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CMTF is collaborating with International Special Dietary Foods Industries (ISDI) within ISO - International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee 34 – Food Products to develop a new ISO standard for Nutrition – Prevention, Detection, and Treatment of Undernutrition (Malnutrition) in Hospitals. Read more here.
Join CMTF and CIHI speakers in a free webinar, "Want to Learn about the Implications of CIHI’s New Malnutrition Coding Direction?" to learn about the new malnutrition coding direction issued April 1, 2026 and how you can assist with nutrition assessment and documentation practices. Register today here.
Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week (CMAW) 2026 "Lead The Change" will take place Oct 5-9! Stay tuned for updates on our exciting line up of free webinars including a joint webinar with ASPEN at the end of September. Details will be available here.
In a January 2026 CBC report, malnutrition-related hospitalizations at Qikiqtani General Hospital in Iqaluit more than doubled between 2022 and 2024. This increase seems to be related to a reduction in community food support programs and experts warn that actual numbers may be even higher. Read full article here.
The Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF) is a group of clinicians, decision makers and investigators forming a standing committee of the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS).
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