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 | The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
Northern California Chapter
5 Third Street, Suite 625
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-356-2232 Fax: 415-356-0880
Toll Free: 800-241-0758 Email: ncal@ccfa.org |
Welcome to the Northern California Chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation!
If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to call, email us or drop by! | |
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Come start off the new year with us!
Please join us for appetizers and wine at our open house reception in our new location.
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
5:30-7:00 pm
5 Third Street, Suite 625
San Francisco, CA 94117
Santa Rosa Patient & Family Education Workshop
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
6:00-9:00 pm
Steele Lane Community Center
415 Steele Lane, Santa Rosa Featuring:
Update from Richard M. Auld, Jr., MD, GI Associates of Santa Rosa 
Panel Question & Answer with:
Richard M. Auld, Jr., MD, Gastroenterologist
Robert E.H. Khoo, MD, FACS, FRCS(C), Colon & Rectal Surgeon
Kathy Nichols, RD, Certified Life Coach, Private Practice Register today! $10 per person. No one will be turned away due to financial hardship. For more information, please call 800-241-0758 or email mboxerman@ccfa.org.
Mark your calendars for the 2009 Take Steps Walks! To register, start a team, or donate,
please visit http://www.cctakesteps.org/ or call 415-356-2231!
Take the Challenge! Change a Life! Join us for one of our fantastic summer events:
Kona, Hawaii 1/2 Marathon: 6.28.09
OR
Napa to Sonoma, California 1/2 Marathon: 7.19.09 Save the date for an information meeting! Saturday, February 7, 2009
9:30 a.m.
Sports Basement - Presidio
610 Old Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94129 | Tuesday, February 10, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Sports Basement – Bryant Street
1590 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 | Tuesday, February 17, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Chevy's Embarcadero Center
2 Embarcadero Center (Promenade Level), San Francisco, CA 94111 | Wednesday, February 18, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Sports Basement - Sunnyvale
1177 Kern Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 | Thursday, February 26, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Crushpad Winery
2573 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 | See what you can be apart of!
For more information contact
Breanne Long at 415.356.2234
email: blong@ccfa.org or visit the Team Challenge website. |
Thank you for to all who joined us at our San Francisco Bay Area Patient & Family Education Symposium at the South San Francisco Conference Center. This was our largest and most successful education event yet! A very special thank you to our Keynote Speaker, Uma Mahadevan-Velayos, MD from the University of California, San Francisco and to all of faculty presenters below. If you would like to see the slides from the presenters, please click below to view each workshop in PDF format (Adobe Reader required): Keynote Address: Uma Mahadevan-Velayos, MD, UCSF
Workshop A: Nutritional Needs for Crohn's and Colitis - MaryAnn Brasesco, RD and Scott Levenson RD, Digestive Care Medical Center
Workshop B: Surgical Options for Crohn's and Colitis - Jeffrey A. Sternberg, MD, California Pacific Medical Center
Workshop C: Mindfulness and Healing (Handout)-Amy Saltzman, MD, Private Practice
Workshop D: Nutrition and Probiotics - Jeffrey M. Aron, MD, California Pacific Medical Center
Workshop E: Management of Pediatric and Teenage Crohn's and Colitis and Handout on Specific Carbohydrate Diet - Kathleen Cox, RN, CPNP and Kenneth Cox, MD, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University
Workshop F: Pain Management for Crohn's and Colitis -Tamara McClintock Greenberg, PsyD, MS, UCSF
Workshop G: Understand the Risks and Benefits of Your Medications (Handout) – Jonathan P. Terdiman, MD, UCSF
Workshop H: Self-Advocacy and Care for Patients and Loved Ones - Andrew Bertagnolli, PhD, Kaiser Permanente If you would like to be put on a list to receive a CD of the recorded sessions, please call our chapter office at 800-241-0758 or email ncal@ccfa.org and provide your name, phone number and mailing address.
The CDs should be available by mid-November. Anyone who registered for the Symposium will automatically receive the CD in the mail. Thank you to our Sponsors for making the program possible: Gold:
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View our Summer 08 Chapter Newsletter, Rumblings!
Check out Crohn's and colitis community resources and events! These programs are not affiliated with CCFA and are provided here as a courtesy to our members. (Adobe reader required).
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January 25, 2009
Free CCFA East Bay Kids Club Event
Explore new galaxies with your new friends!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
12:00 – 3:00 pm
Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland
Includes:
-Admission to the Chabot Space & Science Center until 5:00 pm
-Planetarium Show
-Free pizza, a chance to meet new people and learn about CCFA's amazing programs!
This program is free for Kids Club members.
The Kids Club provides social and educational opportunities for kids and teens aged 7 to 16 years old living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Questions or would like to RSVP? Please contact Miriam Boxerman at mboxerman@ccfa.org or 415-356-2233.
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February 4, 2009
Santa Rosa Patient & Family Education Workshop
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
6:00-9:00 pm
Steele Lane Community Center
415 Steele Lane, Santa Rosa
Register today!
For more information, please see above under "Highlights" or contact Miriam Boxerman at 415-356-2233 or mboxerman@ccfa.org.
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February 7, 2009 - February 26, 2009
Take the Challenge! Change a Life!
Summer 2009 Events
Kona Half Marathon: June 28, 2009
Napa to Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon: July 19, 2009 Walk, Run or Run/Walk a Half Marathon in Kona, HI or Napa!
Get in great shape and help find a Cure for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis! Make new friends and have an experience you will never forget! Feel the accomplishment and pride of reaching a new goal!
Check out video from out Summer 2008 Season and see what you can become a part of!
Find out what we're all about and come to an information meeting in early February. Group training start the first weekend of March! For more information contact Breanne Long at 415.356.2234, email blong@ccfa.org or visit the Team Challenge website.
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March 8, 2009
March 8, 2009
Free Peninsula Kids Club Event
The Kids Club provides social and educational opportunities for kids and teens aged 7 to 16 years old living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Stay tuned for more information!
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March 28, 2009
March 28, 2009
Sacramento Patient & Family Education Symposium
9:00 am- 4:00 pm Courtyard Marriott, Midtown Sacramento
A day-long program featuring the Sacramento area's leading experts on Crohn's and colitis
New this year: a youth track for kids and teens
Stay tuned for more details!
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May 6, 2009
May 6, 2009 Save the date for our San Jose Patient & Family Education Workshop
Featuring: Dr. Shamita B. Shah, MD
Clinical Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, Stanford University
Stay tuned for more details!
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August 1, 2009 - August 7, 2009
** SAVE THE DATE ** 
August 1- 7, 2009
~A co-ed residential camp for kids with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis~
Our 2009 session will be held at the Painted Turtle Camp in Lake Hughes, CA.
Applications will be available in January 2009 for campers (ages 7-16), Leaders in Training (age 17), and volunteers (age 19+).
Click here to learn more about this exciting program.
You can also contact Miriam Boxerman, Education and Support Manager, at 415-356-2233 or mboxerman@ccfa.org.
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Our support group meetings are held in a warm, welcoming and safe atmosphere. All meetings are offered free of charge. Meetings are open to all CCFA members and non-members who have Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Family and friends are welcome. One-on-one telephone support is also available. Child care is not usually provided.
Please note: All support group listings are subject to change. If this if your first time going to a support group meeting, please contact Miriam Boxerman, Education and Support Manager, at 415-356-2233, before going to you first meeting. FREMONT SUPPORT GROUP
Faciliator: Marilyn Joyce Mueller
Location: Washington Hospital, West Building, Conrad E. Anderson, MD Auditorium, Conference Room A
2500 Mowry Avenue, Fremont
Meets: 4th Tuesday of the month from 6:30-8:30pm
Contact: Marilyn Joyce Mueller at (510) 651-2699 or mrlynmuellr@yahoo.com.
PALO ALTO
Facilitators: Ted Wallace
Location: Stanford Medical Center, 3rd floor, H3210
Meets: 1st Wednesday at 7-8:30 p.m.
Please call CCFA about group meeting. PALO ALTO CPT - Children, Teens, Parents
Facilitator: Denise Lehman, RN
Location: 750 Welch Rd., Suite 116, Stanford
Meets: 4th Wednesday at 7 p.m. PLEASANTON
Facilitators: Cindi Bontempo and Carolyn Paredes
Location: 5725 West Las Positas Blvd. Number 270
Meets: 3rd Thursday at 6:30 p.m.- 8 p.m.
Contact: Carolyn Paredes at (925) 462-6764 ROSEVILLE/ROCKLIN/AUBURN
Facilitator: Guy Randazzo
Location: Sutter Roseville Hospital, 1 Medical Plaza lobby
Meets: The last Wednesday of every month, 7pm
Contact: Guy Randazzo at guy.randazzo@hp.com or 916-624-9432 (home) or 916-785-1340 (work) to get on the roster and verify that the meeting is planned.
SACRAMENTO
Facilitator: Charles Schaefer
Location: Sutter General Hospital, 2nd Floor, Conference Room "C"
Meets: 3rd Sunday at 5:00 - 6:30 PM SAN FRANCISCO
Facilitator: Susan Shwartz
Location: California Pacific Medical Center, 2333 Buchanan St., Anne Thornton Board Room, Lobby level
Meets: 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Contact: Susan Shwartz at 415-661-8038
SANTA ROSA
Facilitators: Meg McNees, Teresa Clarey, and Debbie Rogers
Location: Kaiser Medical Offices Bldg., 3rd Floor, Dermatology Waiting room
Meets: 1st Monday at 6:30 p.m.
Contact: Meg McNees at (707) 576-1570
**January meeting is cancelled and Februrary meeting will be attending the February 4th Education Workshop. See above for more details. Regular support group meeting will continue in March.** STOCKTON SUPPORT GROUP
Facilitators: Susanne Roup and Cathy Burrows
Location: Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices, Conference Center Room
7373 West Lane, Stockton
Meets: 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8:30pm
Contact: Susanne Roup at 209-931-2672
TRACY TEENS/20s SOMETHING SUPPORT GROUP
Facilitator: Penny Aldrich, R.N.
Location: Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, Conference Rooms A & B.
1420 North Tracy Blvd., Tracy
Meets: August 28th, September 25th, October 16th, November 20th and December 18th. All meetings take place in Conference Rooms A&B, except on July 17th and October 16th, when they meet in the East Community Room.
Contact: Penny Aldrich, R.N. at (209) 830-6077 WALNUT CREEK
Facilitators: Teddy Palmer and Pat Doughty
Location: John Muir Hospital, 133 La Casa Via, Mariposa Room in the Garage (Parking Structure), Garden Level, Walnut Creek
Meets: 4th Wednesday of the month, 7:00-8:30 pm
Contact: Teddy Palmer at (925) 944-9656
The following locations are currently inactive. If you wish to start a support group in this area, please call Miriam Boxerman at 415-356-2233. OAKLAND
This group no longer meets. If you are interested in starting a support group in this area, please call Miriam Boxerman at 415-356-2233. SAN JOSE
This group no longer meets. We suggest that San Jose residents attend the Palo Alto support group. If you are interested in starting a group in this area, please call Miriam Boxerman at 415-356-2233. SANTA CRUZ
This group no longer meets. If you are interested in starting a group in this area, please call Miriam Boxerman at 415-356-2233. FRESNO
This group no longer meets. If you are interested in starting a group in the area, please call Miriam Boxerman at 415-356-2233.
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Donate Your Car, Boat or R.V. Before you sell your vehicle, consider donating it to CCFA. Our vehicle donation program helps to raise needed funds for research and community-based education programs. It is a lot easier than selling it and you will also receive a tax deduction. Call us at 1-800-241-0758 for more information.
Workplace Giving Choosing CCFA as the recipient of your workplace giving campaign is one very important way you can help to find a cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. CCFA is a member of Community Health Charities, California Chapter. Employees in corporations, federal agencies, and state/municipal governments nationwide give to CCFA through Community Health Charities. CHC has more than 50 years of experience in workplace giving. Touch the lives of people you know and help someone you don't know. If you would like information on how to bring Community Health Charities to your workplace, please call us at 1-800-241-0758.
"Buddy" Connection for Support
Looking to find support and comfort by talking to someone who knows the challenges of living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis? Want to provide a helping hand to those in need of help - including family members of patients? Then join our "Buddy" Connection program! We'll match you up, based on your needs or your request to help others – answering questions, visiting someone in the hospital, or just being there to listen.
To sign up, please download the application. You can also contact Miriam Boxerman at 415-356-2233 or mboxerman@ccfa.org.
Volunteer
We welcome all interested people to help in the fight against IBD. For more information about our volunteer program, call us at (800) 241-0758 or email ncal@ccfa.org. Your help is needed at the California Wine Classic, Take Steps for Crohn's and Colitis, Team Challenge Crohn's & Colitis, the San Francisco & Sacramento Patient and Family Education Symposiums, the Physician Office Visitation Program and other administrative help.
Physician Office Visitation Program
Making sure CCFA materials are available in physician offices. Requires regular visits to approximately 3-4 physician offices. General Clerical Work
Light office work, including stuffing envelopes and computer work, can be as needed or on a regular basis. Education
Includes planning seminars, securing speakers for seminars and seminar publicity. Special Events Committee
Help to plan and prepare for the variety of special events throughout the year. Includes the California Wine Classic, Team Challenge Crohn's & Colitis, and Take Steps for Crohn's and Colitis.
Support Group Facilitators If you are interested in starting a support group in your area please contact Miriam Boxerman at 415-356-2233 or via email at mboxerman@ccfa.org. |
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