Patient Education Resources

Patient Education Video Series: Helping to Support you Through Your Cancer Experience

Learn more about Nova Scotia Health Cancer Care Program's library of educational videos that can help support you through your cancer experience.

Patient Oriented Discharge Summary (PODS) - (Non-condition specific)

This resource can help you remember important ways to manage your health after you leave the hospital. It includes symptoms that may need medical attention and a list of resources.

Patient Passport: Gynecologic Oncology Surgery

This pamphlet gives information about your gynecologic oncology surgery. There is space for you to fill in information for you and your health care team. Please bring this passport with you to your pre-admission appointment and on the day of your surgery.

Patients recevant de la dialyse : se préparer en cas d’urgence

La présente brochure fournit des instructions sur ce que devraient faire les personnes dialysées si une urgence les empêche de commencer ou de terminer leur traitement de dialyse à la maison ou de se rendre à un rendez-vous de dialyse. This pamphlet is also available in English.

PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) Button

A PEG button is a type of feeding tube that takes the place of your PEG tube. This pamphlet explains how to use and care for a PEG button.

PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) Tube - VG Site

This pamphlet explains why you may need a feeding tube and how the tube is put in. It provides details on how to get ready for the procedure, what to expect after the tube has been inserted, and how to care for your PEG tube at home. This pamphlet is also available in French, Simplified Chinese, and Arabic.

PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) Tube - VG Site [Arabic]

إجراء وضع أنبوب فغر المعدة عبر الجلد بالتنظير الداخلي مستشفى فيكتوريا العام

PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) Tube - VG Site [Simplified Chinese]

经皮内窥镜胃造瘘术导管

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

A percutaneous nephrolithotomy is done to treat a stone in your kidney. This pamphlet gives information about the day of surgery, after surgery, your follow-up appointment, and after you leave the hospital.

Percutaneous Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion

This pamphlet explains what a percutaneous peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion is, how to get ready for your procedure, and what will happen on the day of your procedure.