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Malnutrition Session at Canadian College of Health Leaders Conference
June 17, 2025
CMTF leaders will be presenting on nutrition care solutions that improve access and flow while helping achieve better healthcare delivery with quality patient care at the CCHL National Conference. Please share details with your health leaders, see session #25 here
Save the Dates - Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week 2025
Oct 6-10, 2025
This year’s theme is "Unveiling Solutions" for addressing malnutrition across various healthcare settings and populations. Look out for our line up of exciting webinars Oct 6-10 including a joint webinar with the ASPEN on September 25. Check for updates HERE
Mentoring session on Bariatric Nutrition Counseling Best Practices for Primary Care
June 4, 12h-13h EST Speaker: Michele MacDonald Werstuck RD MSc CDE
Interested in a discussion about Nutrition for Bariatric Surgery? Learn how to succeed in mitigating common post surgical issues such as weight regain, nutritional deficiencies and malnutrition, and much more. Details here
Upcoming Session at Canadian Pediatric Society Annual Conference
Join CMTF's Dr. Jessie Hulst MD, PhD and Laura Carter RD MSc as they share best practices for successful transitions of nutrition care from hospital to home and community at the 2025 CPS Conference in Quebec. See details here
Pediatric Malnutrition presentation at ASPEN 2025
CMTF's Jessie Hulst MD, PhD & Jill Owens Registered Dietitian generated a lot of interest during their March 23 ASPEN session on Tackling Malnutrition in Hospitalized Children Using an Interprofessional Nutrition Care Pathway, see details HERE.
CMTF Advisory Member first Canadian dietitian to receive Stanley J. Dudrick Award!
We congratulate Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS on receiving this prestigious ASPEN award that recognizes a mid-career investigator with significant accomplishments in nutrition support research! Read more
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 …
Nutrition International receives historic Canadian investment for global malnutrition
Canada recently invested $360.6 million over 2025-2031 to Nutrition International to support global efforts to eliminate malnutrition in low & middle income countries, see here.C
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.
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.