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 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 January 2025.
Please note: Halifax Infirmary pamphlets have been updated to better direct patients on where to enter the building. Please recycle print copies that include directions to use the Robie Street entrance.
Arabic Translations
AR85-1476 ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-pancreatography) - VG Site [Arabic] (English: WI85-0038, En français: FF85-1503, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2448)
Cardiovascular System
WG85-2468 NEW My Holter Diary
Chinese (Simplified) Translations
CH85-2214 How to do A Twin BagTM Exchange (Simplified Chinese) (English: WQ85-0633, Russian: RU85-2379, Vietnamese: VI85-2390)
Digestive System
WI85-1422 Ulcerative Proctitis
WI85-2474 NEW Colonoscopy - Aberdeen Regional Hospital
WI85-2475 NEW Gastroscopy - Aberdeen Regional Hospital
Endocrine System
WK85-1183 Thyroid Gland and Parathyroid Gland Surgery
French Translations (en français)
FF85-2111 Comment appliquer votre onguent stéroïde (English: WP85-1607)
FF85-2063 Warfarine sodique (English: QV85-0373)
FF85-1811 Transfusion sanguine (English: WH85-1200, Arabic: AR85-2124, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2125)
Previous title: La transfusion sanguine
FF85-1677 Questions au sujet de votre intervention chirurgicale (English: WO85-1667, Arabic: AR85-2281)
Previous title: Questions que vous pourriez vous poser au sujet de votre opération
FF85-2469 Bronchoscopie (English: WF85-0712, Arabic: AR85-2458, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2439)
FF85-2470 Sonde de GEP (gastrostomie endoscopique percutanée) - Site VG (English: WI85-1188, Arabic: AR85-2464, Chinese: CH85-2432)
FF85-1921 Hystérectomie (English: WP85-1907)
FF85-1880 Protégez vos dents grâce à la résine de scellement (English: WU85-1866)
FF85-2079 Anévrisme de l’aorte abdominale (English: WG85-0591)
FF85-2476 NEW Greffe allogénique de cellules souches – Instructions pour le congé - Site Victoria General (VG), QE II (English: WH85-2473)
Gynecology & Reproductive Health
WP85-1383 Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP)
Previous title: LEEP: Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure
Hematology
WH85-2473 NEW Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Discharge Instructions - Victoria General (VG) Site, QE II
Hospitals
WX85-1146 Your Rights Under the Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act (IPTA) (En français: FF85-2183)
Previous title: Your Rights Under the Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act
WX85-2408 West Bedford Transitional Health
Previous title: Community Transitional Care Centre
WX85-2440 Immobility, Falls, and Dignity of Risk
Previous title: Immobility, Falls, and Dignity of Risk
Infectious Disease
WC85-2472 Infection Prevention and Control Toolkit for Designated Caregivers and Essential Care Partners
Mental Health & Addictions
WM85-2294 Early Psychosis
Musculoskeletal System
WE85-2245 Hip Fracture Recovery - Aberdeen Regional Hospital
Previous title: Hip Fracture Recovery Guide - Aberdeen Regional Hospital
WE85-1848 Unit 8.1: Orthopedic Medicine - Halifax Infirmary (HI)
Nephrology
WQ85-0633 How to do A Twin BagTM Exchange (Simplified Chinese: CH85-2214, Russian: RU85-2379, Vietnamese: VI85-2390)
Nervous System
WL85-2382 Concussion Education Sessions (halfsheet) (letter size: WL85-2013)
Nursing Units
WZ85-2235 Restorative Care Unit (RCU) - All Saints Springhill Hospital
Nutrition & Food
LC85-2471 Eating Guidelines for Liver Disease
Otorhinolaryngology
WV85-0284 Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (En français: FF85-2099)
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
WB85-1451 Exercises After Foot or Toe Injury
Russian Translations
RU85-2379 How to do A Twin BagTM Exchange (Russian) (English: WQ85-0633, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2214, Vietnamese: VI85-2390)
Vietnamese Translations
VI85-2390 How to do A Twin BagTM Exchange (Vietnamese) (English: WQ85-0633, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2214, Russian: RU85-2379)
The following pamphlets were archived in January 2025:
WM85-1640 Understanding Anxiety Treatment Group
WM85-1653 Changeways Treatment Group
WX85-1723 Taking Part in a Clinical Trial
AR85-2281 Questions You May Have About Your Surgery [Arabic] (English: WO85-1667, En français: FF85-1677)
WA85-2023 Epidural Blood Patch
WA85-2040 Endometriosis
WF85-1611 Open Thoracotomy Pulmonary Resection
WF85-1624 Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Pulmonary Resection
AR85-2209 Welcome to the QEII (Arabic) (English: WX85-0603, En français: FF85-1126)
FF85-1759 L’utilisation des lits d’hôpitaux (prolongation de séjour) (English: WX85-1742)
WX85-1742 How Hospital Beds are Used (Overstay) (En français: FF85-1759)
WA85-2031 Travelling to QEII Health Sciences Centre & IWK from Cape Breton Regional Hospital
WB85-1406 Orthopedic Waitlist Surgery
WZ85-1884 Welcome to the Maternal/Child Unit: Aberdeen Regional Hospital
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.
Kendell Fitzgerald
Librarian Educator
Central Zone
IPPL Clinical Practice and Policy round-up posts keep you informed about implementation and use of Dynamic Health at Nova Scotia Health, highlight any new priority projects and events, as well as updates to our Workplace Notes and Custom Workplace Skills. We’ll also highlight new publications we’re supporting and maintaining including policies, clinical practice support guides, clinical resources on the intranet and clinical learning modules.
Dynamic Health Updates
We receive feedback submissions about Dynamic Health skills on an ongoing basis through the Suggest an Edit form and through partnerships with departments and teams. This month, the following customizations have been added:
New Workplace Note
Revised Workplace Note
Custom Skills
2024 Highlights
February marks two years since we launched Dynamic Health with Nova Scotia Health customizations (Workplace Notes, Custom Skills, etc.). Thank you to all our collaborators, users and supporters. We include analytics below, including data from a system report run on January 29, 2025 that reflects our collective success this past year. The change from January 2024 is noted after the metric in brackets.
Dynamic Health
Clinical Practice Support Guides
In 2024 we established a group of subject guides to bring together skills and procedures in one place – Clinical Practice Supports for Health Care Providers. This group includes pre-existing subject guides from the Library Services collection and adds health care provider-focused guidance across Dynamic Health, Policy Office, Learning Modules, established guidelines and current evidence. We currently host 64 Clinical Practice Support subject guides. You can view available guides through our high-level tiled landing page or alphabetically.
Engagement
We also kicked off promoting our services with our first zone visit to locations in Western Zone. We visited 8 hospitals over 3 days to chat about our support services. Over 150 staff members engaged with us during our visits, participating in a Scavenger Hunt aimed at helping to search for best practice guidance and set up a Dynamic Health account to track and export continuing education credits. We are looking forward to visiting the rest of the organization in 2025!
Collaborator Feedback
If you’ve collaborated with IPPL's Clinical Practice and Policy Team (adoption of Dynamic Health content, publication of a custom skill, package of skills in a Clinical Practice Support guide, etc.), then we want your input on our supports! Please use this form to provide feedback on your experience working with us.
Health Promotion in February and Dynamic Health Topics
February 2025 marks the promotion of:
In recognition of these health promotion events, we encourage you to engage with the curated list of Dynamic Health content below. If you spot any Skills below that you feel need a Workplace Note, consider being a reviewer! Fill out our Suggestions for Skills form with your notes and we will get in touch!
World Cancer Day
Wear Red Day
Mental Health Nurses Day
IPPL Clinical Practice and Policy
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