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An introduction to indigenous health and health care in Canada : bridging health and healing

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Douglas, Vasiliki Kravariotis. New York, NY: Springer , [2021]. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA300 D68 2021
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
Contents:; Introduction : First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada : Understanding the Issues -- Western and Indigenous Ways of Knowing -- Cultural Competency, Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Safety -- Historical Overview -- Understanding the Determinants of Health and Canada?s Native Popu…
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Alternate Title
Introduction to aboriginal health and healthcare in Canada
Author
Douglas, Vasiliki Kravariotis
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Description
xvi, 279 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Minority Health
Health Services, Indigenous
Transcultural Nursing - methods
Canada
Aboriginal
First Nations
Indigenous peoples -- Canada
Indigenous peoples -- Health.
Indigenous peoples -- Research.
Abstract
Contents:
Introduction : First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada : Understanding the Issues -- Western and Indigenous Ways of Knowing -- Cultural Competency, Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Safety -- Historical Overview -- Understanding the Determinants of Health and Canada?s Native Population -- Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition -- Chronic and Infectious Diseases -- Women?s and Children?s Health -- Mental Health -- Hybridization of Health Care and the Way Forward for Indigenous Health.
Notes
Preceded by Introduction to aboriginal health and healthcare in Canada / Vasiliki Douglas. c2013.
ISBN
9780826164124
9780826164131
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Internet
Call Number
WA300 D68 2021
Website Notes
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Fast facts about medical cannabis and opioids : minimizing opioid use through cannabis

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Smith, Gregory L., Smith, Kevin F. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company , 2020.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WL704.6 S642 2020
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Contents:; Chronic Pain and Opioids -- Current Cost of the Opioid Epidemic -- Opioid Use Disorder -- History and Legality of Cannabis -- Overview of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) -- Cannabinoids and Terpenes -- Synthetic Cannabinoid Pharmaceuticals -- Isolate Cannabinoid Pharmaceuticals -- Medic…
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Author
Smith, Gregory L.
Smith, Kevin F.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xiv, 238 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Series
R2 Library
Fast facts series
Subjects
Chronic Pain - drug therapy
Pain management
Cannabinoids - therapeutic use
Medical Marijuana - therapeutic use
Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects
Opioid-Related Disorders - prevention & control
Nurses Instruction
Abstract
Contents:
Chronic Pain and Opioids -- Current Cost of the Opioid Epidemic -- Opioid Use Disorder -- History and Legality of Cannabis -- Overview of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) -- Cannabinoids and Terpenes -- Synthetic Cannabinoid Pharmaceuticals -- Isolate Cannabinoid Pharmaceuticals -- Medical Marijuana and Bioavailability -- Side Effects of Cannabis Use -- Causes of Chronic Pain -- Treating Chronic Pain with Opioids -- Treating Chronic Pain with Cannabinoids -- Cannabinoid and Opioid Interactions -- Cannabis as an Adjunct to Opioids -- Opioid Sparing with Cannabinoids.
ISBN
0826142990
9780826142993
9780826143129
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Abbotsford Library
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Internet
Call Number
WL704.6 S642 2020
Website Notes
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Indigenous methodologies : characteristics, conversations, and contexts

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Kovach, Margaret. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press , 2021.
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Call Number
W20.5 I39 K88 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"Indigenous methodologies flow from tribal knowledge, and while they are allied with several Western qualitative approaches, there are key distinctions. In this work, Margaret Kovach examines the theoretical and epistemological basis of Indigenous methodologies and offers practical guidance to thos…
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Author
Kovach, Margaret
Editor
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xii, 313p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Population Groups - ethnology
Indigenous Peoples
Research Design
Social Sciences
Abstract
"Indigenous methodologies flow from tribal knowledge, and while they are allied with several Western qualitative approaches, there are key distinctions. In this work, Margaret Kovach examines the theoretical and epistemological basis of Indigenous methodologies and offers practical guidance to those conducting research in Indigenous communities."--Jacket.
Notes
The physical copy was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781487537418
9781487525644
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Book
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W20.5 I39 K88 2021
Website Notes
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Fighting for a hand to hold : confronting medical colonialism against Indigenous children in Canada

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Shaheen-Hussain, Samir. Montreal, QC | Kingston, ON: McGill-Queen's University Press , 2020.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA320 S525 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Author
Shaheen-Hussain, Samir
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Kingston, ON
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xxxi, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies
Subjects
Children
Health Services, Indigenous - history
Health Services, Indigenous - ethics
Indigenous Canadians
Systemic Racism
Colonialism - history
Canada
ISBN
9780228003601
9780228005131
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA320 S525 2020
Website Notes
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Manual for radiation oncology nursing practice and education

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Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society , 2021. 5th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY156 M295 2021
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
  1 read online  
Editor
McQuestion, Maurene
Drapek, Lorraine, C.
Witt, Mary Ellyn
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, PA
Publisher
Oncology Nursing Society
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xi, 479 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Oncology Nursing
Radiation Oncology
Radiotherapy - nursing
Education
Handbooks
Outlines
Notes
CN Library copy housed in the UHNBC Library
ISBN
9781635930436
9781635930443
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Abbotsford Library
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Vancouver Library
CN Library
Internet
Call Number
WY156 M295 2021
Website Notes
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Living with cancer : a resource to support First Nations people in BC on their cancer journey

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125267
First Nations Health Authority, BC Cancer Agency. [West Vancouver, BC]: First Nations Health Authority , [2023?].
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F527 2023
Availability
8 copies, 8 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
First Nations Health Authority
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[West Vancouver, BC]
Publisher
First Nations Health Authority
Publication Date
[2023?]
Physical Description
67 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Health Services, Indigenous
Patient Navigation
Self Care
Social Support
Culturally Competent Care
Medicine, Traditional
Personal Narratives
First Nations
Patient Education Handout
Notes
"This booklet is based on an earlier publication Living with Cancer--Everyone Deserves Support...The stories in this book were shared at Telling Our Stories Conference held in Prince George, BC in June 2016"
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Status
Processing
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 F527 2023
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Katz, Anne. New York, NY: Routledge , 2020. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 K19w 2020
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
  1 read online  
Author
Katz, Anne
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xii, 180 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Body Image
Sexuality
Female
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
Sex Counseling
Sexual Partners
Psychosexual Development
Libido
Communication
Patient Education
Fertility
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780367548360
9780367544997
9781000228113
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 K19w 2020
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
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Johns and Cunningham's physics of radiology

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124946
Bezak, Eva. Springfield, Ill.: Charles C. Thomas Publisher , 2021. 5th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WN110 B574 2021
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Alternate Title
Physics of radiology
Author
Bezak, Eva
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
Springfield, Ill.
Publisher
Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xxvii, 1352 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Health Physics
Radiology
Notes
Revision of: Physics of radiology / Harold Elford Johns and John Robert Cunningham. 1983. 4th ed
ISBN
9780398092948
9780398092955
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Internet
Call Number
WN110 B574 2021
Website Notes
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NCCN guidelines for patients : adolescent and young adult cancer

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National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Plymouth Meeting, PA: National Comprehensive Cancer Network , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 N277a 2023
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Alternate Title
National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for patients : adolescent and young adult cancer
Corporate Author
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
Place of Publication
Plymouth Meeting, PA
Publisher
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
66 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm
Series
NCCN guidelines for patients
Subjects
Popular Work
Neoplasms
Adolescent Health
Young Adult
ISBN
9781954190764
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 N277a 2023
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