Sedative-Hypnotic Medication Risks
Are sedative-hypnotics right for you? Find out more with a quiz, self-assessment, and strategies for tapering or other ways of dealing with anxiety and stress
Understanding the Complexity of Pain - Video
Visual walk through of pain, its causes, and why it is so complex
SleepFoundation.org
Find valuable health information and tools to get the sleep you need and deserve. They work under the premise that sleep is the 3rd pillar of health alongside nutrition and exercise.
Wellness Together Canada
Connection to mental health and substance use support, resources, and counselling with a mental health professional. Options of self-assessment, health metric tracking, self-guided interventions, online community of support and coaching, and counselling one to one.
Sleepwell
Education and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people with insomnia get their sleep back without medications and help people stop taking sleeping pills safely and effectively.
BounceBack
Skill-building program managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association. Designed to help youth and adults 15+ to manage low mood, mild to moderate depression and anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered over the phone through a coach and through online videos, you will get access to tools that will support you on your mental wellness.
Togetherall - Online peer-to-peer support community
Anonymous online safe space to talk, share and support others: self-assessments & recommended resources, creative tools to help express how you feel, wide range of self-guided courses to do at your own pace
Online Self-Management Program
Webinars, one-on-one coaching and workshops: participants of this program build self-efficacy and confidence in their ability to manage their own health and the symptoms associated the their chronic condition and learn how to communicate effectively with their health care team.
Self Assessment for Pain and Management
15 minute self assessment about pain profile, impact on quality of life and goals, and treatment history. Will generate a report that can be emailed or printed to their primary care provider.
Pain U Online
Learning modules to help patients manage their pain: pain education, goal setting, mood and anxiety, pacing and physical activity, medication management, communication, energy, lifestyle & alternatives, headaches
Opioids Clinical Primer - Patient-Oriented Handouts (machealth)
Educational handouts on naloxone, RAAM clinics, opioids indications and safety, opioid use disorder and buprenorphine
Understanding Benzodiazepines
Patient handout including topics such as: do I need treatment? What do benzodiazepines do? Side-effects. Starting and stopping benzodiazepines.
RxFiles Academic Detailing - Patient Handouts
Under the Residents & Family drop down menu, find information regarding activity, pain, and more.
Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions: Online Self-Management Program
The goal of self-management programs are to empower individuals to deal with their illness and improve their quality of life. Participants of these programs build self-efficacy and confidence in their ability to manage their own health and the symptoms associated with their chronic condition and learn how to communicate effectively with their health care team.
Manage My Pain
Smartphone app which helps you: record how you’re feeling, highlight patterns and trends, track how well your meds work, and describe your pain to your doctor.
Background Birdsong for Mindful Meditation
Youtube track of birdsong - great background track for mindful meditation.
6 Breathing Exercises to Relax in 10 Minutes or Less
Overworked, underslept or feeling the pressure? There are plenty of ways to find calm without investing in a four-hand spa massage. All you need is lungs, your breath and 10 minutes or less.
Self Guided Nature Walk
Some people may wonder, "If I don't have a guide, how can I take myself out on a forest therapy walk?" Forest Therapy Guide Nadine Mazzola gives us a glimpse of a first-hand experience of a self-guided walk.