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Wants, wishes, and wills : a medical and legal guide to protecting yourself and your family in sickness and in health

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Whitman, Wynne A, Glisson, Shawn D. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Financial Times Press , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 W579 2007

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Whitman, Wynne A; Glisson, Shawn D

Place of Publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ

Publisher: Financial Times Press

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xxviii, 302 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations; Patient Participation; Health Behavior; Advance Care Planning; Decision Making; Living Wills; Terminally Ill; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780131568933; 0131568981

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: W85.5 W579 2007

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Value for money : making Canadian health care stronger

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Health Council of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Health Council of Canada , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W74 H34 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: Health Council of Canada

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Health Council of Canada

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 48 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Delivery of Health Care - economics; Health Care Costs; Economics, Medical; Canada

ISBN: 9781897463406

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: W74 H34 2009

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Crisis of chronic disease among aboriginal peoples : a challenge for public health, population health and social policy

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Reading, J. [Victoria, BC?]: University of Victoria, Centre for Aboriginal Health Research , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WT500 R287 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Reading, J

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: University of Victoria, Centre for Aboriginal Health Research

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 185 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Chronic Disease - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Public Health; First Nations; Health Services, Indigenous; Health Status Disparities; Canada

ISBN: 9781550584073

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: WT500 R287 2009

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E3 : eat right - exercise - examine : breast health for young women

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Cawsey, Fred, Sekhon, Satnam. [Vancouver, BC?]: Front Runner Productions , 2005?.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 E14 2005

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Cawsey, Fred; Sekhon, Satnam

Corporate Author: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation BC/Yukon Chapter

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Front Runner Productions

Publication Date: 2005?

Physical Description: 24 minutes

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control; Risk; Life Style; Breast Self-Examination; Nutrition; Diet; Exercise; Health Behavior; Social Support; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 E14 2005

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Exercising your right to decide : an introduction to advance health care planning

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Vancouver Island Health Authority. [Victoria, BC?]: Vancouver Island Health Authority (B.C.) , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 E96 2006

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Corporate Author: Vancouver Island Health Authority

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Vancouver Island Health Authority (B.C.)

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 22 minutes

Subjects: Advance Care Planning; Patient Education; Informed Consent; Decision Making; Resuscitation Orders; Advance Directives; Living Wills; Popular Work; British Columbia

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: W85.5 E96 2006

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Let me decide : the health and personal care directive that speaks for you when you can't

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Molloy, D. William. [Victoria, BC?]: Vancouver Island Health Authority , 2005. 3rd British Columbia ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 M727 2005

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Molloy, D. William

Editor: Luke, Catherine

Edition: 3rd British Columbia ed.

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Vancouver Island Health Authority

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: iii, 65 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Advance Directives; Patient Advocacy; Death; Terminal Care; Advance Care Planning; Decision Making; Resuscitation Orders; Informed Consent; Living Wills; Popular Work

ISBN: 0973924306

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: W85.5 M727 2005

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Cancer care for all Canadians : improving access and minimizing disparities for vulnerable populations in Canada

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Barroetavena, Maria C, Palaty, Chrystal. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2008.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 C214n 2007

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Pt.1: Meeting proceedings; Section 1: Forum summary; Section 2: Forum outcomes and recommendations; Pt.2: Resources and programs : themes; Communities; Cultural competency; Language access; Navigation; Research; Rural and remote; Additional resources and programs

Alternate Title: National Forum on Cancer Care for All Canadians : Improving Access and Minimizing Disparities for Vulnerable Populations (2007 November 1-3 : Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Author: Barroetavena, Maria C; Palaty, Chrystal

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2008

Subjects: Neoplasms - epidemiology; Health Policy; Health Services Needs and Demand; Delivery of Health Care; Cultural Diversity; Health Services Accessibility; Cancer Care Facilities; Consumer Participation; Community Health Services; Canada

Abstract: Pt.1: Meeting proceedings; Section 1: Forum summary; Section 2: Forum outcomes and recommendations; Pt.2: Resources and programs : themes; Communities; Cultural competency; Language access; Navigation; Research; Rural and remote; Additional resources and programs

ISBN: 9781896624198; 1896624197

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 C214n 2007

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How healthy are you? Self-assessment quiz

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BC Cancer Agency. Prevention Programs. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Prevention Programs , 2009?.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Prevention Programs

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Prevention Programs

Publication Date: 2009?

Subjects: Health Promotion; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Risk Factors; Life Style; Health Behavior; BC Cancer Agency; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Handout; Online; Pamphlet

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/prevention-and-screening-site/Documents/Prevention/BCCA12_HHAY_brochure_web1.pdf

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Cost of hospital stays : why costs vary

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Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W74 DC2 C212c 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: vii, 62 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Health Care Costs; Economics, Medical; Health Expenditures; Health Services Administration; Hospital Administration; Hospitalization; Statistics; Canada

ISBN: 9781554652129

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W74 DC2 C212c 2008

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Know your chances : understanding health statistics

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Woloshin, Steven, Schwartz, Lisa M, Welch, H. Gilbert. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA900 W866 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Woloshin, Steven; Schwartz, Lisa M; Welch, H. Gilbert

Place of Publication: Berkeley, CA

Publisher: University of California Press

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 142 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Health Status Indicators; Risk Assessment; Biometry; Statistics as Topic; Public Health; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780520252226

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA900 W866 2008

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Identifying priorities for cancer survivorship research

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Doll, Richard, Kazanjian, Arminee. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2008.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 P187 2008

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Alternate Title: Pan-Canadian Invitational Workshop, Identifying Priorities for Cancer Survivorship Research

Author: Doll, Richard; Kazanjian, Arminee

Corporate Author: Pan-Canadian Invitational Workshop, Identifying Priorities for Cancer Survivorship Research (2008 November 21-22 : Vancouver, BC)

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: v, 60 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Health Services Research; Social Support; Survivors; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Quality of Life; Follow-up Studies; Adaptation, Psychological; Canada

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: QZ266 P187 2008

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Health indicators 2008

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Canadian Institute for Health Information, Statistics Canada. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2008.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA540 DC2 C212h 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information; Statistics Canada

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 91 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Health Status Indicators; Health Surveys; Public Health; Statistics; Canada

ISBN: 9781554652693

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library REF Statistics

Call Number: WA540 DC2 C212h 2008

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Health indicators 2009

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Canadian Institute for Health Information, Statistics Canada. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2009. 10th anniv. ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA540 DC2 C212h 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information; Statistics Canada

Edition: 10th anniv. ed.

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 133 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Health Status Indicators; Health Surveys; Public Health; Statistics; Canada

ISBN: 97815546525380

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library REF Statistics; Internet

Call Number: WA540 DC2 C212h 2009

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

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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.