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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 app is designed for simple calculations of insulin doses in the Canadian home and school setting. There are 5 screens available: The Simple Insulin Bolus screen calculates an insulin dose for people on multiple daily injections (MDI) based on carb ratio, correction/sensitivity factor (ISF), ta…
This app is designed for simple calculations of insulin doses in the Canadian home and school setting. There are 5 screens available: The Simple Insulin Bolus screen calculates an insulin dose for people on multiple daily injections (MDI) based on carb ratio, correction/sensitivity factor (ISF), ta…
This booklet includes several handouts to help parents of children with diabetes and youth learn more about basal-bolus insulin with multiple daily injections (MDI). Some of the information will help in understanding what basal-bolus insulin therapy is; other information and exercises will help pa…
Zach keeps getting up to go pee in the night and cannot finish off his superhero adventure. Read this book to understand the reasons Zach keeps waking up and why he wants to finish his dreams *This book helps to introduce concepts around early warning signs of diabetes. Diagnosis must be done by a …
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Zach keeps getting up to go pee in the night and cannot finish off his superhero adventure. Read this book to understand the reasons Zach keeps waking up and why he wants to finish his dreams *This book helps to introduce concepts around early warning signs of diabetes. Diagnosis must be done by a …
| copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
This pamphlet provides general guidelines for healthy eating for women with diabetes during pregnancy.
This pamphlet provides general information about BC Women's diabetes in pregnancy service, gestational diabetes and related questions and answers, suggested physical activities, nutrition during pregnancy with diabetes and blood sugar testing instructions.
This pamphlet provides general information about BC Women's diabetes in pregnancy service, gestational diabetes and related questions and answers, suggested physical activities, nutrition during pregnancy with diabetes and blood sugar testing instructions.This pamphlet is in Chinese.
This booklet tells the true story of Juan and his experience with unilateral congenital cataract. Juan and his mom, Sandra, share their journey of finding out about his diagnosis and their experience of the hospital, treatment and caring for him. It ends with a happy look at how Juan is doing now.
This book is a step-by-step photo journey of Logan's treatments and surgeries from birth to age 18. Enns says that Making Faces is not intended to be a definitive guide to treatment, as each case of cleft lip and palate and each facial difference is unique. "My hope is that the general experiences…
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This app is designed for children aged 8-12 and their parents to build healthy habits by following the simple, yet effective, Live 5-2-1-0 message: FIVE or more vegetables and fruits, no more than TWO hours of recreational screen time, at least ONE hour of active play, and ZERO sugary drinks every …
This app is designed for children aged 8-12 and their parents to build healthy habits by following the simple, yet effective, Live 5-2-1-0 message: FIVE or more vegetables and fruits, no more than TWO hours of recreational screen time, at least ONE hour of active play, and ZERO sugary drinks every …
For children that are getting a kidney transplant. This picture book. Explains what a kidney does, what happens during transplant surgery, and what to expect after surgery. Includes pages that can be photocopied, where the child can draw in their new kidney, and fill in their name and surgery date.…
Explains the types of clubfoot, treatment including Botox, long term follow-up.
A practical and informative guide for parents who discover their unborn child has a heart problem. Sections include: answers to commonly asked questions; choices and decisions; talking about feelings; building your support team; pregnancy-related questions.
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This book tells true and poignant stories from both sides of the physician-patient/parent relationship and provides a unique glimpse into how parents and physicians think, feel, and interact. The stories are grouped under four sections: Hope, Compassion, Communication, and Trust.; Each section incl…
Your care provider may suggest an epidural or combined spinal epidural (CSE) to help you manage pain through labour. This handout explains what an epidural is, how it is given, benefits, and risks for you and your baby.
Includes information about Ureteral Stents, when they're used, what to expect after surgery, how to care for your child, and follow up appointments.
Fentanyl offers a medium amount of pain relief during during labour. This overview explains how fentanyl is given during labour, and includes a list of possible side effects for you and your baby.
This pamphlet provides information to parents about Synagis, a medication that helps a child's body fight off a serious respiratory syncytial virus, also called RSV.