Author

Miller, Bruce J.

Berger, Shoshana

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Paperbacks

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xxi, 520 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subjects

Advance Care Planning

Life Change Events

Decision Making

Attitude to Death

Popular Work

ISBN

9781501157219

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 M647b 2020

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Author

Fersko-Weiss, Henry

Tisdale, Sallie

Place of Publication

Newburyport, MA

Publisher

Red Wheel

Publication Date

2020

Subjects

Terminally Ill

Doulas

Hospice Care - psychology

Terminal Care

Attitude to Death

Advance Care Planning

Caregivers

Popular Work

Notes

Previously published as Caring for the dying in 2017 by Conari Press"--Title page verso.

ISBN

9781590035023

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 F399f 2020

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Author

Kanarek, Robin Bennett

Place of Publication

Baltimore, MD

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

209 p. ; 22 cm.

Series

Johns Hopkins Press health book

Subjects

Quality of Life

Palliative Care

Terminal Care

Adaptation, Psychological

Advance Care Planning

Caregivers - psychology

Popular Work

Abstract

This book was written to educate individuals diagnosed with a serious medical condition along with their loved ones about the importance of palliative care. The work outlines what palliative care is, provides communication strategies for getting the type of support and care that you want and need (and not just medications), outlines successful coping strategies, and discusses family dynamics, grieving, emotional support, and spirituality. Although palliative care is often associated with hospice and end-of-life planning, the author argues for a more expanded definition that includes improved quality of life at early as well as later stages of the disease process.

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781421445984

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB310 K16 2023

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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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Author

Short, Kimberley

Short, Larry

Corporate Author

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

Cormorant Books Inc.

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xvii, 133 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects

Death

Wills

Estate Planning

Advance Care Planning

Financing, Personal

Canada

Popular Work

Notes

"A CPA Canada Book" - Front cover

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781770866751

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

W85.5 S559l 2020

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Author

Lorig, Kate

Laurent, Diana

Gonzalez, Virginia

Sobel, David

Minor, Marian

Gecht-Silver, Maureen

Edition

5th ed.

Place of Publication

Boulder, CO

Publisher

Bull Publishing Company

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xi, 418 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Series

Cancer thriving & surviving tool kit for active living

Subjects

Chronic Disease

Heart Diseases

Lung Diseases

Diabetes Mellitus

Arthritis

Self Care

Self-Management

Exercise

Decision Making

Communication

Problem Solving

Healthy Lifestyle

Popular Work

Abstract

"The Tool Kit includes:

1) A booklet, which begins with a Self-Test that will help you decide where you want to focus. You might start by taking the Self-Test and then scoring it. Your scores will suggest places to start. It also contains Tip Sheets about specific topics that others have found key in managing their conditions, and illustrations to accompany the exercise audio program.

2) The latest edition of Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions written by experts in the field. Even more important?all the authors have chronic conditions.

3) A relaxation audio program with four different relaxation exercises. The first is only five minutes, for a quick start, and the others are about 15 minutes each.

4) An exercise audio program with three different levels of exercises, all of which can be done at home. If you have not exercised much lately you might want to start with the first level and work your way up. Of course, some of you will want to start at the third level.

We suggest that you spend a couple of hours a week learning and practicing the new skills. There is no right or wrong, so explore to find what works for you to manage better." --publisher

Notes

Book to accompany the booklet "Your tool kit for thriving and surviving with cancer"

ISBN

9781945188312

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WT500 C215L 2020

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Editor

Agrawal, Ajay

Gans, Joshua

Goldfarb, Avi

Place of Publication

Boston, Massachusetts

Publisher

Harvard Business Review Press

Publication Date

c2022

Series

ProQuest Ebook Central

Subjects

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence - economics

Forecasting - methods

Decision Making

Abstract

"Named one of "The five best books to understand AI" by The Economist The impact AI will have is profound, but the economic framework for understanding it is surprisingly simple. Artificial intelligence seems to do the impossible, magically bringing machines to life?driving cars, trading stocks, and teaching children. But facing the sea change that AI brings can be paralyzing. How should companies set strategies, governments design policies, and people plan their lives for a world so different from what we know? In the face of such uncertainty, many either cower in fear or predict an impossibly sunny future. But in Prediction Machines, three eminent economists recast the rise of AI as a drop in the cost of prediction. With this masterful stroke, they lift the curtain on the AI-is-magic hype and provide economic clarity about the AI revolution as well as a basis for action by executives, policy makers, investors, and entrepreneurs. In this new, updated edition, the authors illustrate how, when AI is framed as cheap prediction, its extraordinary potential becomes clear: Prediction is at the heart of making decisions amid uncertainty. Our businesses and personal lives are riddled with such decisions. Prediction tools increase productivity?operating machines, handling documents, communicating with customers. Uncertainty constrains strategy. Better prediction creates opportunities for new business strategies to compete. The authors reset the context, describing the striking impact the book has had and how its argument and its implications are playing out in the real world. And in new material, they explain how prediction fits into decision-making processes and how foundational technologies such as quantum computing will impact business choices. Penetrating, insightful, and practical, Prediction Machines will help you navigate the changes on the horizon." --publisher

ISBN

9781647824679

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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Alternate Title

Patient experience program : best practices for engagement

Corporate Author

BC Cancer, Patient & Family Engagement

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date

2020

Subjects

Culturally Competent Care

Cultural Diversity

Patient Participation - methods

Decision Making

Caregivers

Professional - Patient Relations

Professional - Family Relations

Abstract

Contents:

Best Practices for Successful Engagement -- Diversity in Patient Engagement -- Engagement Methods -- How to Request Patient and Family Partners -- Matching Partners -- Planning Engagement -- Presenting With Patient Partners -- Reimbursing Partners.

Language

English

Material Type

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Tip sheets in PDF format and more patient and family engagement resources available at link

Author

Steligo, Kathy

Place of Publication

Baltimore, MD

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

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

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - surgery

Mastectomy

Mammaplasty

Decision Making

Mammaplasty - rehabilitation

Popular Work

ISBN

9781421447599

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 S824 2023

Copies

Author

Brem, Rachel

Teal, Christy

Place of Publication

New York

Publisher

Simon Element

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

viii, 307 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control

Breast Neoplasms - surgery

Breast Neoplasms - therapy

Mastectomy

Decision Making

Popular Work

ISBN

9781668001134

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 B836 2023

Copies

Author

Buscaglia, Leo

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Slack Incorporated

Publication Date

1982

Subjects

Life Change Events

Death

Stress, Psychological

Juvenile Literature

Abstract

As Freddie experiences the changing seasons along with his companion leaves, he learns that death is part of life.

ISBN

94343232898

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 C5 B977 1982

Copies

Author

Hahn, Olivia

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC]

Publisher

Self publishing

Publication Date

[2023]

Physical Description

[111 unnumbered pages] : ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Grief

Loss

Love

Adolescent

Parental Death

Parent-Child Relations

Life Change Events

Neoplasms - psychology

Juvenile Literature

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"Children and Teens are expected to grieve the same as adults. In fact there are similarities but our brains are not fully [developed] yet but we often have bigger and stronger emotions. My name is Olivia Hahn, I lost my mother to cancer when I was 15 and I am deeply grieving. This book is written in the voice of a teenager as a teenager and is an account of finding my voice through all this loss" -- Back cover.

ISBN

9798385789801

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 G7 H148h 2023

Website Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Author

Mellonie, Bryan

Ingpen, Robert

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Bantam Books, Incorporated

Publication Date

1983

Subjects

Death

Attitude to Death

Parent-Child Relations

Infant

Child

Juvenile Literature

Abstract

This book talks about the various lengths of life spans for plants, animals, and people and shows that dying is very much a part of living. It explains that there is a beginning and an end with living in between, and that sometimes things are too hurt or ill to continue living, so they die.

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC (F0002473, F0002474)

ISBN

0553340239

9780553344028

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 C5 M527 1983

Copies

Author

Sanford, Doris

Evans, Graci

Place of Publication

Portland, OR

Publisher

Multnomah Press

Publication Date

1985

Subjects

Death

Attitude to Death

Parent-Child Relations

Infant

Child

Juvenile Literature

ISBN

0880701315

9780880701310

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

BF575 C5 S225 1985

Copies

Author

Hazen Barbara Shook

Schories, Pat

Place of Publication

Racine, WI

Publisher

Western Publishing Company, Inc.

Publication Date

1985

Physical Description

[25] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Death

Attitude to Death

Bereavement

Grief

Parent-Child Relations

Juvenile Literature

ISBN

0307124843

030723276X

9780307232762

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 C5 H429 1985

Copies

Author

Varley, Susan

Place of Publication

London, U.K.

Publisher

Anderson Press Ltd.

Publication Date

1984

Subjects

Grief

Death

Infant

Child

Attitude to Death

Parent-Child Relations

Juvenile Literature

Abstract

Badger's friends are overwhelmed with their loss when he dies. By sharing their memories of his gifts, they find the strength to face the future with hope.

ISBN

0006643175 (Collins)

0862640628

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 C5 V315 1984

Copies

Author

Simon, Norma

Rogers, Jacqueline

Place of Publication

Morton Grove, IL

Publisher

Albert Whitman & Company

Publication Date

1986

Physical Description

[40] p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects

Death

Bereavement

Juvenile Literature

Abstract

Explains death as the inevitable end of life and provides three situations in which children experience powerful emotions when someone close has died

ISBN

0807572039

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

BF575 C5 S595 1986

Copies

Author

O'Toole, Donna

Place of Publication

Burnsville, N.C.

Publisher

Mountain Rainbow Publications

Publication Date

1988

Subjects

Death

Grief

Loss

Juvenile Literature

ISBN

1878321250

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 C5 O88 1988

Copies

Author

Heegaard, Marge Eaton

Place of Publication

Minneapolis, MN.

Publisher

Woodland Press

Publication Date

1988

Subjects

Death

Grief

Parent-Child Relations

Juvenile Literature

Abstract

A practical format for allowing children to understand the concept of death and develop coping skills for life.

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

BF575 C5 H458 1988

Copies

Author

Dorn, Andrea

Place of Publication

Eau Claire, WI

Publisher

PESI Publishing

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Series

Mindful steps series

Subjects

Attitude to Death

Bereavement

Grief

Mindfulness

Popular Work

Juvenile Literature

Abstract

"When Someone Dies walks children through the bereavement process in a simple, concrete, and developmentally appropriate way. Through the lens of mindfulness, children will learn how to say goodbye, make space for any emotions that arise, and work through their grief. Written for parents, teachers, and therapists alike, this straightforward yet powerful book includes: Optional engagement questions to build connection and personalize the reading experience Short mindfulness and self-compassion meditations A developmental guide to children's understanding of death"-- Provided by publisher

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781683734864

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 C5 G7 D713 2022

Copies