Patient Education Pamphlets – Print Code Index

How to Use the Print Code Index

To browse this Print Code Index, select a topic/service area from the blue boxes on the left side of this page. Titles are organized by topic, then unique 4 digit print code. 

Note: Translated pamphlets are available under each topic/service area. 

Archiving Project

What do you need to do? 

  1. Check the list of titles that are due for review. 
  2. Email pamphlets@nshealth.ca to let us know you intend to update a pamphlet on the list before the January 31, 2025 deadline.
  3. Complete this form to recommend a pamphlet on the list for archiving.
  4. Share this information with your colleagues who are involved in patient education pamphlets in your area, department, unit, or clinic.
  5. If you have paper copies of pamphlets in your department or service area, please check the date on the cover and recycle copies from 2019 or before. This is to ensure patient safety is upheld. 

Routine archiving of out-of-date pamphlets is done in accordance with policy AD-LIB-001 Patient Education Materials: Development and Maintenance, which helps ensure Nova Scotia Health patients and families receive up-to-date patient education materials. Patient pamphlets must be reviewed by the teams that created them, and/or the teams that use them, to confirm whether the pamphlets need to be updated or removed from circulation.

How can the Patient Education Team help? 

  • We can send you the latest version of the pamphlet as an MS Word document, so you can edit it easily.
  • We facilitate the review and update process for you, including: 
    • Integrating your team’s edits and feedback
    • Reviewing for plain language and readability
    • Coordinating adaptation and reprint copyright permission requests
    • Ensuring consistent messaging in line with other Nova Scotia Health materials
    • Updating layout and branding

Questions? Contact pamphlets@nshealth.ca

New, Updated, and Archived Pamphlets

Ordering Pamphlets

 

To order print copies of any Nova Scotia Health Patient Education Pamphlet: 

1. Find the pamphlet print code.

Every pamphlet has a unique alpha-numeric print code assigned to it. You can find this code online, when you search Patient Education Resources or when you browse the Print Code Index. If you have a printed copy of a pamphlet, you'll find the print code on the back cover, in the lower left corner, with two letters and six numbers: XX85-####. The four-digit number at the end of the print code is unique to that pamphlet title. 

2. To order bulk copies, complete and submit a Dal Printing & Digital Copying Services Requisition Form. 

If you wish to get a quote before submitting your print order, please contact print.nsha@dal.ca. The Print Shop can ship print copies anywhere in Nova Scotia. Please note, there may be a shipping fee depending on your location.

*Please keep in mind, content is frequently updated. Therefore, it is not recommended to order copies in large quantities.

Creating Patient Pamphlets

The Patient Education Team is available to support Nova Scotia Health staff and physicians across the province in creating evidence-based and easy-to-read patient pamphlets.

Visit our Content Creator Toolkit to learn more about creating, updating, and sharing patient education materials.

Please note: Nova Scotia Health Cancer Care Program (NSHCCP) pamphlets are created by the NSHCCP team. For more information, please contact Education.CancerCare@nshealth.ca