Patient Education Resources

Let’s Get Cooking: Kidney-Friendly Recipes

This pamphlet gives information about the most important nutrients that can affect your kidneys, as well as recipes to help people with chronic kidney disease manage their health.

Lichen Sclerosus

Lichen sclerosus is a life-long condition that creates patchy white areas of the skin. This pamphlet explains the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up care, and contact information for the Colposcopy Clinic.

Life After a Heart Attack

This pamphlet answers questions you may have after having a heart attack. It includes ways to lower your risk factors for heart disease, medications, and more.

Life is a Journey - Grieving the Loss of a Loved One

This pamphlet describes how you may feel after the death of a loved one. Topics include physical changes, emotions, what you can do, and grief. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Liquid Nitrogen (Cryotherapy)

Liquid nitrogen is a very cold liquid. Treatment with liquid nitrogen (called cryotherapy) is used to kill skin cells by freezing them. This pamphlet explains what will happen during and after treatment, and lists signs of a possible infection.

Lithium

Lithium is a mood stabilizer. It is most often used in bipolar disorder to prevent or treat mania or depression. This pamphlet explains what symptoms lithium will help with, how your dose of lithium is chosen, possible side effects, and signs of lithium toxicity (too much lithium).

Liver Transplant Physiotherapy Program

This pamphlet explains why it is important to stay active while you wait for your liver transplant. It includes strengthening and cardio exercises and diagrams. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Liver Transplant Support Requirements

You must have a support person (like a partner, caregiver, friend, or family member) to help you before and after your liver transplant. This pamphlet explains common roles for support persons before and after transplant.

Living Beyond Cancer: Follow up Care for Breast Cancer Patients

This pamphlet describing recommended follow-up care for breast cancer survivors and what to expect next. This pamphlet also includes available supports and resources.

Living Beyond Cancer: Follow up Care for Cancer Patients

Guide for cancer survivors describing recommended follow-up care and what to expect next. Supports and available resources are listed.