This page contains a list of tools and websites to use alongside patients in the clinic or on wards, or to share with patients to empower them to take control of their health. Please see our Disclaimers before use of these resources.
We have developed this steroid taper prescription generator tool, which can be helpful when aiming to communicate complex prednisone tapers.
Prednisone Taper Prescription Generator
This page contains an inhaler poster from the US. You may find it helpful if looking for a resource with a structured view of stepwise approaches to obstructive disease management.
Inhaler Guide is a comprehensive, user-friendly resource that educates patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals on proper inhaler techniques to support optimal respiratory care. Developed as part of CASCADES’ sustainability efforts, this initiative aligns with the organization’s mission to improve healthcare quality while reducing environmental impact. By ensuring inhalers are used effectively, the Inhaler Guide helps reduce medication waste, enhance patient outcomes, and contribute to a more sustainable healthcare system.
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This website can be used with patients to help them identify their inhalers! This can be especially helpful for patients with lower health literacy.
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The inhaler video page on the Canadian Lung Association’s website provides clear, expert-led demonstrations to help individuals use their inhalers correctly, ensuring they receive the full benefit of their medication. Consider printing off copies of the page for your patient’s inhaler, and review the instructional video on the website with your patient. Links to the appropriate instructional site could be included in patient information sheets.
STOP on the Net is an online-only smoking cessation funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health, and run from the INTREPID Lab at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). It provides nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) medication kits based on self-reported smoking habits for people living in Ontario. To our knowledge, is it on the only way to get free NRT in Ontario. Enrolment requires an email address. Of note, signup must involve the patient; a healthcare provider (or other person) can help sign up a patient, but can’t do the entire signup alone. A lack of telephone enrolment and tech literacy barriers may limit access. Please see patient information sheets and a poster below: