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MP Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault from Madawaska-Restigouche, New Brunswick, presented a petition for malnutrition in the House of Commons on November 25, 2025. The petition included recommendations from CMTF’s whitepaper: Malnutrition in Canada: Unveiling the Need for Priority and Policy, see video clip here.
On November 25, clinical dietitians from across the province travelled to St. John’s to participate in CMTF's hands-on Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) Train-the-Trainer (TTT) Pilot program. This initiative directly supports NLHS’ Strategic Issues of Access and Quality, read full Success Story here.
In their Nov 18, 2025 statement, the American Academy of Nutriton and Dietetics highlighted CMTF’s Subjective Global Nutrition Assessment (SGNA) as a comprehensive validated nutrition assessment tool for hospitalized pediatric patients. To read full statement go here.
A 2 page summary of the key insights from the Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week (CMAW) 2025 webinar speakers is now available! If you missed a webinar or want to have a quick overview of the content presented, this summary is a great start. Available to download here.
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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