The event will feature keynote speaker Dr. Ken Rockwood of Dalhousie University, as well as leading Nova Scotian researchers, clinicians and stakeholders. We will explore how frailty and aging impacts older Nova Scotians and their family/friend caregivers, steps we can each take to AVOID Frailty, and the ways in which our communities can improve healthcare…
Canadian Frailty Network, McMaster Institute for Research in Aging and McMaster Evidence Review and Synthesis Team Post-Doctoral Fellowship Objective In partnership with the McMaster Institute for Research in Aging (MIRA) and McMaster Evidence Review and Systhesis Centre Team (MERST), the focus of this Fellowship is to participate as a co-Investigator on two multi-faceted systematic reviews that aim…
On Monday, September 16, 2019 Dr. John Muscedere, CFN Scientific Director & CEO joined other experts in the field of ageing to speak to all concerned about frailty and how older adults can take steps to AVOID frailty. Full Details
Imagine you are 75 or 80 and facing a major surgery. Are you confident in your ability to stay strong and recover quickly from the procedure? Or, are you worried the operation will leave you weak and unable to get around in your day-to-day life? Research led by Dr. Daniel McIsaac set out to help older…
Two physiotherapists in Ontario have teamed up and secured funding from the Canadian Frailty Network (CFN) to challenge this perception. They aim to show not only that older people are perfectly capable of building strength safely, but that they can also prevent themselves from becoming frail—or more frail—in the process. “We need to be proactive…
As a physiotherapist and Canada Research Chair in Critical Care Rehabilitation and Knowledge Translation, Dr. Kho wants to help ICU patients maintain as much strength as possible during their stay. Based on a study from Belgium that started in-bed cycling two weeks after a patient was admitted to ICU, she determined that this technology could…
Are you a family member or paid caregiver of someone with dementia? Baycrest is looking for study participants for a new medication management education tool. Participants must be located in the Greater Toronto area. Click here for more information
The Centre of Excellence in Frailty-Informed Care at the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre seeks to hire its first Research Chair, to develop and establish a dynamic and sustainable research program focused on frailty. Building on the priorities and vision of the Centre of Excellence, the Research Chair will: identify opportunities for applied research related to frailty; facilitate…
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…
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…