Talking about your goals of care and choosing a level of intervention
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37320
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Goals of Care Working Group, Nova Scotia Health Authority. Episodic and Integrated Acute Care Network, Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2024.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2208
- Available Online
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This pamphlet answers common questions about talking about your goals of care. It lists treatments that may be used and when they may be needed.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Goals of Care Working Group
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Episodic and Integrated Acute Care Network
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2024
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (13 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Advance Care Planning
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Advance directives (Medical care)
- Specialty
- Hospitals
- Abstract
- This pamphlet answers common questions about talking about your goals of care. It lists treatments that may be used and when they may be needed.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Goals of Care Working Group, led by Episodic and Integrated Acute Care Network
- Reviewed by: Legal Services, Nova Scotia Health
- Pamphlet Number
- 2208
Privacy of your personal health information (PHI) at Nova Scotia Health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35788
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1741
- Available Online
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This pamphlet explains how Nova Scotia Health protects your privacy and confidentiality. Information on how Nova Scotia Health uses your personal health information, what personal health information the Personal Health Information Act does and does not protect, and your rights under the Act is included. The French version of this pamphlet 1758, "La confidentialité de vos renseignements personnels sur la santé à Santé Nouvelle-Écosse", is also available.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (6 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Privacy
- Confidentiality - legislation & jurisprudence
- Health Records, Personal
- Medical Records - legislation & jurisprudence
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Privacy
- Confidential communications--Law and legislation
- Medical records--Access control--Nova Scotia
- Medical records--Law and legislation
- Abstract
- This pamphlet explains how Nova Scotia Health protects your privacy and confidentiality. Information on how Nova Scotia Health uses your personal health information, what personal health information the Personal Health Information Act does and does not protect, and your rights under the Act is included. The French version of this pamphlet 1758, "La confidentialité de vos renseignements personnels sur la santé à Santé Nouvelle-Écosse", is also available.
- Notes
- Previous title: Privacy of your health information at NSHA
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Nova Scotia Health Legal Services
- Pamphlet Number
- 1741
La confidentialité de vos renseignements personnels sur la santé à Santé Nouvelle-Écosse
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35813
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1758
- Available Online
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La présente publication explique comment Santé Nouvelle-Écosse protège votre vie privée et la confidentialité. La publication vous renseigne sur la manière dont Santé Nouvelle-Écosse utilise vos renseignements personnels sur la santé, sur les renseignements personnels sur la santé qui sont protégés ou non par la loi sur les renseignements médicaux personnels (Personal Health Information Act), et sur vos droits en vertu de la loi. ; This pamphlet is a French translation of "Privacy of Your Perso…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services
- Alternate Title
- Privacy of Your Personal Health Information (PHI) at Nova Scotia Health
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (6 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Privacy
- Confidentiality - legislation & jurisprudence
- Health Records, Personal
- Medical Records - legislation & jurisprudence
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Privacy
- Confidential communications--Law and legislation
- Medical records--Access control--Nova Scotia
- Medical records--Law and legislation
- Specialty
- Hospitals
- Abstract
- La présente publication explique comment Santé Nouvelle-Écosse protège votre vie privée et la confidentialité. La publication vous renseigne sur la manière dont Santé Nouvelle-Écosse utilise vos renseignements personnels sur la santé, sur les renseignements personnels sur la santé qui sont protégés ou non par la loi sur les renseignements médicaux personnels (Personal Health Information Act), et sur vos droits en vertu de la loi.
- This pamphlet is a French translation of "Privacy of Your Personal Health Information (PHI) at Nova Scotia Health" pamphlet 1741. This pamphlet explains how Nova Scotia Health protects your privacy and confidentiality. Information on how your personal health information is used, what personal health information the Personal Health Information Act does and does not protect, and your rights under the Act is included.
- Notes
- Previous title: La confidentialité de vos renseignements médicaux à la Régie de la santé de la Nouvelle-Écosse
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: NSHA Legal Services
- Pamphlet Number
- 1758
Making health care decisions for someone else: acting as a substitute decision-maker (SDM)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38165
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Ethics, Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2327
- Available Online
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Sometimes a patient is not able to make decisions about their own health care. This may be because they are very sick or have been seriously injured. When this happens, another person is asked to make health care decisions for them. This person is called a substitute decision-maker. This pamphlet explains what to expect when you are asked to act as a substitute-decision-maker. A list of definitions is also provided. ; The French version of this pamphlet 2359, "Prendre des décisions concernant l…
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- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (9 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Advance Care Planning
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Advance directives (Medical care)
- Specialty
- Hospitals
- Abstract
- Sometimes a patient is not able to make decisions about their own health care. This may be because they are very sick or have been seriously injured. When this happens, another person is asked to make health care decisions for them. This person is called a substitute decision-maker. This pamphlet explains what to expect when you are asked to act as a substitute-decision-maker. A list of definitions is also provided.
- The French version of this pamphlet 2359, "Prendre des décisions concernant les soins de santé d’une personne : Agir à titre de mandataire spécial (MS)," is also available.
- The Arabic version of this pamphlet 2349, is also available.
- The Simplified Chinese version of this pamphlet 2350, is also available.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Ethics Nova Scotia Health
- Approved by: Legal Services
- Pamphlet Number
- 2327
Prendre des décisions concernant les soins de santé d’une personne : Agir à titre de mandataire spécial (MS)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38210
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Ethics, Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2359
- Available Online
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Il arrive qu’un patient ne puisse pas prendre de décisions en lien avec ses propres soins de santé, parce qu’il est très malade ou gravement blessé. Dans une telle situation, on demande à une autre personne de prendre ces décisions pour lui. On utilise alors le terme mandataire spécial. Cette brochure explique à quoi s'attendre lorsqu'on vous demande d'agir à titre de mandataire spécial. Une liste de définitions est également fournie. ; This pamphlet is a French translation of the English pamph…
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- Alternate Title
- Making health care decisions for someone else: acting as a substitute decision-maker (SDM)
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (9 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Advance Care Planning
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Advance directives (Medical care)
- Specialty
- Hospitals
- Abstract
- Il arrive qu’un patient ne puisse pas prendre de décisions en lien avec ses propres soins de santé, parce qu’il est très malade ou gravement blessé. Dans une telle situation, on demande à une autre personne de prendre ces décisions pour lui. On utilise alors le terme mandataire spécial. Cette brochure explique à quoi s'attendre lorsqu'on vous demande d'agir à titre de mandataire spécial. Une liste de définitions est également fournie.
- This pamphlet is a French translation of the English pamphlet 2327, "Making Health Care Decisions for Someone Else: Acting as a Substitute Decision Maker (SDM)". Sometimes a patient is not able to make decisions about their own health care. This may be because they are very sick or have been seriously injured. When this happens, another person is asked to make health care decisions for them. This person is called a substitute decision-maker. This pamphlet explains what to expect when you are asked to act as a substitute-decision-maker. A list of definitions is also provided.
- The Arabic version of this pamphlet 2349, is also available.
- The Simplified Chinese version of this pamphlet 2350, is also available.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Ethics Nova Scotia Health
- Approved by: Legal Services
- Pamphlet Number
- 2359
Advance care planning : making your personal and medical wishes known
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36498
Nova Scotia Health Authority. The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™, Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1942
- Available Online
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Advance care planning, or personal care planning, is the process of reflecting on what is important to you, to help you plan for your future medical and personal care. This pamphlet gives information about advance care planning, personal directives (PDs), delegates, what will happen if you do not have a PD, where to keep your completed PD and who should have a copy of it, when you should update your PD, and some treatments you should consider when making a PD. Information about Medical Assistan…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (19 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Advance Care Planning
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Lungs--Diseases, Obstructive
- Advance directives (Medical care)
- Specialty
- Respiratory System
- Abstract
- Advance care planning, or personal care planning, is the process of reflecting on what is important to you, to help you plan for your future medical and personal care. This pamphlet gives information about advance care planning, personal directives (PDs), delegates, what will happen if you do not have a PD, where to keep your completed PD and who should have a copy of it, when you should update your PD, and some treatments you should consider when making a PD. Information about Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) is included. A list of resources, as well as information and tools available to help you, are provided. A blank Nova Scotia Health Authority Personal Directive form is included.
- The French version of this pamphlet 2180, "Planification préalable des soins - Faire connaître vos souhaits personnels et médicaux," is also available.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™; Reviewed by: Legal Services, Nova Scotia Health
- Pamphlet Number
- 1942
Planification préalable des soins : faire connaître vos souhaits personnels et médicaux
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37441
Nova Scotia Health Authority. The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™, Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2180
- Available Online
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La planification préalable des soins est un processus de réflexion sur ce qui est important pour vous afin de vous aider à planifier vos futurs soins médicaux et personnels. Ce dépliant fournit de l'information sur la planification préalable des soins, les directives personnelles (DP), les mandataires, la préparation d’une DP, ce qu'il faut faire avec la DP une fois qu'elle est terminée, quand la mettre à jour, l'information et les outils disponibles, et les traitements à prendre en considérati…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (20 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Advance Care Planning
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Lungs--Diseases, Obstructive
- Advance directives (Medical care)
- Specialty
- Respiratory System
- Abstract
- La planification préalable des soins est un processus de réflexion sur ce qui est important pour vous afin de vous aider à planifier vos futurs soins médicaux et personnels. Ce dépliant fournit de l'information sur la planification préalable des soins, les directives personnelles (DP), les mandataires, la préparation d’une DP, ce qu'il faut faire avec la DP une fois qu'elle est terminée, quand la mettre à jour, l'information et les outils disponibles, et les traitements à prendre en considération lors de la préparation d’une DP. Une liste de ressources est fournie.
- This pamphlet is a French translation of the English pamphlet 1942, "Advance Care Planning: Making Your Personal and Medical Wishes Known". Advance care planning, or personal care planning, is the process of reflecting on what is important to you, to help you plan for your future medical and personal care. This pamphlet gives information about advance care planning, personal directives (PDs), delegates, what will happen if you do not have a PD, where to keep your completed PD and who should have a copy of it, when you should update your PD, and some treatments you should consider when making a PD. Information about Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) is included. A list of resources, as well as information and tools available to help you, are provided. A blank Nova Scotia Health Authority Personal Directive form is included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™; Reviewed by: Legal Services, Nova Scotia Health
- Pamphlet Number
- 2180
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37482
Nova Scotia Health Authority. MAiD Access and Resource Team, Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2229
- Available Online
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This pamphlet explains what is involved in preparing for medical assistance in dying (MAiD). Steps in the MAiD process are listed, including which health care providers can be involved. Information about who can have MAiD is provided. Frequently asked questions (FAQs) and a glossary are also provided. The French version of this pamphlet, 2247, "Aide médicale à mourir (AMM)," is also available.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. MAiD Access and Resource Team
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services
- Alternate Title
- MAiD
- MAID
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (11 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Suicide, Assisted
- Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Assisted suicide
- Euthanasia
- Specialty
- Palliative Care
- Abstract
- This pamphlet explains what is involved in preparing for medical assistance in dying (MAiD). Steps in the MAiD process are listed, including which health care providers can be involved. Information about who can have MAiD is provided. Frequently asked questions (FAQs) and a glossary are also provided. The French version of this pamphlet, 2247, "Aide médicale à mourir (AMM)," is also available.
- Notes
- Previous title: Medical assistance in dying (MAID)
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: MAiD Access and Resource Team
- Reviewed by: Legal Services, Nova Scotia Health
- Pamphlet Number
- 2229
Aide médicale à mourir (AMM)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37523
Nova Scotia Health Authority. MAiD Access and Resource Team, Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2247
- Available Online
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Ce dépliant explique en quoi consiste la préparation à l’aide médicale à mourir (AMM). Il présente les étapes du processus et les fournisseurs de soins de santé qui peuvent intervenir et donne des informations sur les personnes pouvant demander l’AMM. Ce dépliant comporte de plus une foire aux questions et des définitions. ; This is a French translation of the English pamphlet 2229, "Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)". This pamphlet explains what is involved in preparing for medical assistance…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. MAiD Access and Resource Team
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Legal Services
- Alternate Title
- AMM
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (12 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Suicide, Assisted
- Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Assisted suicide
- Euthanasia
- Specialty
- Palliative Care
- Abstract
- Ce dépliant explique en quoi consiste la préparation à l’aide médicale à mourir (AMM). Il présente les étapes du processus et les fournisseurs de soins de santé qui peuvent intervenir et donne des informations sur les personnes pouvant demander l’AMM. Ce dépliant comporte de plus une foire aux questions et des définitions.
- This is a French translation of the English pamphlet 2229, "Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)". This pamphlet explains what is involved in preparing for medical assistance in dying (MAiD). Steps in the MAiD process are listed, including which health care providers can be involved. Information about who can have MAiD is provided. Frequently asked questions (FAQs) and a glossary are also provided.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: MAiD Access and Resource Team
- Reviewed by: Legal Services, Nova Scotia Health
- Pamphlet Number
- 2247
