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CFN believes that caring for older adults living with frailty is a complex, Canada-wide issue that requires multi-faceted, national strategies and solutions, and our monthly webinars are one way we bring together talented people to focus on this goal.
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Protéger votre santé: se préparer à la saison de la grippe à l’ère de la COVID-19
Dans ce webinaire,des experts du secteur de la santé répondront à vos questions sur les raisons pour lesquelles la grippe touche plus fortement les personnes âgées, sur les vaccins recommandés et sur la façon dont la vaccination peut aider les gens à rester en bonne santé en vieillissant!
Protect the Vulnerable During COVID-19: Stay Healthy This Flu Season
The Canadian Frailty Network (CFN) presents Protecting the Vulnerable During COVID-19: How to Stay Healthy this Flu Season. In this webinar experts from the healthcare field will answer your questions on why influenza impacts older adults more heavily, what vaccinations are recommended, and how getting your vaccinations can help protect you and those around you!…
Restoring Trust: COVID-19 and The Future of Long-Term Care
In this video a panel from the Royal Society Working Group on Long-Term Care speak to the recent release of the report Restoring Trust: COVID-19 and The Future of Long-Term Care. This Policy Briefing Report on Long-Term Care focuses on the workforce. The report begins by reviewing the research context and policy environment in Canada’s…
Protecting Your Health: Preparing for the influenza season in the age of COVID-19
In this webinar experts from the healthcare field will answer your questions on why influenza impacts older adults more heavily, what vaccinations are recommended, and how getting your vaccinations can help you stay healthy as you age! Moderated by: André Picard Hosted by: Dr. John Muscedere Panelists: Dr. Kieran Moore, Dr. Melissa Andrew, Dr. Shelley…
Supporting quality of life assessments of frail older adults and their family caregivers
VIEW THE SLIDES READ MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT LEARN MORE ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENTS Older adults living at home facing frailty and chronic illness, and their family caregivers, often experience challenges affecting their quality of life. Their priorities must be addressed by healthcare providers. Unfortunately, these are easily overlooked in the “hustle and bustle”…
Elder-friendly Approaches to the Surgical Environment-using Biological samples to Identify & provide Optimized care (EASE-BIO)
VIEW THE SLIDES PART 1 VIEW THE SLIDES PART 2 READ MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT Our research group has recently shown that using radiologic tools to assess severe muscle depletion (sarcopenia) is a strong predictor of older patients’ postoperative survival following emergency surgery. Sarcopenia has also been shown to be associated with loss of function,…
Integrated Approach to Palliative Care in Acute Care (iPAC-AC)
VIEW THE SLIDES (NO AUDIO) READ MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT Many older adults in Canada die from life-limiting illnesses such as heart, lung and kidney disease, cancer, dementia and frailty. Of these older adults, the large majority will die in acute care hospitals where the quality of care has been reported to be one where patients…
Developing patient-provider partnerships across the system
READ MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT Many older adults and their families want to be involved in making decisions about their care, but this doesn’t always happen. Phrases such as “patient-centred care” and “patient engagement” are used frequently, but often without any concrete meaning for patients, their family caregivers, or their health care providers. In this…
Making SENSE with Families in Long-term Care: A Knowledge-to-Action Study
VIEW THE SLIDES (NO AUDIO) READ MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT Over 250,000 Canadians live in long-term care homes. By 2038, families of residents will be giving over 107 million hours of care each year. In general, the role of families and friends in this setting has been unclear. They have been thought of as visitors,…
The Carer Support Needs Assessment (CSNAT) Intervention: Supporting Family Caregivers of Palliative Patients at Home
READ MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT Most people who are seriously ill prefer to receive care and to die at home, often depending on family caregivers (FCGs). FCGs usually provide the majority of care that the ill person receives, and often face considerable emotional, social, financial and physical burdens. Even though FCG support needs are recognized…