Fractured Hip - Cape Breton Regional Hospital

This pamphlet outlines information about hip surgery after a fracture including what to expect before, during, and after surgery, exercises, preparing to go home, and equipment.

Conseils nutritionnels après une chirurgie de la mâchoire

Lorsque vous avez des broches dans les mâchoires ou des élastiques en place, vous devez apporter quelques changements à votre alimentation pour obtenir les nutriments dont votre corps a besoin. Ce dépliant donne des conseils qui peuvent vous aider. This pamphlet is also available in English.

The Nova Scotia Home Parenteral Nutrition Program for Adults

This pamphlet explains what to expect if you are a patient in The Nova Scotia Home Parenteral Nutrition Program for Adults.

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Guide for Cancer Patients

Immune checkpoint inhibitors work by helping your own immune system to work harder or smarter to attack cancer cells. This pamphlet explains how cancer affects your immune system, what CPIs are, and precautions to take.

Mental Health and Addictions Recovery Support Program

The Recovery Support Program is for people who are 19 years of age or older, have problems with substance use and/or gambling, want to stop or lower their substance use and/or gambling, and want to use substances and/or gamble more safely.

COVID-19: Taking Care While You are in the Hospital

This pamphlet is for people that are admitted to the hospital with COVID-19. Topics include: What is COVID-19 (SARS-CoV2), how does COVID-19 spread, what to expect while admitted with COVID-19, and answers to other questions you may have.

Family-based Treatment for Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Family-based treatment (FBT) is an outpatient treatment for eating disorders (like anorexia nervosa [AN] and bulimia nervosa) in children and teenagers. FBT focuses on supporting parents and/or guardians.

Geriatric Restorative Care Unit (3 East): Veterans Memorial Building (VMB), QEII

The Geriatric Restorative Care Program helps people age 65 and over to become more independent, do their daily activities, and improve their quality of life after a hospital stay.

Making Health Care Decisions for Someone Else: Acting as a Substitute Decision-Maker (SDM)

This pamphlet explains what to expect when you are asked to act as a substitute decision-maker when a patient is not able to make decisions about their own health care. This pamphlet is also available in French, Arabic, and Simplified Chinese.

Greffe de tissus pour chirurgie buccale

Pendant votre chirurgie buccale (bouche), il se peut que l’on doive vous faire une greffe de tissu. Ce type de transplantation est appelé allogreffe. Cette brochure explique ce qui suit : origine des tissus greffés, types de tissus pouvant être greffés, critères de sélection des donneurs de tissus, risques liés aux greffes de tissus, consentement éclairé, et à quoi s’attendre après une greffe de tissu. This pamphlet is also available in English.