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International organisations unite to launch a global call to action against disease-related malnutrition

Over 75 associations signed a landmark international declaration recognising nutritional care as a human right at the ESPEN Congress on Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism.  VIEW VIDEO

CMTF launches Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week 2022 Oct 3-7!

Register now for webinars

Our theme for CMAW 2022 is “Malnutrition Care for All” and we are bringing you a great line up of webinars on the latest evidence around malnutrition and specific strategies for acute care, community, primary care, long term care and pediatrics.

Halton Healthcare Malnutrition Grand Rounds Recording available

June 17, 2022 Grand Rounds recording

The Department of Medicine at Halton Healthcare has shared the recording of “Recognizing and Tackling Malnutrition” presented by CMTF’s Dr. Barbara Bielawska MD MSc FRCPC.  Interested in generating interest amongst your hospital physicians & staff on how to improve nutrition practices? Contact rupinder@cns-scn.ca. 

2022 SGA Video Collection© Update

Check out new details on the content & special features of our 2022 SGA Video Collection that is aimed at all levels of clinicians and educators. The recordings from our June 16 SGA Video Webinars will remain free for members & non members, and we have updated the video purchasing details. 

CMTFs Pediatrics Publication

Update to the pediatric Subjective Global Nutrition Assessment (SGNA)

In a retrospective analysis, CMTF co-authors Dr. Jessie Hulst, Kim Brunet Wood RD and Dr. Khush Jeejeebhoy compare the updated SGNA with revised anthropometric parameters for percentiles and ideal body weight to the original SGNA. Learn how this updated SGNA can be applied to determine presence and severity of malnutrition in …

SGA Video Webinars

June 16, 2:00-3:00pm ET

Come and join CMTF as presenters provide an overview of the latest 2022 Subjective Global Assessment Video Collection© and share their insights on how to implement this resource. Join in the discussion to explore strategies to advance the use of SGA in clinical practice and in educational curricula across Canada. 

Halton Healthcare Medical Grand Rounds on Malnutrition

CMTFs Dr. Barb Bielawska presents

Dr. Barbara Bielawska MD MSc FRCPC Assistant Professor Department of Medicine from the University of Ottawa will be presenting “Recognizing and Tackling Malnutrition” at the Halton Healthcare Dept of Medicine Grand Rounds on June 17 at 12 pm EST. This event is open to all.

CMTF launches its new 2022 Subjective Global Assessment Video Collection©

CMTF has created a new Subjective Global Assessment Video Collection© to help you get started with assessing malnutrition in adults.

Our latest collection of four new videos with special features for enhanced learning, will help you get started with assessing risk for malnutrition, conducting physical examinations and applying the SGA techniques to your adult patients. Available both in English and French with discounted rates for members, students and bulk purchasing.

National Survey of Malnutrition Practices in Canadian Hospitals

Participate in this 10 min survey between April 1-June 30 2022

CMTF and Dr. Heather Keller (University of Waterloo) are conducting a national survey to gain an understanding of current practices around malnutrition in Canadian hospitals.  If you are interested in helping us benchmark current practices and track progress to help advocacy efforts for malnutrition care,  read more for details: 

Developing LTC Recommendations Survey deadline March 21

CMTFs LTC and Food Working Group is collaborating with Gerontology Network & DC to help identify key informants and key documents that could support the development of Long Term Care recommendations.

If you are working in LTC, please complete this survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BTKFT22 by March 21, 2022.  Read more for details.