Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
This guide describes the principles and processes involved in the development of the Chinese Peer Navigator Program at the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Centre and the bilingual resources that are used with Chinese-speaking patients (Mandarin, Cantonese and English).; This program also reflects "be…
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Contents:; Stairway to cultural competency : using the staircase model -- Exploring patient focused cultural assessment models -- Cultural considerations when working with culturally diverse colleagues -- Cultural considerations when the patient?s religious or spiritual needs differ from my own -- …
It's undeniable that understanding a patient's cultural practices and spiritual beliefs influence not only the delivery of health care in our global society, but also the individual's outcome and satisfaction. If a patient, because of a cultural or spiritual disconnect, can't appreciate what is bei…
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Contents:; Beginning -- Advance care planning -- Chronic illness and end of life -- Dementia and end of life -- Pain management : it?s more than knowing meds -- Physical symptom management -- Suffering : it?s not just the pain -- Active dying : the final days and hours -- After the death : the long…
Contents:; Introduction to palliative care / Marianne Matzo, Tonie Metheny -- Palliative care : responsive to the need for health care reform in America / Deborah Witt Sherman, Marilyn Bookbinder, Marlene McHugh -- Ethical aspects of palliative care / Anita J. Tarzian, Judith Kennedy Schwartz -- Le…
Contents:; 1. The Complexity of Measuring Indigenous Welbeing; 2. Understanding Wellbeing; Part I: Physical Wellbeing; 3. Health and Physical Wellbeing of the Sami People; 4. Chronic Disease among Native North Americans; 5. Changing Concepts of Wellness among the Swahili of Lamu Town, Kenya; 6. Phy…
Table of Contents :; Introduction to advance care planning -- Overview and introduction to advance care planning -- What are the benefits of advance care planning and how do we know? -- An introduction to advance care planning: practice at the frontline -- Person-centred care: how does advance care…
Report references: The Bow Tie Model of 21st Century Palliative Care by Dr. Pippa Hawley, January 2015:; http://www.virtualhospice.ca/en_US/Main+Site+Navigation/Home/For+Professionals/For+Professionals/The+Exchange/Current/The+Bow+Tie+Model+of+21st+Century+Palliative+Care.aspx.; Accompanying report…
Wishes; History; What's next?; Hope; Magic; Conflict; 100 things; Conversation; Why?; Credits
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Report exploring end of life care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender peoples.
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