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Answering consumer health questions : the Medical Library Association guide for reference librarians

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Spatz, Michele. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
Z675 M4 S63 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Spatz, Michele
Corporate Author
Medical Library Association
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Neal-Schuman Publishers
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xiv, 142 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Libraries, Medical
Health Education
Consumer Health Information
United States
ISBN
9781555709326
1555706320
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
Z675 M4 S63 2008

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Improving health literacy within a state : workshop summary

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121257
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy., Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice., Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA590 I34 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Editor
Hewitt, Maria
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xvi, 98 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Consumer Health Information
Communication barriers
Educational Status
Health Education - methods
Health Education - standards
Telemedicine
United States
Congress
Notes
Conference workshop summary proceedings : Understanding What Works in Health Literacy Across a State: A Workshop (2010 : Los Angeles, Calif.).
ISBN
9780309215725
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Internet
Call Number
WA590 I34 2011
Website Notes
Available in PDF format at link
Read Online
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/13185/improving-health-literacy-within-a-state-workshop-summary

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Our higher calling : rebuilding the partnership between America and its colleges and universities

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121237
Thorp, Holden, Goldstein, Buck. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press , 2018.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
LB2326.4 T517 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Thorp, Holden
Goldstein, Buck
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, NC
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
191 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Universities
Academies and Institutes
Education - economics
United States
ISBN
9781469646862
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
LB2326.4 T517 2018

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Facilitating state health exchange communication through the use of health literate practices : workshop summary

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121258
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy., Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice., Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA590 F141 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Contents:; Introduction -- State health insurance exchanges: overview -- State insurance exchanges' impact on consumers -- Health literacy relevance to health insurance exchanges -- Current best practices in developing materials and communicating with consumers -- Reflections on lessons learned.
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Alternate Title
Health literate practices
Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Editor
Hewitt, Maria
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xiv, 101 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Health Care Reform
Community Participation
Health Literacy
Insurance, Health
State Government
United States
Congress
Abstract
Contents:
Introduction -- State health insurance exchanges: overview -- State insurance exchanges' impact on consumers -- Health literacy relevance to health insurance exchanges -- Current best practices in developing materials and communicating with consumers -- Reflections on lessons learned.
ISBN
9780309220293
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Internet
Call Number
WA590 F141 2012
Website Notes
Available in PDF format at link
Read Online
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13255

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AHA guide to the health care field

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20110
American Hospital Association. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association , 1999-2011. 2012 ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX22 AA1 A513 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
American Hospital Association (AHA) guide to the health care field
AHA guide 2012
Corporate Author
American Hospital Association
Edition
2012 ed.
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
American Hospital Association
Publication Date
1999-2011
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Hospitals
Delivery of Health Care
Health Personnel
Health Facilities
Organizations
Statistics
Directory
United States
ISSN
0094-8969
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Frequency
Annual
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WX22 AA1 A513 2012

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Redefining health care : creating value-based competition on results

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19208
Porter, Michael E, Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted. [Boston, MA]: Harvard Business School Press , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W74 AA1 P847r 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Scoping the problem; Identifying the root causes; How reform went wrong; Principles of value-based competition; Strategic implications for health care providers; Strategic implications for health plans; Implications for suppliers, consumers, and employers; Health care policy and value-based competi…
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Author
Porter, Michael E
Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Harvard Business School Press
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xvii, 506 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Quality of Health care - economics
Health Care Costs
Economic Competition
United States
Abstract
Scoping the problem
Identifying the root causes
How reform went wrong
Principles of value-based competition
Strategic implications for health care providers
Strategic implications for health plans
Implications for suppliers, consumers, and employers
Health care policy and value-based competition: implications for government.
ISBN
9781591397786
1591397782
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W74 AA1 P847r 2006

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Getting respect : responding to stigma and discrimination in the United States, Brazil, and Israel

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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HT1503 L234 2016
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Place of Publication
Princeton, NJ
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
xix, 377 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Social Discrimination
Prejudice
Social Stigma
Ethnic and Racial Minorities
United States
Brazil
Israel
ISBN
9780691183404
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Status
Processing
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
HT1503 L234 2016

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Fulfilling the potential of cancer prevention and early detection

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10634
National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2003.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 F962 2003
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Corporate Author
National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.)
Editor
Curry, Susan J
Byers, Tim
Hewitt, Maria
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
xx, 542 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Health Policy
Health Promotion
Mass Screening
United States
ISBN
0309082544
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ200 F962 2003

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Patient-centered strategy : a learning system for better care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121761
Hunter, Jeff, Rothstein Larry. Appleton, WI: Catalysis , 2018.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W84.7 H945 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Hunter, Jeff
Rothstein Larry
Place of Publication
Appleton, WI
Publisher
Catalysis
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xxv, 168 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Patient-Centered Care
Delivery of Health Care
Health Services Administration
United States
ISBN
9780984884889
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
W84.7 H945 2018

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Long-term survivorship care after cancer treatment : proceedings of a workshop

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121136
Aiuppa, Laura, Hewitt, Maria, Nass, Sharyl J. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2018.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ260 A311 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Continues / Continued By
From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition
Author
Aiuppa, Laura
Hewitt, Maria
Nass, Sharyl J.
Corporate Author
National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xxii, 137 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Cancer Survivors
United States
Congress
Notes
Workshop proceedings of Long-Term Survivorship Care After Cancer Treatment, July 24-25 2017 in Washington, DC.
ISBN
9780309472982
0309472989
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ260 A311 2018

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How to be an antiracist

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124370
Kendi, Ibrahim X. New York, NY: One World , 2023. Updated ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HT1503 K33h 2023
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Kendi, Ibrahim X.
Edition
Updated ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
One World
Publication Date
2023
Subjects
Antiracism
Race Relations
Racism - psychology
United States
Notes
Updated with a new preface -- Front cover
ISBN
9780525509301
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Vancouver Library
Call Number
HT1503 K33h 2023

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Cancer policy : research and methods

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3706
[Boston, MA]: Kluwer Academic Publishers , 1998.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ206 C2147 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Bennett, C. Charles L
Stinson, Tammy J
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
xii, 182 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series
Cancer treatment and research 97
Subjects
Neoplasms
Research
Health Policy
Health Services Research
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Quality of Health Care
United States
ISBN
079238203X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ206 C2147 1998

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Toyota way to healthcare excellence : increase efficiency and improve quality with Lean

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18354
Black, John R, Miller, David. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX150 B627t 2008
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
An open letter to healthcare leaders (CEOs); Eliminating waste will transform American health care; A brief history of Lean; The "Lean House" and model lines; Your Lean action plan; Building kaizen leaders; Flow in a healthcare environment; Kanban and the supply chain; Lean comes to Virginia Mason …
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Author
Black, John R
Miller, David
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
Health Administration Press
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xiii, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
ACHE management series
Subjects
Health Facilities - organization & administration
Efficiency, Organizational
Organizational Innovation
Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods
United States
Abstract
An open letter to healthcare leaders (CEOs)
Eliminating waste will transform American health care
A brief history of Lean
The "Lean House" and model lines
Your Lean action plan
Building kaizen leaders
Flow in a healthcare environment
Kanban and the supply chain
Lean comes to Virginia Mason Medical Center
Virginia Mason Medical Center case studies
Lean comes to Park Nicollet Health Services
Park Nicollet Health Services case studies
ISBN
9781567932935
1567932932
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WX150 B627t 2008

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Legacy: a black physician reckons with racism in medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125113
Blackstock, Uche. New York: Viking , 2024.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA300 B631 2024
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Blackstock, Uche
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Viking
Publication Date
2024
Physical Description
294 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
African Americans
Physicians, Women
United States
Racism
Autobiography
ISBN
9780593491287
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WA300 B631 2024

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Data standards and data dictionary : record layout version 7 and changed data dictionary entries only

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4419
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. Sacramento, CA: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) , 1998. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 D232 1998 PT.2
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Changed data dictionary entries only April 13, 1998
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Corporate Author
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
Editor
Seiffert, Jennifer E
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Sacramento, CA
Publisher
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
viii, 28 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Standards for cancer registries 2
Subjects
Data Collection - standards
Registries - standards
Neoplasms
Statistics
United States
Abstract
Changed data dictionary entries only April 13, 1998
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 D232 1998 PT.2

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Lead from the outside : how to build your future and make real change

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124953
Abrams, Stacey. New York, NY: Picador , 2019.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX159 A161a 2019
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Alternate Title
Minority leader
Author
Abrams, Stacey
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Picador
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
xxx, 226 p. ; 21 cm
Subjects
Leadership
Social Change
Political Activism
Personal Narratives
United States
Notes
"Previously published as Minority leader"-- Cover.
ISBN
9781250214805
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WX159 A161a 2019

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Data standards and data dictionary : record layout version 6

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog6276
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. Sacramento, CA: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) , 1998. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 D232 1998 PT.1
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
Editor
Seiffert, Jennifer E
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Sacramento, CA
Publisher
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
xi, 246 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Standards for cancer registries 2
Subjects
Data Collection - standards
Registries - standards
Neoplasms
Statistics
United States
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 D232 1998 PT.1

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Leading your healthcare organization to excellence : a guide to using the Baldrige criteria

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21750
Spath, Patrice L. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press , 2005.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 84 AA1 S738 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Spath, Patrice L
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
Health Administration Press
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xx, 244 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Series
ACHE management series
Subjects
Health Services Administration - standards
Quality Assurance, Health Care - standards
Total Quality Management
Organizational Innovation
Health Facility Administrators
Benchmarking
United States
ISBN
9781567932331
1567932339
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
W 84 AA1 S738 2005

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Truth about the drug companies : how they deceive us and what to do about it

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19689
Angell, Marcia. New York, NY: Random House Trade Paperbacks , 2005. updated ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV736 A583t 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
The $200 billion colossus -- The creation of a new drug -- How much does the pharmaceutical industry really spend on R & D? -- Just how innovative is this industry? -- "Me-too" drugs : the main business of the pharmaceutical industry -- How good are new drugs? -- The hard sell...lures, bribes, and …
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Author
Angell, Marcia
Edition
updated ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xxviii, 319p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Drug Industry - economics
Advertising as Topic
Pharmaceutical Preparations - economics
Biomedical Research - economics
Government Regulation
Marketing of Health Services
United States
Abstract
The $200 billion colossus -- The creation of a new drug -- How much does the pharmaceutical industry really spend on R & D? -- Just how innovative is this industry? -- "Me-too" drugs : the main business of the pharmaceutical industry -- How good are new drugs? -- The hard sell...lures, bribes, and kickbacks -- Marketing masquerading as education -- Marketing masquerading as research -- Patent games : stretching out monopolies -- Buying influence : how the industry makes sure it gets its way -- Is the party over? -- How to save the pharmaceutical industry...and get our money's worth.
ISBN
9780375760945
0375760946
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV736 A583t 2005

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16633
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
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
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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
Read Online
http://books.nap.edu/openbook/0309084377/html/index.html

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