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Decisions, decisions : family doctors as gatekeepers to prescription drugs and diagnostic imaging in Canada

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Health Council of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Health Council of Canada , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W84 D294 2010

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Corporate Author: Health Council of Canada

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Health Council of Canada

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 46 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Physicians, Family; Delivery of Health Care; Primary Health Care; Prescription Drugs; Diagnostic Imaging; Physician's Practice Patterns; Decision Making; Canada

ISBN: 9781897463819

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Call Number: W84 D294 2010

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Clinical thinking : evidence, communication and decision-making

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Del Mar, Chris, Doust, Jenny, Glasziou, Paul. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub | BMJ Books , 2006.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W 84 D359c 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Del Mar, Chris; Doust, Jenny; Glasziou, Paul

Place of Publication: Malden, MA

Publisher: Blackwell Pub; BMJ Books

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: x, 127 p. : ill

Subjects: Patient Care Management - methods; Communication; Decision Making; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Evidence-Based Medicine - methods; Problem Solving

ISBN: 9780727917416 (alk. paper); 0727917412 (alk. paper)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W 84 D359c 2006

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Continual improvement handbook : a quick reference guide for tools and concepts

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Executive Learning, Inc. Brentwood, Tn.: Executive Learning, Inc. , 1993.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX153 C762 1993

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: Executive Learning, Inc.

Place of Publication: Brentwood, Tn.

Publisher: Executive Learning, Inc.

Publication Date: 1993

Subjects: Quality Assurance, Health Care; Decision Making

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: WX153 C762 1993

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Patient's wish to die : research, ethics, and palliative care

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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

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How to get better value cancer care

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Gray, J.A. Muir, Kerr, David J. Oxford, UK: Offox Press , 2013.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 G779 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Gray, J.A. Muir; Kerr, David J

Place of Publication: Oxford, UK

Publisher: Offox Press

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: xiv, 247 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - economics; Health Planning; Delivery of Health Care - economics; Cancer Care Facilities; Decision Making; Clinical Trials as Topic; Costs and Cost Analysis; Health Care Costs; Cost Savings

ISBN: 9781904202158; 1904202152

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 G779 2013

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Making the decision : a cancer patient's guide to clinical trials

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Mulay, Marilyn. Sudsbury, Ma.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 M954 2002

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Mulay, Marilyn

Place of Publication: Sudsbury, Ma.

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: xv, 120 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Clinical Trials; Decision Making; Patient Education; Popular Work

ISBN: 0763716901

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ200 M954 2002

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Making informed medical decisions : where to look and how to use what you find

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Oster, Nancy, Thomas, Lucy, Joseff, Darol. Sebastopol, Ca.: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W50 O85 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Oster, Nancy; Thomas, Lucy; Joseff, Darol

Place of Publication: Sebastopol, Ca.

Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Internet; Decision Making; Evidence-Based Medicine; Clinical Trials

ISBN: 1565924592

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W50 O85 2000

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Waiting for cancer to come : women's experiences with genetic testing and medical decision making for breast and ovarian cancer

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Hesse-Biber, Sharlene. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Hesse-Biber, Sharlene

Place of Publication: Ann Arbor, MI

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Publication Date: 2014

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Genetic Testing; Genes, BRCA1; Genes, BRCA2; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome; Decision Making; Women's Health; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780472052196; 9780472120352

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Advancing medicine through clinical trials

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Pfizer. Kirkland, QC: Pfizer Inc. , 2009?.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: HA29 A244 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Introduction; Importance, benefits and risks of clinical trials; Four phases of clinical trials; Your role as a participant; Safety aspects of a clinical trial; Conclusion

Corporate Author: Pfizer

Place of Publication: Kirkland, QC

Publisher: Pfizer Inc.

Publication Date: 2009?

Subjects: Clinical Trials as Topic; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Patient Education as Topic; Decision Making; Popular Work

Abstract: Introduction; Importance, benefits and risks of clinical trials; Four phases of clinical trials; Your role as a participant; Safety aspects of a clinical trial; Conclusion

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: HA29 A244 2009

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Clinical ethics : a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine

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Jonsen, Albert R, Siegler, Mark, Winslade, William J. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc. , 2006. 6th ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB60 J81 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Author: Jonsen, Albert R; Siegler, Mark; Winslade, William J

Edition: 6th ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Publication Date: 2006

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Ethics, Clinical; Bioethical Issues; Patient Participation; Decision Making; Ethical Analysis - methods; Quality of Life

ISBN: 0071441999

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet; Kelowna Library

Call Number: WB60 J81 2006

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Cancer clinical trials : a commonsense guide to experimental cancer therapies and clinical trials

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Beer, Tomasz M, Axmaker, Larry. New York, NY: DiaMedica Publishing , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ267 B415 2012

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Author: Beer, Tomasz M; Axmaker, Larry

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: DiaMedica Publishing

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xxvi, 166 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Clinical Trials as Topic; Decision Making; Antineoplastic Protocols; Therapies, Investigational; Biomedical Research; United States

ISBN: 9780982321973

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ267 B415 2012

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Positive results : making the best decisions when you're at high risk for breast or ovarian cancer

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Morris, Joi L, Gordon, Ora K. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 M875 2010

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Morris, Joi L; Gordon, Ora K

Place of Publication: Amherst, NY

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 395 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Ovarian Neoplasms - genetics; Genes, BRCA2; Risk Factors; Genetic Testing; Decision Making; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781591027768; 1591027764

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 M875 2010

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Previvors : facing the breast cancer gene and making life-changing decisions

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Port, Dina Roth. New York, NY: Avery , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 P839 2010

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Port, Dina Roth

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Avery

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xiii, 267 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control; Risk Factors; Mastectomy; Ovarian Neoplasms - genetics; Genes, BRCA1; Genes, BRCA2; Genetic Testing; Decision Making; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781583334058; 158333405X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 P839 2010

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Hastings Center guidelines for decisions on life-sustaining treatment and care near the end of life

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Berlinger, Nancy, Jennings, Bruce, Wolf, Susan M. Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2013. rev. and expanded 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX162 B515 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Berlinger, Nancy; Jennings, Bruce; Wolf, Susan M

Edition: rev. and expanded 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Oxford

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: xxii, 240 p. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Life Support Care - standards; Life Support Care - ethics; Terminal Care - standards; Terminal Care - ethics; Advance Care Planning; Decision Making

ISBN: 9780199974559

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WX162 B515 2013

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Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel : end-of-life decision making : report

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Schüklenk, Udo. [Ottawa, ON]: Royal Society of Canada , 2011.

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Author: Schüklenk, Udo

Corporate Author: Royal Society of Canada

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Royal Society of Canada

Publication Date: 2011

Subjects: Terminal Care; Palliative Care; Advance Care Planning; Decision Making; Canada

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Advance care planning : communicating about matters of life and death

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New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Table of Contents available at URL

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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

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Advance care planning in end of life care

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Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press , 2018. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Table of Contents :; Introduction to advance care planning -- Overview and introduction to advance care planning -- What are the benefits of advance care planning and how do we know? -- An introduction to advance care planning: practice at the frontline -- Person-centred care: how does advance care…

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Editor: Thomas, Keri; Lobo, Ben; Detering, Karen

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Oxford, UK

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2018

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Advance Care Planning; Advance Care Planning - organization & administration; Decision Making; Terminal Care; Right to Die

Abstract: Table of Contents :; Introduction to advance care planning -- Overview and introduction to advance care planning -- What are the benefits of advance care planning and how do we know? -- An introduction to advance care planning: practice at the frontline -- Person-centred care: how does advance care planning support this and what are the economic benefits? -- Advance care planning for an ageing population -- Spiritual and ethical aspects of advance care planning -- Advance care planning: a personal view and stories from the frontline -- Context and experience of advance care planning in the UK -- Advance care planning in the UK: update on policy and practice -- Advance decisions to refuse treatment and the impact of wider legislation -- Discussions and decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- The implications of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 for advance care planning and decision making -- Experience of use of advance care planning in care homes -- Advance care planning in the community -- Advance care planning in hospices and palliative care -- Advance care planning in hospitals -- Advance care planning: thinking ahead for parents, carers, children, and young people -- Advance care planning and people with dementia -- Experience of advance care planning internationally -- Advance care planning in Australia -- Advance care planning in Canada -- Advance directives and advance care planning: the US experience -- Advance care planning in New Zealand: our Voice--to tatou reo -- Advance care planning in Germany: on track for nationwide implementation -- Advance care planning in an Asian country -- Practicalities and areas of common ground -- Communication skills and advance care planning -- Advance care planning in chronic disease: finding the known in the midst of the unknown -- Planning ahead in all areas -- A population-based approach to end-of-life care and advance care planning.

ISBN: 9780198802136; 9780192542359; 9780192542366

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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