Alternate Title

Complete guide to family caregiving

Corporate Author

American Cancer Society

Editor

Bucher, Julia A

Houts, Peter S

Ades, Terri

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Atlanta, GA

Publisher

American Cancer Society/Health Promotions

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

xviii, 354 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - complications

Home Nursing - methods

Caregivers

Patients

Palliative Care

Popular Work

ISBN

9780944235003

9781604431063

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

QZ201 A512b 2011

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.

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Alternate Title

Handbook about end-of-life care

Caregivers guide

Corporate Author

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

Editor

Macmillan, Karen

Edition

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication

[Ottawa, ON]

Publisher

Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

x, 182 p. ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Caregivers

Home Nursing

Terminal Care

Palliative Care

Hospices

Abstract

"A Caregiver's Guide was created to provide information for family caregivers to draw upon when preparing and caring for a loved one who has a progressive illness, especially at home. It was developed to complement resources and information provided to caregivers by healthcare professionals, including hospice palliative care teams." - Cover

Table of Contents:

1 WHEN A PROGRESSIVE LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS IS DIAGNOSED

2 GIVING PHYSICAL CARE

3 CARE OF PHYSICAL PROBLEMS

4 AS LIFE ENDS

5 BOOKS AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT MAY BE HELPFUL

ISBN

0968670016

9780968670019

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

WB310 C271 2014

Website Notes

Available in PDF format

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Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency Provincial Survivorship Program

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency Provincial Survivorship Program

Publication Date

2013

Subjects

Survivors

Nurses

British Columbia

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Handout

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

VC Library Archives

Corporate Author

Oncology Nursing Society

Editor

Watson, Joni L.

Place of Publication

Pittsburgh, PA

Publisher

Oncology Nursing Society

Publication Date

2018

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Oncology Nursing

Popular Work

ISBN

9781635930139

9781635930122

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

Alternate Title

What is personalised medicine? Let us help you understand

Author

Garassino, Marina

Corporate Author

European Society for Medical Oncology

Place of Publication

Danvers, MA

Publisher

ESMO Press

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

42 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Series

ESMO patients guide series

Subjects

Neoplasms - diagnosis

Medical Oncology - methods

Neoplasms - therapy

Genomics

Individualized Medicine - methods

Molecular Diagnostic Techniques

Molecular Targeted Therapy

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

QZ241 G212 2013

Website Notes

Cancer guides for patients

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Continues / Continued By

Brain tumour : clinicians, patients, caregivers, advocates, surgeons, researchers, nurses, allied healthcare professionals and others - all part of the international brain tumour community : you are not alone on this journey

Alternate Title

Brain tumour magazine

Corporate Author

International Brain Tumour Alliance

Editor

Oliver, Kathy

Strangman, Denis

Edition

World ed.

Place of Publication

Surrey, UK

Publisher

International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA)

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

130 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Subjects

Brain Neoplasms - psychology

Social Support

Caregivers

Medical Oncology

Radiation Oncology

Oncology Nursing

World Health

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Serial

Online

Frequency

Annual

Holdings

Online: 2012-

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Kelowna Library

Abbotsford Library

Call Number

WL358 B814i 2011

Website Notes

Past issues 2012-2015 are available online.

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Corporate Author

Canada. Health Canada

Place of Publication

[Ottawa, ON]

Publisher

Health Canada

Publication Date

2010

Subjects

Food Handling - methods

Foodborne Diseases - prevention & control

Cooking

Immunocompromised Host

ISBN

9781100512976

Language

English

Material Type

Pamphlet

Website

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency

Patient and Family Counselling Services

Psychosocial Oncology Program

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

1 videodisc (12:19 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subjects

Stress, Psychological

Neoplasms - psychology

Relaxation Therapy

Relaxation Therapy - methods

Meditation

Mindfulness

Coping

Abstract

Part I (12:19)

Part II Body Scan (8:54)

Language

English

Chinese-Traditional

Chinese-Simplified

Punjabi

Material Type

Video

DVD

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

QZ266 M266 2018

Website Notes

Translations of Part I in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Punjabi are available at website. Part II Body Scan is available online.

Copies

Alternate Title

Eating well, staying well

Corporate Author

American Cancer Society

Editor

Grant, Barbara L

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Atlanta, GA

Publisher

American Cancer Society

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

xviii, 352 p. : ill., 23 cm.

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Neoplasms - diet therapy

Nutrition Therapy

Diet - methods

Nutritional Physiological Phenomena

Food

Popular Work

ISBN

9780944235782

0944235786

9781604430578

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

QZ266 A512g 2010

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.

Copies

Alternate Title

BC Cancer Agency care and research : 2016 report to the community

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

38 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

Biomedical Research

Oncology Nursing

Clinical Trials

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Neoplasms - therapy

Patient-Centered Care

Research Report

BC Cancer Agency

Cancer Care Facilities

Delivery of Health Care

Language

English

Material Type

Report

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library BCCA Pubs

Abbotsford Library

Kelowna Library

Surrey Library

Victoria Library

VC Library Archives

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Surgical Oncology Network

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Surgical Oncology Network

Publication Date

2013

Subjects

Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis

Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery

Colorectal Neoplasms - therapy

Language

English

Material Type

Booklet

Handout

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Alternate Title

MBSR

Author

Greenshields, David

Place of Publication

Kelowna, BC

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Cancer Centre for the Southern Interior. Patient and Family Counselling Services

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

79 minutes

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Stress, Psychological - prevention & control

Mind-Body Therapies

Relaxation Therapy

Meditation - methods

Imagery (Psychotherapy)

Popular Work

Abstract

Track 1: Body scan (35:40) minutes

Track 2: Guided sitting meditation (43:03) minutes

Notes

Streaming audio available at SoundCloud.com

Language

English

Material Type

Audio

CD

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library Relax

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

QZ266 G815 2013

Website Notes

This CD is available for streaming at SoundCloud.com

Copies

Corporate Author

British Columbia. Ministry of Health

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Ministry of Health

Publication Date

2012

Subjects

Advance Care Planning

Patient Care Planning

Decision Making

Resuscitation Orders

Advance Directives

British Columbia

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Handout

Online

Pamphlet

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Scroll down to Brochures. Click on link for downloadable PDF. Available in English, Punjabi, Chinese languages.

Corporate Author

British Columbia. Ministry of Health

British Columbia. Fraser Health Authority

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Ministry of Health

Publication Date

2011

Subjects

Advance Care Planning

Patient Care Planning

Decision Making

Resuscitation Orders

Advance Directives

British Columbia

Popular Work

Abstract

Forms are written in English

ISBN

9780772665249

Language

Punjabi

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Corporate Author

British Columbia. Ministry of Health

British Columbia. Fraser Health Authority

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Ministry of Health

Publication Date

2011

Subjects

Advance Care Planning

Patient Care Planning

Decision Making

Resuscitation Orders

Advance Directives

British Columbia

Popular Work

Abstract

Forms are written in English

ISBN

9780772665249

Language

Chinese-Simplified

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Corporate Author

British Columbia. Ministry of Health

British Columbia. Fraser Health Authority

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Ministry of Health

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

52 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Advance Care Planning

Patient Care Planning

Decision Making

Resuscitation Orders

Advance Directives

British Columbia

Popular Work

ISBN

9780772665249

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

W85.5 M995 2012

Copies

Alternate Title

Advance care planning

Corporate Author

British Columbia. Ministry of Health

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Ministry of Health

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

13 minutes

Subjects

Advance Care Planning

Patient Care Planning

Decision Making

Resuscitation Orders

Advance Directives

British Columbia

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

W85.5 A245 2012

Copies

Author

Sharman, Zena

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Arsenal Pulp Press

Publication Date

2016

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Sexual and Gender Minorities

Transgender Persons

Minority Health

Health Services for Transgender Persons

Healthcare Disparities

Personal Narratives

Abstract

Table of contents:

Introduction: Why Queer and Trans Health Stories Matter -- Appendix -- Call in Sick -- Name Game: Being Seen in My Entirety -- Unlearning: Improving Trans Care by Reorienting Medical and Nursing Discourse -- Navigating This Life as a Black Intersex Man -- Confessions of a Gender Specialist -- Read This Before Your Next Clinical Visit: Cheap Advice for Frequent Patients -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Q Card Project (Seattle, Washington) -- Using Medical Education to Advance Health of LGBT Individuals -- Health as a Spiritual Practice: Or, Please Don?t Call Me ?Lady? -- Our Caregiving, Ourselves -- Queer in Common Country -- NIRKwUSCIN -- A Journey Towards Safety -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services LGBTQ+ Newcomer Initiatives (Toronto, Ontario) -- Sex Work Solidarity as Healing: in four parts -- The Disclosure of Specialization: A QPOC Therapist?s Questions about Embodied Mirroring and Mentoring -- Trans Grit -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Trans Buddy Program (Nashville, Tennessee) -- Rivers of Our Lives: Stigma and Dislocations as Part of Life Course -- Sick of it: One patient?s adventures in heteronormativity -- Remedial Asexuality: Sexualnormativity in Health Care -- Five Things Providers Need to Know about Bisexual People -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Affirmations Deck (Toronto, Ontario) -- Breaking Down Barriers: A Journey to Increase Collaboration and Understanding Between LGBT2-SQ and Medical Communities -- Baby Escape Plan Two -- Mind Your Words -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre (Vancouver, BC) -- We Don?t Have to Numb Out to Be Out -- Depathologizing Trans -- Through the Body -- Healing Exchanges: The Necessity of Beloved Community for Queer Survivors of Colour -- Not a Liability: On Trauma-Informed Care and Community Acupuncture -- Listen -- Waiting on Information from Doctors.

Notes

SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

ISBN

9781551526584

9781551526591

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.

Corporate Author

British Columbia. Ministry of Health

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Ministry of Health

Publication Date

2012

Subjects

Advance Care Planning

Patient Care Planning

Decision Making

Resuscitation Orders

Ceremonial Behavior

First Nations

British Columbia

Canada

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Handout

Online

Pamphlet

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Editor

Rogne, Leah

McCune, Susana Lauraine

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

xvi, 383 p. : ill.

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Advance Care Planning - organization & administration

Communication

Family Relations

Professional-Patient Relations

Terminal Care

Palliative Care

Hospice Care

Decision Making

Abstract

Table of Contents available at URL

ISBN

9780826110213

9780192542359

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.