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CFN Chair honoured by Life Sciences Ontario
CFN Board Chair Russell Williams accepted the Life Sciences Leadership Award from Life Sciences Ontario at their annual gala on March 1st in Toronto. This award is a special recognition given by the LSO Board of Directors to honour individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership through their contributions to the life sciences sector. Recipients…
Cycling in the ICU can improve recovery
The latest Opinion from CFN Network Investigator Michelle Kho was published in the Winnipeg Free Press (Feb. 1, 2017). Cycling in ICU optimizes recovery for critically ill. Frail and critically ill patients can safely bike in the intensive care unit, even early in their ICU stay. Here’s why hospitals should review and expand their approach…
Decision making on locations of care
Review a paper on the results of CFN-funded research by Network Investigator Dr. France Légare and her team on the Impact of home care versus alternative locations of care on elder health outcomes. Conclusions:The evidence on the impact of home care compared to alternative care locations on elder health outcomes is heterogeneous. Our findings support…
Celebrate new year by putting end-of-life wishes at top of to-do list
Latest Opinion from CFN Scientific Director Dr. John Muscedere published on CBC News online: Celebrate new year by putting end-of-life wishes at top of to-do list Tell family and friends your health-care preferences in case someday you can’t speak for yourself. Making an advance care plan not only ensures your end-of-life wishes are known, it…
Frailty and the new ageism
Frailty and the new ageisn. Not everyone of the same age has the same number of health problems. Those with the most health problems are frail. And when they are frail, they do worse. Often, those with frailty do worse because health care remains focused on single-system illness. Our success with a single-illness approach has…
Congratulations to Gloria Gutman on her appointment to the Order of Canada!
Gloria Gutman, PhD, FCAHS, C.M., O.B.C., LLD(Hon.) On December 30, 2016, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced that Dr. Gloria Gutman, CFN Research Management Committee Member and Network Investigator, had been appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada “for her research and leadership in the field of…
Network Investigator receives international honour
Sean Bagshaw of the University of Alberta recently received the prestigious 2016 International Vicenza Award for Critical Care Nephrology, presented by the International Renal Research Institute of Vicenza to those who make significant contributions to this field of health care at a global scale. Sean is also a recently renewed Canada Research Chair in Critical…
Getting the flu shot this year? Here’s why you should:
Getting the flu shot this year? Here’s why you should: And in case you heard the rumour — no, influenza vaccines do not cause the flu. Article from CFN Scientific Director John Muscedere published on CBC News online (Dec. 9, 2016)
Government of Canada announces over 200 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced more than $173 million in funding to support a total of 203 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 48 postsecondary institutions across the country. This includes CFN investigators Dr. Sean Bagshaw, Dr. France Légaré, Dr. Carla Rice and Dr. Alexis Turgeon. You can find out more about the investigators…
CFN landmark article on frailty assessment published
In June 2015 at the National Frailty Forum, for the first time in Canada, CFN gathered researchers, members of the public, clinicians, policy-leaders, NGOs, industry leaders, healthcare administrators, HQP and international healthcare professionals to catalyze the development of a national strategy on frailty. As a result of the initial Forum, a landmark paper was published…