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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 .
CFN Board Member Shirlee Sharkey honoured
On November 15, 2017, CFN Board Member Shirlee Sharkey was honoured as one of the 2017 Women Leaders in Digital Health. This new award celebrates the top ten female visionaries who are harnessing the poser of IT to transform health and healthcare in Canada today, and is awarded by Digital Health Canada (formerly COACH: Canada’s…
Read the latest from Network Investigators Costa, Heckman and Hirdes
Rios S, Perlman CM, Costa A, Heckman G, Hirdes JP, Mitchell L. Antipsychotics and dementia in Canada: a retrospective cross-sectional study of four health sectors. BMC Geriatr. 2017 Oct 23;17(1):244. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0636-8.
CFN-NBHRF Partnership Announced
Fredericton, NB – October 26, 2017 – The Canadian Frailty Network (CFN) and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF) have signed a new partnership agreement to create the CFN-NBHRF Frailty and Aging Research Engagement (FARE) initiative. The investment of CA$2M over the next five years will promote health research and health innovation in New…
Canadian Malnutrition Week
September 25-29, 2017 marks the third annual Canadian Malnutrition Week. CFN Network Investigators Heather Keller and Leah Gramlich co-chair the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force Advisory Committee, and the theme for the 2017 campaign is From Hospital to Home. Together with the Canadian Nutrition Society, the Task Force is hosting three webinars, and has produced a video…