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Life and death decisions : psychological and ethical considerations in end-of-life care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10795
Kleespies, Phillip M. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 K63 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Kleespies, Phillip M
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Terminal Care - ethics
Terminal Care - psychology
Terminal Care - legislation & jurisprudence
Right to Die
Euthanasia
Suicide, Assisted
Advance Care Planning
Attitude to Death
ISBN
1591470676
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WB310 K63 2004

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Patient's wish to die : research, ethics, and palliative care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120469
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press , 2015.
Audience
Professional
Table of Contents :; PART I: Introduction -- Why it is important to know about patients? wishes to die -- PART II: Research --Illness narratives, meaning making, and epistemic injustice in research at the end of life -- Expressed desire for hastened death in seven patients living with advanced canc…
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Editor
Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph
Gudat, Heike
Ohnsorge, Kathrin
Place of Publication
Oxford, UK
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2015
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Right to Die - ethics
Suicide, Assisted - ethics
Euthanasia
Patient Participation
Attitude to Death
Palliative Care - psychology
Advance Care Planning
Terminal Care
Decision Making
Ethics, Clinical
Abstract
Table of Contents :
PART I: Introduction -- Why it is important to know about patients? wishes to die -- PART II: Research --Illness narratives, meaning making, and epistemic injustice in research at the end of life -- Expressed desire for hastened death in seven patients living with advanced cancer: a phenomenologic inquiry -- Expressed desire for hastened death: a phenomenologic inquiry? 10 years later -- Euthanasia (requests) after the implementation of the euthanasia law in Belgium in 2002. Results of empirical studies in Flanders, Belgium -- The journey to understanding the wish to hasten death -- The desire for hastened death in patients in palliative care -- Intentions, motivations, and social interactions regarding a wish to die -- Acting on a wish to die at the end of life: the Swiss situation -- Understanding older people?s wish to die -- Dialogue intermezzo: I -- PART III: Ethics -- Caring and killing in the clinic: the argument of self-determination -- Towards responsive knowing in matters of life and death -- Dealing with dilemmas around patients? wishes to die: moral case deliberation in a Dutch hospice -- End-of-life ethics from the perspectives of patients? wishes -- Dialogue intermezzo: II -- PART IV: Practice -- Issues of palliative medicine in end-of-life care -- Spirituality at the bedside: negotiating the meaning of dying -- Communication of wishes to die -- From understanding to patient-centred management: clinical pictures of a wish to die -- What does the wish to hasten death mean for the palliative patient? Clinical implications -- PART V: Conclusion -- Concluding dialogue.
ISBN
9780191023330
9780198713982
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Death talk : the case against euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13899
Somerville, Margaret. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press , 2001.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W50 S696 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Somerville, Margaret
Place of Publication
Montreal
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
Euthanasia
Suicide, Assisted
Ethics, Medical
ISBN
077352245X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W50 S696 2001

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Last doctor : lessons in living from the front lines of medical assistance in dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124407
Marmoreo, Jean, Schneller, Johanna. Toronto, ON: Viking Press , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB65 M352 2022
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada's evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners. The Last Doctor recounts Marmoreo's crash course in MAiD and introduces a range of very different and memorable…
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Author
Marmoreo, Jean
Schneller, Johanna
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
Viking Press
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Terminally Ill
Dying, Assisted
Patient-directed death
Euthanasia
Physician-Patient Relations
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
"An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada's evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners. The Last Doctor recounts Marmoreo's crash course in MAiD and introduces a range of very different and memorable patients, some aged, some suffering from degenerative conditions or with a terminal disease, some surrounded by supportive love, some quite alone, who ask her help to end their suffering with dignity and on their own terms. Dr. Marmoreo also shares her own emotional transformation as she climbs a steep learning curve and learns the intimate truths of the vast range of end-of-life situations" -- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780735241077
9780735241084
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WB65 M352 2022
Website Notes
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Choosing to live, choosing to die : the complexities of assisted dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124485
Tate, Nikki, Wuthrich. Belle (ill.). [British Columbia]: Orca Book Publishers , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 T216c 2019
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
"This nonfiction book for teens examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives."-- Provided by publisher
Author
Tate, Nikki
Wuthrich. Belle (ill.)
Place of Publication
[British Columbia]
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
172 pages : colour illustrations ; 22cm
Subjects
Right to Die
Euthanasia
Suicide, Assisted
Ethics, Medical
Canada
Juvenile Literature
Popular Work
Abstract
"This nonfiction book for teens examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives."-- Provided by publisher
ISBN
9781459818897
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
W85.5 T216c 2019

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This is assisted dying : a doctor's story of empowering patients at the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124477
Green, Stephanie. New York, NY: Scribner , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 G795 2022
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Green, Stephanie
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Scribner
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
295 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Right to Die
Advance Care Planning
Terminal Care
Euthanasia
Suicide, Assisted
Popular Work
ISBN
9781668004784
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
W85.5 G795 2022

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Cross-cultural dialogue on health care ethics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3517
Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfrid Laurier University Press , 1999.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W50 C951 1999
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Editor
Coward, Harold
Ratanakul, Pinit
Place of Publication
Waterloo, Ont.
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Publication Date
1999
Subjects
Ethics, Medical
Cross-Cultural Comparison
ISBN
0889203253
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
W50 C951 1999

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To die well : your right to comfort, calm, and choice in the last days of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17840
Wanzer, Sidney H, Glenmullen, Joseph. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 W252 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Turning points at life's end; Rights of the dying patient; The first turning point : from active treatment to comfort care; Pain control; What you should expect from your doctors and nurses; Family and friends; The second turning point : making the decision to hasten death; What options have been u…
Author
Wanzer, Sidney H
Glenmullen, Joseph
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xii, 209 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Right to Die
Living Wills
Advance Directives
Advance Care Planning
Decision Making
Terminal Care
Euthanasia
Suicide, Assisted
Popular Work
Abstract
Turning points at life's end
Rights of the dying patient
The first turning point : from active treatment to comfort care
Pain control
What you should expect from your doctors and nurses
Family and friends
The second turning point : making the decision to hasten death
What options have been used in the past to hasten death?
Helium : newly used method to end suffering
Differentiating sadness at the end of life from clinical depression
The special case of irreversible dementia and end-of-life management
Planning ahead with advance directives : staying in control
Allowing a merciful death
Appendix A: Historical background of the end-of-life movement and current national organizations
Appendix B: Oregon and physician-assisted dying
Appendix C: The international scene
Appendix D: End-of-life organizations
Appendix E: Sample living will
Appendix F: Health care proxy form with optional attachment
Appendix G: Proposed authorization for ending life in situations of irreversible and progressive cognitive decline.
ISBN
9780738210834
0738210838
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W85.5 W252 2007

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Socio-ethical issues in human genetics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog1135
Canadian Genome Analysis and Technology Program. MELSI Committee. Cowansville, Que.: Yvon Blais Inc. , 1998.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ50 S678 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Corporate Author
Canadian Genome Analysis and Technology Program. MELSI Committee
Editor
Knoppers, Bartha Maria
Place of Publication
Cowansville, Que.
Publisher
Yvon Blais Inc.
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Genetic Screening - legislation & jurisprudence
Ethics, Medical
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Insurance, Health
ISBN
2894512872
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ50 S678 1998

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Guildford: Lutterworth Educational , 1980.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WM61 D285 1980
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Prickett, John
Place of Publication
Guildford
Publisher
Lutterworth Educational
Publication Date
1980
Subjects
Death
Pastoral Care
Cross-Cultural Comparison
ISBN
071882443I
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WM61 D285 1980

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Euthanasia is not the answer : a hospice physician's view

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog932
Cundiff, David. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press , 1992.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
BF789 C972 1992
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Cundiff, David
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ
Publisher
Humana Press
Publication Date
1992
Subjects
Euthanasia
Suicide
Patient Compliance
Hospices
ISBN
089603237X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 C972 1992

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Multicultural health care : a quality improvement guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16573
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Eli Lilly and Company. Indianapolis, IN: Eli Lilly and Company , 2007.
Audience
Professional
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How different religions view death and afterlife

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog2631
Philadelphia, PA: Charles Press, Publishers , 1991.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
BF789 H847 1991
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Johnson, Christopher Jay
McGee Marsha G
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Charles Press, Publishers
Publication Date
1991
Subjects
Death
Religions
Cross-Cultural Comparison
ISBN
0914783556
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 H847 1991

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Ethnic variations in dying, death, and grief : diversity in universality

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4932
Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis , 1993.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
BF789 E84 1993
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Irish, Donald P
Lundquist, Kathleen F
Nelsen, Vivian Jenkins
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
1993
Subjects
Death
Religions
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Grief
ISBN
1560322780
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 E84 1993

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Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada : Key Multidisciplinary Perspectives

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124698
Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG , c2023. 1st ed.
Audience
Professional
"This book, written both for a Canadian and an international readership, provides a multidisciplinary review of the framework and performance of the Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program. In the first five years (2015-2021) of operation, this program delivered voluntary euthanasia and…
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Editor
Kotalik, Jaro
Shannon, David W.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Publication Date
c2023
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Suicide, Assisted
Euthanasia
Abstract
"This book, written both for a Canadian and an international readership, provides a multidisciplinary review of the framework and performance of the Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program. In the first five years (2015-2021) of operation, this program delivered voluntary euthanasia and assistance in suicide to over 30,000 Canadian residents, presently representing a 30% annual growth. Looking back on these first five years, the 30 Canadian scholars and clinicians contributing to this volume raise important issues and attempt to answer key questions that have arisen in regards to its operation and its stated objectives. This volume strikes the most appropriate balance between the autonomy of persons who seek medical assistance, versus the interests and protection of vulnerable persons. Finally, the book makes suggestions on how the program can presently be improved. It identifies gaps in knowledge about MAID's operational program and its impact on individuals, families and society in order to stimulate the necessary research that is essential to the evolution of a healthy and well-balanced program. As a first, comprehensive examination of medically assisted deaths in Canada, this publication will be of great value to lay, professional, academic, political audiences both domestically and internationally, especially in jurisdictions that are examining their options of permitting assisted deaths." --publisher
ISBN
9783031300011
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This title is licensed for one user at a time on BC Cancer-network computers. If you are denied access while on a network computer, try again later.
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Honoring patient preferences : a guide to complying with multicultural patient requirements

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8073
San Francisco, Ca.: Jossey-Bass Publishers , 1999.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WM61 H774 1999
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Rundle, Anne Knights
Carvalho, Mario
Place of Publication
San Francisco, Ca.
Publisher
Jossey-Bass Publishers
Publication Date
1999
Subjects
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Patient-Centered Care
ISBN
0787946508
Language
English
Material Type
Book
CD
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WM61 H774 1999

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Chinese cancer patient peer navigator toolkit : a model for language-based peer navigation

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119737
BC Cancer Agency. Psychosocial Oncology, BC Cancer Agency. Volunteer Services. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ201 C539 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This guide describes the principles and processes involved in the development of the Chinese Peer Navigator Program at the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Centre and the bilingual resources that are used with Chinese-speaking patients (Mandarin, Cantonese and English).; This program also reflects "be…
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Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Psychosocial Oncology
BC Cancer Agency. Volunteer Services
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
27 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Program Development - methods
Guidelines
Communication
Patient-Centered Care
Patient Navigation
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Culturally Competent Care
Volunteers - education
Social Support
Cultural Diversity
Cultural Characteristics
BC Cancer Agency
Abstract
This guide describes the principles and processes involved in the development of the Chinese Peer Navigator Program at the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Centre and the bilingual resources that are used with Chinese-speaking patients (Mandarin, Cantonese and English).
This program also reflects "best practice" standards and can be used for future groups or organizations who may wish to adapt it for future peer navigator programs.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
VC Library Archives
Call Number
QZ201 C539 2013
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Cross-cultural considerations in promoting advance care planning in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16562
Con, Andrea, Friesen, Melissa, Lam, Shona, Nelson, Patricia. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency | CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W85.5 C743 2007
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
This report was prepared for the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Unit, Chronic and Continuing Care Division, Secretatiat on Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Primary and Continuing Health Care Division of the Health Care Policy Directorate, Health Canada (Contract Reference Number 4500150490)
Author
Con, Andrea
Friesen, Melissa
Lam, Shona
Nelson, Patricia
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
93 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Advance Care Planning
Patient Care Planning
Decision Making
Resuscitation Orders
Palliative Care
Family
First Nations
Hearing Impaired Persons
Social Support
Canada
Abstract
This report was prepared for the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Unit, Chronic and Continuing Care Division, Secretatiat on Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Primary and Continuing Health Care Division of the Health Care Policy Directorate, Health Canada (Contract Reference Number 4500150490)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
W85.5 C743 2007

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Coping with the final tragedy : cultural variation in dying and grieving

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog42
Amityville, N.Y.: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. , 1991.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
BF789 C783 1991
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Counts, David
Counts, Dorothy A.
Place of Publication
Amityville, N.Y.
Publisher
Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Date
1991
Subjects
Death
Grief
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Adaptation, Psychological
ISBN
0895030829
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 C783 1991

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Building collaborative communities for cross cultural cancer research and care : proceedings and recommendations from the first National Workshop on Cross Cultural Cancer Research and Care held in Vancouver, British Columbia, February 20th and 21st, 2004

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13631
National Workshop on Cross Cultural Cancer Research and Care (1st : 2004 February 20-21 : Vancouver, B.C.). [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WM61 N278 2004
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Corporate Author
National Workshop on Cross Cultural Cancer Research and Care (1st : 2004 February 20-21 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Editor
Baroetavena, Maria C
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
86 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Neoplasms
Patients
ISBN
1896624146
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
VC Library Archives
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WM61 N278 2004

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