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April 2, 2025

Nova Scotia Hospitals study shows gaps in Nutrition Screening for Malnutrition

In a new study of 655 patients from 5 hospital wards across Nova Scotia, nutrition screening at admission was done in 55% patients only. Implementing CMTF’s INPAC Pathway resulted in more dietitian referrals, higher SGA rates and more malnutrition diagnoses. Xu Y et al Clin Nut Open Sci 2025

March 26, 2025

Nutrition International receives historic Canadian investment for global malnutrition

Canada recently invested 0.6 million over 2025-2031 to Nutrition International to support global efforts to eliminate malnutrition in low & middle income countries, see here.
CMTF reached out to Federal Ministers to congratulate them and to draw their attention to the serious issue of malnutriution in Canada.

March 21, 2025

CMTF founding member receives CNS award!

Congratulations to Manon Laporte, RD, MSc, CNSC from Réseau de santé Vitalité Health Network, New Brunswick, on receiving the Allied Health Award in Nutrition Care.

March 19, 2025

Happy Dietitians Day-Nutrition Month 2025

We congratulate all the Registered Dietitians that help CMTF advance nutrition care across all health care settings. You are the backbone of the work we do, and we thank you for our success! Our working groups have a great representation of dietitians working in different areas of nutrition.

Upcoming Events



Food for Health Workshop: Optimizing protein quality: Balancing plant and animal sources for health and sustainability
Food for Health
May 8, 2025 2025-05-08 2025-05-08 Food for Health Workshop: Optimizing protein quality: Balancing plant and animal sources for health and sustainability N.A. America/New_York


CNS 2025 Annual Conference - Montréal, QC
Conferences
May 8 - 10, 2025 2025-05-08 2025-05-10 CNS 2025 Annual Conference - Montréal, QC N.A. America/New_York


23rd International Congress of Nutrition of IUNS (IUNS-ICN 2025)
Community Events
August 24 - 29, 2025 2025-08-24 2025-08-29 23rd International Congress of Nutrition of IUNS (IUNS-ICN 2025) N.A. America/New_York


About CMTF

The Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF) is a group of clinicians, decision makers and investigators forming a standing committee of the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS).

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