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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20773
Schüklenk, Udo. [Ottawa, ON]: Royal Society of Canada , 2011.
Audience
Professional
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Life and death decisions : psychological and ethical considerations in end-of-life care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10795
Kleespies, Phillip M. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 K63 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Kleespies, Phillip M
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Terminal Care - ethics
Terminal Care - psychology
Terminal Care - legislation & jurisprudence
Right to Die
Euthanasia
Suicide, Assisted
Advance Care Planning
Attitude to Death
ISBN
1591470676
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WB310 K63 2004

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Cross-cultural considerations in promoting advance care planning in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16562
Con, Andrea, Friesen, Melissa, Lam, Shona, Nelson, Patricia. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency | CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W85.5 C743 2007
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
This report was prepared for the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Unit, Chronic and Continuing Care Division, Secretatiat on Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Primary and Continuing Health Care Division of the Health Care Policy Directorate, Health Canada (Contract Reference Number 4500150490)
Author
Con, Andrea
Friesen, Melissa
Lam, Shona
Nelson, Patricia
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
93 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Advance Care Planning
Patient Care Planning
Decision Making
Resuscitation Orders
Palliative Care
Family
First Nations
Hearing Impaired Persons
Social Support
Canada
Abstract
This report was prepared for the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Unit, Chronic and Continuing Care Division, Secretatiat on Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Primary and Continuing Health Care Division of the Health Care Policy Directorate, Health Canada (Contract Reference Number 4500150490)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
W85.5 C743 2007

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21049
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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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
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Consider the conversation : a documentary on a taboo subject

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20182
Bernhagen, Michael, Kaldhusdal, Terry. Shorewood, WI: Burning Hay Wagon Production , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 C755 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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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To comfort always : a nurse's guide to end-of-life care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122433
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
Website Notes
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End-of-life care and pragmatic decision making : a bioethical perspective

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19562
Hester, D. Micah. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 H588e 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
End of life care and pragmatic decision making
Author
Hester, D. Micah
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xiv, 184 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Terminal Care - ethics
Bioethical Issues
Decision Making - ethics
Palliative Care - ethics
ISBN
9780521130738
0521130735
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WB310 H588e 2010

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Concept mapping : a critical-thinking approach to care planning

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120347
Schuster, Pamela McHugh. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company , 2016. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
Table of Contents:; 'Twas the night before clinical -- Gathering clinical data : the framework for concept care mapping -- Concept care mapping : grouping clinical data in a meaningful manner -- Nursing strategies to attain outcomes : so many problems, so little time -- Nursing implementation : usi…
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Author
Schuster, Pamela McHugh
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
F.A. Davis Company
Publication Date
2016
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Patient Care Planning
Audiovisual Aids
Concept Formation
Nursing Process - organization & administration
Abstract
Table of Contents:
'Twas the night before clinical -- Gathering clinical data : the framework for concept care mapping -- Concept care mapping : grouping clinical data in a meaningful manner -- Nursing strategies to attain outcomes : so many problems, so little time -- Nursing implementation : using concept care maps as nursing care plans at the health-care agency -- Mapping psychosocial and cultural problems -- Concept care maps as the basis of documentation and phone conversations with physicians -- After the clinical day is over : patient evaluations, self-evaluations, and grading the final concept care maps.
ISBN
0803638485
9780803638488
9780803646605
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Quality of death : ranking end-of-life care across the world : a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19228
Economist Intelligence Unit, LIEN Foundation. London, UK: Economist Intelligence Unit , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 Q1 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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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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World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C219w 2006 v.1
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Contributors include Simon Sutcliffe, BC Cancer Agency.; This module is complemented by various practical tools accessible through the WHO cancer web site: http://www.who.int/cancer
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Alternate Title
Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes : planning
Corporate Author
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Geneva
Publisher
World Health Organization
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
vi, 40 p. ; 26 cm.
Series
Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes module 1
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Health Planning
National Health Programs - organization & administration
Health Policy
Guideline
Abstract
Contributors include Simon Sutcliffe, BC Cancer Agency.
This module is complemented by various practical tools accessible through the WHO cancer web site: http://www.who.int/cancer
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 C219w 2006 v.1
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101 boardroom problems and how to solve them

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120232
Mina, Eli. [Vancouver, BC?]: Eli Mina Consulting , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX150 M663 2011
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Alternate Title
One hundred one boardroom problems and how to solve them
One hundred and one boardroom problems and how to solve them
Author
Mina, Eli
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Eli Mina Consulting
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xxvii, 178 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Governing Board
Strategic planning
Decision Making
Decision Making, Organizational
Planning Techniques
Nonprofit Organizations
ISBN
9780973442816
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WX150 M663 2011

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Dying in America : improving and honoring individual preferences near the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21696
Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2014.
Audience
Professional
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Common sense guide to improving palliative care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16628
Lynn, Joanne. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2007.
Audience
Professional
An orientation; Basics of quality improvement; Advance care planning; Preventing, assessing, and treating pain; Assuring comfort; Caring for caregivers; Continuity and transfers; Chronic care: heart and lung failure; Nursing home quality: pressure ulcers; Improving care for people with advanced dem…
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Author
Lynn, Joanne
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2007
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Palliative Care - organization & administration
Terminal Care - organization & administration
Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods
United States
Abstract
An orientation
Basics of quality improvement
Advance care planning
Preventing, assessing, and treating pain
Assuring comfort
Caring for caregivers
Continuity and transfers
Chronic care: heart and lung failure
Nursing home quality: pressure ulcers
Improving care for people with advanced dementia and their families
Improving intensive care units
Building a palliative care program
Hospice program quality
End-of-life care, spiritual support, and bereavement
Beyond quality improvement: policy improvement
ISBN
9780195310412
0195310411
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2007.
Audience
Professional
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Alternate Title
Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes : palliative care
Corporate Author
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Geneva
Publisher
World Health Organization
Publication Date
2007
Series
Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes module 5
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Palliative Care - organization & administration
Hospice Care - organization & administration
Health Planning
National Health Programs - organization & administration
Palliative Care - utilization
Health Policy
Guideline
ISBN
9241547345
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Facilitator's guide to participatory decision-making

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124372
Kaner, Sam, Lind, Lenny. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass: A Wiley Company , 2014. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HD30.23 K275 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Kaner, Sam
Lind, Lenny
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Jossey-Bass: A Wiley Company
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xxix, 401 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Jossey-Bass business & management series
Subjects
Decision Making - organization & administration
Organizational Innovation
Employee Incentive Plans
Personnel Management
Cooperative behavior
Group Processes
Consensus
Handbooks
ISBN
9781118404959
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
HD30.23 K275 2014

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Facilitator's guide to participatory decision-making

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19691
Kaner, Sam, Lind, Lenny. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Jossey Bass , 2007. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HD30.23 K275 2007
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Kaner, Sam
Lind, Lenny
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Jossey Bass
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xx, 341 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Jossey-Bass business & management series
Subjects
Decision Making - organization & administration
Organizational Innovation
Employee Incentive Plans
Personnel Management
Cooperative behavior
Group Processes
Consensus
Handbooks
ISBN
9780787982669
0787982660
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
HD30.23 K275 2007

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Policy and advocacy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16189
World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C219w 2008 v.6
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes : policy and advocacy
Corporate Author
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Geneva
Publisher
World Health Organization
Publication Date
2008
Series
Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes module 6
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Policy Making
Health Planning
National Health Programs - organization & administration
Guideline
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 C219w 2008 v.6
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Renegotiating health care : resolving conflict to build collaboration

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog6314
Marcus, Leonard J. San Francisco, Ca.: Jossey-Bass Publishers , 1995.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX159 M322 1995
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Marcus, Leonard J
Place of Publication
San Francisco, Ca.
Publisher
Jossey-Bass Publishers
Publication Date
1995
Subjects
Conflict (Psychology)
Negotiating
Decision Making, Organizational
Health Planning
ISBN
0787901512
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WX159 M322 1995

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IFRAME : a manager's guide to critically balanced thinking

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21213
Kelton, Lorne, Ireland, Shawn. Kirkland, QC: IFRAME Consulting Ltd. , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HD30.23 K29 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
IFRAME stands for: Incidents, Feelings, Reflection, Assumptions, Meaning, Execution
Author
Kelton, Lorne
Ireland, Shawn
Place of Publication
Kirkland, QC
Publisher
IFRAME Consulting Ltd.
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xii, 100 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Decision Making - organization & administration
Organizational Innovation
Employee Incentive Plans
Personnel Management
Emotional Intelligence
Communication
Interpersonal Relations
Cooperative behavior
Group Processes
ISBN
9780981245607
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
HD30.23 K29 2009

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