Introduction

Canadian society is aging rapidly with many Canadians rendered vulnerable to or living with frailty due to long-term health problems, disabilities, or age-related conditions. A growing body of evidence suggests frailty is linked to poor quality of life, adverse outcomes and increased utilization of health care services. However, frailty is not an ineluctable trajectory of aging experiences.  Every person has a right to healthy or active ageing; to be and do what they value throughout their lives.  This can be achieved through purposeful efforts to maintain and improve physical and mental health, safeguard dignity, enable independence, strengthen social participation, and dismantle inequality.  Nurses must advance our skill and knowledge in the prevention, assessment, management, and advocacy of older Canadians living with frailty and their families/caregivers.  

Under the auspices of the Canadian Frailty Network (CFN) we have developed three simulation-based modules that are designed to emulate real life clinical interactions between nurses and older adults across various clinical settings. By completing these modules, participants are expected to gain insights into the complexity of frailty, deepen your understanding about frailty in older adults and develop critical thinking skills to help translate knowledge into practice.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Toronto Grace Health Center for providing the space to complete this project.  Special thanks to the staff from the University Health Network, North York General Hospital, and Two Blue Shirts Production for participating in reviewing the content and filming.