Writing in plain language matters. In Canada, it’s reported that nine million people have limited literacy skills, with over half of Canadians reading below a high school level. This is just one of the reasons why it is important to offer additional support to patients and families with easy-to-read, straightforward patient pamphlets. For more information about creating or updating patient pamphlets, please visit the Content Creator Toolkit. Please contact pamphlets@nshealth.ca with any questions. You can search for pamphlets by title, keyword, or four-digit pamphlet number in the library catalogue, or view the complete listing of active titles in our Print Code Index.
The following pamphlets were revised or created in September 2021.
Digestive System
WI85-0046 Bowel Surgery
WI85-0933 Laparoscopic Bowel Surgery
WI85-2230 NEW Changing a One-piece Colostomy/Ileostomy Pouch - Western Zone
WI85-2231 NEW Changing a Two-piece Colostomy/Ileostomy Pouch - Western Zone
WI85-2232 NEW Ostomy Discharge Instructions - Western Zone
French Translations (en français)
FF85-1744 Échocardiogramme (English: WG85-1214)
FF85-2158 NEW Chirurgie ambulatoire d'une hernie (English: WI85-0592)
FF85-2184 NEW Après votre opération de la thyroïde à l’hôpital général de Dartmouth (English: DG85-1628)
FF85-2188 NEW Soins continus - Information importante (English: WX85-2120)
FF85-2189 NEW Traitement de la lombalgie (mal au bas du dos) (English: WA85-1967)
Infectious Disease
WC85-2219 Supporting Your Recovery from COVID-19
WC85-2220 COVID-19 Discharge Checklist
Nervous System
WL85-2228 NEW Initiation and Motivation After an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Nutrition & Food
LC85-0566 Nutrition Guidelines After Jaw Surgery
LC85-0568 Nutrition Guidelines for Colostomy
Oral Health
WU85-2227 NEW Tissue Transplant in Oral Surgery
Otorhinolaryngology
WV85-1883 After Ear Surgery (French: FF85-1920)
Palliative Care
WD85-2229 NEW Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
WB85-0937 Standing Leg Exercises (French: FF85-1908)
WB85-0938 Balance Program Arm Swing
WB85-0939 Balance Program Grapevine
WB85-0942 Seated Balance Program Ankle Bends
WB85-0943 Seated Balance Program Toe Raises
WB85-0944 Seated Balance Program Buttock Squeezes
WB85-0945 Seated Balance Program Hip Adduction
WB85-0946 Seated Balance Program Knee Raises
WB85-0947 Seated Balance Program Quad Exercises
WB85-0948 Seated Balance Program Legs Apart
WB85-0949 Seated Balance Program Hands Behind Head
WB85-0951 Seated Balance Program Sit to Stand
WB85-0952 Seated Balance Program Side Flexion
WB85-0953 Seated Balance Program Rotation
WB85-0954 Seated Balance Program Make a Fist
WB85-0961 Balance Program Sit to Stand - Hands on Chair
WB85-0962 Balance Program Sit to Stand - No Hands on Chair
WB85-0963 Balance Program Backward Walk with Cane
WB85-0964 Balance Program Backward Walk
WB85-0965 Balance Program Sideways Walk - 1 Hand
WB85-0967 Balance Program Sideways Walk - No Hands
WB85-2029 Seated Exercises
WB85-2030 Walking
Respiratory System
WF85-1885 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
Surgery
WO85-1599 After Orthopedic Day Surgery
Librarian Educator, Patient Education Pamphlets Lead
Nova Scotia Hospital, Central Zone
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