Editor

Agrawal, Ajay

Gans, Joshua

Goldfarb, Avi

Place of Publication

Boston, Massachusetts

Publisher

Harvard Business Review Press

Publication Date

c2022

Series

ProQuest Ebook Central

Subjects

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence - economics

Forecasting - methods

Decision Making

Abstract

"Named one of "The five best books to understand AI" by The Economist The impact AI will have is profound, but the economic framework for understanding it is surprisingly simple. Artificial intelligence seems to do the impossible, magically bringing machines to life?driving cars, trading stocks, and teaching children. But facing the sea change that AI brings can be paralyzing. How should companies set strategies, governments design policies, and people plan their lives for a world so different from what we know? In the face of such uncertainty, many either cower in fear or predict an impossibly sunny future. But in Prediction Machines, three eminent economists recast the rise of AI as a drop in the cost of prediction. With this masterful stroke, they lift the curtain on the AI-is-magic hype and provide economic clarity about the AI revolution as well as a basis for action by executives, policy makers, investors, and entrepreneurs. In this new, updated edition, the authors illustrate how, when AI is framed as cheap prediction, its extraordinary potential becomes clear: Prediction is at the heart of making decisions amid uncertainty. Our businesses and personal lives are riddled with such decisions. Prediction tools increase productivity?operating machines, handling documents, communicating with customers. Uncertainty constrains strategy. Better prediction creates opportunities for new business strategies to compete. The authors reset the context, describing the striking impact the book has had and how its argument and its implications are playing out in the real world. And in new material, they explain how prediction fits into decision-making processes and how foundational technologies such as quantum computing will impact business choices. Penetrating, insightful, and practical, Prediction Machines will help you navigate the changes on the horizon." --publisher

ISBN

9781647824679

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Corporate Author

North American Menopause Society (NAMS)

Edition

9th ed.

Place of Publication

Pepper Pike, OH

Publisher

North American Menopause Society (NAMS)

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

74 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Subjects

Popular Work

Menopause

Women's Health

ISBN

9780578532288

Language

English

Material Type

Booklet

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP520 N864m 2020

Copies

Author

Miller, Bruce J.

Berger, Shoshana

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Paperbacks

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xxi, 520 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subjects

Advance Care Planning

Life Change Events

Decision Making

Attitude to Death

Popular Work

ISBN

9781501157219

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 M647b 2020

Copies

Alternate Title

Patient experience program : best practices for engagement

Corporate Author

BC Cancer, Patient & Family Engagement

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date

2020

Subjects

Culturally Competent Care

Cultural Diversity

Patient Participation - methods

Decision Making

Caregivers

Professional - Patient Relations

Professional - Family Relations

Abstract

Contents:

Best Practices for Successful Engagement -- Diversity in Patient Engagement -- Engagement Methods -- How to Request Patient and Family Partners -- Matching Partners -- Planning Engagement -- Presenting With Patient Partners -- Reimbursing Partners.

Language

English

Material Type

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Tip sheets in PDF format and more patient and family engagement resources available at link

Author

Steligo, Kathy

Place of Publication

Baltimore, MD

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

xi, 354 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - surgery

Mastectomy

Mammaplasty

Decision Making

Mammaplasty - rehabilitation

Popular Work

ISBN

9781421447599

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 S824 2023

Copies

Author

Brem, Rachel

Teal, Christy

Place of Publication

New York

Publisher

Simon Element

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

viii, 307 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control

Breast Neoplasms - surgery

Breast Neoplasms - therapy

Mastectomy

Decision Making

Popular Work

ISBN

9781668001134

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 B836 2023

Copies

Author

Lorig, Kate

Laurent, Diana

Gonzalez, Virginia

Sobel, David

Minor, Marian

Gecht-Silver, Maureen

Edition

5th ed.

Place of Publication

Boulder, CO

Publisher

Bull Publishing Company

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xi, 418 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Series

Cancer thriving & surviving tool kit for active living

Subjects

Chronic Disease

Heart Diseases

Lung Diseases

Diabetes Mellitus

Arthritis

Self Care

Self-Management

Exercise

Decision Making

Communication

Problem Solving

Healthy Lifestyle

Popular Work

Abstract

"The Tool Kit includes:

1) A booklet, which begins with a Self-Test that will help you decide where you want to focus. You might start by taking the Self-Test and then scoring it. Your scores will suggest places to start. It also contains Tip Sheets about specific topics that others have found key in managing their conditions, and illustrations to accompany the exercise audio program.

2) The latest edition of Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions written by experts in the field. Even more important?all the authors have chronic conditions.

3) A relaxation audio program with four different relaxation exercises. The first is only five minutes, for a quick start, and the others are about 15 minutes each.

4) An exercise audio program with three different levels of exercises, all of which can be done at home. If you have not exercised much lately you might want to start with the first level and work your way up. Of course, some of you will want to start at the third level.

We suggest that you spend a couple of hours a week learning and practicing the new skills. There is no right or wrong, so explore to find what works for you to manage better." --publisher

Notes

Book to accompany the booklet "Your tool kit for thriving and surviving with cancer"

ISBN

9781945188312

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WT500 C215L 2020

Copies

Editor

Johnson, Leslie Main

Baker, Janelle Marie

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Edmonton, AB

Publisher

Polynya Press

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xii, 304 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series

Patterns of Northern Traditional Healing; v. 4

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians - medical care

Medicine, Traditional

Delivery of Health Care

Canada

Popular Work

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781772125375

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA300 J67 2022

Copies

Author

Cain, Susan

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Crown

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xxxiv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subjects

Grief

Sadness - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Popular Work

Abstract

"Cain shows how a bittersweet state of mind is the quiet force that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain. If we don't acknowledge our own sorrows and longings, she says, we can end up inflicting them on others via abuse, domination, or neglect. But if we realize that all humans know--or will know--loss and suffering, we can turn toward each other. And we can learn to transform our own pain into creativity, transcendence, and connection. At a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, Bittersweet brings us together in deep and unexpected ways"-- Publisher's description

ISBN

9780451499783

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 G7 C135b 2022

Copies

Author

Garrett, Bernie

Place of Publication

London, UK

Publisher

Hammersmith Health Books

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

x, 415 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects

Deception

Fraud

Quackery

Ethics,

Pseudoscience

Popular Work

Abstract

Garrett explores real-world examples of deceptive health science, professional malpractice, misleading marketing, celebrity health fads, deception in alternative medicine, and more. -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9781781611883

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WZ310 G239 2021

Copies

Author

Pearson, Judith L.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Lincoln Square Books

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xxii, 305 p. : ill ; 23 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - history

Neoplasms - psychology

Survivorship

Advocacy

Social Change

Policy Making

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

In 1986, twenty-three men and women, all with a personal connection to cancer, came together for a weekend summit. Their goal was not to cure the disease, but to destroy its myths. The creation of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) that weekend launched the cancer survivorship movement, and forever changed the definition of what it means to be a ?survivor.? Twelve years later it led to a march on Washington, D.C., of more than 200,000 people. Part medical history, part inspirational biography, From Shadows to Life is the story of a social movement that continues to improve life for millions.--Back cover.

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781947187122

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 P361 2021

Copies

Author

Neff, Kristin

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Harperwave

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

374 pages ; 24 cm

Subjects

Self-Compassion

Self Care

Women's Health

Popular Work

Abstract

"Drawing on research, her personal life story and empirically supported practices, the author of Self-Compassion shows women how to reclaim balance within themselves and use fierce and tender self-compassion to ensure their own wholeness and well-being" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9780062991065

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WM425 N383f 2021

Copies

Author

Brown, Theresa

Place of Publication

Chapel Hill, NC

Publisher

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

258 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Nurses

Patients - psychology

Patient Satisfaction

Quality of Health Care

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781643750699

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 B877h 2022

Copies

Author

Munn, Rebecca Whitehead

Place of Publication

Berkeley, CA

Publisher

She Writes Press

Publication Date

2020

Subjects

Cancer Survivors - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781631527951

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 M965a 2020

Copies

Author

Aktipis, Athena

Place of Publication

Princeton, NJ

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - etiology

Biological Evolution

Carcinogenesis

Cell Transformation, Neoplastic

Popular Work

ISBN

9780691212197

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ202 A315c 2021

Copies

Author

Alsarraf, Renee

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

HarperOne

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

248 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - diagnosis

Neoplasms - psychology

Human-Animal Bond

Veterinarians

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"For more than two decades, esteemed veterinary oncologist Dr. Renee Alsarraf treated cancer in her beloved canine patients. Then, at age fifty-one, she was diagnosed with cancer herself. For Dr. Renee, it was her patients -- those furry, four-legged, slobbering animals -- who seemed to uniquely understand her difficult journey and who showed her the true power of positivity and unconditional love" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9780063215221

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 A461s 2022

Copies

Author

Kanarek, Robin Bennett

Place of Publication

Baltimore, MD

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

209 p. ; 22 cm.

Series

Johns Hopkins Press health book

Subjects

Quality of Life

Palliative Care

Terminal Care

Adaptation, Psychological

Advance Care Planning

Caregivers - psychology

Popular Work

Abstract

This book was written to educate individuals diagnosed with a serious medical condition along with their loved ones about the importance of palliative care. The work outlines what palliative care is, provides communication strategies for getting the type of support and care that you want and need (and not just medications), outlines successful coping strategies, and discusses family dynamics, grieving, emotional support, and spirituality. Although palliative care is often associated with hospice and end-of-life planning, the author argues for a more expanded definition that includes improved quality of life at early as well as later stages of the disease process.

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781421445984

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB310 K16 2023

Copies

Author

Fersko-Weiss, Henry

Tisdale, Sallie

Place of Publication

Newburyport, MA

Publisher

Red Wheel

Publication Date

2020

Subjects

Terminally Ill

Doulas

Hospice Care - psychology

Terminal Care

Attitude to Death

Advance Care Planning

Caregivers

Popular Work

Notes

Previously published as Caring for the dying in 2017 by Conari Press"--Title page verso.

ISBN

9781590035023

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 F399f 2020

Copies

Author

Frank, Lois Ellen

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Hachette Go

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

xvi, 302 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

First Nations

Diet, Vegetarian

Cooking

Cooking, American - Southwestern style.

Cookbook

Popular Work

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9780306827297

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ266 N9 F828 2023

Copies

Author

Northrup, Christiane

Edition

Rev. & updated 5th ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Bantam Books

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xxiv, 1155 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subjects

Women's Health - popular works

Holistic Health

Mind Body Relations (Metaphysics)

Popular Work

Abstract

"Emphasizing the body's innate wisdom and ability to heal, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom covers the entire range of women's health--from the first menstrual period through menopause. It includes updated information on pregnancy, labor, and birth, sexuality, nutrition, hormone replacement therapy, treating fibroids, avoiding hysterectomy, and maintaining breast and menstrual health. Fully revised and updated to include the very latest treatment innovations and research data, and reflecting today's woman's proactive involvement in her own health care, this important new edition will help women everywhere enjoy vibrant health with far fewer medical interventions."--Back cover

ISBN

9780525486114

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WM172 N877 2020

Copies