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Welcome to the
Global Frailty Network

Reducing the burden of frailty for older adults worldwide.

As a member, you'll join our growing network, participate in projects and gain access to seminars. Sign up to join the network to join upcoming webinars and more.

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The purpose of the Global Frailty Network is to exchange and share evidence-based practices and research advances about all aspects of frailty.

Health care professionals (geriatric medicine staff and other specialists interested in frailty), researchers, policy experts, trainees and organizations are welcomed to join the Network.

Upcoming Events

  • Community Approach for Frailty Prevention
    Community Approach for Frailty Prevention
    Wed, Jul 12
    Webinar
    Jul 12, 2023, 12:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar
    Jul 12, 2023, 12:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar
    Dr. Hidenori Arai (National Center for Geriatrics & Gerontology, Japan)
  • Sex Differences on Frailty
    Sex Differences on Frailty
    Wed, Jun 14
    Webinar
    Jun 14, 2023, 5:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar
    Jun 14, 2023, 5:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar
    Ruth Hubbard, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, MSc (The University of Queensland, Australia)
  • Frailty – the Research Clinical Practice Gap
    Frailty – the Research Clinical Practice Gap
    Wed, May 10
    Webinar
    May 10, 2023, 5:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar
    May 10, 2023, 5:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar
    Dr. Jean Woo (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  • Frailty and Cognitive Impairment (Panel)
    Frailty and Cognitive Impairment (Panel)
    Wed, Apr 12
    Webinar
    Apr 12, 2023, 12:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar
    Apr 12, 2023, 12:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar
    PANEL with Drs. Kenneth Rockwood (Dalhousie University, Canada), Olivier Beauchet (McGill University, Canada), and Carlos Cano-Gutierrez (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia)
  • New Developments in Frailty Index Assessments
    New Developments in Frailty Index Assessments
    Wed, Mar 08
    Webinar
    Mar 08, 2023, 12:00 p.m. EST
    Webinar
    Mar 08, 2023, 12:00 p.m. EST
    Webinar
    Dr. Olga Theou, (Dalhousie University, Canada)
  • Frailty in the Hospital and after Discharge: Approach and Management
    Frailty in the Hospital and after Discharge: Approach and Management
    Wed, Feb 08
    Webinar
    Feb 08, 2023, 12:00 p.m. EST
    Webinar
    Feb 08, 2023, 12:00 p.m. EST
    Webinar
    Dr. Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas (University Hospital of Getafe, Spain)
  • Mechanisms of Frailty (Panel)
    Mechanisms of Frailty (Panel)
    Wed, Jan 11
    Webinar
    Jan 11, 2023, 12:00 p.m. EST
    Webinar
    Jan 11, 2023, 12:00 p.m. EST
    Webinar
    PANEL with Drs. Susan Howlett (Dalhousie University, Canada), Luigi Ferrucci (National Institute of Aging, USA), and Christiaan Leeuwenburgh (University of Florida, USA)
  • Frailty & Aging
    Frailty & Aging
    Wed, Dec 14
    Webinar
    Dec 14, 2022, 12:00 p.m. EST
    Webinar
    Dec 14, 2022, 12:00 p.m. EST
    Webinar
    Dr. Linda Fried Columbia University, New York, USA)
  • Sarcopenia, Frailty and Geroscience
    Sarcopenia, Frailty and Geroscience
    Wed, Nov 09
    Webinar
    Nov 09, 2022, 12:00 p.m. EST
    Webinar
    Nov 09, 2022, 12:00 p.m. EST
    Webinar
    Dr. Roger Fielding
  • COVID 19 and Frailty
    COVID 19 and Frailty
    Wed, Oct 12
    Webinar
    Oct 12, 2022, 12:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar
    Oct 12, 2022, 12:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar
    Panel with Simon Conroy, MB ChB, PhD (University Hospitals of Leicester, UK); George Kuchel, MD, CM, FRCP, AGSF (University of Connecticut, USA); Sean X. Leng, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins University, USA)

Upcoming Seminars

View a list of all upcoming Global Frailty Network events including the Frailty Seminar Series.

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