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 Patient Education Resources subject guide. Please contact Pamphlets@nshealth.ca with any questions. You can search for pamphlets by title or keyword in the pamphlets catalogue, or view the complete listing of active titles in our Print Code Index.
The following pamphlets were updated or created in March 2025.
Arabic Translations
AR85-1476 ERCP - Arabic (English: WI85-0038, En français: FF85-1503, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2448)
Cardiovascular System
WG85-2130 Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR)
WG85-2484 NEW My Holter Diary - Cobequid Community Health Centre
Chinese (Simplified) Translations
CH85-2448 ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-pancreatography) [Simplified Chinese] (English: WI85-0038, En français: FF85-1503, Arabic: AR85-1476)
Previous title: ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-pancreatography) - VG Site
French Translations (en français)
FF85-1118 Planification de votre séjour à l’hôpital après une opération - Halifax Infirmary (HI) Victoria General (VG) Hôpital général de Dartmouth (HGD) (English: WO85-1395)
Previous title: Planification de votre séjour à l'hôpital
FF85-1503 CPRE (Cholangiopancréatographie rétrograde endoscopique) (English: WI85-0038, Arabic: AR85-1476, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2448)
Previous title: CPRE (Cholangiopancréatographie rétrograde endoscopique) Site VG
FF85-1537 Avant et après une chirurgie d'un jour - HI, VG et HGD (English: WO85-0672)
Previous title: Avant et après une chirurgie d'un jour
FF85-2189 Gestion des douleurs lombaires (English: WA85-1967)
Previous title: Traitement de la lombalgie (mal au bas du dos)
FF85-1863 La Pochette verte de la Nouvelle-Écosse : Information pour les patients, familles et mandataires (English: WD85-1833)
Geriatrics
WT85-1025 Veterans' Service Falls Management Program - Camp Hill Veterans’ Memorial Building (VMB)
Hematology
WH85-1443 I.V. (Intravenous) Iron Dextran Therapy
Previous title: IV (Intravenous) Iron Dextran Therapy
WH85-1404 Antibodies and Surgery
WH85-2483 NEW Long-Term Follow-Up Care After Your Stem Cell Transplant
Hospitals
WX85-2178 National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) and Children’s Hospital Early Warning Score (CHEWS)
Previous title: Early Warning Score
WX85-2075 Welcome to Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
WX85-2140 Social Work - Digby, Yarmouth, and Shelburne
WX85-2141 Physical Activity Prescription
Infectious Disease
WC85-2251 How to Self-Prone With a Lung Injury (En français: FF85-2255, Arabic: AR85-2256)
Previous title: How to Self-Prone - Instructions for COVID-19 Patients and Caregivers
WC85-1999 Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Medications
QV85-1693 Medications You May Need After Having Your Baby - Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Nervous System
WL85-2065 Fatigue After an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
WL85-2066 Attention After an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
WL85-2119 First Unprovoked Seizure
WL85-2482 NEW Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
Palliative Care
WD85-1150 Cornea Donation - Palliative Care Service (En français: FF85-2195)
Previous title: Make the Decision Share Your Life: Cornea Donation Palliative Care Service
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
WB85-1349 Exercises After a Wrist Injury (En français: FF85-2160)
Previous title: Exercises After Wrist Injury
WB85-0938 Balance Program Arm Swing
WB85-0938 Balance Program Arm Swing
WB85-0939 Balance Program - Grapevine
WB85-0959 Balance Program - Knee Bends
WB85-0960 Balance Program - Heel Raises - 1 Foot
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
WB85-0966 Balance Program - Sideways Walk - Both Hands
WB85-0967 Balance Program - Sideways Walk - No Hands
WB85-0968 Balance Program - Tandem Standing
WB85-0969 Balance Program - Steps
Respiratory System
WF85-1829 The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™ - Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) and Richmond County to St. Peter’s
WF85-1830 The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™ - Cumberland County
WF85-1906 The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™ - Lunenburg and Queens Counties
WF85-2133 The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™ - Colchester County and East Hants Municipality
WF85-2374 The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™ - Annapolis and Kings Counties
WF85-2375 The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™ - Antigonish County, Guysborough County, and Part of Richmond County (Including St. Peter's)
WF85-2376 The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™ - Inverness and Victoria Counties
WF85-2377 The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™ - Pictou County
WF85-2378 The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™ - Yarmouth, Shelburne, and Digby Counties
WF85-1885 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
Surgery
WO85-1665 Pilonidal Sinus Surgery
No pamphlets were archived in March 2025.
If a pamphlet that has been archived is still needed, please let us know as soon as possible and we will work with you to make it available again.
Librarian Educator
Central Zone
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