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April 21, 2023
Save the Date for Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week 2023
Oct 2-6, 2023
Based on the theme of “Stronger Together”, Canadian Malnutrition Task Force is planning a great lineup of exciting webinars and tools to help you address malnutrition in your setting! Stay tuned for more updates on our website:
April 19, 2023
Pilot Food Pantry Project to help families facing Food insecurity at McMaster Children’s Hospital
Launched April 3, 2023
McMaster Children’s Hospital launched a food pantry pilot project for families visiting the hospital’s emergency department and the Children’s Exercise and Nutrition Centre. Read Dr. Nikhil Pai, CMTFs Peds WG member’s thoughts:
March 15, 2023
New Publication illuminates need to improve current nutrition practices in Canadian Hospitals
Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism-free access
In this new release, CMTF authors surveyed 143 hospitals across 9 Canadian provinces and illustrate the need for continued efforts to improve knowledge around the HSO malnutrition Standard. Click below to access the free article.
February 23, 2023
New Canadian Paediatric Society-CMTF module on pediatric malnutrition!
Free access until March 31 2023
A coupon for free access to this CPD module Reducing the burden of paediatric malnutrition: Practical tools to guide care is available until March 31, 2023.
February 10, 2023
Tackling Pediatric Malnutrition in Hospitals: getting started with screening & assessing
March 23, 12pm - 1pm EST
Registration now open for this free webinar! Learn how to implement nutrition screening and assessment in your pediatric hospital.
February 7, 2023
CMTF Summer Student Scholarship 2023
Deadline March 31 2023
Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF) is offering a Summer Student Scholarship for nutrition, medical, or allied health undergraduate students to conduct a malnutrition-related research project over a 4 month period in 2023.
January 31, 2023
National Long-Term Care Services Standard released by HSO
CAN/HSO 21001:2023 Long-Term Care Services
Health Standards Organization (HSO) released their new national Long-Term Care Services standard. CMTF’s Long Term Care and Food Working Group encourages service providers, physicians, nurses, and dietitians who work in LTC to review the new standard, as nutrition care and food services are an integral component.
January 14, 2023
CMTF presents at Children HealthCare Canada Webinar- Feb 8 2023
SPARK Knowledge Mobilization Program
Join this webinar on Feb 8 at 11 am EST to hear CMTF’s Dr. Jessie Hulst and Roseann Nasser present on Advancing Pediatric Nutrition Care in Canadian Hospitals: An Update on the Nutrition Pathway and Malnutrition Standard.
January 9, 2023
CMTF-CNS formally commit to UN Decade of Action on Nutrition!
Creating Alliances Nationally to address Malnutrition
CMTF-CNS have launched their new initiative, CAN DReaM, to understand and advance the current policy landscape around Disease Related Malnutrition (DRM). We are looking for health policy experts who might be interested in helping us with this work. Please contact lg3@ualberta.ca if interested.
January 9, 2023
Remembering Hélène Payette
The CNS and CMTF community is sad to share the news of the passing of Hélène Payette on January 3, 2023
On behalf of CNS/CMTF, we wish to extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends and colleagues.