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.
Deprescribing Portal
What medications were good then might not be the best choice now. Deprescribing is the planned process of reducing or stopping medications that may no longer be of benefit or may be causing harm. The goal is to reduce medication burden or harm while improving quality of life. Deprescribing.org contains a smartphone app, research, and tools.
SwitchRx: The Online Switching Medication Tool
Aims to provide the most current and useful information to guide their clinical practice when adjusting their patient's psychotropic treatment regimens. This resource features suggested tapering and titration schedules, clinical tips, detailed information on drug pharmacokinetics, and other precautions. Register or login to get full access to our switching tools.
MedStopper
Deprescribing resource for healthcare professionals and their patients
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.
Beers Criteria
A compendium of medications to potentially avoid or consider with caution because they often present an unfavorable balance of benefits and harms for older adults.
Depression & Anxiety Screen (PHQ-9 & GAD-7)
Tools used for screening and grading severity of symptoms. - PHQ-9 screens for Major Depressive Disorder - GAD-7 screens for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Thomas Test
Also known as the Iliacus Test or Iliopsoas Test, is used to measure the flexibility of the hip flexors, which includes the iliopsoas muscle group, the rectus femoris, pectineus, gracillis as well as the tensor fascia latae and the sartorius. Impaired range of motion of the hip may be an underlying cause to other conditions such as patellofemoral pain syndrome, lower back pain, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)
The objective of LEFS is to measure "patients' initial function, ongoing progress, and outcome" for a wide range of lower-extremity conditions.
Comparing Treatment Options for Pain: The C-TOP Tool
This calculator shows the potential benefits and possible harms associated with different treatments for pain. Additionally, it highlights key things to consider when choosing treatment, including the most common side effects or cost.
Pain Outcomes Questionnaire-Short Form (POQ-SF)
The POQ-SF is a 20-item inventory that gives a standardized assessment of function. There are 19 primary pain items rated on a 11 point (0-10) Likert-type scale and one demographical question. These 19 items are identical to those found in the longer and original version of the instrument, the POQ-VA.
Management of Neurogenic Bowel for Adults with Spinal Cord Injuries
Educational resource with management flowchart
Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) Toolkit
Comprehensive resource for assessing hypermobile EDS and other EDS types.
Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS)
The objective of PCS is to assess the state of mind of patients in pain through a comprehensive evaluation instrument that encompasses the different perspectives on catastrophizing (Sullivan, 1995). Clinicians and researchers may register at the website to download the PCS (free for non-commercial use).
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.