Chautauqua to focus on families living with chronic illness

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

The College of Human Sciences’ Center for Family Resilience will host the 2014 Chautauqua titled “Living with Chronic Illness: Helping Families Survive and Thrive,” on Friday, Nov. 7, from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. in room 250 of the North Hall on the OSU-Tulsa campus.

The conference, which is geared toward professionals in agencies and the academic community, will feature a variety of presenters sharing information on helping families build resilience in addressing the challenges of a family member with a chronic health condition. Specific conditions covered will include cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease and breast cancer.    

Kit Chesla, R.N., Ph.D., University of California at San Francisco, will lead the Chautauqua by presenting “Family Resilience and Situated Probabilities.” Other Chautauqua presenters include Ashley Baker, M.D., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Sally Eagleton, Oklahoma State University; Lee Hyer, Ph.D., Mercer University School of Medicine; Noel Jacobs, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Merle Keitel, Ph.D., Fordham University; Alexandra Quittner, Ph.D., University of Miami; Deb Shropshire, M.D., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma State Department of Human Services; Brenda Smith, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, and Patricia Williams, M.D., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

Review the complete program and register online at http://cfr-chautauqua.weebly.com , email cfr@okstate.edu or call (918) 594-8336 or (405) 744-9938. Registration is $35 for professionals and $10 for students and fellows.  Registration includes coffee, a light snack, and lunch. Seating is limited, and pre-registration is strongly encouraged to ensure seats.

The Center for Family Resilience, located on the Oklahoma State University Tulsa campus, is a collaboration between the College of Human Sciences and the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. The Center's mission is to promote resilience and reduce risk among Oklahoma's citizens through multidisciplinary research, education and outreach.