Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
"With cancer ranking as the primary or secondary cause of premature death in almost 100 countries worldwide, the World Health Organization recognized a high level of investment in cancer control and treatment (including palliative care) in 2019. At that time, governments at the World Health Assembl…
"Those who experience and survive cancer live in bonus time, a season of grace that can be both disorienting and wonderful. In this honest and hopeful account, two-time survivor Alec Hill helps readers recalibrate expectations, grapple with survivor's guilt, and steward the opportunities for new pu…
"This book provides a practical guide on the art and science of compassionate care in an era of healthcare crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is inflicting long-lasting financial and psychosocial trauma on an unprecedented scale. A new approach to compassionate care is presented based on the …
Content:; Chapter 1. Pathos, Defense Mechanisms, and Dreams -- Chapter 2. Transitional Setting in Psycho-Oncology -- Chapter 3. Training Health Professionals to Prevent their Burnout -- Chapter 4. The Workshop Movies and Dreams -- Chapter 5. Multimedia Psychotherapy in Oncological Grief -- Chapter …
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?…
Contents:; Regulatory protection of human subjects in research -- The research problem -- Review of the literature -- The systematic review -- Methodology -- Survey research -- Qualitative research -- Community-based participatory research -- Clinical investigations -- Data analysis -- Exploring st…
"This evidence-based guide educates and informs health professionals about promoting sexual wellbeing in the context of challenges from physical and mental health. This accessible text demystifies a topic that is sometimes difficult to discuss. It is essential reading for healthcare practitioners i…
"Within the United Kingdom (UK), most mainstream healthcare practitioners receive little or no nutrition education during their years of training. As a consequence, the understanding of nutrition amongst primary care practitioners such as general practitioners, pharmacists, midwives, and practice n…
Content:; Basics of Radiation Physics -- Radiation Quantities and Units -- Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Matter -- Radiation Protection Standards in Relation to ICRP Recommendations -- Radiation Hazard Evaluation and Control in Nuclear Medicine -- Occupational and Public Exposure to Nuclea…
"Care Ethics, Religion, and Spiritual Traditions is a collection of original essays that address the intersection between contemporary feminist care ethics and religious morality. Feminist care ethics is one of the most dynamic areas in modern theory. This relational approach to morality emphasizes…
"This practical, science-based book focuses on helping partners, family and friends understand breast cancer. It guides them in how to provide the best emotional and practical support when helping someone with breast cancer to cope, recover and thrive, while maintaining their own physical and psych…
Contents:; PART I SOME FUNDAMENTAL STUFF -- 1. FIRST THINGS FIRST ? THE NATURE OF DATA -- PART II DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS -- 2.DESCRIBING DATA WITH TABLES -- 3. EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY ? DESCRIBING DATA WITH CHARTS -- 4.DESCRIBING DATA FROM ITS SHAPE -- 5.MEASURES OF LOCATION ? NUMBERS R US -- …
When physicians and nurses suffer from burnout, patients suffer as well. This book pinpoints the how and why and shows what healthcare providers and their organizations can do.-- Provided by publishe