Allison Fine and Dr. Alan Chun with Rebecca Crichton

Allison Fine, Executive Director of Center for Chronic Illness (CCI) founded CCI in 2016 with a mission to address the unique needs of those navigating chronic illnesses and rare diseases. CCI promotes well-being and decreases isolation for those impacted by chronic illness through support and education.

She will be joined by Dr. Alan Chun, long-time family physician specializing in geriatrics. His work focuses on helping medically complex older adults in their homes.

Rebecca Crichton, ED of Northwest Center for Creative Aging, will interview Fine and Dr. Chun about the experience and strategies of people living with chronic illnesses.

Allison Fine, Executive Director of the Center for Chronic Illness (CCI), founded the CCI in 2016 with a mission to address the unique needs of those navigating chronic illnesses and rare diseases. The CCI promotes well-being and decreases isolation for those impacted by chronic illness through support and education.

Dr. Alan Chun grew up in Hawaii and has worked as a family physician for nearly 50 years, all in community based health centers serving the Asian and Pacific Islander populations. For the past 30 years he has been with International Community Health Services (ICHS) providing health care in King County. He now specializes in geriatrics and works with ICHS’ PACE program, keeping medically complex older adults living in the community from having to move into nursing homes by providing comprehensive multidisciplinary care until their end of life.

Rebecca Crichton, ED of the Northwest Center for Creative Aging, will interview Allison about the experience and strategies of people with chronic illnesses.

Presented by Town Hall Seattle and Northwest Center for Creative Aging.