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Access to quality cancer care : workshop report

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15759
CIHR Institute of Cancer Research, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). [Ottawa, ON]: CIHR Institute of Cancer Research , 2005.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX153 A169 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Access to quality cancer care : workshop report : workshop held on June 14, 2005 at the Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina, Vancouver, BC.
Corporate Author
CIHR Institute of Cancer Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
CIHR Institute of Cancer Research
Publication Date
2005
Subjects
Quality Assurance, Health Care - Canada
Delivery of Health Care - Canada
Health Services Accessibility - Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WX153 A169 2005

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Toyota way to healthcare excellence : increase efficiency and improve quality with Lean

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18354
Black, John R, Miller, David. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX150 B627t 2008
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
An open letter to healthcare leaders (CEOs); Eliminating waste will transform American health care; A brief history of Lean; The "Lean House" and model lines; Your Lean action plan; Building kaizen leaders; Flow in a healthcare environment; Kanban and the supply chain; Lean comes to Virginia Mason …
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Author
Black, John R
Miller, David
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
Health Administration Press
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xiii, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
ACHE management series
Subjects
Health Facilities - organization & administration
Efficiency, Organizational
Organizational Innovation
Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods
United States
Abstract
An open letter to healthcare leaders (CEOs)
Eliminating waste will transform American health care
A brief history of Lean
The "Lean House" and model lines
Your Lean action plan
Building kaizen leaders
Flow in a healthcare environment
Kanban and the supply chain
Lean comes to Virginia Mason Medical Center
Virginia Mason Medical Center case studies
Lean comes to Park Nicollet Health Services
Park Nicollet Health Services case studies
ISBN
9781567932935
1567932932
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WX150 B627t 2008

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Redefining health care : creating value-based competition on results

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19208
Porter, Michael E, Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted. [Boston, MA]: Harvard Business School Press , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W74 AA1 P847r 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Scoping the problem; Identifying the root causes; How reform went wrong; Principles of value-based competition; Strategic implications for health care providers; Strategic implications for health plans; Implications for suppliers, consumers, and employers; Health care policy and value-based competi…
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Author
Porter, Michael E
Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Harvard Business School Press
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xvii, 506 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Quality of Health care - economics
Health Care Costs
Economic Competition
United States
Abstract
Scoping the problem
Identifying the root causes
How reform went wrong
Principles of value-based competition
Strategic implications for health care providers
Strategic implications for health plans
Implications for suppliers, consumers, and employers
Health care policy and value-based competition: implications for government.
ISBN
9781591397786
1591397782
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W74 AA1 P847r 2006

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Toward better health care for British Columbians

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14229
British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services. [Victoria, BC?]: British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX153 B862t 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Quality Assurance, Health Care - British Columbia
Delivery of Health Care - British Columbia
ISBN
0772652384
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Retention Policy
Discard in 2008
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WX153 B862t 2004

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Enhancing data systems to improve the quality of cancer care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9495
Washington, DC: National Academy Press , 2000.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 E57h 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Hewitt, Maria
Simone, Joseph V
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academy Press
Publication Date
2000
Subjects
Databases
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Neoplasms - therapy
ISBN
0309071917
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 E57h 2000

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Benchmarking clinical quality : best practices for elevating the standard of cancer care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14153
Oncology Roundtable. Washington, DC: Advisory Board Company , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 O57b 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
Oncology Roundtable
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Advisory Board Company
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Planning Techniques
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 O57b 2004

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Best practice : how the new quality movement is transforming medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16489
Kenney, Charles. New York, NY: PublicAffairs , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 84 AA1 K36 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Kenney, Charles
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xii, 315 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Total Quality Management
Quality of Health Care
Health Care Reform
Organizational Case Studies
Quality Assurance, Health Care
ISBN
9781586486198
1586486195
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W 84 AA1 K36 2008

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OECD guidelines for quality assurance in molecular genetic testing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16493
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD. Paris: OECD , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ50 O68 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD
Place of Publication
Paris
Publisher
OECD
Publication Date
2007
Subjects
Genetic Screening
Molecular Biology
Laboratories - standards
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Guideline
Language
English
French
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ50 O68 2007

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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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Voice of experience : part one. National report : preliminary results from the 2009 cancer care survey. December 2009.

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120157
Cancer Control Council of New Zealand. Wellington, NZ: Cancer Control Council of New Zealand , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C215v 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
National report : preliminary results from the 2009 cancer care survey.
Voice of experience
Corporate Author
Cancer Control Council of New Zealand
Place of Publication
Wellington, NZ
Publisher
Cancer Control Council of New Zealand
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
42 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subjects
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Patient-Centered Care
Health Services - utilization
Delivery of Health Care
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Health Care Surveys
Cancer Care Facilities
New Zealand
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 C215v 2009

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Oncology strategic planning : best practices in cancer program development

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14152
Oncology Roundtable. Washington, DC: Advisory Board Company , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 O57o 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
Oncology Roundtable
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Advisory Board Company
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Planning Techniques
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 O57o 2004

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Answering consumer health questions : the Medical Library Association guide for reference librarians

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16636
Spatz, Michele. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
Z675 M4 S63 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Spatz, Michele
Corporate Author
Medical Library Association
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Neal-Schuman Publishers
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xiv, 142 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Libraries, Medical
Health Education
Consumer Health Information
United States
ISBN
9781555709326
1555706320
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
Z675 M4 S63 2008

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Strengthening the quality of cancer services in Ontario

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13834
[Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Healthcare Association , 2003.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 S915 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Sullivan, Terrence
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Healthcare Association
Publication Date
2003
Subjects
Neoplasms - Ontario
Quality of Health Care - Ontario
Patient Satisfaction
ISBN
1896151094
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 S915 2003

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Dietary supplements : a framework for evaluating safety

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13275
Institute of Medicine, National Research Council, Committee on the Framework for Evaluating the Safety of Dietary Supplements. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2005.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QU145 D565 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine
National Research Council
Committee on the Framework for Evaluating the Safety of Dietary Supplements
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2005
Subjects
Dietary Supplements - standards - United States
Safety - United States
Product Surveillance, Postmarketing - methods - United States
United States Food and Drug Administration
ISBN
0309091101
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QU145 D565 2005

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Cancer care for adolescents and young adults

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15137
Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ275 C215k 2008
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Cancer in adolescence : incidence and policy issues by Jeremy Whelan and Lorna Fern; The physical and emotional impact of cancer in adolescents and young adults by Daniel Kelly; The impact of cancer on parents and families by Anne Grinyer; The impact of adolescent cancer on healthcare professionals…
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Editor
Kelly, Daniel
Gibson, Faith
Place of Publication
Oxford, UK
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xiv, 254 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Adolescent Psychology
Quality of Life
Survivors
Delivery of Health Care
Social Support
Adolescent
Abstract
Cancer in adolescence : incidence and policy issues by Jeremy Whelan and Lorna Fern
The physical and emotional impact of cancer in adolescents and young adults by Daniel Kelly
The impact of cancer on parents and families by Anne Grinyer
The impact of adolescent cancer on healthcare professionals by Susie Pearce
Supportive care for adolescents and young adults during cancer treatment by Neale Hanvey and Alison Finch
Getting on with life during treatment by Roberta Woodgate
End of treatment issues: looking to the future by Nelia Langeveld and Julia Arbuckle
Long-terms effects of cancer treatment by Gill Levitt and Deborah Eshelman
Palliation and end of life care issues by Maggie Bisset, Sue Hutton, and Daniel Kelly
Building a culture of participation: young people?s involvement in research by Faith Gibson
Developing an integrated approach to the care of adolescents and young adults with cancer by Daniel Kelly and Faith Gibson
ISBN
9780470698013
9781405130943
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Victoria Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ275 C215k 2008
Website Notes
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Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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https://login.bccancer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/detail.action?docID=470264

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Guide to good governance : not-for-profit and charitable organizations

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21701
Governance Centre of Excellence, Ontario Hosptial Association. [Ottawa, ON]: Ontario Hospital Association , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX150 G946 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
Governance Centre of Excellence
Ontario Hosptial Association
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Ontario Hospital Association
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
ix, 197 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Governing Board
Organizations, Nonprofit
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Leadership
ISBN
9780886213275
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WX150 G946 2009

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When children die : improving palliative and end-of-life care for children and their families

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16633
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families. Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine, National Academies Press , 2003.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WS200 W567 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families
Editor
Field, Marilyn Jane
Behrman, Richard E
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Institute of Medicine, National Academies Press
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
xx, 690 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Terminal Care
Child
Health Policy
Patient Participation
Professional-Family Relations
Terminal Care - economics
Terminal Care - legislation & jurisprudence
United States
ISBN
9780309084376
0309084377
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WS200 W567 2003
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http://books.nap.edu/openbook/0309084377/html/index.html

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Cancer facility of the future : flexible design for a dynamic market

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14154
Oncology Roundtable. Washington, DC: Advisory Board Company , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 O57c 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
Oncology Roundtable
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Advisory Board Company
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Health Facility Planning
Cancer Care Facilities
Planning Techniques
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 O57c 2004

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Implementing cancer survivorship care planning : workshop summary

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16154
Hewitt, Maria, Ganz, Patricia A. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 I355 2007
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Alternate Title
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship and Institute of Medicine National Cancer Policy Forum workshop in partnership with the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the National Cancer Institute
Author
Hewitt, Maria
Ganz, Patricia A
Corporate Author
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
x, 309 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors
Patient Care Planning
Continuity of Patient Care
United States
ISBN
9780309103183
0309103185
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ266 I355 2007
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http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11739

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Checklist manifesto : how to get things right

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18364
Gawande, Atul. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books | Henry Holt and Company , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W21 G284c 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
The problem of extreme complexity; The checklist; The end of the master builder; The idea; The first try; The checklist factory; The test; The hero in the age of checklists; The save
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Author
Gawande, Atul
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Henry Holt and Company
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
x, 209 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Clinical Competence
Emergency medicine
Intensive Care Units
Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods
Quality Control
Checklist
Guidelines as Topic
Safety Management - standards
Infection Control
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Popular Work
Abstract
The problem of extreme complexity
The checklist
The end of the master builder
The idea
The first try
The checklist factory
The test
The hero in the age of checklists
The save
ISBN
9780805091748
0805091742
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W21 G284c 2009

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