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This is assisted dying : a doctor's story of empowering patients at the end of life

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Green, Stephanie. New York, NY: Scribner , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 G795 2022

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Author: Green, Stephanie

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Scribner

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: 295 pages ; 22 cm

Subjects: Right to Die; Advance Care Planning; Terminal Care; Euthanasia; Suicide, Assisted; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781668004784

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: W85.5 G795 2022

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Position statement : nurses' and nursing's role in supporting a patient-centered approach to physician assisted death

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Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia. [Vancouver, BC?]: Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia , 2016.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2016

Subjects: Nurse's Role; Nurses - standards; Nurse Practitioners - standards; Patient Care - nursing; Patient care - ethics; Right to Die; Suicide, Assisted; Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary; Terminal Care - ethics; Terminal Care - legislation & jurisprudence; Legislation, Medical; Ethics, Nursing; Canada

Language: English

Material Type: Online; Report

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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To die well : your right to comfort, calm, and choice in the last days of life

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Wanzer, Sidney H, Glenmullen, Joseph. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 W252 2007

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Turning points at life's end; Rights of the dying patient; The first turning point : from active treatment to comfort care; Pain control; What you should expect from your doctors and nurses; Family and friends; The second turning point : making the decision to hasten death; What options have been u…

Author: Wanzer, Sidney H; Glenmullen, Joseph

Place of Publication: Cambridge, MA

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xii, 209 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Right to Die; Living Wills; Advance Directives; Advance Care Planning; Decision Making; Terminal Care; Euthanasia; Suicide, Assisted; Popular Work

Abstract: Turning points at life's end; Rights of the dying patient; The first turning point : from active treatment to comfort care; Pain control; What you should expect from your doctors and nurses; Family and friends; The second turning point : making the decision to hasten death; What options have been used in the past to hasten death?; Helium : newly used method to end suffering; Differentiating sadness at the end of life from clinical depression; The special case of irreversible dementia and end-of-life management; Planning ahead with advance directives : staying in control; Allowing a merciful death; Appendix A: Historical background of the end-of-life movement and current national organizations; Appendix B: Oregon and physician-assisted dying; Appendix C: The international scene; Appendix D: End-of-life organizations; Appendix E: Sample living will; Appendix F: Health care proxy form with optional attachment; Appendix G: Proposed authorization for ending life in situations of irreversible and progressive cognitive decline.

ISBN: 9780738210834; 0738210838

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W85.5 W252 2007

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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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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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When children die : improving palliative and end-of-life care for children and their families

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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

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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

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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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Legal and ethical essentials of health care administration

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Pozgar, George. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning , [2021]. 3rd ed.

Audience: Professional

Contents:; 1. Reflections on the Past -- 2. Government, Law, and Ethics -- 3. Tort Law and Reform -- 4. Criminal Aspects of Health Care -- 5. Contracts -- 6. Civil Procedure and Trial Practice-- 7. Corporate Structure and Legal Issues -- 8. Medical Staff Organization and Physician Liability -- 9. N…

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Author: Pozgar, George

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Burlington, MA

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Learning

Publication Date: [2021]

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Hospital Administration - legislation and jurisprudence; Delivery of health care - legislation and jurisprudence; Liability, Legal; Legislation, Medical; Ethics, Medical; Bioethics

Abstract: Contents:; 1. Reflections on the Past -- 2. Government, Law, and Ethics -- 3. Tort Law and Reform -- 4. Criminal Aspects of Health Care -- 5. Contracts -- 6. Civil Procedure and Trial Practice-- 7. Corporate Structure and Legal Issues -- 8. Medical Staff Organization and Physician Liability -- 9. Nursing and the Law -- 10. Hospital Departments and Allied Professionals -- 11. Medical Records -- 12. Patient Consent -- 13. Patient Rights and Responsibilities -- 14. Healthcare Ethics -- 15. Procreation and Ethical Dilemmas -- 16. End of Life Issues -- 17. Legal Reporting Requirements -- 18. Labor Relations -- 19. Employment-At Will and Discharge -- 20. Employee Rights and Responsibilities -- 21. Professional Liability Insurance

ISBN: 1284172562; 9781284172560; 9781284172553

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Consider the conversation : a documentary on a taboo subject

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Bernhagen, Michael, Kaldhusdal, Terry. Shorewood, WI: Burning Hay Wagon Production , 2011.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB310 C755 2011

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Wishes; History; What's next?; Hope; Magic; Conflict; 100 things; Conversation; Why?; Credits

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Author: Bernhagen, Michael; Kaldhusdal, Terry

Place of Publication: Shorewood, WI

Publisher: Burning Hay Wagon Production

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 60 minutes + 1 guide

Subjects: Terminally Ill; Attitude to Death; Terminal Care; Hospice Care; Advance Care Planning; Right to Die; Social Support; Communication; Decision Making; Professional-Patient Relations; Interpersonal Relations; Documentaries and Factual Films

Abstract: Wishes; History; What's next?; Hope; Magic; Conflict; 100 things; Conversation; Why?; Credits

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library AV Room

Call Number: WB310 C755 2011

Website Notes: URL links to the discussion guide.

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

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Tate, Nikki, Wuthrich. Belle (ill.). [British Columbia]: Orca Book Publishers , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 T216c 2019

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"This nonfiction book for teens examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives."-- Provided by publisher

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

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Quality of death : ranking end-of-life care across the world : a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit

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Economist Intelligence Unit, LIEN Foundation. London, UK: Economist Intelligence Unit , 2010.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB310 Q1 2010

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Corporate Author: Economist Intelligence Unit; LIEN Foundation

Place of Publication: London, UK

Publisher: Economist Intelligence Unit

Publication Date: 2010

Subjects: Terminal Care - statistics & numerical data; Terminal Care - economics; Attitude to Death; Advance Care Planning; Quality indicators, Health care; Terminal Care - standards; Evaluation Studies; Health Status Indicators; World Health

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: WB310 Q1 2010

Website Notes: 2nd URL leads to this report and more information on the Quality of Death Index.

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Finding peace at the end of life : a death doula's guide for families and caregivers

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Fersko-Weiss, Henry, Tisdale, Sallie. Newburyport, MA: Red Wheel , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 F399f 2020

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Fersko-Weiss, Henry; Tisdale, Sallie

Place of Publication: Newburyport, MA

Publisher: Red Wheel

Publication Date: 2020

Subjects: Terminally Ill; Doulas; Hospice Care - psychology; Terminal Care; Attitude to Death; Advance Care Planning; Caregivers; Popular Work

Notes: Previously published as Caring for the dying in 2017 by Conari Press"--Title page verso.

ISBN: 9781590035023

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 F399f 2020

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Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

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Queen's Printer. [Victoria, BC?]: Queen's Printer , 1985.

Audience: Professional

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: Queen's Printer

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Queen's Printer

Publication Date: 1985

Subjects: Human Rights - legislation & jurisprudence - Canada; Ethics - legislation & jurisprudence - Canada; Patient Advocay - legislation & jurisprudence - Canada

ISBN: 771884737

Language: English

Material Type: Pamphlet

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library Pamphlet File

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Approaching death : improving care at the end of life

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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Care at the End of Life. Washington, DC: National Academy Press , 1997.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB310 A652 1997

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Care at the End of Life

Editor: Field, Marilyn J; Cassel, Christine K

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academy Press

Publication Date: 1997

Subjects: Terminal Care - United States

ISBN: 0309063728

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: WB310 A652 1997

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To comfort always : a nurse's guide to end-of-life care

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Norlander, Linda. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International , 2014.

Audience: Professional

Contents:; Beginning -- Advance care planning -- Chronic illness and end of life -- Dementia and end of life -- Pain management : it?s more than knowing meds -- Physical symptom management -- Suffering : it?s not just the pain -- Active dying : the final days and hours -- After the death : the long…

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Author: Norlander, Linda

Place of Publication: Indianapolis, IN

Publisher: Sigma Theta Tau International

Publication Date: 2014

Series: EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection

Subjects: Terminal Care; Nursing Care; Advance Care Planning

Abstract: Contents:; Beginning -- Advance care planning -- Chronic illness and end of life -- Dementia and end of life -- Pain management : it?s more than knowing meds -- Physical symptom management -- Suffering : it?s not just the pain -- Active dying : the final days and hours -- After the death : the long journey to the car -- Pediatric end of life : when a child is dying -- Cultural sensitivity : looking through different eyes -- Hospice : the gold standard for end-of-life care -- Ethical issues in end-of-life care -- A final note : taking care.

ISBN: 9781938835506; 9781938835520

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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