Email Communications between Patients and Healthcare Providers
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37851
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0833
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
This pamphlet is about the risks of using email. It provides information on communications by email between patients and healthcare providers at the IWK Health Centre.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Electronic mail messages
- Medical records
- Physician and patient
- Abstract
- This pamphlet is about the risks of using email. It provides information on communications by email between patients and healthcare providers at the IWK Health Centre.
- Responsibility
- IWK Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0833
Falls Prevention and Injury Reduction
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38129
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1308
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Falls can happen anywhere. You are more likely to fall when you are in a new place such as a hospital. In a hospital, your risk of falling is higher because of: procedures and treatments, unfamiliar surroundings, sedations, medications, lighting and the use of special equipment. Falls do happen, but most can be prevented.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- Alternate Title
- IWK Health
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Patient Safety
- Safety Management
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Falls (Accidents)--Prevention
- Hospitals--Safety measures
- Patient safety
- Abstract
- Falls can happen anywhere. You are more likely to fall when you are in a new place such as a hospital. In a hospital, your risk of falling is higher because of: procedures and treatments, unfamiliar surroundings, sedations, medications, lighting and the use of special equipment. Falls do happen, but most can be prevented.
- Responsibility
- IWK Patient Safety & Risk, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1308
Family Legal Health Program
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37895
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Social Work Team, IWK. Communications and Public Affairs.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0957
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
What is the Family Legal Health (FLH) program? The FLH program offers free legal assistance to eligible IWK Health Centre patients and family members when a legal issue is impacting the patient's health.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- IWK. Social Work Team
- IWK. Communications and Public Affairs
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Delivery of Health Care - legislation & jurisprudence
- Legal Services
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Legal services
- Medical care--Law and legislation
- Abstract
- What is the Family Legal Health (FLH) program? The FLH program offers free legal assistance to eligible IWK Health Centre patients and family members when a legal issue is impacting the patient's health.
- Responsibility
- IWK Social Work Team, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0957
[In French] Bilan comparatif des médicaments pour les patients et les familles du IWK
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37794
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Pharmacy.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0575-FR
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
In French. Le IWK Health Centre fait partie des nombreux hôpitaux canadiens qui essaient de réduire les changements non planifiés aux prises de médicaments. Cette brochure a pour but d’informer sur le bilan. / Rules for changing regular medications when in the hospital.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- IWK. Pharmacy
- Alternate Title
- Comment puis-je aider?
- Medication reconciliation
- Patient and Family Information
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Medication Errors - prevention & control
- Patient Safety
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Medication errors--Prevention
- Patient safety
- Abstract
- In French. Le IWK Health Centre fait partie des nombreux hôpitaux canadiens qui essaient de réduire les changements non planifiés aux prises de médicaments. Cette brochure a pour but d’informer sur le bilan. / Rules for changing regular medications when in the hospital.
- Responsibility
- IWK Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0575-FR
[In French] La loi sur les renseignements médicaux personnels
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37844
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0807-FR
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
In French - Confidentiality pamphlet. -- At the IWK, we are committed to protecting the privacy of your personal health information. We collect, use and disclose the personal health information you entrust to us for a number of purposes, which are summarized in this pamphlet.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- Alternate Title
- The Personal Health Information Act
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Confidentiality - legislation & jurisprudence
- Health Records, Personal
- Medical Records - legislation & jurisprudence
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Confidential communications--Law and legislation
- Medical records--Access control
- Medical records--Law and legislation
- Abstract
- In French - Confidentiality pamphlet. -- At the IWK, we are committed to protecting the privacy of your personal health information. We collect, use and disclose the personal health information you entrust to us for a number of purposes, which are summarized in this pamphlet.
- Responsibility
- IWK Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0807-FR
[In French] Partenaires pour les soins
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37994
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Child Life Services, IWK. Suspected Trauma and Abuse Response Team.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0389-FR
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
[In French] Le IWK Health Centre adhère au principe des soins axés sur le patient et la famille. Cela signifie que nous, c’est-à-dire le personnel, les médecins, les apprenants, les chercheurs et les bénévoles, attachons beaucoup d’importance aux patients et à leurs familles comme partenaires de l’équipe soignante et que nous les appuyons. / The IWK Health Centre practices patient and family centered care. This means we (staff, physicians, learners, researchers and volunteers) value and support…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- IWK. Child Life Services
- IWK. Suspected Trauma and Abuse Response Team
- Alternate Title
- droits et responsabilités partagés
- Partners in Care
- Our Shared Rights and Responsibilities
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Delivery of Health Care - ethics
- Hospital-Patient Relations
- Organizational Culture
- Quality of health care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Corporate culture
- Hospital care
- Medical ethics
- Abstract
- [In French] Le IWK Health Centre adhère au principe des soins axés sur le patient et la famille. Cela signifie que nous, c’est-à-dire le personnel, les médecins, les apprenants, les chercheurs et les bénévoles, attachons beaucoup d’importance aux patients et à leurs familles comme partenaires de l’équipe soignante et que nous les appuyons. / The IWK Health Centre practices patient and family centered care. This means we (staff, physicians, learners, researchers and volunteers) value and support patients and families as partners in care.
- Notes
- The English, Simplified Chinese and Arabic versions of this pamphlet are also available.
- Responsibility
- IWK Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0389-FR
[in French] Sécurité des patients
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37760
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0432-Fr
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
In French. Sécurité des patients / Safety tips for a stay in the hospital.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- Alternate Title
- Patient safety
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Patient Safety
- Safety Management
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Hospitals--Safety measures
- Patient safety
- Abstract
- In French. Sécurité des patients / Safety tips for a stay in the hospital.
- Notes
- The English version of this pamphlet is also available.
- Responsibility
- IWK Qualité, sécurité du patient et expérience du patient, Halifax (N.-É.)
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0432-Fr
[In French] Staphylococcus aureus résistant à la méticilline (SARM)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37830
IWK. Infection Prevention and Control Services, IWK. Infectious Disease / Immunology, IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0694-FR
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
In French. SARM est le sigle utilisé pour désigner le staphylococcus aureus résistant à la méticilline, une bactérie commune qui se retrouve sur la peau et dans le nez et qui est habituellement inoffensive.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Infection Prevention and Control Services
- IWK. Infectious Disease / Immunology
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- Alternate Title
- Guide à l’intention des patients et leur famille
- Services de prévention et de contrôle des infections
- MRSA
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- A Guide
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Bacterial Infections
- Communicable Diseases
- Communicable Disease Control
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Bacterial diseases
- Communicable diseases
- Staphylococcus aureus infections
- Abstract
- In French. SARM est le sigle utilisé pour désigner le staphylococcus aureus résistant à la méticilline, une bactérie commune qui se retrouve sur la peau et dans le nez et qui est habituellement inoffensive.
- Responsibility
- IWK Infection Prevention and Control Services, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0694-FR
[In Simplified Chinese] Partners in Care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37995
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Child Life Services, IWK. Suspected Trauma and Abuse Response Team.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0389-CH
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
[In Simplified Chinese] The IWK Health Centre practices patient and family centered care. This means we (staff, physicians, learners, researchers and volunteers) value and support patients and families as partners in care.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- IWK. Child Life Services
- IWK. Suspected Trauma and Abuse Response Team
- Alternate Title
- Our Shared Rights and Responsibilities
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- Simplified Chinese
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Delivery of Health Care - ethics
- Hospital-Patient Relations
- Organizational Culture
- Quality of health care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Corporate culture
- Hospital care
- Medical ethics
- Abstract
- [In Simplified Chinese] The IWK Health Centre practices patient and family centered care. This means we (staff, physicians, learners, researchers and volunteers) value and support patients and families as partners in care.
- Notes
- The English, French and Arabic versions of this pamphlet are also available.
- Responsibility
- IWK Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0389-CH
IWK Health Centre Patient and Family Ethics Tool
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37781
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0630
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
The Ethics Tool has questions to help you think about what is important to you; has suggestions about who to talk to.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- Alternate Title
- help with ethical issues
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Medical ethics
- Medical ethics consultation
- Abstract
- The Ethics Tool has questions to help you think about what is important to you; has suggestions about who to talk to.
- Responsibility
- IWK Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0630
Medication Reconciliation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37755
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Pharmacy.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0575
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
What is “medication reconciliation”? It is patients and families working together with your health care team to find out about all the medicines that you take. This is called your “medication history”. Someone from your care team will check for any changes in this list at different points in your care, such as when you come in, if you go to another part of the hospital and before you go home. These steps take time, but it is very important to help make sure you are always getting the right m…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- IWK. Pharmacy
- Alternate Title
- for IWK Patients and Families
- How can I help?
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Medication Errors - prevention & control
- Patient Safety
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Medication errors--Prevention
- Patient safety
- Abstract
- What is “medication reconciliation”? It is patients and families working together with your health care team to find out about all the medicines that you take. This is called your “medication history”. Someone from your care team will check for any changes in this list at different points in your care, such as when you come in, if you go to another part of the hospital and before you go home. These steps take time, but it is very important to help make sure you are always getting the right medicines.
- Notes
- The French version of this pamphlet is also available.
- Responsibility
- IWK Medication Reconciliation Working Group, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0575
Methotrexate for Ectopic Pregnancy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38034
IWK. Adult Surgery and Women's Ambulatory Clinics, IWK. Family Newborn Adult Surgery Unit, IWK. Urogynaecology / General Gynaecology, IWK. Perioperative Services, IWK. Obstetrical Day Unit, IWK. Pharmacy, IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1225
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
An ectopic pregnancy (also called a tubal pregnancy) is a pregnancy that happens outside of the uterus, usually in the fallopian tubes. This is a possible medical emergency and can lead to death if not treated. Methotrexate is a medication stops cells from growing so that the further growth of the pregnancy stops. The tissue will be reabsorbed by your body or pass with your next period.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Adult Surgery and Women's Ambulatory Clinics
- IWK. Family Newborn Adult Surgery Unit
- IWK. Urogynaecology / General Gynaecology
- IWK. Perioperative Services
- IWK. Obstetrical Day Unit
- IWK. Pharmacy
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- Alternate Title
- Patient and Family Information
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Abortifacient Agents
- Methotrexate
- Pharmaceutical Preparations
- Pregnancy, Ectopic - drug therapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Abortifacients
- Ectopic pregnancy--Treatment
- Abstract
- An ectopic pregnancy (also called a tubal pregnancy) is a pregnancy that happens outside of the uterus, usually in the fallopian tubes. This is a possible medical emergency and can lead to death if not treated. Methotrexate is a medication stops cells from growing so that the further growth of the pregnancy stops. The tissue will be reabsorbed by your body or pass with your next period.
- Responsibility
- IWK Adult Surgery and Women's Ambulatory Clinics, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1225
IWK. Infection Prevention and Control Services, IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Infectious Disease / Immunology.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0694
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
MRSA is short for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It is a common bacteria that can live on the skin and in the nose and does not usually cause any harm. MRSA refers to the type of staphylococcal bacteria that are resistant to the antibiotic methicillin. It is often resistant to other types of antibiotics as well.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Infection Prevention and Control Services
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- IWK. Infectious Disease / Immunology
- Alternate Title
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- A Guide for Patients and Families
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Bacterial Infections
- Communicable Diseases
- Communicable Disease Control
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Bacterial diseases
- Communicable diseases
- Staphylococcus aureus infections
- Abstract
- MRSA is short for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It is a common bacteria that can live on the skin and in the nose and does not usually cause any harm. MRSA refers to the type of staphylococcal bacteria that are resistant to the antibiotic methicillin. It is often resistant to other types of antibiotics as well.
- Responsibility
- IWK Infection Prevention and Control Services, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0694
Partners in Care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37738
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Child Life Services, IWK. Suspected Trauma and Abuse Response Team.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0389
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
The IWK Health Centre practices patient and family centered care. This means we (staff, physicians, learners, researchers and volunteers) value and support patients and families as partners in care.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- IWK. Child Life Services
- IWK. Suspected Trauma and Abuse Response Team
- Alternate Title
- Our Shared Rights and Responsibilities
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Delivery of Health Care - ethics
- Hospital-Patient Relations
- Organizational Culture
- Quality of health care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Corporate culture
- Hospital care
- Medical ethics
- Abstract
- The IWK Health Centre practices patient and family centered care. This means we (staff, physicians, learners, researchers and volunteers) value and support patients and families as partners in care.
- Notes
- The French, Simplified Chinese and Arabic versions of this pamphlet are also available.
- Responsibility
- IWK Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0389
Patient Safety
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37746
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0432
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
What keeps patients safe? It's Ok to ask questions and tell us about your concerns.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Patient Safety
- Safety Management
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Hospitals--Safety measures
- Patient safety
- Abstract
- What keeps patients safe? It's Ok to ask questions and tell us about your concerns.
- Notes
- The French version of this pamphlet is also available.
- Responsibility
- IWK Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0432
The Personal Health Information Act
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37842
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0807
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Confidentiality pamphlet -- At the IWK, we are committed to protecting the privacy of your personal health information. We collect, use and disclose the personal health information you entrust to us for a number of purposes, which are summarized in this pamphlet. Our employees and other authorized persons are only authorized to collect, use and disclose the personal health information needed to fulfill their roles and for purposes permitted under Nova Scotia law, in particular the Personal Hea…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Confidentiality - legislation & jurisprudence
- Health Records, Personal
- Medical Records - legislation & jurisprudence
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Confidential communications--Law and legislation
- Medical records--Access control
- Medical records--Law and legislation
- Abstract
- Confidentiality pamphlet -- At the IWK, we are committed to protecting the privacy of your personal health information. We collect, use and disclose the personal health information you entrust to us for a number of purposes, which are summarized in this pamphlet. Our employees and other authorized persons are only authorized to collect, use and disclose the personal health information needed to fulfill their roles and for purposes permitted under Nova Scotia law, in particular the Personal Health information Act (PHIA).
- Responsibility
- IWK Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0807
Preventing Falls at the IWK
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37864
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0890
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Falls are the most common injury during pregnancy. The weight of the growing baby can shift your centre of gravity and affect your sense of balance. Hormone changes can affect the way you move and walk. Blood sugar level changes or blood pressure changes during pregnancy can sometimes make you feel faint and dizzy. Tips to help reduce your risk of falls.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Patient Safety
- Safety Management
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Falls (Accidents)--Prevention
- Hospitals--Safety measures
- Patient safety
- Abstract
- Falls are the most common injury during pregnancy. The weight of the growing baby can shift your centre of gravity and affect your sense of balance. Hormone changes can affect the way you move and walk. Blood sugar level changes or blood pressure changes during pregnancy can sometimes make you feel faint and dizzy. Tips to help reduce your risk of falls.
- Responsibility
- IWK Patient Safety & Risk, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0890
Preventing Falls in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37887
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0950
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Falls are the most common injury during pregnancy. The weight of the growing baby can shift your centre of gravity and affect your sense of balance. Hormone changes can affect the way you move and walk. Blood sugar level changes or blood pressure changes during pregnancy can sometimes make you feel faint and dizzy. In the NICU, there is a greater risk of falling because of lines and tubes, special equipment, incubators, dimmed lighting, lack of sleep, and medications. Tips to help reduce yo…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- IWK. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Alternate Title
- (NICU)
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Patient Safety
- Safety Management
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Falls (Accidents)--Prevention
- Hospitals--Safety measures
- Patient safety
- Abstract
- Falls are the most common injury during pregnancy. The weight of the growing baby can shift your centre of gravity and affect your sense of balance. Hormone changes can affect the way you move and walk. Blood sugar level changes or blood pressure changes during pregnancy can sometimes make you feel faint and dizzy. In the NICU, there is a greater risk of falling because of lines and tubes, special equipment, incubators, dimmed lighting, lack of sleep, and medications. Tips to help reduce your risk of falls.
- Responsibility
- IWK Patient Safety & Risk, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0950
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37809
IWK. Perioperative Services, IWK. Birth Unit, IWK. Obstetrical Day Unit, IWK. Breast Health, IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Urogynaecology / General Gynaecology, IWK. Family and Newborn Unit.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0734
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
What it is, the risk factors, ways to prevent it.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Perioperative Services
- IWK. Birth Unit
- IWK. Obstetrical Day Unit
- IWK. Breast Health
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- IWK. Urogynaecology / General Gynaecology
- IWK. Family and Newborn Unit
- Alternate Title
- What are some of the risks, symptoms and preventions?
- Patient and Family Information
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Venous Thromboembolism - prevention & control
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Thromboembolism--Prevention
- Abstract
- What it is, the risk factors, ways to prevent it.
- Notes
- The French version of this pamphlet is also available.
- Responsibility
- IWK Perioperative Services, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0734
IWK. Infection Prevention and Control Services, IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Infectious Disease / Immunology.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1217
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
VRE is short for Vancomycin Resist-ance Enterococci. Enterococci are bacteria that live in the gastrointestinal tract (bowels) of most individuals and generally do not cause harm. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is a type of enterococci that is resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin. If a person has an infection caused by VRE it can be more difficult to treat.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Infection Prevention and Control Services
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- IWK. Infectious Disease / Immunology
- Alternate Title
- Vancomycin Resistance Enterococci
- A Guide for Patients and Families
- Infection Prevention & Control Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Bacterial Infections
- Communicable Diseases
- Gastrointestinal Diseases - microbiology
- Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Bacterial diseases
- Communicable diseases
- Gastrointestinal system--Diseases
- Abstract
- VRE is short for Vancomycin Resist-ance Enterococci. Enterococci are bacteria that live in the gastrointestinal tract (bowels) of most individuals and generally do not cause harm. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is a type of enterococci that is resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin. If a person has an infection caused by VRE it can be more difficult to treat.
- Responsibility
- IWK Infection Prevention and Control Services, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1217
