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Understanding patient safety

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18459
Wachter, Robert M. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical , 2008.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Wachter, Robert M
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Medical
Publication Date
2008
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Safety Management - methods
ISBN
9780071482776
0071482776
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Patient safety in Canada : an update

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18479
Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2007.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Publication Date
2007
Subjects
Health Personnel - standards
Safety Management
Patient Care - standards
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Liability, Legal
Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
PDF available to download from this site
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https://secure.cihi.ca/estore/productFamily.htm?pf=PFC1088&lang=en&media=0
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Patient safety and quality : an evidence-based handbook for nurses

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16421
United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY100 P298h 2008
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
v.1: Patient safety and quality; Evidence-based practice; Patient-centered care; v.2: Working conditions : work environment; Critical opportunities for patient safety and quality; v.3: Tools for improvement
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Corporate Author
United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Editor
Hughes, Ronda G
Place of Publication
Rockville, MD
Publisher
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
3v.
Series
AHRQ publication no. 08-0043
Subjects
Patient Care - standards
Patient Care - nursing
Nursing
Safety Management - standards
Health Facilities - organization & administration
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Patient-Centered Care
Quality of Health Care
Occupational Health
Patient Care Management
Evidence-Based Medicine
Abstract
v.1: Patient safety and quality
Evidence-based practice
Patient-centered care
v.2: Working conditions : work environment
Critical opportunities for patient safety and quality
v.3: Tools for improvement
ISBN
978587633539 (v.1)
978587633546 (v.2)
978587633553 (v.3)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WY100 P298h 2008
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http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/nurseshdbk.pdf

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Patient safety, medical error and tort law : an international comparison : final report

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18475
Gilmour, Joan M. Edmonton, AB: Canadian Patient Safety Institute , 2006.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Gilmour, Joan M
Corporate Author
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Place of Publication
Edmonton, AB
Publisher
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Publication Date
2006
Subjects
Medical Errors - legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Safety Management
Patients
Liability, Legal
Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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https://apps.osgoode.yorku.ca/osgmedia.nsf/0/094676DE3FAD06A5852572330059253C/$FILE/FinalReport_Full.pdf
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Patient safety handbook for healthcare providers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18075
BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2009?.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX185 B862p 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2009?
Physical Description
18 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
BC Cancer Agency
Safety Management - standards
Emergencies
Patients
Risk Management
Health Personnel
Medical Errors
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Guideline
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WX185 B862p 2009

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Role of healthcare work environments in shaping safety culture

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18478
Lowe, Graham S. [Toronto, ON]: Longwoods Pub. , 2008.
Audience
Professional
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Alternate Title
Safety culture
Author
Lowe, Graham S
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Longwoods Pub.
Publication Date
2008
Subjects
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Workplace
Health Personnel
Safety Management
Liability, Legal
Patient Care - standards
Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Read Online
http://cprn.org/documents/49889_EN.pdf
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20 tips to help you be part of the healthcare team : patient safety is #1

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18078
BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2009?.
Audience
Patient or Public
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2009?
Physical Description
9 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
BC Cancer Agency
Safety Management - standards
Patients
Risk Management
Professional-Patient Relations
Health Personnel
Medical Errors
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Guideline
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library Pamphlet File

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Report of the Task Force on Adverse Health Events : Newfoundland and Labrador

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18477
Thompson, Robert C. St. John's, NL: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador , 2008.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Thompson, Robert C
Corporate Author
Task Force on Adverse Health Events (N.L.)
Place of Publication
St. John's, NL
Publisher
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Publication Date
2008
Subjects
Mandatory reporting
Safety Management - methods
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Newfoundland and Labrador
Liability, Legal
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Read Online
http://www.gov.nl.ca/ahe/report.html
http://www.gov.nl.ca/ahe/AEHealthReport.pdf
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Patient-centered communication in cancer care : promoting healing and reducing suffering

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16503
Epstein, Ronald M, Street, Richard L. [Bethesda, MD]: National Cancer Institute , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 E64 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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  2 read online  
Author
Epstein, Ronald M
Street, Richard L
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Cancer Institute
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xiii, 203 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
NIH publication # 07-6225
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Medical Oncology
Patient-Centered Care
Oncology Nursing
Neoplasms - therapy
Counseling - methods
Professional-Patient Relations
Communication
Patient Education as Topic
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ266 E64 2007
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http://outcomes.cancer.gov/areas/pcc/communication/monograph.html
http://outcomes.cancer.gov/areas/pcc/communication/pcc_monograph.pdf

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Clinical thinking : evidence, communication and decision-making

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15098
Del Mar, Chris, Doust, Jenny, Glasziou, Paul. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub | BMJ Books , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 84 D359c 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Del Mar, Chris
Doust, Jenny
Glasziou, Paul
Place of Publication
Malden, MA
Publisher
Blackwell Pub
BMJ Books
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
x, 127 p. : ill
Subjects
Patient Care Management - methods
Communication
Decision Making
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
Evidence-Based Medicine - methods
Problem Solving
ISBN
9780727917416 (alk. paper)
0727917412 (alk. paper)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W 84 D359c 2006

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Essential communication skills for nursing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14805
Sully, Philippa, Dallas, Joan. Edinburgh: Elsevier Mosby , 2005.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY87 S953e 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Sully, Philippa
Dallas, Joan
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Publisher
Elsevier Mosby
Publication Date
2005
Subjects
Nurse-Patient Relations
Communication - nurses' instruction
Education, Nursing
ISBN
0723433097
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WY87 S953e 2005

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Operational radiation safety training

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog2783
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2000.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WN650 N39 2000 v.134
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2000
Series
NCRP report 134
Subjects
Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
Safety
ISBN
929600673
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WN650 N39 2000 v.134

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Biological safety : principles and practices

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15417
Washington, DC: ASM Press , c2006. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QY23 B615f 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Editor
Fleming, Diane O
Hunt, Debra Long
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
ASM Press
Publication Date
c2006
Physical Description
xviii, 622 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
Subjects
Accidents, Occupational - prevention & control
Laboratories - standards
Safety
ISBN
9781555813390
1555813399
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QY23 B615f 2006

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Talking tools I : better physician-patient communication for better patient outcomes

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9691
Canada. Health Canada. Ottawa, Ont.: Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada , 2001.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W62 T146 2001 v.1
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canada. Health Canada
Place of Publication
Ottawa, Ont.
Publisher
Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
Physician-Patient Relations
Communication
Interpersonal Relations
Patient Compliance
ISBN
0662299620
Language
English
Material Type
Book
CD
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
W62 T146 2001 v.1
Website Notes
Available in PDF format
Read Online
https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/sc-hc/H39-509-1999-eng.pdf

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Dialogue with cancer : communication between doctors and patients

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15132
Cancervive. Los Angeles, CA: Susan Nessim-Keeney/Cancervive , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W62 D536 2006
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
Corporate Author
Cancervive
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, CA
Publisher
Susan Nessim-Keeney/Cancervive
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
18 minutes
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Physician-Patient Relations
Interpersonal Relations
Patient Compliance
Communication
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Kelowna Library
Vancouver Library AV Room
Call Number
W62 D536 2006

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Cancer communication and aging : a special issue of health communication

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14323
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers , 2003.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C2151t 2003
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Health communication Volume 15, No.2 2003
Editor
Thompson, Teresa L
Place of Publication
Mahwah, NJ
Publisher
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers
Publication Date
2003
Series
Health communication v.15, no.2, 2003
Subjects
Neoplasms - in old age
Communication - in old age
Aging
Geriatric Oncology
Physician-Patient Relations
ISBN
0805896171
ISSN
1041-0236
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ200 C2151t 2003

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Cancer, culture, and communication

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14320
New York, NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers , c2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C217m 2004
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Editor
Moore, Rhonda
Spiegel, David
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
xxii, 317 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Physician-Patient Relations
Cross Cultural Comparison
Communication
ISBN
0306478854
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
QZ200 C217m 2004

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Communication in cancer care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14297
Perry, Kathryn Nicholson, Burgess, Mary. Malden, MA: British Psychological Society and BPS Blackwell , c2002.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 P463 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Perry, Kathryn Nicholson
Burgess, Mary
Place of Publication
Malden, MA
Publisher
British Psychological Society and BPS Blackwell
Publication Date
c2002
Physical Description
xii, 160 p. ; 23 cm
Series
Communication and counselling in health care
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Counseling - methods
Professional-Patient Relations
Communication
ISBN
1405100273 (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 P463 2002

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Mastering communication with seriously ill patients : balancing honesty with empathy and hope

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18373
Back, Anthony, Arnold, Robert, Tulsky, James. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W62 M423b 2009
Availability
5 copies, 4 available
Taking your skills to the next level; Getting a good start; Talking about serious news; Discussing evidence for making treatment decisions; Discussing prognosis; Between the big events; Conducting a family conference; Dealing with conflicts; Transitions to end-of-life care; Talking about dying; Cul…
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Author
Back, Anthony
Arnold, Robert
Tulsky, James
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
x, 158 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Physician-Patient Relations
Counseling - methods
Communication
Professional-Family Relations
Attitude to Death
Abstract
Taking your skills to the next level
Getting a good start
Talking about serious news
Discussing evidence for making treatment decisions
Discussing prognosis
Between the big events
Conducting a family conference
Dealing with conflicts
Transitions to end-of-life care
Talking about dying
Cultivating your skills
ISBN
9780521706186
0521706181
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Internet
Call Number
W62 M423b 2009
Website Notes
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Palliative care and communication : experiences in the clinic

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15346
The, Anne-Mei. Philadelphia, PA: Open University Press , 2002.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WF658 T374 2002
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
The, Anne-Mei
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Open University Press
Publication Date
2002
Series
Facing death
Subjects
Lung Neoplasms - psychology
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic - psychology
Terminally Ill - psychology
Carcinoma, Small Cell - psychology
Physician-Patient Relations
Terminal Care - Netherlands
Truth Disclosure
Communication
Patient Care
Personal Narratives
ISBN
0335212050
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WF658 T374 2002

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