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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 …
March 26, 2025
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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
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.
February 13, 2025
Register for CMTF webinar to launch New SGNA Video (Pediatrics)
Feb 26, 2025 at 12 pm ET
Want to learn how to apply the Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment (SGNA), the gold standard for assessing malnutrition, to your pediatric practice ? Register here for this webinar with speakers from CMTF's Pediatric working Group
February 10, 2025
Supporting Adult Clients with Eating Disorders in Outpatient Settings
Mentoring Session - February 19, 2025, 12:00-1:00pm ET
Join mentor Tammy Frederickson, RD as she reviews features of eating disorders that can make it challenging to address nutrition issues, explores the role of dietitians in supporting clients with eating disorders and presents a case study for group discussion. LEARN MORE | REGISTER
February 7, 2025
CMTF releases new pediatric resource- SGNA Video!
Our newly released Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment (SGNA) video 2025 is an excellent resource to help clinicians determine a pediatric patient’s risk of malnutrition. See details and how to purchase here
January 27, 2025
Nov 2024 Recipes4Residents Contest Winners announced!
Nutrition in Disguise (NiD), a program through Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care (CLRI) in collaboration with the CMTF's Long-Term Care and Food Working Group held a recipe contest for meals suitable for LTC residents. Top 3 winners have been announced - click here
January 21, 2025
New CMTF Publication on Advancing Malnutrition Care (AMC) Study
In Ford KL, Laur C, Dhaliwal R et al JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e62764, CMTF authors describe the protocol for the prospective, longitudinal, mixed methods AMC study that evaluates the spread and scale of INPAC best practices across Canadian hospitals using a mentor-champion model. https://www.researchprotocols.org/2024/1/e62764
January 16, 2025
CMAW 2024 Webinars key messages summary available
A two page synopsis of the key messages from the webinars from Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week (CMAW) 2024-Advocate, Collaborate, Transform is now available on our website under "past campaigns"