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Fighting frailty with food: early screening for malnutrition in hospitals
If you’re over 65 and you’re in the hospital for more than two days, there is a 45 per cent chance you’re malnourished. In other words, you might not be getting enough of the calories or nutrients you need to recover from your illness or injury. As a result, you might have to stay longer…
New op-ed: Federal parties’ long-term support vital to tackle frailty among older Canadians
The first step in initiating a national discussion and the creation of national strategy would be to create a federal-provincial-territorial task force that will start the process of developing integrated care strategies of benefit to vulnerable Canadians, especially those coping with frailty. Read the Full Article
The Biomarkers of Frailty: Building Consensus
On January 15, 2018 the Canadian Frailty Network hosted a workshop in Toronto bringing together experts in the field of biomarkers, aging and frailty. The objectives of the workshop were to start building a consensus on potential frailty biomarker domains and identify specific frailty biomarkers to be measured in Canadian Longitudinal Study on Ageing (CLSA)…
CFN on Parliament Hill: why frailty needs to be included in 2019 election platforms
Canadian Frailty Network Scientific Director Dr. John Muscedere and Board Chair Russell Williams were back on Parliament Hill April 29th to meet with the Liberal Seniors’ Caucus, co-chaired by Jean Yip, MP for Scarborough Agincourt (Ontario), and Churence Rogers, MP for Bonavista-Burin-Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador). Read the backgrounder provided to the Caucus here (en français)….
CFHI Innovation Challenges: Launch of two new Innovation Challenges for teams
The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement and a coalition of leading healthcare organizations are launching two new Innovation Challenges focused on delivering more improvement for more people – and making it last. The Canadian Frailty Network is pleased to support these Innovation Challenges. The Challenges are for teams that want to move the dial on…
April 16 is Advance Care Planning Day in Canada: Have the Talk!
When it comes to planning for your future health care, are you, your family and friends prepared? If you were sick and couldn’t speak for yourself, would they know your wishes? All too often we assume people know what we’re thinking. The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once wrote, “The single biggest problem in communication…
Fit for heart surgery? Study helps older adults make decisions with their surgeons
In 2017 at the age of 77, Sally O’Brien faced a tough decision. Not only were her coronary arteries almost completely blocked, she also had emphysema and an aneurysm in her aorta. “I knew that if I didn’t have surgery, I could have a major heart attack and much bigger problems, but I was also afraid…
CJASN commends researchers for dialysis decision making study led by CFN Investigator Sean Bagshaw
Selection and Receipt of Kidney Replacement in Critically Ill Older Patients with AKI. Sean M. Bagshaw, Neill K.J. Adhikari, Karen E.A. Burns, Jan O. Friedrich, Josée Bouchard, Francois Lamontagne, Lauralyn A. McIntrye, Jean-François Cailhier, Peter Dodek, Henry T. Stelfox, Margaret Herridge, Stephen Lapinsky, John Muscedere, James Barton, Donald Griesdale, Mark Soth, Althea Ambosta, Gerald Lebovic, Ron…
Congratulations to all CFN Investigators who received Fall 2018 CIHR Project Grants!
Multiple CFN Investigators have received 2018 Project Grants for their valuable work in improving care for older adults living with frailty and/or supporting their caregivers. Read more about all the recipients here. Susan Bronskill (Principal Investigator), Understanding the burden and health system impact of loneliness and social isolation in older adults in Canada–$325, 124 Sharon Straus (Principal Investigator), Economic…
CFN Investigators Sharon Kaasalainen and Tamara Sussman receive $950,000 in CIHR follow-on funding
CFN Principal Investigators Sharon Kaasalainen and Tamara Sussman and their team which includes Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, IFP 2013, have received $948,600 in CIHR Project Grant money to further fund their CFN research into the palliative care approach in long-term care, Implementing, Evaluating and Scaling Up the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care (SPA-LTC) Program in Canada. Kaasalainen says…