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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…