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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

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

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"

CBC White Coat Black Art episode on improving hospital food quotes CMTF work

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In this Jan 3, 2025 "Making hospital food scrumptious, and sustainable" episode, host Dr. Brian Goldman meets with five star Chef, a surgeon and the team at Vancouver General Hospital, to learn about their new "Planetary Health Menu” to boost patient health and reduce the carbon footprint of hospital food.

CMTF's Updated Strategic Plan

We are excited to continue to bring you updates in 2025 as we move ahead with our Strategic Plan to address malnutrition across all health care sectors through education, advocacy, research & collaboration. Our updated mission, vision & strategic plan are available at About Us

Dr. Carla Prado joins CMTF’s Advisory Committee!

We welcome Dr. Carla Prado, Distinguished University Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair & HNRU Director, University of Alberta to the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF) Advisory Committee! Dr. Prado is on Canada's Top 40 Under 40 list and one of Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women. CLICK …

Mentoring Session on Nutrition Care in Cognitive Impairment & Dementia

December 10, 2024, 12:00-1:00pm ET

Join mentor Allison Cammer PhD RD as she reviews the connection between nutrition and cognitive impairment or dementia and shares insights on how to tailor nutrition interventions for these conditions. Read more for session details and click here to register.

CMTF advocates for Malnutrition Action on Parliament Hill

Canadian Malnutrition Task Force team and the Canadian Nutrition Society met with several MPs and bureaucrats in Ottawa on Nov 5 and 6 to advocate for federal action on key priorities aimed at addressing malnutrition across Canada. Click to learn more about our recommendations for the federal government.

Alberta Children’s Hospital (ACH)-Nutrition Screening Success Story

Alberta Children’s Hospital (ACH) has implemented a 4-question screening tool performed by nurses, to flag children at risk of malnutrition, connecting them to dietitians for timely interventions and better outcomes. The success of the project aligned with the theme of this year’s CMAW— ACT: Advocate, Collaborate, Transform. 

Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week 2024 draws highest attendance ever!

CMAW 2024 webinars Oct 7-11 and the Sept 26 joint webinar with ASPEN were attended by more than 3100 attendees! Thanks to our speakers & moderators for delivering great content and to CMAW 2024 Partners who supported our event. See webinar line up HERE