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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.
Véritable outil pour la pratique quotidienne des médecins, des sages-f emmes et des étudiants en médecine, ce livre rassemble 120 questions/r éponses et conduites à tenir, adaptées à chaque problématique de gynéc ologie-obstétrique. Présentée sous forme de fiche, chaque question suit le même plan: …
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Learn about why your child needs an implanted port, how they get one, and how the port works. Includes illustrations.
Answers frequently asked questions about blood transfusions for adults.
Chinese Simplified language: Answers frequently asked questions about blood transfusions for adults.
Spanish language: Answers frequently asked questions about blood transfusions for adults.
Vietnamese language: Answers frequently asked questions about blood transfusions for adults.
In plain language, the author addresses: diagnosis; basic symptoms and its effect on school, work, home and relationships; indicators to predict the future; as well as treatment, including counseling, school interventions, social skills training, behaviour management and medication. Of interest t…
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Overview of what allergic reactions are and how to treat and prevent them.
This easy-to-follow and engaging workbook is designed to help young adults ages fourteen and up develop invaluable communication skills and practice with interactions they would encounter in everyday life. Teens will also find information on topics that are imperative for a successful transition in…
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This 1 page pamphlet for parents explains what an Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) test is, and what you can do to prepare for the test in Punjabi.
Follow Betty as she has her first blood test and learns that it is not as scary as she thought. She also learns about blood from Nurse Nina and gets to stay in the hospital and make lots of new friends.
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A comprehensive and easy-to-read book that's a must for patients considering a transplant using donor bone marrow, blood stem cells or cord blood. The book explains what to expect before, during and after a transplant and includes the perspective of patients and caregivers as well.
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Covering all stages in a child's life, from toddlers to teenagers and their postsecondary years, this book offers practical advice to parents that will help their children develop into capable, independent adults. This resource examines a parent's influence over a child's playtime, temperament, fr…
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Punjabi language: Many injuries and deaths can be prevented with the right use of child car seats. As many as 80% to 90% of car seats are used incorrectly, so make sure you know how to install and use yours correctly.
This patient handout provides an overview of using the cell saver during a caesarean section.
Written in Punjabi, this handout provides parents with information on what to expect in the first 24 hours after their child has anesthesia. It covers the topics of aches, pain, fever, nausea, vomiting,as well as what foods to offer and what to do in case of breathing problems.
A comprehensive workbook to navigate gender identity and expression at home, in school, and with peers.
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When Julie is diagnosed with asthma, the Great Katie Kate swoops in to help alleviate her fears brought on by the Worry Wombat.
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This fully updated second edition of Grief in Children explains children's understanding of death at different ages and provides information on how the adults around them can best help them cope.; Whether a child experiences the death or loss of a friend, family member, classmate or teacher, it is …
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Bereavement is undeniably one of the most challenging experiences a child can face. It is crucial for individuals caring for such children to be well-informed about how to provide the best support. This comprehensive guide on children's grief is designed for teachers, educators, psychologists, and …
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Provides information about symptoms to look for after a transfusion.
This handout provides an overview of high blood pressure during pregnancy. This information will help you understand how your Home Care Nursing Team and your doctor are planning to keep you and your baby safe and healthy while you are at home.
This booklet summarizes the BC Consensus Statement on Hip Surveillance for children with cerebral palsy, which was developed in 2011 and 2012 by parents of these children, and lots of nurses and physicians across BC.
Learn when and how to use numbing cream (EMLA, AMETOP, and other topical anesthetics).
Provides information to help your child to walk using crutches on flat surfaces and up and down stairs.
I Have a Question about Death uses straightforward text and images to walk children through what it means when someone dies, as well as ways they might want to react or to think about the person. Using clear illustrations throughout and with information for parents and guardians, this book is essen…
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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.
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.
Written in Punjabi, this pamphlet provides information for parents about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) including symptoms and how to protect children against RSV.
In Punjabi, 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.
A guide to overcoming food aversions and eating challenges, particularly common among children on the autism spectrum. Topics include: 1. Who Are Resistant Eaters? 2. Oral-Motor Development. 3. Environmental and Behavioural Factors. Contributing to Problems with Eating. 4. Sensory-Based and Motor-B…
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This handout explains why your baby may have low blood sugar, how nurses check your baby's blood sugar, and how you can help your baby.
This pamphlet contains information about what is low blood sugar, its cause, signs and treatment.
This workbook outlines an 11-session program for adults with tic disorders. Designed to be used in conjunction with visits to a qualified mental health professional, this program involves becoming aware of your tics so that you can better manage your disorder.
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Mind and Body is a book written for self-advocates covering topics such as the male and female body, relationships, sexual safety, pregnancy, and abuse, plus much more. We wanted to make the most comprehensive sexuality resource there is for individuals with disabilities, so we collaborated with pr…
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Mixed Match is an important human story told from the perspective of mixed race blood cancer patients who are forced to reflect on their multiracial identities and complex genetics as they struggle with a seemingly impossible search to find bone marrow donors, all while exploring what role race pla…
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A realistic, photograph-based storybook to prepare children for a blood test. Monkey meets a phlebotomist and stays still during the test. His mum reads him a story. Developed in partnership with the UK's National Health Service.; Ages 2-7
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A practical guide on how to live with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for adolescents and adults.; ADHD first manifests in childhood with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. The strategies to attenuate; the symptoms act like ?glasses for the brain?, helping with concent…
Tube feeding at home is called home enteral nutrition (HEN). A disaster can directly affect you and your ability to give yourself tube feeds at home. This booklet teaches you how to be prepared for a disaster. Keep this booklet with your HEN Emergency Pack.
This handout teaches those diagnosed or at risk of osteoporosis what their diet should consist of. Included: calcium and vitamin D recommended doses, foods to avoid, getting calcium from both food and supplement sources.
This book can help you overcome your medical phobia. Start by learning about your fears, where they might come from, what factors influence them, and how you can best prepare to overcome them. *Then you will gradually and safely confront your specific fears.; The book also includes information abou…
A guide for parents and families to support their youth (12-24 years old) in the planning and preparation for adulthood and adult health care.
The first book offering support for parents and carers of children and young people with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), this guidebook explains the condition as well as the impact that it may have in education settings, family life and socialisation.; The guide begins by explaining how and why BDD…
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Answers frequently asked questions about blood transfusions for children.
Punjabi language: Answers frequently asked questions about blood transfusions for children.
Chinese simplified language: Answers frequently asked questions about blood transfusions for children.
Spanish language: Answers frequently asked questions about blood transfusions for children.
Vietnamese language: Answers frequently asked questions about blood transfusions for children.
A comprehensive manual for feeding babies and toddlers during the crucial first years of life, written by a team of medical experts who are also parents. The Pediatrician's Guide to Feeding Babies & Toddlers combines the expertise of a group of pediatricians, a dietitian, a lactation consultant, an…
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The Period of PURPLE Crying® program aims to change knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours of primary and temporary caregivers towards early infant crying, especially inconsolable crying, and its link to shaken baby syndrome. The program aims to educate the primary caregiver (mom) before the increase…