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Your digital undertaker : exploring death in the digital age in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122118
Hartung, Sharon. [British Columbia]: Sharon Hartung , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 H336 2018
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
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Author
Hartung, Sharon
Place of Publication
[British Columbia]
Publisher
Sharon Hartung
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
iv, 268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Death
Wills
Advance Care Planning
Information technology
Canada
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9781999450137
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
W85.5 H336 2018

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c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Last doctor : lessons in living from the front lines of medical assistance in dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124407
Marmoreo, Jean, Schneller, Johanna. Toronto, ON: Viking Press , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB65 M352 2022
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada's evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners. The Last Doctor recounts Marmoreo's crash course in MAiD and introduces a range of very different and memorable…
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Author
Marmoreo, Jean
Schneller, Johanna
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
Viking Press
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Terminally Ill
Dying, Assisted
Patient-directed death
Euthanasia
Physician-Patient Relations
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
"An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada's evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners. The Last Doctor recounts Marmoreo's crash course in MAiD and introduces a range of very different and memorable patients, some aged, some suffering from degenerative conditions or with a terminal disease, some surrounded by supportive love, some quite alone, who ask her help to end their suffering with dignity and on their own terms. Dr. Marmoreo also shares her own emotional transformation as she climbs a steep learning curve and learns the intimate truths of the vast range of end-of-life situations" -- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780735241077
9780735241084
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WB65 M352 2022
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/detail.action?docID=7081031

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Choosing to live, choosing to die : the complexities of assisted dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124485
Tate, Nikki, Wuthrich. Belle (ill.). [British Columbia]: Orca Book Publishers , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 T216c 2019
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
"This nonfiction book for teens examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives."-- Provided by publisher
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Author
Tate, Nikki
Wuthrich. Belle (ill.)
Place of Publication
[British Columbia]
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
172 pages : colour illustrations ; 22cm
Subjects
Right to Die
Euthanasia
Suicide, Assisted
Ethics, Medical
Canada
Juvenile Literature
Popular Work
Abstract
"This nonfiction book for teens examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives."-- Provided by publisher
ISBN
9781459818897
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
W85.5 T216c 2019

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr On Loan, due Wednesday, May 29, 2024
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Breaking boundaries : LGBTQ2 writers on coming out and into Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121413
Nanoose Bay, BC: Rebel Mountain Press , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 B828 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Shwydky, Lori
Place of Publication
Nanoose Bay, BC
Publisher
Rebel Mountain Press
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
145 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Personal Narratives
Canada
Popular Work
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9780994730275
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 B828 2017

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Health care use at the end of life in Western Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15954
Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2007.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Publication Date
2007
Subjects
Health Status Indicators
Hospice Care
Terminal Care
Statistics
Terminally Ill
Cause of Death
Mortality
Health Services - utilization
Delivery of Health Care
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada
ISBN
9781554650729
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
PDF available to download from this site
Read Online
https://secure.cihi.ca/estore/productSeries.htm?pc=PCC368
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Cancer connections : images of hope and courage from across Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21733
Burns, James. Mississauga, ON: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 H967 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Based on PhotoSensitive's Cancer connections exhibition.
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Author
Burns, James
Corporate Author
PhotoSensitive
Place of Publication
Mississauga, ON
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
191 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors
Personal Narratives
Photography
Exhibitions
Pictorial Works
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
Based on PhotoSensitive's Cancer connections exhibition.
ISBN
9780470964491
0470964499
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 H967 2011

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Structures of indifference : an indigenous life and death in a Canadian city

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122893
McCallum, Mary Jane Logan, Perry, Adele. Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 M478 2018
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
"[This book] examines an Indigenous life and death in a Canadian city and what it reveals about the ongoing history of colonialism. In September 2008, Brian Sinclair, a middle-aged, non-Status Anishinaabe resident of Winnipeg, arrived in the emergency room of a major downtown hospital. Over a thirt…
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Author
McCallum, Mary Jane Logan
Perry, Adele
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, MB
Publisher
University of Manitoba Press
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
186 p. :ill. ; 18 cm.
Subjects
First Nations
Metis
Healthcare Disparities
Racism
Race Relations - history
Cultural Competency
Minority Health
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
"[This book] examines an Indigenous life and death in a Canadian city and what it reveals about the ongoing history of colonialism. In September 2008, Brian Sinclair, a middle-aged, non-Status Anishinaabe resident of Winnipeg, arrived in the emergency room of a major downtown hospital. Over a thirty-four- hour period, he was left untreated and unattended to, and ultimately died from an easily treatable infection. McCallum and Perry present the ways in which Sinclair, once erased and ignored, came to represent diffuse, yet singular and largely dehumanized ideas about Indigenous people, modernity, and decline in cities. This story tells us about ordinary indigeneity in the city of Winnipeg through Sinclair?s experience and restores the complex humanity denied him in his interactions with Canadian health and legal systems, both before and after his death." - Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780887558351
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WA300 M478 2018
Website Notes
Some copies was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Missing Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Myeloma Canada today

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16365
Kirkland, QC: Myeloma Canada
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
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Continues / Continued By
Continued by: Myeloma matters
Place of Publication
Kirkland, QC
Publisher
Myeloma Canada
Subjects
Multiple Myeloma
Canada
Language
English
French
Material Type
Serial
Frequency
Quarterly
Holdings
VC Library: 2008-2011//
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Read Online
www.myelomacanada.ca
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Last act : closing the book on your finances

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124461
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
More Information
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

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Progress report on cancer control in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13586
Canada. Health Canada. Population and Public Health Branch. Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. [Ottawa, ON]: Health Canada , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 P963 2004
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canada. Health Canada. Population and Public Health Branch. Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Health Canada
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Canada
ISBN
0662377257
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ200 P963 2004
Read Online
http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/H39-4-50-2004E.pdf

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Available
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Good medicine : the art of ethical care in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121203
Hebert, Philip C. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 50 H446 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Contents:; Introduction: Strangers in a Strange Land -- Bad Attitude -- Plato and the Art of Letting Go -- Thrown for a Loop -- The Patient's Voice -- A Death Foretold, a Death Unfolds -- The Quality of Our Mercy -- Suffer the Children -- Quitting Time -- Death and the Doctor -- Beyond the Black Ba…
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Author
Hebert, Philip C.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
192 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Medical Ethics
Canada
Abstract
Contents:
Introduction: Strangers in a Strange Land -- Bad Attitude -- Plato and the Art of Letting Go -- Thrown for a Loop -- The Patient's Voice -- A Death Foretold, a Death Unfolds -- The Quality of Our Mercy -- Suffer the Children -- Quitting Time -- Death and the Doctor -- Beyond the Black Bag.
Notes
Stories of letting go and holding on for patients and the physicians who treat them - Cover
ISBN
9780385683258
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
W 50 H446 2016

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Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's advantage

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15893
Canada. Industry Canada. [Ottawa, ON]: Government of Canada , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
Q127 DC2 C212 2007
v.1: Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's advantage; v.2: Realiser le potentiel des sciences et de la technologie au profit du Canada; v.3: Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's advantage : summary
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Corporate Author
Canada. Industry Canada
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Government of Canada
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
3 v.
Subjects
Health Policy
Science
Technology
Canada
Abstract
v.1: Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's advantage
v.2: Realiser le potentiel des sciences et de la technologie au profit du Canada
v.3: Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's advantage : summary
ISBN
09780662451556 (English)
09780662735304 (French)
9780662692287 (Summary)
Language
English
French
Material Type
Book
Online
Retention Policy
Discard in 2010
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Call Number
Q127 DC2 C212 2007
Read Online
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/icgc.nsf/eng/h_00856.html
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/icgc.nsf/vwapj/SandTstrategy.pdf/$file/SandTstrategy.pdf
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Edible and medicinal plants of Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124362
MacKinnon, Andrew. Edmonton, AB: Partners Publishing | Lone Pine Publishing, Inc. , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV766 M158 2014
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
MacKinnon, Andrew
Place of Publication
Edmonton, AB
Publisher
Partners Publishing
Lone Pine Publishing, Inc.
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
448 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Plants, Edible
Plants, Medicinal
Medicine, Traditional
Canada
Handbook
ISBN
9781772130027
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV766 M158 2014

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Health care in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16054
Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information | Statistics Canada , 2007.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Statistics Canada
Publication Date
2007
Subjects
Delivery of Health Care
Health Services Accessibility
Medical Care
Public Health
Canada
ISBN
9781554650491
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
PDF available to download from this site
Read Online
https://secure.cihi.ca/estore/productSeries.htm?pc=PCC64
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Canada's health care providers1997 to 2011: A reference guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9918
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Ottawa, Ont.: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2013.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Place of Publication
Ottawa, Ont.
Publisher
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Publication Date
2013
Subjects
Health Manpower
Health Personnel
Canada
ISBN
9781771091848
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
PDF is available for download from this site
Read Online
https://secure.cihi.ca/estore/productSeries.htm?pc=PCC56
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Biotechnology and chemical patent practice in Canada : a practical guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18339
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. [Toronto, ON]: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP , 2008. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W32 DC2 B616 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xii, 152 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Biotechnology
Intellectual Property
Patents
Canada
ISBN
9780973075045
097307504X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W32 DC2 B616 2008

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Cancer in young adults in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15209
Cancer Care Ontario, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canadian Cancer Society. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer Care Ontario , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 C215 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Cancer statistics for young adults aged 20-44 in Canada.
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Corporate Author
Cancer Care Ontario
Public Health Agency of Canada
Canadian Cancer Society
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Cancer Care Ontario
Publication Date
2006
Subjects
Neoplasms
Adult
Young Adult
Neoplasms - statistics
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - mortality
Canada
Abstract
Cancer statistics for young adults aged 20-44 in Canada.
ISBN
092132510X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 C215 2006

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Building on values : the future of health care in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10326
Romanow, Roy J. Saskatoon, Sask.: Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada , 2002.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA540 DC2 C734 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Romanow report
Author
Romanow, Roy J
Corporate Author
Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
Place of Publication
Saskatoon, Sask.
Publisher
Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
Publication Date
2002
Subjects
Public Health
Health Services
Medical Care
Canada
ISBN
0660189399
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
WA540 DC2 C734 2002

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Health and health care in northern Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125000
Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press , 2021.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA300 H434h 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"Accounting for almost two thirds of the country's land-mass, Northern Canada is a vast region, host to rich natural resources and a diverse cultural heritage shared across Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents. In this book, Rebecca Schiff and Helle Møller analyse health and healthcare in Northe…
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Editor
Schiff, Rebecca
Møller, Helle
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xxxi, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Subjects
Health Services, Indigenous
Healthcare Disparities
Health Status Disparities
Indigenous Canadians
Inuit
Canada
Abstract
"Accounting for almost two thirds of the country's land-mass, Northern Canada is a vast region, host to rich natural resources and a diverse cultural heritage shared across Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents. In this book, Rebecca Schiff and Helle Møller analyse health and healthcare in Northern Canada from a perspective that acknowledges the unique strengths, resilience, and innovation of northerners, while also addressing the challenges aggravated by contemporary manifestations of colonialism. Old and new forms of colonial programs and policies continue to create health and healthcare disparities in the North, which has had a profound impact on northerners. Divided into three sections, Health and Healthcare in Northern Canada paints a broad picture of primary issues that northern peoples face. Several chapters are written by northerners and utilize case studies, quotes, photographs, and other materials to highlight voices and perspectives of people living in northern Canada. In order to maintain resilience, improve the positive outcomes of health determinants, and diminish negative stereotypes, we must ensure that northerners - and their cultures, values, strengths and leadership - are at the centre of the ongoing work to achieve social justice and health equity."-- Provided by publisher
ISBN
9781487521790
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 H434h 2021

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CPS 2017 : compendium of pharmaceuticals and specialties : Canada's trusted drug reference

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119896
Canadian Pharmacists Association. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Pharmacists Association , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV704 C737 2017
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Volume 1: A-L; Volume 2: M-Z
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Corporate Author
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Editor
Jovaisas, Barbara
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
2 v.
Subjects
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Pharmacopoeias
Canada
Catalogs
Abstract
Volume 1: A-L
Volume 2: M-Z
ISBN
9781772410006
ISSN
0069-7966
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV704 C737 2017

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