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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 pamphlet provides parents of children who have undergone Neurosurgery at BC Children's Hospital with information on: How to help their child with pain and discomfort after surgery, how to care for the wound, how to get the stitches (sutures) out, what activities are safe for their child to do,…
This pamphlet offers advice for parents and caregivers on how to know if your child has a fever, what you can do at home, and how it's diagnosed by a doctor.
Information on how to care for your child after cleft lip surgery including feeding, healing and incision care, pain management, and orthodontic appliances.
Information on how to care for your child after cleft palate surgery including feeding, mouth care, ear and throat care, and pain management.
This pamphlet offers advice to parents and caregivers on how to care for your child with croup. It explains croup, the symptoms, what you can do at home, how it's diagnosed and also how it's treated.
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.
Learn how to safely handle chemotherapy medicine at home.
This pamphlet provides information and instructions on how to catheterize your child.
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…
This pamphlet describes the What, Why and How of using a cuffed peripherally inserted central catheter, or cuffed PICC.
This booklet is designed to help assist parents who are giving physiotherapy to their children at home. It includes sections on:; - Physiotherapy: Modified Postural Drainage with Percussion and Vibration; - The Respiratory System: How is it Different in Cystic Fibrosis?; - The Respiratory System: W…
For BCW NICU parents and caregivers being discharged from The Ladybug Pod. This diagram shows the steps to bringing your baby home from the NICU.
Eating disorders in the family can make meal times extremely difficult for youth, parents, and siblings. This video demonstrates strategies that can be used before, during, and after meals to provide structure and support for youth with eating disorders. The strategies presented in this video are s…
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This exercise CD gives an understanding of how to do pelvic floor muscle exercises. It leads the listener with weak pelvic floor muscles through an exercise routine and progresses to more advanced exercises. It is recommended that the listener first see a physiotherapist with expertise in treating …
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As a new parent you may have questions about what to expect following the birth of your baby. This booklet is organized to follow your journey through the hospital immediately following delivery and provides information for when you and your baby are home.; This booklet is a companion to the bcwome…
Information about the halo thoracic brace used during recovery of from spinal injury or surgery. Includes sections on: preparing for the brace; what to expect after the brace is on; coping at home; personal care; transportation issues; coping outside of home; what to do in emergencies.
Provides information about symptoms to look for after a transfusion.
Informs parents what to look for after their child has suffered a head injury, including how to care for your child in the first 24 hours after bringing them home.
A pamphlet that explains what to expect after dental treatment. It provides post operative information on: bleeding, cleaning, stitches and eating.
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.