CFN @CFN_NCE
Improving care for older adults living with frailty. Canadian Frailty Network, an NCE funded not-for-profit. cfn-nce.ca Kingston, ON Joined November 2012-
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Happy #NationalCaregiverDay! Celebrate caregivers' contributions by joining Carers Canada's #ValuingCaring webinar, "The Impact of Caregiving on Personal Growth and Relationships" HAPPENING SOON at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET. Register 👉 ow.ly/flNp50R6M2P
🔔 HAPPENING TODAY, Feb. 28, at 12PM EST! Learn what community members have to say about #PhysicalActivity & #nutrition programming for #OlderAdults in Kingston-KFL&A. There's still time to register! 👉 tinyurl.com/2zvxsa7z #HealthyAging #YGK
📣REMINDER: JOIN US on WED., FEB. 28 AT 12PM EST to learn what community members have to say about #PhysicalActivity & #nutrition programming for #OlderAdults in Kingston-KFL&A #YGK! CFN's @JeanetteProrok shares findings & what's next. Register👉 tinyurl.com/2zvxsa7z
Learn what community members have to say about #PhysicalActivity & #nutrition programming for #OlderAdults in Kingston-KFL&A! Join CFN's @JeanetteProrok on Wed, FEB 28 at 12PM EST to hear what we learned & what's next. Register👉 tinyurl.com/2zvxsa7z #HealthyAging #YGK
JOIN US next Wed, FEB 28 at 12PM EST, as our Manager of Special Projects & Evaluation @JeanetteProrok shares findings from our extensive community consultations on #PhysicalActivity & #nutrition programming in Kingston-KFL&A #YGK. Register👉 tinyurl.com/2zvxsa7z #HealthyAging
Are you an aspiring clinician or researcher interested in working with #OlderAdults in the future? The 2024 @SinaiGeriatrics @SinaiHealth/@UHN #Geriatrics Summer Scholars Program Application Cycle is OPEN! Learn more & APPLY by FEB. 2 👉 sinaigeriatrics.ca/geriatrics-sum…
Understanding patients’ #frailty risk can support an appropriate and #PersonCentredCare approach. Learn more about supporting this patient population by attending @CIHI_ICIS' webinar happening JAN 24 at 1PM EST 👉ow.ly/H7Kp50Qqy4X
🎉 A belated but enthusiastic "CONGRATULATIONS" to Dr. John Hirdes, who was named Member of the Order of Canada in Dec! Thank you for your dedication to improving care for older adults & your support of CFN over the years! ➡️Check out his CFN-funded work: cfn-nce.ca/bio/hirdes-joh…
📢 Increase your knowledge of services that can help your patients mitigate #frailty! Register to join our very own @muscedej at the webinar on WED., JAN. 24 @ 1PM EST 👉ow.ly/cnMk50QlwC4 Remember: frailty is NOT an inevitable part of #aging❗️
📢 Increase your knowledge of services that can help your patients mitigate #frailty! Register to join our very own @muscedej at the webinar on WED., JAN. 24 @ 1PM EST 👉ow.ly/cnMk50QlwC4 Remember: frailty is NOT an inevitable part of #aging❗️
CIHR has launched an online engagement and we want to hear from you! Have your say in refreshing Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research #SPORSRAP. We are collecting feedback until March 31, 2024. letstalk-cihr.ca/spor-refresh
Happy New Year! Sharing wishes for a great 2024 and a renewed dedication to helping Canadians age healthily 🎉
Happy Holidays from the team at CFN! ❄️ We look forward to gliding into 2024 with you and continuing to support Canadians' #HealthyAging journeys!
The SYNERGIC-2 study provides virtual, at-home interventions to 550 study participants w/ mild memory or thinking problems. The interventions promote lifestyle changes that may help improve cognition; prevent/lower risk of dementia @lauraemiddleton @uwbrainbodylab @GaitandBrain
.@EdithCowanUni's School of Arts and Humanities in Australia is developing a tool to measure social frailty. If you are among the categories listed below, please consider completing the survey and feel free to share: t.ly/TG5f9
The @SepsisCanada Scientific Meeting starts TOMORROW! Sept. 12-13. September is #SepsisAwarenessMonth, so this is a great opportunity to increase your knowledge of sepsis. Virtual registration options available👇
The @SepsisCanada Scientific Meeting starts TOMORROW! Sept. 12-13. September is #SepsisAwarenessMonth, so this is a great opportunity to increase your knowledge of sepsis. Virtual registration options available👇
🔔 We have a great lineup coming together for our Canadian Summit on #Geroscience happening Oct. 26 in Toronto! Check out the tentative agenda: cfn-nce.ca/events/canadia… @CIHR_IA @CIHR_IRSC
🔔Nous aurons pour vous une belle brochette de conférenciers à notre Sommet canadien sur la géroscience qui aura lieu le 26 octobre à Toronto! Consultez notre programme provisoire : cfn-nce.ca/fr/activites-s… @CIHR_IA @IRSC_CIHR
📢 Were you a CFN Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) at any time since CFN’s start a decade ago? Tell us about your experience and where you are now! Complete the survey by August 11 for a chance to win 1 of 5 $100 gift cards of your choice! 👉 surveymonkey.com/r/BJHG3R9
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Canadian Longitudinal.. @clsa_elcv
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Fay Pongmala @faypongmala
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UNC Center for Aging .. @UNCGeriatrics
1K Followers 1K Following UNC Division of Geriatric Medicine/Center for Aging & Health Official Account | A leading clinical, education & training site in Chapel Hill NC #Geriatrics
iMatrCanada @iMatrCanada
519 Followers 5K Following Empowering Canadians to help make their communities better through innovative Dem Tech (Democratic Technology)
Longitude Prize on De.. @LPDementia
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Avis Favaro @Avis_Favaro
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Louis R. Lapierre Lab.. @LapierreLab
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The Bottom Line @baldeaglesoar
100 Followers 460 Following The value of an idea lies in the using of it. -T. Edison
POza @POza6
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Dr Tomás Mahaliyana @DrMahaliyana
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Dr. Christine Miller @YTdementiadoc
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Be The Cure | Soyez l.. @BeTheCureCA
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Aging, Mobility, and .. @UBC_CogMobLab
940 Followers 259 Following Research team @UBC directed by Prof and Tier 1 CRC Teresa Liu-Ambrose. We are dedicated to understanding and promoting #healthyageing and #fallprevention.
Loyalist Township - E.. @exploreloyalist
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181 Followers 1K Following latterly of the Emerald Isle, now in the Emerald City and working off a period of indentured servitude
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Ian G @IanPGoldman
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brainXchange @brain_Xchange
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C Vandenberghe @c_vandenberghe
486 Followers 1K Following I am passionate about research and evaluation. Views are my own and RTs are not endorsements.
André Picard @picardonhealth
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Geras Centre for Agin.. @GERAScentre
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CIHR @CIHR_IRSC
74K Followers 2K Following Canadian Institutes of Health Research | En français : @IRSC_CIHR | Terms and Conditions: https://t.co/2PrBPlyZwo
Dr. Lillian Hung 🇨.. @nurselillian
3K Followers 3K Following Canada Research Chair in Senior Care, @UBCNursing @UBC_IDEAlab #PatientOrientedResearch #Tech #Dementia #ImplementationScience
Ontario Centres for L.. @CLRI_LTC
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National Institute on.. @NIAgeing
6K Followers 2K Following Think tank at @torontomet developing health care, financial security and social well-being policy solutions for Canada’s ageing population. Home of @NSS_Now.
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76K Followers 6K Following Personal account. Dean of @QueensUHealth. CEO of @SEAMOKingston. Author of HEALTH FOR ALL available April 9. Pre-order now at https://t.co/QYaYo8BGUi
Canadian Institute fo.. @CDNSeniorsCare
1K Followers 666 Following Aims to develop innovative education, improve workforce development and strengthen care practices to support care for seniors and care partners across Canada.
Schlegel-UW Research .. @SchlegelUW_RIA
4K Followers 943 Following The Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) enhances the quality of life and care of older adults through partnerships in research, education & practice.
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9K Followers 1K Following Newfoundlander. Geriatrician, internist. Big on sharing Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, individualization, and the joy of geriatrics to enable frailty care.
McMaster Optimal Agin.. @Mac_AgingNews
4K Followers 590 Following When news about aging hits the headlines, @Mac_AgingNews brings you the best available related research evidence from the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Sinai/UHN Healthy Age.. @SinaiGeriatrics
3K Followers 749 Following The @SinaiHealth/@UHN Healthy Ageing and Geriatrics Program provides care for older adults, teaches geriatric learners and evaluates models of care.
FamilyCaregivers @FamilyCarersAB
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British Geriatrics So.. @GeriSoc
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Frailty Research @FrailtyResearch
89 Followers 89 Following Research group led by Associate Professor Rosemary Saunders investigating nurse-led interventions for older adults. Based in Western Australia.
Global Frailty Networ.. @GlobalFrailty
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Heather Keller @HeatherHKeller
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envisAGE @envis_age
248 Followers 488 Following Quality aging through innovation. | L'avenir que nous désirons grâce à l'innovation.
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Compassionate Communi.. @CompassionateCK
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The CTN | Le Réseau @CIHR_CTN
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David Ward @David_D_Ward
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Dr. Lindsay Wallace @WallaceLindsay
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SPA-LTC @spa_ltc
651 Followers 1K Following A palliative approach to care developed by Canadian health experts that draws together best practices in palliative care in long-term care across the globe.
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243 Followers 194 Following Provincial Director, Population Health @UWLM, ED @UnitedWaySIBC. Social Gerontologist. Non-profits and healthy aging are on my mind. #locallove
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65 Followers 106 Following PhD candidate @ihpmeuoft | Doctoral Fellow #CIHR_ImpactFellows | Striving to improve patient and family healthcare experiences.
UHN Research @UHN_Research
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Kamal Khera @KamalKheraLib
28K Followers 3K Following Min. of Diversity, Inclusion & Persons with Disabilities | Min. de la Diversité, de l’Inclusion & des Personnes en situation de handicap | MP for Brampton West
fallpreventionmonth @fallpreventCA
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Leonie Herx @LeonieHerx
2K Followers 1K Following Palliative Medicine MD | Clinical Professor, University of Calgary | Director, Rotary Flames House, Children’s Hospice & Palliative Care Services | views my own
Dr. Zahra Goodarzi (s.. @zahrasgoodarzi
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Osteoporosis Canada @OsteoporosisCA
3K Followers 2K Following Osteoporosis Canada (OC) is the only organization to educate, empower & support Canadians about bone health and the risk reduction & treatment of osteoporosis.
Johns Hopkins Geriatr.. @JHGeriatrics
3K Followers 3K Following We are a vibrant, inclusive community renowned for clinical excellence, superb education & cutting-edge research serving #OlderAdults. #ThisIsGeriatrics
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2K Followers 1K Following CIHR Institute of Aging #Aging #Research #ResearchAging #CIHR
Laura Middleton @lauraemiddleton
1K Followers 1K Following Associate Professor, Kinesiology & Health Science, UWaterloo. Passionate about reducing dementia risk and improving well-being of those with dementia. She/her
Jodi Hall @JodiHallCALTC
333 Followers 390 Following CEO of the Canadian Association for Long Term Care
Nigel Beckett @MeBeckett
877 Followers 443 Following FT NHS Geriatrician and general physician focusing on acute care of older adults Research interest in CV disease. Keen cook Views are my own
Museum of Health Care.. @MuseumofHealth
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Global Alliance @GAROP_Sec
3K Followers 2K Following Secretariat of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People. Supporting members in our work towards a new UN convention on the rights of older people.
GlobalAgeingNetwork @GlobalAgeing
8K Followers 1K Following The Global Ageing Network, formerly IAHSA, focuses on research, education & global knowledge exchange to promote high quality care for the ageing.
Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
4K Followers 762 Following The Oxford Institute of Population Ageing is a multidisciplinary group undertaking research into the implications of population change.
Rose Anne Kenny @RoseAnnekenny1
5K Followers 245 Following Physician Scientist. Regius Professor of Physic Trinity College Dublin. Chair Medical Gerontology TCD. President IGS. Founding PI TILDA.
Age Friendly Ireland @AgeFriendlyIrl
4K Followers 1K Following Our vision is that Ireland becomes a great country in which to grow old.
Harveer Punia RN, MSc @harveerpunia
461 Followers 495 Following Implementation Science Manager @rnao | Hospice Coordinator | MSc @macnursing | she/her/hers | All views are my own.
AIMS Research Group @aims_periop
269 Followers 328 Following OHRI research group led by @mcisaac_d focusing on improving surgical outcomes for older patients with frailty #AIMSResearch
OASW @ON_SocialWork
3K Followers 2K Following The voice of the social work profession in Ontario. Together with our members, mobilizing mental health and wellbeing across the province. Join us! https://t.co/8I2jVLBovL
BCAHL @bchealthyliving
10K Followers 2K Following BCAHL promotes healthy living for British Columbians to prevent chronic disease by mobilizing & collaborating with key organizations on health policy & programs
CIUSSS Estrie - CHUS @CIUSSSE_CHUS
3K Followers 438 Following Compte officiel du CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS, le 2e plus grand CIUSSS au Québec.
On #NationalCaregiverDay, we recognize the significant role #EssentialCarePartners play in providing & supporting care. To support welcoming essential care partners, check out past Essential Together huddles to learn from others facing similar challenges: healthcareexcellence.ca/en/what-we-do/…
On this #NationalCaregiverDay, we recognize caregivers' invaluable contributions: They give tirelessly to society, offering their time, knowledge, & dedication. Let's appreciate their role in enhancing patient outcomes, shaping care models, & fueling our economy.
To celebrate National Caregiver Day, IA would like to highlight some amazing members of CIHR-IA’s Older Adult Advisory Council who are or have been caregivers. Many thanks to all the caregivers providing support to those that need it most.
Happy #NationalCaregiverDay! We want to express our deepest gratitude for the incredible contributions all caregivers make to the @PerleyHealth community and beyond. Your dedication, compassion, and selflessness are crucial in ensuring Seniors and Veterans are
Part of the pressure on hospitals and ERs comes with the growing numbers of older Canadians who are frail. Understanding and preventing frailty will help patients and the health system. Listen to geriatrician and researcher Dr. Kenneth Rockwood @CFN_NCE @DalhousieU @CIHR_IRSC…
Learn all about #frailty and the risks it poses to older adults in Canada in the new episode of #TheCHIP podcast with host @Avis_Favaro and guest @krocdoc. Apple: ow.ly/Q4F950Lo4kO Google: ow.ly/unEn50Lo4ou Spotify: ow.ly/CrYl50Lo4tr
Upcoming online knowledge exchange presentation: 👇
Learn what community members have to say about #PhysicalActivity & #nutrition programming for #OlderAdults in Kingston-KFL&A! Join CFN's @JeanetteProrok on Wed, FEB 28 at 12PM EST to hear what we learned & what's next. Register👉 tinyurl.com/2zvxsa7z #HealthyAging #YGK
Being a family doctor is 1 of the greatest joys of my life. If I had to choose again, I'd pick #FamilyMedicine without hesitation. The patients & families are the best part. The team is the next best part. No other job matches it for the privilege of being part of 1000s of lives.
It can be shocking just how little attention is paid to mobility in hospital. Both at the start: no comment on how the person moves now. Silence on what they were like at baseline. How can we help people “get better” (or home) if we don’t know what better looks like for them?
“Going home tomorrow” “How are they walking?” “Transfers with 2” How does that work if the patient came into hospital walking? “Awaiting rehab bed” “How are they walking?” “Independently…” (When they were previously needing help to TF) Ask about mobility. It’s crucial
DYK🤔: The AGE-WELL funded project TUNGSTEN is creating tools to involve older adults in technology development. Register for our 2-part webinar series; How to co-design with online toolkits: TUNGSTEN Workshop to learn more. 📅Jan 30 & Feb 13: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
Our partners at @SEHealth_SEHC have launched the Age-Positive Alliance, an effort to change the narrative about aging & foster a culture of inclusion & respect for all ages. Join like-minded people who are passionate about creating an age-positive world. forms.office.com/pages/response…
Understanding your patient population and their #frailty risk is critical for supporting older adults with complex medical needs. On January 24, we are holding a frailty webinar to discuss services that play a role in interrupting frailty progression. ow.ly/cnMk50QlwC4
Vous voulez participer au Sommet canadien sur les gérosciences de @CFN_NCE et @CIHR_IA qui aura lieu le 26 octobre 2023 à Toronto, ON ? Si vous ne pouvez pas y aller en personne, joignez-vous à la diffusion en direct ! Inscrivez-vous maintenant 👉 buff.ly/3ZKrxJp
Want to attend @CFN_NCE and @CIHR_IA's Canadian Summit on Geroscience happening Oct. 26, 2023 in Toronto, ON? If you can’t attend in person, join the livestream! Register now 👉 buff.ly/3Q9G9Pp
Toronto Star partnering with @NIAgeing and @TorontoMet to establish new Journalism in Ageing fellowship! thestar.com/news/canada/to… via @TorontoStar #olderadults #mentalhealth
Today we welcome Dr. Sarah Funnell, Associate Dean and Chair, Indigenous Health to campus at a special reception at the new Indigenous Outdoor Space
Full article: A scoping review of the use of intelligent assistive technologies in rehabilitation practice with older adults tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… @GHS_UW @UWaterlooSPHS @AGEWELL_NCE @4maggiemac @leoromanouw
Manitoba to disband office created to protect #seniors in care following scathing report CanAge CEO Laura @ltamblynwatts tells CBC "At this point I think I've seen everything, and yet my jaw hit the ground when I saw this report," Read more: cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…
Integrating a Standardized Self-Report Tool into Geriatric Medicine Practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study | Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/43FY6sg
CanAge CEO, Laura @ltamblynwatts talks with @AnneMarieAMK about the #Seniors who have been abused in Manitoba’s personal care homes & the Auditor General's shocking report @YourMorning #WATCH youtube.com/watch?v=vk7NNY…
The NIA’s new report says that long-term care services should be person-centred, equitable and primarily based in the community, with institutional care as an exception. Read more: niageing.ca/long-term-care…
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