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Control of communicable diseases manual

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18638
Washington, DC: American Public Health Association , 2008. 19th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WC100 C764 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Heymann, David L
Edition
19th ed.
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
American Public Health Association
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xxvi, A69, 746 p. ; 18 cm.
Subjects
Communicable Diseases
Communicable Disease Control
Infection Control
ISBN
9780875531892
087553189X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WC100 C764 2008

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Where do we go when we disappear?

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119957
Martins, Isabel Minhos, Matosos, Madalena. [London, UK]: Tate Publishing , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 C5 M386 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"Things in this world are always appearing and disappearing. But does a stone really vanish when it turns into sand? And do lost socks really go missing? And, more importantly, do people ever really disappear? This book holds lots of ideas to help you answer the age-old question: where do we go whe…
Author
Martins, Isabel Minhos
Matosos, Madalena
Place of Publication
[London, UK]
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
38 unnumbered pages : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Loss
Grief
Death
Adaptation, Psychological
Emotions
Pictorial Works
Juvenile Literature
Popular Work
Abstract
"Things in this world are always appearing and disappearing. But does a stone really vanish when it turns into sand? And do lost socks really go missing? And, more importantly, do people ever really disappear? This book holds lots of ideas to help you answer the age-old question: where do we go when we disappear?"
Recommended for ages 5-7.
Notes
English language edition. First published in Portugese as Para Onde Vamos Quando Desaparecemos. Planeta Tangerina. 2011.
ISBN
9781849761604
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 C5 M386 2013

Copies

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Microbes and malignancy : infection as a cause of human cancers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog5887
New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 1999.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 M626 1999
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Parsonnet, Julie
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
1999
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Infection - adverse effects
Infection - complications
ISBN
0195104013
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ202 M626 1999

Copies

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What do you do if you don't die : the Stephen Fletcher story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16587
McIntosh, Linda. Winnipeg, MB: Heartland Associates , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ100 M152 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
McIntosh, Linda
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, MB
Publisher
Heartland Associates
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
287 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Quadriplegia
Politics
Steven Fletcher
Canada
Biography
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781896150499
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ100 M152 2008

Copies

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Why we sleep : unlocking the power of sleep and dreams

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122886
Walker, Matthew. New York, NY: Scribner , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM188 W177 2017
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
Author
Walker, Matthew
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Scribner
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
viii, 360 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Sleep disorders
Insomnia
Popular Work
ISBN
9781501144325
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WM188 W177 2017
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Supportive care in cancer : a handbook for oncologists

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog38
New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, Inc. , 1999. 2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 S959k 1999
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Klastersky, Jean
Schimpff, Stephen C
Senn, Hans-Jorg
Edition
2nd ed., rev. and expanded
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Marcel Dekker, Inc.
Publication Date
1999
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - complications
Infection Control
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
ISBN
024719980
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 S959k 1999

Copies

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Laboratory biosafety manual

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14263
World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2004. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QY25 L123 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Corporate Author
World Health Organization
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Geneva
Publisher
World Health Organization
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
viii, 178 p. : ill
Subjects
Laboratories - standards - manuals
Containment of Biohazards - manuals
Laboratory Infection - prevention & control - standards
ISBN
9241546506
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QY25 L123 2004

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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.
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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122137
Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC). Kingston, ON: Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada , 2019. 14th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY161 O61s 2019
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Contents:; Sec 1. Practice standards and competencies -- Sec 2. Infection prevention and control -- Sec 3. Perioperative phases / Anesthesia / Surgical energy / Specific care management -- Sec 4. Risk managment and occupation health and safety -- Sec 5. Exceptional clinical events -- Sec 6. Glossar…
Alternate Title
ORNAC 2019
Corporate Author
Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC)
Edition
14th ed.
Place of Publication
Kingston, ON
Publisher
Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada
Publication Date
2019
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. Perioperative phases / Anesthesia / Surgical energy / Specific care management -- Sec 4. Risk managment 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
Call Number
WY161 O61s 2019

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ORNAC standards, guidelines and position statements for perioperative registered nurses

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123613
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.
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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ORNAC standards, guidelines and position statements for perioperative registered nurses

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119935
Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC). Kingston, ON: Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada , 2017. 13th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY161 O61s 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
ORNAC 2017
Corporate Author
Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC)
Edition
13th ed.
Place of Publication
Kingston, ON
Publisher
Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
467 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Perioperative Nursing - standards
Operating Room Nursing - standards
Practice Guideline
Infection Control
Occupational Health
Risk Management
Safety
Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WY161 O61s 2017

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Infectious complications in bone marrow transplantation

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog5267
New York, NY: Springer-Verlag , 1993.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ206 RE34 1993 v.132
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Schimpff, Stephen C
Klastersky, Jean
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Publication Date
1993
Series
Recent results in cancer research 132
Subjects
Bone Marrow Transplantation - complications
Infection - etiology
Immunosuppression
ISBN
0387564551
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ206 RE34 1993 v.132

Copies

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Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians , 2007. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WC503 H675 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Libman, Howard
Makadon, Harvey J
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
American College of Physicians
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xii, 446 p., [2] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - complications
Opportunistic Infections - prevention & control
Opportunistic Infections - complications
ISBN
978930513730
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WC503 H675 2007

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Death of cancer : after fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable--and how we can get there

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113763
DeVita, Vincent T. Jr., DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ11.1 D496 2015
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Author
DeVita, Vincent T. Jr.
DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
324 p., [16] p. of plates ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - history
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Medical Oncology - history
Biomedical Research
Antineoplastic Agents - history
History of Medicine
United States
Autobiography
Notes
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Outrageous fortune
The chemotherapists
MOMP
MOPP
The war on cancer
Boots on the ground
Cleaning house at the National Cancer Institute
Frances Kelsey syndrome
Where rubber meets the road
The death of cancer
Outrageous fortune part II.
ISBN
9780374135607
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ11.1 D496 2015

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Checklist manifesto : how to get things right

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18364
Gawande, Atul. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books | Henry Holt and Company , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W21 G284c 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
The problem of extreme complexity; The checklist; The end of the master builder; The idea; The first try; The checklist factory; The test; The hero in the age of checklists; The save
Author
Gawande, Atul
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Henry Holt and Company
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
x, 209 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Clinical Competence
Emergency medicine
Intensive Care Units
Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods
Quality Control
Checklist
Guidelines as Topic
Safety Management - standards
Infection Control
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Popular Work
Abstract
The problem of extreme complexity
The checklist
The end of the master builder
The idea
The first try
The checklist factory
The test
The hero in the age of checklists
The save
ISBN
9780805091748
0805091742
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W21 G284c 2009

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Health impact of smoking and obesity and what to do about it

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15365
Krueger, Hans, Williams, Dan, Kaminsky, Barbara, McLean, David. [Toronto, ON]: University of Toronto Press , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA900 H434k 2007
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Author
Krueger, Hans
Williams, Dan
Kaminsky, Barbara
McLean, David
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
374 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Smoking - adverse effects
Smoking - economics
Smoking - prevention & control
Chronic Disease - prevention & control
Risk Factors
Obesity
Weight Loss
British Columbia
ISBN
9780802094414
0802094414
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WA900 H434k 2007

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Stop physician burnout : what to do when working harder isn't working

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120723
Drummond, Dike. [Collinsville, MS]: Heritage Press Publications, LLC , [2014].
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA495 D795 2014
Availability
13 copies, 12 available
Author
Drummond, Dike
Place of Publication
[Collinsville, MS]
Publisher
Heritage Press Publications, LLC
Publication Date
[2014]
Physical Description
vi, 196 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Burnout, Professional - prevention & control
Physicians - psychology
Mental Fatigue
Notes
CN Library copies are housed in the UHNBC Library.
ISBN
9781937660345
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
CN Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WA495 D795 2014

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Move for life! : easy to do, stay healthy activities for older adults

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19158
ActNowBC, BC Recreation and Parks Association. [Victoria, BC?]: ActNowBC , 2010?.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QT255 M935 2010
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
ActNowBC
BC Recreation and Parks Association
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
ActNowBC
Publication Date
2010?
Physical Description
60 minutes
Subjects
Health Promotion
Physical Fitness
Chronic Disease - rehabilitation
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Exercise Therapy
Exercise
Adult
Aged
British Columbia
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QT255 M935 2010
Website Notes
2nd URL leads to the Exercise chart
Read Online

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Population based HPV immunization program in British Columbia : background paper

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14925
Krueger, Hans. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 B862p 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  2 read online  

Canadian vascular access and infusion therapy guidelines

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121489
Canadian Vascular Access Association. [Hamilton, ON]: Canadian Vascular Access Association (CVAA) , 2019.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB354 C212 2019
Availability
7 copies, 6 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Canadian vascular access & infusion therapy guidelines
Vascular access and infusion therapy guidelines
Corporate Author
Canadian Vascular Access Association
Place of Publication
[Hamilton, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Vascular Access Association (CVAA)
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
70 p. : 28 cm.
Subjects
Vascular Access Devices - standards
Vascular Access Devices - adverse effects
Infection Control
Catheterization, Peripheral
Catheterization, Central Venous
Catheters, Indwelling
Catheters, Indwelling - nursing
Infusions, Intravenous - standards
Infusions, Intravenous - nursing
Infusions, Parenteral
Drug therapy - nursing
Infusion Pumps
Guideline
Notes
CN Library copy is housed at UHNBC Library
ISBN
9780973807363
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
CN Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WB354 C212 2019
Website Notes
To access CVAA Guideline Implementation Toolkit modules, please contact requests@bccancer.bc.ca for password.
Read Online

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