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Welcome to the MUHC Health Education Collection

In this collection you will find patient education resources used by healthcare professionals at the MUHC. (more about the collection).

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    Going Home After Chemotherapy: What I Need to Know

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    "Going Home After Chemotherapy: What I Need to Know" The creation of this booklet was coordinated by Nancy Lee Brown and Nicette Ramirez. It was written in collaboration with the nurses of 17 East, and edited by Louise Duguay, with the support of the MUHC Education Portfolio, McGill Molson Medical Informatics Project, and the MUHC nurses. It aims to help patients understand and prepare for Chemotherapy treatment. Click here to learn more.

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  • Damit Dir die Einnahme Deiner Medizin leichter fällt! (Helping Medication Taste Better! : Taking a tablet medication - German Translation)

    A board game that helps children and their parents learn how to take capsule medication.

  • MUHC Patient Education

    This link contains videos, and articles related to patient education projects - Breast Cancer completed by McGill University Health Centre. For more details, please click on the link.

  • Going Home After Chemotherapy: What I Need to Know

    This booklet on Chemotheray is to help you manage symptoms and side-effects, prevent complications, and decide when to get help. It will also help you decide when and whom to call for help, or when to...

  • A Guide to Your Thyroid Surgery

    When you are admitted to the hospital for your thyroid surgery you will be taking part in a Clinical Care Pathway (fast recovery program). The aim of this program is to help you recover quickly and sa...

  • How to do a 48 -Hour Urine Collection

    You have 2 bottles for your 48 hour urine sample collection. Once you have completed the collection, please go to the hospital for a blood test, to drop off your two bottles, and to do one more fastin...

  • Scald Burns

    Scald burns are burns caused by hot liquids and steam. Scald burns are 100% preventable! Children are curious, have less perception of danger and lack of ability to escape a situation that can result ...

  • Cardiac Murmurs in Children

    A cardiac murmur happens when the heart makes an extra noise as it pumps blood. This is over and above the normal sound of a beating heart that doctors can hear while using a stethoscope. Murmurs are ...

  • Childhood obesity : Prevention is key

    A person is obese when he or she weighs at least 20 percent more than a healthy weight based on the body mass index (weight/height ratio). You should ask your pediatrician if your child is maintaining...

  • When to go to the Emergency Room With Your Child

    You are the best judge of the condition of your child's health. However, it can be difficult to figure out how sick your child is and how to know if you should take him to the Emergency Room. Fortunat...

  • Low Iodine Diet

    This pamphlet helps patients with thyroid cancer prepare for radioactive iodine (RAI) treatement or scanning. This information will also help you understand what a low iodine diet is, how it helps wit...

(Last Updated: Monday, 16 May 2011)