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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 resource provides information about violence and BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Girls Speak Out program, its curriculum and some recommended websites about this topic. It's aimed to support women with experiences of violence.
This pamphlet provides information on Developmental Dysplasia of the hip
What is a retractile testicle?; What causes it?; How is this diagnosed?
Join Tia and Gabriel on their journey to explore how obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) affects your behavior and emotions, and how to manage it.
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Isaac Itkin can?t get away from his thoughts.; As a lonely twelve-year-old kid with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), everything from studying to looking in the mirror becomes a battle between him and a swarm of unhelpful thoughts.; The strict therapy his mother insists on doesn?t seem to be wor…
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Explains what a seizure is, what you should and should not do when your child is having a seizure.
Overview of what febrile seizures are and how to treat them.
Information for families with children in a hip spica body cast. Includes: cast care, skin care, day-to-day care, as well as other resources and hints.
Explains the types of clubfoot, treatment including Botox, long term follow-up.
Overview of what a fever is and how to treat it.
Learn what to expect after your child has surgery for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
Learn what to expect after your child has a laryngoscopy or bronchoscopy procedure. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
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.
This pamphlet provides information about C. difficile, also known as Clostridium difficile or C.diff. It's a germ (bacteria) that can cause diarrhea.; It answers the questions about what it is, who can get it, how it's treated, how it spreads, how the hospital prevents the spread, what you can do t…
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Discusses aveolar bone graft, a surgery to repair a cleft in a gum. Provides information for parents on how to care for their child after this surgery.
One-page handout identifying forms used for admission under the Mental Health Act):; Form 4 (reason for admission); Form 5 (consent for treatment); Form 13 (your rights), and; Forms 15 and 16 (choosing a support person); You can receive this pamphlet in person or by mail.
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.
BC Children's Hospital is committed to promoting comfort at every clinical encounter.; The Comfort PACT is a protocol that includes five key pillars to promote comfort and reduce pain whenever possible. The pillars are; preparation, communication, comfort positions, alternate focus, and medication.…
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 one of our approaches, communication. Learn alternate focus is, why it…
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 one of our approaches, medication. Learn why it matters, and what you …
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 one of our approaches, preparation. Learn why preparation matters, and…
BC Children's Hospital is committed to promoting comfort at every clinical encounter.; The Comfort PACT is a protocol that includes five key pillars to promote comfort and reduce pain whenever possible. The pillars are preparation, communication, comfort positions, alternate focus, and medication.;…
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 one of our approaches, alternate focus. Learn alternate focus is, why …
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 one of our approaches, comfort positions. Learn why comfort positions …
From the authors:; "Many parents ask us, What can I read about cerebral palsy? This booklet was written to answer that very question. We hope this booklet will help explain what cerebral palsy (CP) is and what supports Holland Bloorview can offer."; Note: Pages 1-15 contain general information that…
This resource from BC Children?s Hospital can support families to explore their perspectives together and incorporate ways to foster the appropriate inclusion of children in healthcare decisions.; The Partnership Guide was developed to improve the guidance, support and participation of children ag…
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…
Welcome to my downside up life! My name is Ariana and I have something called Pathological Demand Avoidance which is a form of autism. Most people just think I'm naughty and misbehaved, but I want to show you why that's not true by telling you about what my life is like from inside my head. Come jo…
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