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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
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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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Decolonizing trauma work : indigenous stories and strategies

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124047
Linklater, Renee. Black Point, NS: Fernwood Publishing , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA305 L756 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Linklater, Renee
Place of Publication
Black Point, NS
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
175 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Indigenous Canadians - psychology
Mental Health
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Holistic Health
Psychotherapy
First Nations
Canada
ISBN
9781552666586
155266658
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
WA305 L756 2014

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Narrating patienthood : engaging diverse voices on health, communication and the patient experience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121697
Lanham, MD: Lexington Books , 2019.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 84.7 N234 2019
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Kellett, Peter M.
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD
Publisher
Lexington Books
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
xii, 283 p. ; 24 cm.
Series
Lexington studies in health communication
Subjects
Patient Participation - methods
Health Communication
Culturally Competent Care
Narrative Medicine - methods
Physician-Patient Relations
Health Behavior
ISBN
9781498585538
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W 84.7 N234 2019

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Pathways to improving well-being for indigenous peoples : how living conditions decide health

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21530
Reading, Jeff, Halseth, Regine. Prince George, BC: National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W84 R287 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Reading, Jeff
Halseth, Regine
Place of Publication
Prince George, BC
Publisher
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
55 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Health Services, Indigenous
Delivery of Health Care
Community Networks
First Nations
Health Status Disparities
Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
W84 R287 2013
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http://www.nccah-ccnsa.ca/en/publications.aspx?sortcode=2.8.10&publication=102
https://www.ccnsa-nccah.ca/495/Pathways_to_Improving_Well-being_for_Indigenous_Peoples__How_living_conditions_decide_health_.nccah?id=102

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Indigenous healing : exploring traditional paths

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123182
Ross, Robert. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Group , [2014].
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 R823 2014
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Ross, Robert
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Penguin Group
Publication Date
[2014]
Physical Description
xxi, 322 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Social Determinants of Health - history
Social Factors
Minority Health - ethics
Minority Health - history
Indigenous Canadians - history
Indigenous Canadians - legislation & jurisprudence
Health Services, Indigenous
Cultural Characteristics
Canada
First Nations
ISBN
9780143191100
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WA300 R823 2014

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Burzynski : the movie : cancer is serious business

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20206
Merola, Eric, Burzynski, Stanislaw. [United States]: Merola , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ267 M567 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Merola, Eric
Burzynski, Stanislaw
Place of Publication
[United States]
Publisher
Merola
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
105 minutes
Subjects
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Drug Approval
Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use
Antineoplaston
Piperidones
Benzeneacetamides
Documentaries and Factual Films
United States
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ267 M567 2010

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Transitions in dying and bereavement : a psychosocial guide for hospice and palliative care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121125
Thompson, Marney, Wainwright, Wendy. Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press, Inc. , 2017. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB210 V642 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Contents:; Establishing the framework : integration of psychosocial and hospice palliative care perspective : social work and counseling competencies in hospice palliative care -- Beginning the journey : early diagnosis and treatment perspective : psychosocial assessment -- The path not chosen : re…
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Author
Thompson, Marney
Wainwright, Wendy
Corporate Author
Victoria Hospice Society
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
Health Professions Press, Inc.
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
xxii, 350 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Hospice Care - psychology
Palliative Care - psychology
Terminal Care - psychology
Attitude to Death
Bereavement
Grief
Abstract
Contents:
Establishing the framework : integration of psychosocial and hospice palliative care perspective : social work and counseling competencies in hospice palliative care -- Beginning the journey : early diagnosis and treatment perspective : psychosocial assessment -- The path not chosen : recurrence and chronic illness perspective: cultural competency -- Entering the unknown : the shift toward hospice palliative care perspective : intimacy and sexuality -- The long and winding road : illness predominates perspective : dying children and youth -- Watching and waiting : as death approaches perspective : suffering and despair -- The parting of the ways : time of death perspective : support for the hospice palliative care team -- Walking the edges : when a death occurs perspective: working with thoughts and emotions -- Entering the depths : adjusting to loss perspective: grief : it?s complicated -- Reconnecting with the world : mending the heart.
Notes
Preceded by Transitions in dying and bereavement : a psychosocial guide for hospice and palliative care / by Victoria Hospice Society and Moira Cairns, Marney Thompson, Wendy Wainwright. 2003.
ISBN
9780969504191
0969504195
9781938870651
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
WB210 V642 2017

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Consider the conversation : a documentary on a taboo subject

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20182
Bernhagen, Michael, Kaldhusdal, Terry. Shorewood, WI: Burning Hay Wagon Production , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 C755 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Wishes; History; What's next?; Hope; Magic; Conflict; 100 things; Conversation; Why?; Credits
More Information
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Author
Bernhagen, Michael
Kaldhusdal, Terry
Place of Publication
Shorewood, WI
Publisher
Burning Hay Wagon Production
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
60 minutes + 1 guide
Subjects
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Terminal Care
Hospice Care
Advance Care Planning
Right to Die
Social Support
Communication
Decision Making
Professional-Patient Relations
Interpersonal Relations
Documentaries and Factual Films
Abstract
Wishes
History
What's next?
Hope
Magic
Conflict
100 things
Conversation
Why?
Credits
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library AV Room
Call Number
WB310 C755 2011
Website Notes
URL links to the discussion guide.
Read Online
http://www.considertheconversation.org/
http://www.considertheconversation.org/sites/default/files/CTC%20Discussion%20Guide.pdf

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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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Care at the close of life : evidence and experience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20557
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 C271m 2011
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
This book updated the 42 journal articles originally published as JAMA's "Perspectives on care at the close of life" series.
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Editor
McPhee, Stephen J
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Medical
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xxii, 598 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
JAMAevidence
Subjects
Terminal Care - methods
Palliative Care - methods
Neoplasms - complications
Terminally Ill
Evidence-Based Practice
Abstract
This book updated the 42 journal articles originally published as JAMA's "Perspectives on care at the close of life" series.
ISBN
9780071637954
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WB310 C271m 2011

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Helping bereaved children : a handbook for practitioners

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18863
New York, NY: Guilford Press , 2010. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
BF575 H483w 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Webb, Nancy Boyd
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Guilford Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xxiv, 408 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bereavement
Counseling
Grief
Attitude to Death
Family Relations
Psychotherapy
Stress Disorders, Traumatic
Infant
Child
ISBN
9781606235973
1606235974
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 H483w 2010

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Strengths-based nursing care : health and healing for person and family

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21378
Gottlieb, Laurie N, Gottlieb, Bruce. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY100.1 G686 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Gottlieb, Laurie N
Gottlieb, Bruce
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xxxiii, 413 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Nursing Care
Cooperative behavior
Nurse-Patient Relations
Patient Care Planning
Patient Compliance - psychology
Professional-Family Relations
ISBN
9780826195869
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WY100.1 G686 2013

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Journey of discovery : an approach to Aboriginal health in VIHA

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20534
Vancouver Island Health Authority. [Victoria, BC?]: Vancouver Island Health Authority. MultiMedia Services , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W84 J86 2012
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Historical documentary; Scenario: Famili in patient room; Scenario: Emergency room with patient; Group talk with host Barbara Hager
More Information
Corporate Author
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Vancouver Island Health Authority. MultiMedia Services
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
80 minutes
Subjects
Delivery of Health Care
First Nations
Health Services, Indigenous
Health Status Disparities
British Columbia
Abstract
Historical documentary
Scenario: Famili in patient room
Scenario: Emergency room with patient
Group talk with host Barbara Hager
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Vancouver Library AV Room
Call Number
W84 J86 2012

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Dying and death in oncology

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119749
Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 D996 2017
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Editor
Berk, Lawrence
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
v, 185 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Death
Neoplasms - psychology
Attitude to Death
Terminal Care
Medical Oncology - methods
Thanatology
ISBN
9783319418599
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ200 D996 2017

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Voice of experience : part two. Themes and results of New Zealand's first cancer care survey. July 2010

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120159
Cancer Control Council of New Zealand. Wellington, NZ: Cancer Control Council of New Zealand , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C215t 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Themes and results of New Zealand's first 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
2010
Physical Description
52 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
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 C215t 2010
Website Notes
Available in PDF format
Read Online
http://www.moh.govt.nz/NoteBook/nbbooks.nsf/0/DCB60FDDCECD6031CC257E96000736D3/$file/The%20Voice%20Of%20Experience%20-%20Pt2%20-%20Themes%20and%20results%20of%20New%20Zealand's%20forst%20Cancer%20Care%20Survey%20-%20July%202010.pdf
http://www.moh.govt.nz/NoteBook/nbbooks.nsf/0/DCB60FDDCECD6031CC257E96000736D3?opendocument

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Death with dignity

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20629
Central Okanagan Hospice House, Central Okanagan Hospice Association, Interior Health. Kelowna, BC: Central Okanagan Hospice Association , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 C397 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
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Corporate Author
Central Okanagan Hospice House
Central Okanagan Hospice Association
Interior Health
Place of Publication
Kelowna, BC
Publisher
Central Okanagan Hospice Association
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
18 minutes
Subjects
Hospice Care
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Attitude to Death
Family
British Columbia
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB310 C397 2012
Read Online
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqhe29hqdIc

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Voice of experience : companion report : New Zealand cancer care survey results for eight treatment services. January 2010

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120158
Cancer Control Council of New Zealand. Wellington, NZ: Cancer Control Council of New Zealand , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C215c 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Companion report : New Zealand cancer care survey results for eight treatment services.
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
2010
Physical Description
158 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subjects
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Patient-Centered Care
Health Services - utilization
Delivery of Health Care
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Ambulatory Care - utilization
Cancer Care Facilities
New Zealand
Notes
Companion report to Voice of experience : part one. National report : preliminary results from the 2009 cancer care survey.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 C215c 2010

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Dying in America : improving and honoring individual preferences near the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21696
Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2014.
Audience
Professional
More Information
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Corporate Author
Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues
Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2014
Subjects
Terminal Care
Advance Care Planning
Attitude to Death
Quality of Life
Quality of Health Care
Patient-Centered Care
Professional-Patient Relations
ISBN
9780309311748
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Read Online
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=18748
http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2014/Dying-In-America-Improving-Quality-and-Honoring-Individual-Preferences-Near-the-End-of-Life.aspx
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Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21732
Gawande, Atul. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 G284 2014
Availability
5 copies, 4 available
More Information
Author
Gawande, Atul
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
282 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Aging - physiology
Aged
Activities of Daily Living
Ethics, Medical
Quality of Life
Attitude to Death
Prognosis
ISBN
9780385677004
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB310 G284 2014

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Quality of death : ranking end-of-life care across the world : a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19228
Economist Intelligence Unit, LIEN Foundation. London, UK: Economist Intelligence Unit , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 Q1 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
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Corporate Author
Economist Intelligence Unit
LIEN Foundation
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Economist Intelligence Unit
Publication Date
2010
Subjects
Terminal Care - statistics & numerical data
Terminal Care - economics
Attitude to Death
Advance Care Planning
Quality indicators, Health care
Terminal Care - standards
Evaluation Studies
Health Status Indicators
World Health
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WB310 Q1 2010
Website Notes
2nd URL leads to this report and more information on the Quality of Death Index.
Read Online
http://graphics.eiu.com/upload/QOD_main_final_edition_Jul12_toprint.pdf
http://www.eiu.com/sponsor/lienfoundation/qualityofdeath
http://www.lifebeforedeath.com/qualityofdeath/highlights.shtml

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