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Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
This handout is for parents and caregivers of school-aged children (age 6-12 years) having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn what your child may find stressful, and how you can prepare your child for surgery.
This pamphlet is about therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). It explains TPE is, how to prepare your child, and and why this procedure is needed.
Activities to enccourage speech development for children aged birth to 2, 2 to 4 years and 4 to 6 years.
A printing program, developed by the Sunny Hill Health Research Centre Therapy Department, to support primary grade children learn the correct way to form each letter so that printing becomes easier and more automatic. This can also help to make printing neater and quicker. This printing program is…
Stretches and Strengthening; Bracing; Weight Bearing
Outlines the usual treatment and follow-up plans for a baby born with a cleft lip and palate.
Outlines the usual treatment and follow-up plans for a baby born with a cleft lip. Includes:; Newborn Nursing consultation; Orthodontic Evaluation; Plastic Surgeon consultation; Pre-Admission Clinic Consultation; Cleft Palate & Middle Ear Tube Surgery; Plastic Surgery, Audiology & Otolaryngology (…
Outlines the usual treatment and follow-up plans for a baby born with a cleft lip and cleft palate.
This handout is for parents and caregivers of infants having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn what your infant may find stressful, and how you can prepare your infant for surgery.
Provides information to help parents make a choice about using Sucrose to manage infant pain.
This handout is for parents and caregivers of toddlers (age 1-2 years) having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn what your toddler may find stressful, and how you can prepare your toddler for surgery.
This handout is for parents and caregivers of preschool-aged children (age 3-5 years) having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn what your child may find stressful, and how you can prepare your child for surgery.
This handout is for parents and caregivers of teenage children (age 13 or older) having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn what your teen may find stressful, and how you can prepare your teen for surgery.
These suggestions can help you and your child manage stress before, during, and after their; procedure.; Some children may need to talk about the procedure and their coping plan several times. Other children just need to prepare once.; You know your child best. Please adapt these suggestions to sui…
This handout is for parents and caregivers of children having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn how your child's siblings may feel, and how you can help them cope with their sibling's surgery.
Overview of what a fever is and how to treat it.
Information to assist parents and caregivers of a child with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI).
This picture book prepares children for a procedure at BC Children's Hospital. Using simple language and photos, the story explains who the child will meet, and what will happen when they come to hospital. The book also includes links to videos, and what your child can expect if they stay overnight.
Information on what to expect during your visit to the Emergency Department.
BC Children's Hospital is committed to promoting comfort at every clinical encounter.; The Comfort PACT is a protocol that includes five key approaches to promote comfort and reduce pain whenever possible.; This handout explains what you can expect from us, for each approach.