{"id":52562,"date":"2020-03-25T09:43:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T13:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/?page_id=52562"},"modified":"2024-06-24T08:44:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T12:44:00","slug":"patient-education-information-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/clinical-services\/deptpgrmcs\/programs\/cancer-program\/patient-education-information-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Education, Information and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Patient, Family Member and Caregiver Education, Information &amp; Resources<\/h2>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/patient-learning.jpg\" alt=\"An Ottawa Hospital volunteer is showing someone a printed brochure in the Patient &amp; Family Support and Resources Centres\" width=\"740\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/patient-learning.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/patient-learning-600x268.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/patient-learning-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>In honour of Ninon Bourque<\/h3>\n<p>When diagnosed with cancer, you, your family members or caregivers may have many questions and concerns.\u00a0\u00a0 The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Program is committed to ensuring you have easy access to accurate and up to date information that will help you during this time.\u00a0 The resources shared here can help you better understand cancer, its diagnosis, treatment and how to live with the disease.\u00a0 It is meant to add to the information you will get from your healthcare team.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the information you will find here, we encourage you to visit one of our Patient &amp; Family Support and Resources Centres to access print-based information and resources. Our team of volunteers are available to help you and your family access information (online or in print) on a variety of topics including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understanding your diagnosis and treatment<\/li>\n<li>Managing your symptoms and help deal with emotions<\/li>\n<li>Stopping or reduce smoking<\/li>\n<li>Documenting your care wishes (Advanced Care Planning)<\/li>\n<li>Accessing information on classes and support groups<\/li>\n<li>Helping you connect to the Canadian Cancer Society resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Learning Videos<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/b_S53N1PWoI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chemo Teach 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/b_S53N1PWoI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chemotherapy &amp; You \u2013 A Treatment Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fzXzsdjSEaU\">Chemotherapy Navigation Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iJnMiDYfC-8\">Chemotherapy Navigation Video (Inuk)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RDzE2MOJB5E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Head and Neck Cancer Teaching Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/k9GCRfKPqec\">A guide for young leukemia patients transitioning from CHEO to TOH<\/a> (English only)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aB-iLOpW86w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radiation Therapy at The Ottawa Hospital<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/O1yEzdCIzxc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet the [Surgery] Team at The Ottawa Hospital<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Nutrition Videos<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BgaE_SA78-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decreased appetite or weight loss<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IO6vC-IslFA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Manage Nausea and Vomiting During Cancer Treatment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Se3fsVz0dco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diarrhea<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/q6LW0Ih7svo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hydration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hBRRyAqtu2U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Difficulty chewing and swallowing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YFO_vp3fLaE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taste changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/a8FRapJ_aVs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dry mouth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oipUIE0ZrzQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eating well during cancer treatment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-o3w8leF5Ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cancer prevention<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"c-heading c-hero__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cancer.ca\/en\/cancer-information\/cancer-types\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Cancer Society \u2013 Cancer Types<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancercareontario.ca\/en\/types-of-cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cancer Care Ontario \u2013 Types of Cancer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lls.org\/disease-information\">Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society &#8211; Disease Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/documents\/2024\/01\/list-of-resources.pdf\/\">List of Online Resources to Recommend\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lgfb.ca\/en\/workshop\/register-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Look Good Feel Better Workshops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/queeringcancer.ca\/\">Queering Cancer &#8211; Resources for LGBTQ2 People Living with Cancer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<h2 class=\"card-header h2-mock\">Two locations to serve you<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p><strong>The Ninon Bourque Patient &amp; Family Support and Resource Centre<\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral Campus, Cancer Centre North Tower,<br \/>\nFirst floor near Radiation Therapy North<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patient &amp; Family Support and Resource Centre at the Irving Greenberg Family Cancer Centre<\/strong><br \/>\nIrving Greenberg Family Cancer Centre (behind the Queensway Carleton Hospital),<br \/>\nSecond floor main entrance<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>For feedback Contact: <\/strong>613-737-7700 ext. 70141.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alert alert-info disclaimer\" role=\"alert\">This page is currently being updated. Content will be uploaded on a regular basis once it becomes available. Please note that we no longer support our previous online page called Patient Learning Links.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patient, Family Member and Caregiver Education, Information &amp; Resources In honour of Ninon Bourque When diagnosed with cancer, you, your family members or caregivers may have many questions and concerns.\u00a0\u00a0 The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Program is committed to ensuring you have easy access to accurate and up to date information that will help you during [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"parent":8803,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52562","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52562\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}