Patient Education Resources

Taking Your Medications When You Are Sick After a Kidney Transplant

This pamphlet lists medications you should not take if you get very sick with diarrhea (loose, watery poop), or you are vomiting (throwing up) after a kidney transplant. Information about what to do if you have not taken your medication(s) for more than 1 day (24 hours) and/or cannot keep fluids down without vomiting is included.

Talking About Patient Safety Incidents

This pamphlet explains what patient safety incidents are, how they are reported, and what disclosure is. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Talking About Your Goals of Care and Choosing a Level of Intervention

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. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Talking to Children about Death and Grief - Information for Parents and Caregivers

This pamphlet explains how you can help when your child is coping with disease, dying, the death of a loved one, and grief. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Technique de respiration en cycle actif (TRCA)

Les expectorations sont du mucus mélangé à la salive. Ce dépliant décrit les étapes de la technique TRCA, soit le contrôle de la respiration, les exercices de respiration profonde et l’expiration forcée. This pamphlet is also available in English.

Telemetry

Telemetry is a way of recording and monitoring your heart’s rate and rhythm while you are in the hospital. This pamphlet explains what to expect if you are having telemetry done.

Ten Things to Know About Grief

Although your grief is unique to your relationship with the person who died, there are some common themes. Our staff, volunteers, and bereaved people have identified 10 things as important in understanding your grief. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Tendon Gliding Exercises

This pamphlet shows you how to do different types of tendon exercises. Your physiotherapist will show you how to do these exercises and tell you how many times a day to do them.

Tendres soins - De 1 à 3 ans

Ce livret contient de l'information pour les parents, en particulier sur les enfants de 1 à 3 ans, y compris des renseignements sur le développement de l'enfant, le jeu, le comportement, le sommeil, l'alimentation, l'apprentissage de la propreté, ainsi que la santé et la sécurité.

Tendres soins - De 6 à 12 mois

Ce livret contient de l'information pour les parents, en particulier sur les bébés de 6 à 12 mois, y compris des renseignements sur le développement de l'enfant, le jeu, le comportement, le sommeil, l'alimentation, la santé et la sécurité.