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Groundbreaking CFN collaboration to discover frailty biomarkers launched
Canadian Frailty Network has partnered with the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging (CLSA), the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) and Metabolon, Inc. to discover the frailty biomarkers that may shed light on why some people become frail, determine the severity of frailty and what can be done to help avoid the condition. We’ve…
National Conference on Frailty 2019: Featuring top innovations from across the country.
The 2019 CFN National Conference on Frailty registration is open! The event is being held on September 26-27, 2019 at the Delta Marriott Airport Hotel and Conference Centre in Toronto, ON. This year CFN will feature the Top Innovators from the call for proposals on the stage, and highlight other top innovations from across the…
Call for Applications Open: Advancing Frailty Care in the Community Collaborative
The call for applications is now closed. CFHI will communicate directly with all applicants. A merit review will take place and teams will be announced in the coming months. To improve care for older people with frailty and support their caregivers, the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement and Canadian Frailty Network invite you to join the…
CFN Op-ed: Older people are at greater risk from climate change
Every senior needs an emergency preparedness plan, developed with families and friends, and home care agencies. But government agencies and disaster management agencies must also take into account the unique needs of older Canadians living with frailty. CFN Scientific Director John Muscedere and Network Investigator George Heckman weigh-in on the consequences of climate change for older…
Research published by the IFA suggests that influenza vaccination has an additional layer of benefit– preventing frailty
A report released today by the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) highlights a key finding; the annual flu shot may have a protective effect in addition to preventing or reducing the severity of infection. The “Secondary Benefits of Influenza Vaccination” report found that the influenza vaccine may be effective in reducing the incidence and severity…
Frailty and Aging: How the Danish Experience Might Inform Canada
In keeping with CFN’s mandate to learn from international partnerships, Dr. Muscedere, CFN Scientific Director and CEO mobilized a group of Canadian healthcare leaders, researchers and clinicians to visit Denmark in May 2018. Their goal was to see first-hand why Denmark is widely recognized as a world leader in providing effective healthcare and practical living support to…
Taking the Pulse of the Nation: CFN Cross Country Collaboration Tour
CFN is re-engaging with citizens, researchers, partners and policy makers to refine our understanding of their needs, to incorporate in our strategic planning. CFN has finalized an ambitious plan and agenda for 2019 with committed partners to visit cities across Canada such as: Yellowknife, Prince George, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax. The plan…
Connecting with the North: CFN Cross Country Collaboration Tour
CFN Scientific Director John Muscedere and Board Chair were honoured to be invited to participate in and speak with attendees at the annual Hotıì ts’eeda, Northwest Territories SPOR, Ełèts’ehdèe gathering May 21-24, 2019. While participating in a Sharing Circle held on Chief Drygeese Territory, traditional territory of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, John and Russell were able…
A Town Hall on Frailty and Resilience in an Aging Alberta: CFN Cross Country Collaboration Tour
On Tuesday, June 11, 2019 together with the University of Calgary’s Brenda Strafford Centre on Aging and the Alberta Health Services Seniors Health Strategic Clinical Network (SCN) CFN held a half-day public town hall to explore frailty and resilience in an aging Alberta. The event held at University of Calgary’s Taylor Institute for Teaching…
Beyond bedrest: maintaining mobility during hospital stays
“Older people who are very frail are already so low on muscle mass that a long period of almost-complete inactivity can easily tip them over the edge into a really bad situation,” says Dr. Olga Theou, a frailty researcher at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. “So after a prolonged stay in hospital, the person…