CFN Principal Investigator, Dr. Kenneth Rockwood, was recently awarded the 2021 Ryman Prize, a prestigious international award worth $250,000 that recognizes the best global work focused on quality of life for older adults. The award was presented by the Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, in a virtual ceremony. A leading authority…
In a just-released article in The Journal of Frailty & Aging, CFN researchers provide evidence-based nutrition and physical activity clinical practice guidelines. The guidelines are designed to help healthcare providers make informed decisions on the effective management of frailty and pre-frailty using nutrition and physical activity interventions. Article Lorbergs, A. L., Prorok, J.C., Holroyd-Leduc, J.,…
In this recent op-ed, CFN’s Scientific Director Dr. John Muscedere discusses the importance of prioritizing care for older adults in Canada’s upcoming federal election. — Canadians are worried about their loved ones in their senior years — and for good reason. The pandemic has hit our senior population hard. Almost 94 per cent of all…
For immediate release. Date: 30 August 2021 (Kingston, Ontario) – Eight in ten Canadians are concerned about a family member or friend becoming frail and many feel unprepared to deal with the situation. This according to the results of a survey conducted on behalf of the Canadian Frailty Network (CFN) by Nanos Research. The Nanos…
PLEASE NOTE: THE POSITION OF SCIENTIFIC GRANT WRITER AT CFN IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO APPLIED Job description The Canadian Frailty Network (CFN) is a pan-Canadian not-for-profit network whose mission is to improve the care for Canadians living with Frailty. We seek an experienced scientific grant writer with excellent writing and…
Researchers now have access to metabolomics and inflammatory biomarker data linked to frailty following analyses of 10,000 blood samples collected from participants in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). The latest data release is the result of a collaborative $4-million research program involving the Canadian Frailty Network (CFN), the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging, Metabolon, Inc. and…
CFN is excited to share the next video in our 5 Minutes on Frailty series! This video series aims to deliver information about frailty risk, management and prevention to all Canadians, but in particular, older adults and their family/friend caregivers. Optimizing medications is an important way to reduce the risk or impacts of frailty. Pharmacists Sadaf…
For Immediate Release June 7th, 2021 Canadian Frailty Network releases accredited frailty education module for health professionals (Kingston, Ontario) – The Canadian Frailty Network (CFN) has released a professional development education module entitled Frailty: Assessment, Mitigation, and Prevention. The module is available on the CFN website at no cost to all Canadian physicians, allied health…
Every year, we invest in the training of students to ensure the future of frailty care is bright! Meet this year’s CFN Summer Students and their supervisors. Congratulations to all! SSA 2021 Awardees
When it comes to planning for your future health care, are you, your family and friends prepared? Have you had a conversation about what your end of life wishes are, or those of your loved ones? Today is Advance Care Planning Day in Canada. One of our priorities is to ensure that every older Canadians living with…