outside of outpatient appointments please contact the CF nurse coordinators on the contact details above. We can give you advice and help you make decisions around seeing your CF doctor, having tests or x-rays and being admitted to hospital. We can also discuss your care with your CF doctor, physiotherapist, dietitian or social worker and call you back with more advice.

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Appointment Schedule

You will usually attend for a Lung Function test 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment at the lung and sleep department.

After this you will meet with the multidisciplinary team where you can discuss how you are going and any issues you would like to raise. Please allow up to 3 hours for your appointment. See our CF Multidisciplinary Team webpage for more information.

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Infection control for outpatient appointments

• To reduce risk of cross infection, all people living with CF should wear a mask when entering Monash Health buildings. The mask can be removed once in a clinic room or whilst doing lung function test.
• Masks are available free of charge at the hospital entrance.
• Clean your hands regularly. Use soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub: before entering and leaving a clinic room, after coughing and sneezing, touching shared objects and after lung function tests.
• Keep a 2-metre distance from anyone who is coughing/sniffing/looks generally unwell.
• Replace your mask after 4 hours or when it has become wet.
• Get vaccinated. Vaccinations help protect yourself from germs like the flu virus which can be dangerous for people with CF. For more information on vaccinations talk to us in clinic.
• Staff members will wear gowns and gloves for all encounters. They will also wipe down all surfaces between patients.

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Monash Health’s Cystic Fibrosis cohorts

You will be allocated to a colour or cohort based on your sputum results as shown below:

• Blue: Staphylococcus Aureus, Haemophilus Influenzae, Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia, Normal Flora
• Green: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
• Purple: Burkholderia Cepacia, Mycobacterium Abcessus, Methycillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

As much as we are able, we try to limit the likelihood of different cohorts being in common clinic spaces at the same time. There are some minor differences in infection control requirements between cohorts- adults with CF in the purple cohort will have their appointments in locations outside Monash Lung and Sleep department and will be admitted to wards other than Ward 32.

For more information regarding infection control, please see our Monash CF Infection Control webpage.

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