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CFN launches 2018 Catalyst competition
CFN welcomes proposals for research, knowledge translation or quality improvement studies directly addressing the “top ten” Canadian frailty priorities generated by the Canadian Frailty Priority Setting Partnership. Offered in collaboration with the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF), this competition will use the results from the Canadian Frailty Priority Setting Partnership to help bring the…
Network members honoured
Dr. Deborah Cook receives the 2017 CIHR/CCCS Distinguished Lecturer Award in Critical Care Science.Read more. CFN Board Member Shirlee Sharkey named one of the 2017 Women Leaders in Digital Health. Read more. CFN Network Investigators profiled in CIHR 150 Canadian health researchers digital storybook. Find out who.
New studies released
Workplace practices to support caregivers: AARP and the Respect A Caregiver’s Time Coalition (ReACT) have released a new report, Supporting Working Caregivers: Case Studies of Promising Practices, which demonstrates how providing caregiver-friendly policies and practices can be an asset when organizations competing for employee talent and in retaining employees. To read the full report, visit…
Newfoundland and Labrador government appoints Seniors’ Advocate
Suzanne Brake was recently named to the post. She has a PhD in social work and taught at Memorial University, and has worked in director roles with the provincial seniors and aging division, and in adult protection. The advocate has been given the mandate of identifying systemic issues and solutions, and promoting general awareness. She will…
NIHR Comprehensive Care
Comprehensive Care is an NHS National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) themed review of recent NIHR research on identifying and managing the needs of older adults living with frailty, when in hospital. It highlights current research taking place now and explores new approaches being developed in this important area. This review focuses on four key aspects of…
Opportunities for Network participants
Poster and Abstract Deadlines December 21, 2017: Canadian Nurses Association Biennial Conference. January 15, 2018: BC Care Providers 41st Annual Conference. January 31, 2018: Choosing Widely Canada 3rd Annual National Conference. February 9, 2018. Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Conference . February 15, 2018: Family Medicine Forum. Call for Papers Canadian Journal on Aging…
Province of Ontario announces Action Plan for Seniors
Aging with Confidence: Ontario’s Action Plan for Seniors focuses on areas that seniors say they care about most, including living independently for as long as possible and staying connected through social, recreational and volunteer activities. Ontario is investing $155 million over three years through the action plan, including 5,000 new LTC beds over the next…
What happens when people leave the hospital?
The UK’s Healthwatch have released a new briefing, What happens when people leave hospital and other care settings? To help assess progress from the patient perspective two years on from their Safely home report, this briefing brings together what 46 local Healthwatch have heard from over 2,000 people about the discharge process since.
Workplace practices to support caregivers
AARP and the Respect A Caregiver’s Time Coalition (ReACT) have released a new report, Supporting Working Caregivers: Case Studies of Promising Practices, which demonstrates how providing caregiver-friendly policies and practices can be an asset when organizations competing for employee talent and in retaining employees. To read the full report, visit .
Celebrating Health Research
As part of the Canada 150 celebrations, CIHR has featured the work of 150 Canadian health researchers in a digital storybook. Included are profiles of researchers from discovery science and clinical research to strengthening the health care system and examining the social determinants of health. In their own words, researchers tell why they pursued a…