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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.
Activities to enccourage speech development for children aged birth to 2, 2 to 4 years and 4 to 6 years.
A pamphlet for women staying in the Antepartum Unit at BC Women's, with 8 points about how best to take an active role in your care.
Describes the reasons for giving botox injections, also describes how it works, the benefits, and what to do after the injections.
This pamphlet looks at what a Central Venous Line (CVL) is, how it works, and why your child might need one. It also explains how doctors put a CVL in.
In this program three youths tell their stories about mastering complex pain and returning to wellness. Whether or not their pain is visible, or is associated with a known medical condition, they provide unique perspectives on minimizing the impact of pain on daily living. All have worked with a mu…
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This book provides clear information for teenagers who develop Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). It can be used as a tool to aid the early recognition of CRPS and implement the necessary team approach to management. Medical terms have been explained in a way that can be easily understood. The …
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This guide was created to help women who are dealing with anxiety during pregnancy and following the birth of their baby. It includes educational information that may be worked through gradually, and will help you to better manage symptoms by making changes in your thinking, behavior and self-care …
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Provides information for women regarding depression during pregnancy and following the birth.; Includes: Introduction for Health Care Providers; Information for Women; Getting Help - Treatment Options, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; Self-Care: The NEST-S Program; Action - Making Positive Changes, Cha…
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Coming to grips with chronic pain is a very trying process for teenagers and their families. Dancing with Pain takes us into four teen's experiences dealing with pain from a facial injury, Sickle Cell Disease, CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome) and neck and shoulder trauma.; Combining animation …
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This pamphlet was developed by the Neurosciences Nursing Department at BC Children's Hospital to provide information to families about administering Midazolam in the cheek.
This pamphlet was developed by the Neurosciences Nursing Department at BC Children's Hospital to provide information to families about administering Midazolam in the nose.
Information on how to start and keep up breast milk supply when a baby is not breastfeeding.
Written in Traditional Chinese, this pamphlet includes helpful tips for parents about helping children cope with medical procedures and surgery.
Written in Vietnamese, this pamphlet includes helpful tips for parents about helping children cope with medical procedures and surgery.
Top experts James Lock and Daniel Le Grange explain what you need to know about eating disorders, which treatments work, and why it is absolutely essential to play an active role in your teen's recovery--even though parents have often been told to take a back seat. Learn how to monitor your teen's …
This 1 page handout describes to parents how and why to give nasal spray to your child.
A guide for parents of children and adolescents who have difficulty with executive functioning skills including; planning and organization, self-monitoring, impulse control, working memory, and initiating tasks. This book offers short-term strategies and ways to build skills needed for long-term, …
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Explains the types of clubfoot, treatment including Botox, long term follow-up.
Written by a BC Children's Hospital pediatrician specializing in teen and adolescent medicine, this book offers a breakthrough mindfulness program to help you deal with stress in healthy ways, improve communication, and reduce conflicts with family and friends.
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