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2010 UHF Calendar of Events
"Fall" into the Adult Retreat
Secret Agent Training Camp
Code Name: Camp Valor 2009
All secret agents, time to return and report. Now that our secret agent camp is over, we can disclose the details of our training. The secret agents arrived on a hot Tuesday morning. As they checked in, they were given disguises, and then were introduced to their secret agent advisors (code name “counselors”) and the rest of their team and were taken to their bunks. Once they got settled in, they were able to go to secret device training (code name “arts & crafts”) and make a book safe. Then the adventures began!!! (Photos of camp are also available through this article.) (read more...)
Lucky 13th?
by Rob Seolas
Who says the 13th is unlucky?!—as the 13th annual Fore-A-Cure event was again an enormous success. This year’s event, held September 1st at the Homestead Resort had the usual cast of characters: namely perfect weather, a completely full field, amazing volunteers, a great golf course, lots of silent auction baskets, amazing live auction items—and, most importantly, a wonderful grand total of well over $90,000 dollars raised!! (Photos of the tournament are also available through this article.) (read more...)
"Voices" from the Past Five Years of My Life
by Sean Dahl
When I was asked to do the “Voices” article for this month’s newsletter, I didn’t know what I would say. I thought about all the wonderful articles that I have read over the past several months, and how I have been touched by the many stories of the struggles and hardships that many of you, my friends from the “bleeding disorders” community, deal with. I felt like I didn’t have any stories that even compared… and I really don’t… so I thought I would share how YOU, the “community,” have touched MY life. (read more...)
Thank You Heidi Lane,
NHF Physical Therapy Excellence Award Recipient
by Tenneson Woolf
In the 12 years that my son Isaac as been receiving care through Primary Children’s Hemophilia Treatment Center, Heidi Lane’s excellence has always stood out. Her demeanor. Her professional ability. Her obvious care for Isaac and for our family. Her insightfulness. From the perspectives of physical therapy treatment, collaborative care, and wellness guidance, Heidi has always been extraordinary. (read more...)
A New Name and Factor Distribution Program for the HTC
by Heidi Lane, PT, PCS
The Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC) at Primary Children’s is excited to announce a new name as well as participation in a 340B Factor Distribution Program. The Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC) will now be known as the Intermountain Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center. This name more accurately reflects the physical location of the HTC as well as the services we provide to the bleeding disorders community. Because we receive a modest federal grant, we are eligible and encouraged by the federal government to participate in the 340B Program (sometimes referred to as the Public Health Service Program). The purpose of a 340B Program is to reduce the high cost of care as well as enhance the quality of care for HTC patients. (read more...)
JNC Wrap-Up
On Saturday, August 15th, more than 30 kids with bleeding disorders met at the Eaglewood Golf Course to participate in CSL Behring’s “Gettin’ in the Game” Junior National Championship. At this event kids with bleeding disorders and their families participated in golf and baseball events and received inspiration and game pointers from professional athletes Perry Parker and Jesse Schrader. (Photos of the event are also available through this article.) (read more...)
Congratulations, UHF Scholarship Recipients!
Congratulations to those candidates who received scholarships for the upcoming academic year. Thanks to a generous sponsorship from Axiom Therapeutics, we were able to offer the Robert Price Memorial Scholarship to three individuals. (read more...)
Community Corner
