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150 Nurses for Canada
To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation, the Canadian Nursing Association recognized The 150 Nurses for Canada. Included were strong public advocates and leaders in advancing a patient-centred approach to quality healthcare through traditional, innovative or interprofessional practices. Four Network members were among the group: Greta Cummings of the University of Calgary, Wendy Duggleby of…
CFN well represented at IAGG 2017
The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress (IAGG) is the largest worldwide conference on aging, with over 6,000 attendees from over 75 countries. This year’s IAGG was held in San Francisco from July 23-27, in collaboration with the Gerontological Society of America, and featured a theme of Global Aging and Health: Bridging Science,…
Advancing Care brings together NIHR research with care homes
Advancing Care provides an overview of recent NIHR research on improving the health and care of care home residents. It highlights current research taking place now and explores new approaches being developed in this important area. The review reports on three themes relating to the care of older people in care homes: Living well – maintaining good health…
Check out the latest published paper from CFN researchers
Muscedere J, Waters B, Varambally A, Bagshaw SM, Boyd JG, Maslove D, Sibley S, Rockwood K. The impact of frailty on intensive care unit outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med. 2017 Jul 4. doi: 10.1007/s00134-017-4867-0. Click here to see other recent publications.
Order of Canada appointment
Congratulations to Edwin Robert Bourget, the Network representative for Laval University, on his recent appointment to the Order of Canada. Edwin received the appointment “for his advancement of research in the field of marine ecology and for his contributions to fostering dialogue between universities and industry in Quebec.” The new member list was announced on…
Obstacles to healthcare improvements
Read the latest opinion piece from Dr. Duncan Sinclair, Member of CFN’s Board of Directors: The many obstacles to health-care improvements. A series of daunting factors have led to the public’s passive acceptance of paying high costs for a narrow range of services of mediocre quality. — Don Drummond, Duncan Sinclair, Chris Simpson, David Walker….
Investing in transforming care for older Canadians living with frailty
Canadian Frailty Network recently received funding from the Government of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence program for a second five-year term (2017-2022), and is continuing with the work it began in since its inception in 2012. In its first term, CFN supported 88 research projects at 45 Canadian post-secondary institutions and teaching hospitals, and…
Greta Cummings appointed Dean of School of Nursing
CFN Network Investigator Dr. Greta Cummings has been named the next Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, effective July 1, 2017. The University of Alberta’s Faculty of Nursing is one of the largest nursing faculties in the country, offering a full range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs.Dr. Cummings joined the Faculty of Nursing at…
Kelli Stajduhar named Academic of the Year
Kelli Stajduhar of the University of Victoria was named 2017 Academic of the Year by the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia. The CUFA BC Distinguished Academics Awards celebrate these ideas that contribute to the non-academic community and demonstrate the necessity and vitality of public university-based research and scholarly activity. Kelli’s awared was…
CFN receives $23.9 million in funding
Canada’s ability to care for more than 1.2 million frail older citizens along with their families, caregivers and care providers received a significant boost with the announcement March 1st of $23.9 million in renewal funding for Canadian Frailty Network from the Government of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence program for a second five-year term…