Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
v.1: Patient safety and quality; Evidence-based practice; Patient-centered care; v.2: Working conditions : work environment; Critical opportunities for patient safety and quality; v.3: Tools for improvement
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
Contents:; Health literacy : history, definitions, and models / Terri Ann Parnell -- Low health literacy and implications / Terri Ann Parnell -- Delivering patient-centered care in a diverse environment / Jennifer H. Mieres -- The health literacy environment : enhancing access and wayfinding / Terr…
Contents:; Why We Need to Talk about Teams and Communication in Palliative Care -- Who Are the Players? Exploring the Types of Palliative Care Providers -- Formation and Maintenance of High Performing Palliative Care Teams -- Leading Palliative Care Teams -- Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Team M…
Table of Contents:; 1 A New Way of Diagnosing -- 2 Do I Really Need This Test? -- 3 When Clinicians Disagree -- 4 The Expanded Role of Pharmacists -- 5 Better Treatment for Chronic Problems and Common Conditions -- 6 Getting Patients Engaged -- 7 The Pros and Cons of "Doctor Google" -- 8 Nurses and…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
Report exploring end of life care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender peoples.
"This practical, science-based book focuses on helping partners, family and friends understand breast cancer. It guides them in how to provide the best emotional and practical support when helping someone with breast cancer to cope, recover and thrive, while maintaining their own physical and psych…
Contents:; Overview of cancer pain / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Assessing pain in patients with cancer / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Using non-opioid medications for cancer pain / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Opioid medications for cancer pain / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Co-analgesics for additive pain relief in cancer patients / Yvonne D?…
It's undeniable that understanding a patient's cultural practices and spiritual beliefs influence not only the delivery of health care in our global society, but also the individual's outcome and satisfaction. If a patient, because of a cultural or spiritual disconnect, can't appreciate what is bei…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library | Available |
Table of Contents:; I Use of palliative care in chronic conditions and the Affordable Care Act -- Patient protection and the Affordable Care Act -- Patient-centered outcomes of care -- Self-management in chronic disease -- Care of multiple chronic conditions -- Comparative effectiveness research --…
Contents:; Introduction to palliative care / Marianne Matzo, Tonie Metheny -- Palliative care : responsive to the need for health care reform in America / Deborah Witt Sherman, Marilyn Bookbinder, Marlene McHugh -- Ethical aspects of palliative care / Anita J. Tarzian, Judith Kennedy Schwartz -- Le…
"Alternative medicine (AM) is popular; about 40% of the US general population have used alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%. The global market is expected to reach nearly US $ 200 billion by 2025, with most of these funds coming directly out of consumers…