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Canadian guide to will and estate planning : everything you need to know today to protect your wealth and your family tomorrow

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119944
Gray, Douglas, Budd, John S. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill , 2011. 3rd ed.
Call Number
KE5974 Z82 G778 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Gray, Douglas
Budd, John S.
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xi, 418 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Wills
Advance Care Planning
Advance Directives
Decision Making
Family Relations
Canada
Popular Work
ISBN
9780071753746
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
KE5974 Z82 G778 2011

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Canadian cancer statistics 2010

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18747
Canadian Cancer Society. Steering Committee, Statistics Canada, Provincial/Territorial Cancer Registries, Public Health Agency of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C211d 2010
Availability
9 copies, 9 available
Special topic: End-of-life care
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Corporate Author
Canadian Cancer Society. Steering Committee
Statistics Canada, Provincial/Territorial Cancer Registries
Public Health Agency of Canada
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Cancer Society
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
124 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - statistics
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - mortality
Palliative Care
Advance Care Planning
Terminal Care
Canada
Abstract
Special topic: End-of-life care
ISSN
0835-2976
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF Statistics
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library REF
Victoria Library REF
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 C211d 2010
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Your digital undertaker : exploring death in the digital age in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122118
Hartung, Sharon. [British Columbia]: Sharon Hartung , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 H336 2018
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
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Author
Hartung, Sharon
Place of Publication
[British Columbia]
Publisher
Sharon Hartung
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
iv, 268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Death
Wills
Advance Care Planning
Information technology
Canada
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9781999450137
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
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
W85.5 H336 2018

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Primer on scientific risk assessment at Health Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19148
Saner, Marc. [Ottawa, ON]: Health Canada , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA900 S223 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  2 read online  
Author
Saner, Marc
Corporate Author
Canada. Health Canada
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Health Canada
Publication Date
2010
Subjects
Risk Assessment
Consumer Product Safety
Public Health
Risk Management
Decision Making
Canada
ISBN
9781100153773
Language
English
French
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WA900 S223 2010
Read Online
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/sr-sr/pubs/about-apropos/2010-scientif-ris/index-eng.php
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/sr-sr/alt_formats/pdf/pubs/about-apropos/2010-scientif-ris-eng.pdf

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Chronic condition : why Canada's health-care system needs to be dragged into the 21st century

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121256
Simpson, Jeffrey. [Toronto, ON]: Allen Lane , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA540 DC2 S56c 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Contents:; Part I. 1. Hospital days -- Part II. 2. Health care's early history -- 3. Medicare in Saskatchewan -- 4. The Father of Medicare -- 5. The Liberals and Medicare -- 6. The Canada Health Act -- Part III. 7. How good is Medicare? -- 8. How much does Medicare cost? -- 9. Can efficiencies save…
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Author
Simpson, Jeffrey
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Allen Lane
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
392 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
National Health Programs
Health Care Reform
Health Services
Health Policy
Canada
Abstract
Contents:
Part I. 1. Hospital days -- Part II. 2. Health care's early history -- 3. Medicare in Saskatchewan -- 4. The Father of Medicare -- 5. The Liberals and Medicare -- 6. The Canada Health Act -- Part III. 7. How good is Medicare? -- 8. How much does Medicare cost? -- 9. Can efficiencies save Medicare? -- 10. Is private health care the answer? -- 11. Dr. Duval's opinion -- 12. Can we make ourselves healthier? -- 13. What does the public think? -- 14. What about other countries? -- Part IV Remedies. 15. Doctors and nurses -- 16. Hospitals -- 17. Drugs -- 18. Conclusion.
ISBN
9780670065899
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
WA540 DC2 S56c 2012

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Guide to Canadian healthcare facilities 2011 : volume 18

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19903
Canadian Healthcare Association. [Ottawa, ON]: CHA Press , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX22 DC2 G946 2011
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Alternate Title
Guide to Canadian health care facilities
Corporate Author
Canadian Healthcare Association
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
CHA Press
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
508 p. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Hospitals
Health Facilities
Health Planning Organizations
Organizations, Nonprofit
Canada
Directory
ISSN
1195-0110
Language
English
French
Material Type
Book
Retention Policy
Current two years
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library REF
Call Number
WX22 DC2 G946 2011

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Guide to Canadian healthcare facilities 2012 : volume 19

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20548
Canadian Healthcare Association. [Ottawa, ON]: CHA Press , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX22 DC2 G946 2012
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Guide to Canadian health care facilities
Corporate Author
Canadian Healthcare Association
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
CHA Press
Publication Date
2012
Subjects
Hospitals
Health Facilities
Health Planning Organizations
Organizations, Nonprofit
Canada
Directory
ISSN
1195-0110
Language
English
French
Material Type
Book
Retention Policy
Current two years
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF Directories
Kelowna Library REF
Surrey Library REF
Abbotsford Library REF
Call Number
WX22 DC2 G946 2012

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Good medicine : the art of ethical care in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121203
Hebert, Philip C. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 50 H446 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Contents:; Introduction: Strangers in a Strange Land -- Bad Attitude -- Plato and the Art of Letting Go -- Thrown for a Loop -- The Patient's Voice -- A Death Foretold, a Death Unfolds -- The Quality of Our Mercy -- Suffer the Children -- Quitting Time -- Death and the Doctor -- Beyond the Black Ba…
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Author
Hebert, Philip C.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
192 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Medical Ethics
Canada
Abstract
Contents:
Introduction: Strangers in a Strange Land -- Bad Attitude -- Plato and the Art of Letting Go -- Thrown for a Loop -- The Patient's Voice -- A Death Foretold, a Death Unfolds -- The Quality of Our Mercy -- Suffer the Children -- Quitting Time -- Death and the Doctor -- Beyond the Black Bag.
Notes
Stories of letting go and holding on for patients and the physicians who treat them - Cover
ISBN
9780385683258
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
W 50 H446 2016

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Edible and medicinal plants of Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124362
MacKinnon, Andrew. Edmonton, AB: Partners Publishing | Lone Pine Publishing, Inc. , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV766 M158 2014
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
MacKinnon, Andrew
Place of Publication
Edmonton, AB
Publisher
Partners Publishing
Lone Pine Publishing, Inc.
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
448 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Plants, Edible
Plants, Medicinal
Medicine, Traditional
Canada
Handbook
ISBN
9781772130027
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV766 M158 2014

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Canada's health care providers1997 to 2011: A reference guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9918
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Ottawa, Ont.: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2013.
Audience
Professional
More Information
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Corporate Author
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Place of Publication
Ottawa, Ont.
Publisher
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Publication Date
2013
Subjects
Health Manpower
Health Personnel
Canada
ISBN
9781771091848
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
PDF is available for download from this site
Read Online
https://secure.cihi.ca/estore/productSeries.htm?pc=PCC56
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Cancer control

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18427
New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C2151c 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
PT.1: The cancer challenge; Cancer control and the burden of cancer; PT. 2: Prevention and screening; Active cancer prevention; Achieving behavioural changes in individuals and populations; Early diagnosis and screening in cancer control; PT.3: Applying new research; Integrating science with ser…
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Editor
Elwood, J. Mark
Sutcliffe, Simon B
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xiv, 469 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Early Detection of Cancer
Health Planning
Health Promotion
Mass Screening
Population Surveillance
World Health
Canada
Abstract
PT.1: The cancer challenge
Cancer control and the burden of cancer
PT. 2: Prevention and screening
Active cancer prevention
Achieving behavioural changes in individuals and populations
Early diagnosis and screening in cancer control
PT.3: Applying new research
Integrating science with service in cancer control: closing the gap between discovery and delivery
The impact of immunization on cancer control: the example of HPV vaccination
PT.4: Improving patient care
Improving cancer services: the approach taken in England
Population-based cancer control and the role of guidelines - towards a 'systems' approach
The optimal provision of cancer treatment services
Managing the cost of new therapies: the challenge of funding new drugs
Community supports for people affected by cancer
Improving quality of life
Shifting the paradigm: from complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to integrative oncology
Patient centred supportive and palliative care
PT.5: Integrated cancer control
From cancer care to cancer control: organization of population-based cancer control systems
Getting the public involved in cancer control - doing something besides worrying
Organizational structures for cancer control
Evaluating the outcomes of cancer control
Priority setting methods and cancer control
Ethics and the idea of cancer control
Integrating cancer control with control of other non-communicable diseases
Cancer control in developing countries
Strengthening the global community for cancer control
ISBN
9780199550173
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 C2151c 2010

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Breaking boundaries : LGBTQ2 writers on coming out and into Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121413
Nanoose Bay, BC: Rebel Mountain Press , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 B828 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Shwydky, Lori
Place of Publication
Nanoose Bay, BC
Publisher
Rebel Mountain Press
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
145 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Personal Narratives
Canada
Popular Work
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9780994730275
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 B828 2017

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CPS 2017 : compendium of pharmaceuticals and specialties : Canada's trusted drug reference

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119896
Canadian Pharmacists Association. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Pharmacists Association , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV704 C737 2017
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Volume 1: A-L; Volume 2: M-Z
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Corporate Author
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Editor
Jovaisas, Barbara
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
2 v.
Subjects
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Pharmacopoeias
Canada
Catalogs
Abstract
Volume 1: A-L
Volume 2: M-Z
ISBN
9781772410006
ISSN
0069-7966
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV704 C737 2017

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CPS 2018 : compendium of pharmaceuticals and specialties : Canada's trusted drug reference

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120636
Canadian Pharmacists Association. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Pharmacists Association , 2018.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV704 C737 2018
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Volume 1: A-L; Volume 2: M-Z
More Information
Corporate Author
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Editor
Welbanks, Louise
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
2 v.
Subjects
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Pharmacopoeias
Canada
Catalogs
Abstract
Volume 1: A-L
Volume 2: M-Z
ISBN
9781772410044
ISSN
0069-7966
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF
Call Number
QV704 C737 2018

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Health literacy in Canada: a primer for students

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120948
Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie, Donelle, Lorie, Ahmed, Ruksana. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc. , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA590 H699 2014
Availability
1 copy, 0 available
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Author
Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie
Donelle, Lorie
Ahmed, Ruksana
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xv, 247 p. :ill. ; 25 cm
Subjects
Health Literacy
Patient Education as Topic
Professional-Patient Relations
Physician-Patient Relations
Leadership
Coaching
Canada
ISBN
9781551305592
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA590 H699 2014

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21 things you may not know about the Indian Act : helping Canadians make reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a reality

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124045
Joseph, Bob. Port Coquitlam, BC: Indigenous Relations Press , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ80.5 J83 2018
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Alternate Title
Twenty one things you ay not know about the Indian Act
Author
Joseph, Bob
Place of Publication
Port Coquitlam, BC
Publisher
Indigenous Relations Press
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
189 p. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Canada, Indian Act
Indigenous Canadians - history
Indigenous Canadian - legislation & jurisprudence
Reconciliation
Relational Autonomy
First Nations
Canada
ISBN
9780995266520
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WZ80.5 J83 2018

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Nursing research in Canada : methods, critical appraisal, and utilization

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120396
LoBiondo-Wood, Geri, Haber, Judith. [Toronto, ON]: Elsevier Canada , 2018. 4th Canadian ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY20.5 N872 2017
Availability
4 copies, 3 available
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Author
LoBiondo-Wood, Geri
Haber, Judith
Editor
Cameron, Cherylyn
Singh, Mina D.
Edition
4th Canadian ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Elsevier Canada
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xv, 591 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Nursing Research - methods
Evidence-Based Nursing - methods
Research Design - standards
Information Literacy
Canada
ISBN
9781771720984
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WY20.5 N872 2017

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Determinants of indigenous peoples' health in Canada : beyond the social

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113709
[Toronto, ON]: Canadian Scholars Press , 2015.
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 D479 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Editor
Greenwood, Margo
de Leeuw, Sarah
Lindsay, Nicole Marie
Reading, Charlotte
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Scholars Press
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
xxix, 279 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
First Nations
Inuits
Health Services, Indigenous
Social Determinants of Health - history
Health Status Disparities
Medicine, Traditional
Canada
ISBN
9781551307329
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 D479 2015

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Cancer connections : images of hope and courage from across Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21733
Burns, James. Mississauga, ON: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 H967 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Based on PhotoSensitive's Cancer connections exhibition.
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Author
Burns, James
Corporate Author
PhotoSensitive
Place of Publication
Mississauga, ON
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
191 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors
Personal Narratives
Photography
Exhibitions
Pictorial Works
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
Based on PhotoSensitive's Cancer connections exhibition.
ISBN
9780470964491
0470964499
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 H967 2011

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Introduction to aboriginal health and health care in Canada : bridging health and healing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113744
Douglas, Vasiliki. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA300 DC2 D736 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Douglas, Vasiliki
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xvi, 239 p. : ill. ; 25cm.
Subjects
First Nations
Canada
Minority Health
Ethnic groups - ethnology
Health Services, Indigenous
Transcultural Nursing - methods
ISBN
9780826117977
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 DC2 D736 2013

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