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BC palliative care benefits program : physician guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18294
British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services. [Victoria, BC?]: British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services , 2005.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services
Publication Date
2005
Subjects
Palliative Care
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
British Columbia
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/pharmacare/outgoing/palliative.html
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/pharmacare/outgoing/palliative-physguide.pdf
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Palliative and end-of-life care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120409
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , 2017.
Audience
Professional
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…
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Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
124 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Series
System performance reports
Subjects
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Continuity of Care
Neoplasms
Integrative Oncology
Health Services Accessibility
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Cancer Pain
Quality of Health Care
Statistics
Canada
Abstract
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:
Person-centred perspective Indicators in Canada: a reference report : Palliative and end-of-life care, March 2017.
Notes
September 2017
ISBN
9781988000336
9781988000329
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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http://www.systemperformance.ca/report/palliative-end-of-life-care/?utm_source=communications-toolkit&utm_medium=arcc-newsletter&utm_campaign=peolc-2017
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Caregiver's guide : a handbook about end of life care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120137
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association. [Ottawa, ON]: Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem | Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association , 2014. Rev. ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB310 C271 2014
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"A Caregiver's Guide was created to provide information for family caregivers to draw upon when preparing and caring for a loved one who has a progressive illness, especially at home. It was developed to complement resources and information provided to caregivers by healthcare professionals, includ…
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Alternate Title
Handbook about end-of-life care
Caregivers guide
Corporate Author
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
Editor
Macmillan, Karen
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
x, 182 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Caregivers
Home Nursing
Terminal Care
Palliative Care
Hospices
Abstract
"A Caregiver's Guide was created to provide information for family caregivers to draw upon when preparing and caring for a loved one who has a progressive illness, especially at home. It was developed to complement resources and information provided to caregivers by healthcare professionals, including hospice palliative care teams." - Cover
Table of Contents:
1 WHEN A PROGRESSIVE LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS IS DIAGNOSED
2 GIVING PHYSICAL CARE
3 CARE OF PHYSICAL PROBLEMS
4 AS LIFE ENDS
5 BOOKS AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT MAY BE HELPFUL
ISBN
0968670016
9780968670019
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
WB310 C271 2014
Website Notes
Available in PDF format
Read Online
https://www.stlazarus.ca/acaregiversguide/

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Cancer care quality measures : symptoms and end-of-life care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15568
Lorenz, Karl, Lynn, Joanne. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , 2006.
Audience
Professional
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  1 read online  
Author
Lorenz, Karl
Lynn, Joanne
Corporate Author
Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center/RAND
Place of Publication
Rockville, MD
Publisher
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Publication Date
2006
Series
Evidence report/technology assessment 137
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Terminal Care
Palliative Care
Process Assessment (Health Care)
ISBN
9781587631931
1587631938
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK38028/
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Guidelines for the diagnosis, assessment and management of lymphoedema

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17579
Garvey, Angela. Belfast, N. Ireland: Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (CREST) , 2008.
Audience
Professional
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  1 read online  
Author
Garvey, Angela
Corporate Author
Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (CREST)
Place of Publication
Belfast, N. Ireland
Publisher
Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (CREST)
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
123 p.
Subjects
Lymphedema
Northern Ireland
Practice Guideline
ISBN
9781903982327
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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http://www.lesionicutaneecroniche.it/linee%20guida/PDF/ARTI%20INFERIORI/crest_guidelines_on_the_diagnosis__assessment_and_management_of_lymphoedema.pdf
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Interventional radiology in palliative care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123160
Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2021.
Audience
Professional
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Editor
Munk, Peter L.
Babu, Suresh B.
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publication Date
2021
Series
R2 Library
Medical radiology diagnostic imaging
Subjects
Palliative Care
Radiology, Interventional
Palliative Medicine
ISBN
3030654621
9783030654627
9783030654634
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This R2 title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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https://login.bccancer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/3030654621
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Advance care planning : communicating about matters of life and death

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120461
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Table of Contents available at URL
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  1 read online  
Editor
Rogne, Leah
McCune, Susana Lauraine
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xvi, 383 p. : ill.
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Advance Care Planning - organization & administration
Communication
Family Relations
Professional-Patient Relations
Terminal Care
Palliative Care
Hospice Care
Decision Making
Abstract
Table of Contents available at URL
ISBN
9780826110213
9780192542359
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.
Read Online
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=618957
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Cancer management guidelines

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14890
BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency
Audience
Professional
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  1 read online  
Continues / Continued By
Cancer treatment policies
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Practice Guideline
BC Cancer Agency
BCCA
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/health-professionals/professional-resources/cancer-management-guidelines
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Patient's wish to die : research, ethics, and palliative care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120469
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press , 2015.
Audience
Professional
Table of Contents :; PART I: Introduction -- Why it is important to know about patients? wishes to die -- PART II: Research --Illness narratives, meaning making, and epistemic injustice in research at the end of life -- Expressed desire for hastened death in seven patients living with advanced canc…
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Editor
Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph
Gudat, Heike
Ohnsorge, Kathrin
Place of Publication
Oxford, UK
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2015
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Right to Die - ethics
Suicide, Assisted - ethics
Euthanasia
Patient Participation
Attitude to Death
Palliative Care - psychology
Advance Care Planning
Terminal Care
Decision Making
Ethics, Clinical
Abstract
Table of Contents :
PART I: Introduction -- Why it is important to know about patients? wishes to die -- PART II: Research --Illness narratives, meaning making, and epistemic injustice in research at the end of life -- Expressed desire for hastened death in seven patients living with advanced cancer: a phenomenologic inquiry -- Expressed desire for hastened death: a phenomenologic inquiry? 10 years later -- Euthanasia (requests) after the implementation of the euthanasia law in Belgium in 2002. Results of empirical studies in Flanders, Belgium -- The journey to understanding the wish to hasten death -- The desire for hastened death in patients in palliative care -- Intentions, motivations, and social interactions regarding a wish to die -- Acting on a wish to die at the end of life: the Swiss situation -- Understanding older people?s wish to die -- Dialogue intermezzo: I -- PART III: Ethics -- Caring and killing in the clinic: the argument of self-determination -- Towards responsive knowing in matters of life and death -- Dealing with dilemmas around patients? wishes to die: moral case deliberation in a Dutch hospice -- End-of-life ethics from the perspectives of patients? wishes -- Dialogue intermezzo: II -- PART IV: Practice -- Issues of palliative medicine in end-of-life care -- Spirituality at the bedside: negotiating the meaning of dying -- Communication of wishes to die -- From understanding to patient-centred management: clinical pictures of a wish to die -- What does the wish to hasten death mean for the palliative patient? Clinical implications -- PART V: Conclusion -- Concluding dialogue.
ISBN
9780191023330
9780198713982
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This EBSCO title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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https://login.bccancer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1200862
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Hiding who I am : the reality of end of life care for LGBT people

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120028
Marie Curie. [United Kingdom]: Marie Curie , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Report exploring end of life care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender peoples.
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  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Marie Curie
Place of Publication
[United Kingdom]
Publisher
Marie Curie
Publication Date
2016
Subjects
Terminal Care
Terminally Ill - psychology
Palliative Care
Hospice Care
Patient-Centered Care
Patient Satisfaction
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Health Services for Transgender Persons
Abstract
Report exploring end of life care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender peoples.
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/globalassets/media/documents/policy/policy-publications/june-2016/reality-end-of-life-care-lgbt-people.pdf
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Guidelines for perioperative practice

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123667
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses. Denver, CO: AORN, Inc. , 2022.
Audience
Professional
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Alternate Title
2022 guidelines for perioperative practice
AORN guidelines for perioperative practice
Corporate Author
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
Place of Publication
Denver, CO
Publisher
AORN, Inc.
Publication Date
2022
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Perioperative Nursing - standards
Operating Room Nursing - standards
Practice Guideline
ISBN
0939583089
9780939583089
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This R2 title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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https://login.bccancer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/0939583089
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Truth of it : an unscripted video series about cancer : palliative care experience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120819
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer View Canada , [2010].
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 T875p 2010 v.6
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Bringing to light the concerns and needs of palliative care patients, this set of videos aims to support individuals receiving end-of-life care, as well as caregivers and health care providers working with them.
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Cancer View Canada
Publication Date
[2010]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (105 min.)
Series
Truth of it 6
Subjects
Palliative Care
Terminal Care - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Patient Comfort
Social Support
Caregivers
Family Relations
Patients
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Bringing to light the concerns and needs of palliative care patients, this set of videos aims to support individuals receiving end-of-life care, as well as caregivers and health care providers working with them.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 T875p 2010 v.6
Read Online
https://www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca/topics/truth-of-it-video-series/

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Patient handbook on stem cell therapies : appendix 1 of the guidelines for the clinical translation of stem cells

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19502
International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR). Deerfield, IL: International Society for Stem Cell Research , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
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Alternate Title
ISSCR patient handbook on stem cell therapies
Corporate Author
International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
Place of Publication
Deerfield, IL
Publisher
International Society for Stem Cell Research
Publication Date
2008
Subjects
Stem Cells
Practice Guideline
Handbooks
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
2nd URL links to the full professional guideline and includes Appendix 1.
Read Online
http://www.isscr.org/home/publications/patient-handbook
http://www.isscr.org/docs/default-source/patient-handbook/isscrpatienthandbook.pdf
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Diagnosis and management of lung cancer : ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21234
American College of Chest Physicians, Lung Cancer Guidelines Panel. Northbrook, ILL: American College of Chest Physicians , 2013. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
The majority of the articles from the May 2013 CHEST Supplement "Lung cancer guidelines" are online only. The individual chapters are only available as electronic files. The print edition only includes the following articles which are free online to view: Disclaimer; Panel List; Executive Summary…
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Alternate Title
Chest : volume 143, No.5, Suppl May 2013
Corporate Author
American College of Chest Physicians
Lung Cancer Guidelines Panel
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Northbrook, ILL
Publisher
American College of Chest Physicians
Publication Date
2013
Subjects
Lung Neoplasms
Evidence-Based Medicine
Practice Guideline
Abstract
The majority of the articles from the May 2013 CHEST Supplement "Lung cancer guidelines" are online only. The individual chapters are only available as electronic files. The print edition only includes the following articles which are free online to view: Disclaimer; Panel List; Executive Summary; Introduction; Methodology.
ISSN
0012-3692
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Table of contents;disclaimer, panel list, executive summary, introduction, methodology only are free to vies. Full text articles require a subscription.
Read Online
https://journal.chestnet.org/issue/S0012-3692(13)X6006-4
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Diagnosis and management of lung cancer : ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15964
American College of Chest Physicians, Lung Cancer Guidelines Panel. Northbrook, ILL: American College of Chest Physicians , 2007. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WF658 D536 2007
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Continues / Continued By
Chest Suppl May 2013
Alternate Title
Chest : volume 132, No.3, Suppl September 2007
Corporate Author
American College of Chest Physicians
Lung Cancer Guidelines Panel
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Northbrook, ILL
Publisher
American College of Chest Physicians
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
422 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Lung Neoplasms
Evidence-Based Medicine
Practice Guideline
ISSN
0012-3692
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Surrey Library
Kelowna Library
Internet
Call Number
WF658 D536 2007
Read Online
http://journal.publications.chestnet.org/issue.aspx?journalid=99&issueid=22061&direction=P

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Library Available
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Access to palliative care in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121194
Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2018.
Audience
Professional
CIHI's report Access to Palliative Care in Canada provides baseline information on what we know about palliative care services in the last year of life, on whether Canadians have equitable and timely access to appropriate services and on gaps in this area of health care. - Website
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  2 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Publication Date
2018
Subjects
Palliative Care
Delivery of Health Care
Community Health Planning
Caregivers
Canada
Abstract
CIHI's report Access to Palliative Care in Canada provides baseline information on what we know about palliative care services in the last year of life, on whether Canadians have equitable and timely access to appropriate services and on gaps in this area of health care. - Website
ISBN
9781771097376
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Read Online
https://www.cihi.ca/en/access-data-and-reports/access-to-palliative-care-in-canada
https://www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/access-palliative-care-2018-en-web.pdf
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When children die : improving palliative and end-of-life care for children and their families

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16633
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families. Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine, National Academies Press , 2003.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WS200 W567 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families
Editor
Field, Marilyn Jane
Behrman, Richard E
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Institute of Medicine, National Academies Press
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
xx, 690 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Terminal Care
Child
Health Policy
Patient Participation
Professional-Family Relations
Terminal Care - economics
Terminal Care - legislation & jurisprudence
United States
ISBN
9780309084376
0309084377
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WS200 W567 2003
Read Online
http://books.nap.edu/openbook/0309084377/html/index.html

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Radiation oncology in palliative cancer care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21650
Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell , 2013.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Editor
Lutz, Stephen
Chow, Edward
Hoskin, Peter J
Place of Publication
Chichester, West Sussex
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date
2013
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Palliative Care - methods
Radiation Oncology - methods
Radiotherapy - methods
ISBN
9781118484159
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This R2 title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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https://login.bccancer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/1118484150
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Breast cancer : guidelines for the pathological examination and reporting of breast specimens

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18242
Canada. Health Canada. [Ottawa, ON]: Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada , 2002.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WP870 B826c 2002
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canada. Health Canada
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
1v.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Checklist
Practice Guideline
Canada
ISBN
0662669118 (print)
0662327225
Language
English
French
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Call Number
WP870 B826c 2002
Read Online
http://www.cancercare.ns.ca/site-cc/media/cancercare/BreastCancerGuideline.pdf
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Surgical palliative care : a resident's guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21113
Chicago, IL: American College of Surgeons , 2009.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  2 read online  
Editor
Dunn, Geoffrey P
Martensen, Robert
Weissman, David
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
American College of Surgeons
Publication Date
2009
Subjects
Palliative Care - methods
Surgical Procedures, Operative - methods
Pain
Education, Medical, Graduate
Physician-Patient Relations
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Read Online
http://www.facs.org/palliativecare/publications.html
http://www.facs.org/palliativecare/surgicalpalliativecareresidents.pdf
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