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CFN Catalyst Grants reflect citizen identified frailty priorities
Citizen engagement has shaped our research priorities, as demonstrated by our most recent Catalyst Research Grants. In total, over $900K was awarded to 12 research and quality improvement projects focused on the top 10 citizen identified frailty priorities. All projects secured partners that contributed matching cash or in-kind contributions. Click here to learn about the…
Proactively and consistently measuring frailty can help support individuals living with frailty to remain as independent as possible
More than one million Canadians are living with frailty, but a lack of consistent measurement of the condition is potentially exposing patients to inappropriate care. Canadian Frailty Network recently commissioned a report from the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) exploring this issue. The NIA/CFN report We Can’t Address What We Don’t Measure Consistently: Building Consensus…
HOLD THE DATE … CFN 2019 National Conference
The Canadian Frailty Network’s next National Conference will be held in Toronto on September 26-27. Frailty matters. 1.2 million Canadians 65-plus live with frailty as do 2.5 million Canadians who are their caregivers and hundreds of thousands more in our healthcare workforce. CFN is Canada’s only national network dedicated to older Canadians living with frailty…
Medication optimization matters with older adults living with frailty
Older adults living with frailty and multiple chronic conditions are often prescribed many medicines, which by design address these conditions individually, but cumulatively may have a negative impact on health outcomes. This is known as polypharmacy, and it is a serious health concern affecting more than half of Canadians aged 65 years and older. Medications…
Volunteers can help improve quality of life for older adults living with frailty
N-CARE stands for navigating, connecting, accessing, resourcing and engaging, and was designed to help them navigate community services and resources with the help of trained volunteers. The program is scaling up following a very successful pilot study funded by CFN.
CFN and National Institute on Ageing issue paper on frailty assessment
More than 1 million Canadians are living with frailty, but a lack of consistent measurement of the condition is potentially exposing patients to inappropriate care. Canadian Frailty Network recently commissioned a report from the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) exploring this issue. The NIA/CFN report We Can’t Address What We Don’t Measure Consistently: Building Consensus…
CFN 2018 Frailty Innovation of the Year Announced
CFN created the FRAILTY MATTERS Innovation Showcase to put the spotlight on Canada’s best innovations to improve care for older Canadians living with frailty. A new idea taken back to your organization, or passed on to a care provider, policy-maker, citizen, advocate, caregiver or patient could be the seed to fuel improved care in your…
National seniors Day
October 1st is the United Nations International Day for Older Persons (UNIDOP), as well as National Seniors Day in Canada. The 2018 theme for the UNIDOP is Celebrating Older Human Rights Champions, while the Government of Canada encourages us to take today to celebrate older adults across Canada, especially those in our own lives. The…
What astronauts and seniors have in common
As it turns out, understanding the effects of space travel on the body may be important to understanding what happens to us here on Earth as we get older. And the reverse is also true: studying frailty in aging seniors has much to offer space travel. Read the latest op-ed from Dr. John Muscedere, CFN…
Influenza vaccination — a shot against frailty in older adults
FREE WEBINAR: Tune into the first of a new series of CFN webinars to learn about the latest knowledge on influenza and vaccination as we approach the 2018 flu season.