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Malignant : how bad policy and bad evidence harm people with cancer

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Prasad, Vinayak K. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press , 2020.
Audience
Professional
"In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details a…
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Author
Prasad, Vinayak K.
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
John Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Antineoplastic Agents - economics
Biomedical Research - economics
Drug Development - economics
Health Policy
Patient rights
United States
Abstract
"In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details about cancer research and practice, (4) recommended solutions on multiple levels (policy, practitioners, medical education, and pharmacology)"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The Basics of Cancer Drugs : Cost, Benefit, Value -- Surrogate Endpoints in Cancer : What Are They and Where Are They Used? -- Use and Misuse of Surrogates for Drug Approvals -- How High Prices Harm Patients and Society -- Hype, Spin, and the Unbridled Enthusiasm That Distorts Cancer Medicine -- Financial Conflict of Interest -- The Harms of Financial Conflicts and How to Rehabilitate Medicine -- Will Precision Oncology Save Us? -- Study Design -- Principles of Oncology Practice -- Important Trials in Oncology -- Global Oncology -- How Should Cancer Drug Development Proceed? -- What Can the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and -- Medicaid Services Do Tomorrow? -- What Can People with Cancer Do? -- What Can Students, Residents, and Fellows Do?
ISBN
9781421437637
9781421437644
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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ORNAC standards, guidelines and position statements for perioperative registered nurses

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125322
Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC). Kingston, ON: Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada , 2023. 16th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY161 O61s 2023
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Contents:; Sec 1. Practice standards and competencies -- Sec 2. Infection prevention and control -- Sec 3. Management of Perioperative Care -- Sec 4. Safety Considerations and Responsibilities -- Sec 5. Response Management in the Perioperative Setting -- Sec 6. Glossary.
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Alternate Title
ORNAC 2023
Corporate Author
Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC)
Edition
16th ed.
Place of Publication
Kingston, ON
Publisher
Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
xl, 6 numbered sections : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Perioperative Nursing - standards
Operating Room Nursing - standards
Practice Guideline
Infection Control
Occupational Health
Risk Management
Safety
Canada
Abstract
Contents:
Sec 1. Practice standards and competencies -- Sec 2. Infection prevention and control -- Sec 3. Management of Perioperative Care -- Sec 4. Safety Considerations and Responsibilities -- Sec 5. Response Management in the Perioperative Setting -- Sec 6. Glossary.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Status
Processing
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WY161 O61s 2023

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ORNAC standards, guidelines and position statements for perioperative registered nurses

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Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC). Kingston, ON: Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada , 2021. 15th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY161 O61s 2021
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Contents:; Sec 1. Practice standards and competencies -- Sec 2. Infection prevention and control -- Sec 3. Management of perioperative care -- Sec 4. Risk management and occupation health and safety -- Sec 5. Exceptional clinical events -- Sec 6. Glossary.
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Alternate Title
ORNAC 2021
Corporate Author
Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC)
Edition
15th ed.
Place of Publication
Kingston, ON
Publisher
Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xxx, 6 numbered sections : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Perioperative Nursing - standards
Operating Room Nursing - standards
Practice Guideline
Infection Control
Occupational Health
Risk Management
Safety
Canada
Abstract
Contents:
Sec 1. Practice standards and competencies -- Sec 2. Infection prevention and control -- Sec 3. Management of perioperative care -- Sec 4. Risk management and occupation health and safety -- Sec 5. Exceptional clinical events -- Sec 6. Glossary.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WY161 O61s 2021

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Health equity and nursing : achieving equity through policy, population health, and interprofessional collaboration

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122444
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , [2021].
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Introduction : health equity does not equal health equality / Janice M. Phillips and Margaret P. Moss -- Nursing as a force for health equity / Joanne Disch -- Evidence-based policymaking / Myra Michelle DeBose, Ejim Sule, and Debbie Ann Jones -- Health equity and nursing education : pas…
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Editor
Moss, Margaret P.
Phillips, Janice Mitchell
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
[2021]
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Nurse?s Role
Health Equity
Health Policy
Population Health Management
Social Determinants of Health
Nursing - organization & administration
United States
Abstract
Contents:
Introduction : health equity does not equal health equality / Janice M. Phillips and Margaret P. Moss -- Nursing as a force for health equity / Joanne Disch -- Evidence-based policymaking / Myra Michelle DeBose, Ejim Sule, and Debbie Ann Jones -- Health equity and nursing education : past, present and future / Wrenetha A. Julion and Monique Reed -- Health equity and healthcare system transformation policy / Sinsi Hernández-Cancio and Noelle Thompson -- Genetics, health & policy challenges across the lifespan / Justina A. Trott and Sharon L. Ruyak -- The conceptual model of nursology for enhancing equity and quality : population health and health policy / Jacqueline Fawcett -- Integrating the social determinants of health into the clinical setting / Angela M. Moss and Christopher M. Nolan -- Structural determinants of health : an American Indian exemplar / Margaret P. Moss -- Global health equity for LGBTQI people and populations / William E. Rosa, Patricia Moreland, and Tonda L. Hughes -- Veterans and health equity / Linda A. Spoonster Schwartz -- Achieving health equity : exemplars in engaging global communities / Margherita Procaccini Clark and Franchesca A. Cifuentes-Andrade -- A health systems interprofessional approach to impact health equity / Barbara Wadsworth, Chinwe Onyekere, Karen Fitzpatrick Smith, Sandra Ross, Shonalie Roberts, Sharon Larson, and Barry D. Mann -- The critical discussion of race & racism toward achieving equity in health policy / Mia Keeys -- Pathways to achieving health equity : exemplars of community and intersectoral partnerships / Raj C. Shah and Heather Miller -- Politics and law at the root of health equity / Daniel E. Dawes and Nelson J. Dunlap -- The intersection of health literacy, health equity, and nursing practice / Diana Peña Gonzalez, Rachel Roberts, and Kirby Johnson -- The role of community health centers in health equity / Kevin C. Lo and Thomas Tsang.
ISBN
0826195067
9780826195067
9780826195074
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Legal and ethical issues for health professionals

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122476
Pozgar, George D. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning , 2020. 5th ed.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Introduction to ethics -- Contemporart ethical dilemmas -- End-of-life dilemmas -- Health care ethics committee -- Development of law -- Introduction to law -- Government ethics and the law -- Oganizational ethics and the law -- Health care professional legal-ethical issues -- Physician?…
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Author
Pozgar, George D.
Edition
5th ed
Place of Publication
Burlington, MA
Publisher
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication Date
2020
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Legislation, Medical
Ethics, Clinical
Health Personnel - ethics
Patient rights
United States
Abstract
Contents:
Introduction to ethics -- Contemporart ethical dilemmas -- End-of-life dilemmas -- Health care ethics committee -- Development of law -- Introduction to law -- Government ethics and the law -- Oganizational ethics and the law -- Health care professional legal-ethical issues -- Physician?s ethical and legal issues -- Employee rights and responsibilitues -- Patient consent -- Patient abuse -- Patient rights and responsibilities -- Summary case : search for truth.
ISBN
1284144186
9781284144185
9781284144192
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous culture-based approaches to waking up, taking action, and doing the work of healing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125217
Methot, Suzanne. Toronto, ON: ECW Press , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 M592 2023
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous culture-based approaches to waking up, taking action, and doing the work of healing : a book for young adults
Author
Methot, Suzanne
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
ECW Press
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
xii, 255 p. : ill, (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Indigenous Canadians - history
Indigenous Canadians - psychology
Young Adult - psychology
Historical Trauma - therapy
Psychological Trauma - therapy
Mental Health
First Nations
Canada
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
Teen/young adult adaptation of Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing
ISBN
9781770417243
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 M592 2023

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Last act : closing the book on your finances

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Short, Kimberley, Short, Larry. Toronto, ON: Cormorant Books Inc. , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 S559l 2020
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Short, Kimberley
Short, Larry
Corporate Author
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
Cormorant Books Inc.
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xvii, 133 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Death
Wills
Estate Planning
Advance Care Planning
Financing, Personal
Canada
Popular Work
Notes
"A CPA Canada Book" - Front cover
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781770866751
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
W85.5 S559l 2020

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Multicultural perspectives in working with families : a handbook for the helping professions

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New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , [2021]. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; I Overview-- 1. Using the Culturagram and an Intersectional Approach in Practice With Culturally Diverse Families -- 2. Practice With Multiracial Individuals and Families -- 3. Transracial Adoption and Transracial Socialization: Clinical Implications and Recommendations -- 4. The DSM-5 F…
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Editor
Congress, Elaine
González, Manny
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
[2021]
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Cultural Diversity
Social work - methods
Counselling
Family Therapy - methods
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Culturally Competent Care
United States
Abstract
Contents:
I Overview-- 1. Using the Culturagram and an Intersectional Approach in Practice With Culturally Diverse Families -- 2. Practice With Multiracial Individuals and Families -- 3. Transracial Adoption and Transracial Socialization: Clinical Implications and Recommendations -- 4. The DSM-5 From a Multicultural Perspective -- 5. Evidence-Based Practice With Ethnically Diverse Clients -- II: ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES -- 6. Managing Agencies for Multicultural Services -- 7. Legal Issues in Practice With Immigrants and Refugees -- III: LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES -- 8. The Multicultural Triangle of the Child, the Family, and the School: Culturally Competent Approaches -- 9. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Working With Adolescents -- 10. Working With Culturally Diverse Older Adults -- IV: PRACTICE WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM DIFFERENT RACIAL/ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS AND GENDER ORIENTATION -- 11. Practice With African American Families -- 12. Practice With Hispanic Individuals and Families -- 13. Practice With Asian Immigrant Families and Intergenerational Issues -- 14. Practice With Native American Families -- 15. Practice With Arab American Families -- 16. Practice With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and Their Families -- V: PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH MULTICULTURAL FAMILIES -- 17. Health Beliefs, Care, and Access of Individuals and Families From Diverse Backgrounds -- 18. Spirituality and Culturally Diverse Families: The Intersection of Culture, Religion, and Spirituality -- 19. HIV/AIDS and Latinx Families: Practice Considerations -- 20. Substance Abuse --21. Practice With Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence -- 22. Culture, Intersectionality, and Suicide -- VI ETHICAL ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- 23. Ethical Issues and Future Directions
ISBN
082615414X
9780826154149
9780826154156
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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White benevolence : racism and colonial violence in the helping professions

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Winnipeg, MB: Fernwood Publishing , 2022.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA300 W582g 2022
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Editor
Gebhard, Amanda
Mclean, Sheelah
St. Denis, Verna
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, MB
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
280 p. : ill ; 23 cm
Subjects
Attitude of Health Personnel
Racism
Minority Health - history
Health Disparity, Minority and Vulnerable Populations
Indigenous Canadians - history
Social Welfare - history
First Nations
Canada
ISBN
9781773635224
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WA300 W582g 2022

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Walking together, working together: engaging wisdom for indigenous well-being

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125187
Edmonton, AB: Polynya Press , 2022. 1st ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 J67 2022
Availability
3 copies, 2 available
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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

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Introduction to determinants of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples' health in Canada

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Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars Press , 2022.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA300 I61i 2022
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Editor
Greenwood, Margo
de Leeuw, Sarah
Stout, Roberta
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
Canadian Scholars Press
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
xxiii, 290 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Health Services, Indigenous
Social Determinants of Health - history
Health Status Disparities
Medicine, Traditional
Indigenous Canadians
First Nations
Canada
ISBN
9781773383194
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WA300 I61i 2022

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