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Design to engage : how to create and facilitate a great learning experience for any group

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122868
Cougler Blom, Beth. [Victoria, BC?]: Friesen Press , 2021.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA590 C854 2021
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Summary: "Design to Engage is a "how to" book that will help people become effective designers and facilitators of learning events. Anyone who works in a community organization, a corporation, a government, a healthcare environment, or otherwise finds themselves facilitating a workshop or course wi…
Author
Cougler Blom, Beth
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Friesen Press
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
243 p. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Learning
Work Engagement
Teaching - methods
Stakeholder Participation
Patient Participation - methods
Abstract
Summary: "Design to Engage is a "how to" book that will help people become effective designers and facilitators of learning events. Anyone who works in a community organization, a corporation, a government, a healthcare environment, or otherwise finds themselves facilitating a workshop or course will find priceless advice in this book to help them create engaging and interactive learning experiences."- Provided by publisher
ISBN
9781525572883
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA590 C854 2021

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124477
Green, Stephanie. New York, NY: Scribner , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 G795 2022
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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

Copies

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Improving nurse retention & healthcare outcomes : innovating with the IMPACT mode

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123645
Thomas, Judy, Renter, Mellisa. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing , 2021.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Traditional Nurse Retention Practices -- Program Creation -- IMPACT Program Overview -- Phase 1 : Where It all Starts -- Phase 2 : How It Works -- Portfolio Categories and Activities -- Phase 3 : Presenting, Recognizing, and Celebrating -- Program Leadership : The IMPACT Committee -- Get…
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Author
Thomas, Judy
Renter, Mellisa
Place of Publication
Indianapolis, IN
Publisher
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Publication Date
2021
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Subjects
Nursing - organization & administration
Nurses - psychology
Personnel Management - methods
Quality of Health Care - standards
Abstract
Contents:
Traditional Nurse Retention Practices -- Program Creation -- IMPACT Program Overview -- Phase 1 : Where It all Starts -- Phase 2 : How It Works -- Portfolio Categories and Activities -- Phase 3 : Presenting, Recognizing, and Celebrating -- Program Leadership : The IMPACT Committee -- Getting Organizational Buy-In -- IMPACT Program and Project Outcomes -- Professional Journey : Clinical Nurse
ISBN
9781646480463
9781646480470
9781646480487
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Toxic nursing : managing bullying, bad attitudes, and total turmoil

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123647
Dellasega, Cheryl. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing , 2021. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Dellasega, Cheryl
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Indianapolis, IN
Publisher
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Publication Date
2021
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Subjects
Nursing - organization & administration
Personnel Management - methods
Bullying
Agonistic Behavior
Interprofessional Relations
Nurse's Role - psychology
ISBN
9781948057592
9781948057615
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Adapting yoga for people with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123312
Mills, Jude. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 M657 2021
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
  1 read online  
Author
Mills, Jude
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
174 p. ; 23 cm
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Yoga
Neoplasms - therapy
Popular Work
ISBN
9781787756502
9781787756519
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 M657 2021
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
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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Questions and answers in pain medicine : a guide to board exams

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123157
Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2021.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publication Date
2021
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Pain management
Examination Questions
ISBN
303068203X
9783030682033
9783030682040
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Fundamentals of cancer pain management

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123731
Cham, Switzerland: Springer , 2021.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Part I: Background and Assessment of Cancer Pain, History and Epidemiology of Cancer Pain -- Cancer Pain Syndromes -- Cancer Treatment-Related Pain -- Cancer Pain Management: A European perspective -- Pain in the Cancer Survivor -- Part II: Pharmacologic Therapies, Opioid therapy in canc…
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Editor
Leitner, Andrew
Chang, Christine
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Cancer treatment and research ; v. 182.
Subjects
Cancer Pain - therapy
Pain management
Abstract
Contents:
Part I: Background and Assessment of Cancer Pain, History and Epidemiology of Cancer Pain -- Cancer Pain Syndromes -- Cancer Treatment-Related Pain -- Cancer Pain Management: A European perspective -- Pain in the Cancer Survivor -- Part II: Pharmacologic Therapies, Opioid therapy in cancer pain -- Opioid related side effects and management -- Clinical implications of opioid therapy -- Non-Opioid Analgesics and Emerging Therapies -- Part III: Interventional and Locoregional Therapies, Palliative Radiation for Cancer Pain Management -- Ablation Techniques in Cancer Pain -- Interventional Treatments for Cancer Pain -- Peripheral nerve entrapments -- Intrathecal Analgesia in Cancer Pain -- Neurosurgical Treatments for Cancer Pain -- Part IV: Total Pain and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation -- Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer Pain -- Integrative Therapies in Cancer Pain.
ISBN
9783030815264
9783030815257
ISSN
0927-3042
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Working with autistic transgender and non-binary people

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123733
Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers , 2021.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Here comes trouble : autism and gender performance -- Beyond ?for your own good? : youth liberation, disability justice, and the importance of autonomy in the lives of autistic transgender children -- Autistic cognition and gender identity : real struggles and imaginary deficits -- Trans…
  1 read online  
Editor
Kourti, Marianthi
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Autistic Disorder
Transgender Persons
Professional-Patient Relations
Social Support
Caregivers
Abstract
Contents:
Here comes trouble : autism and gender performance -- Beyond ?for your own good? : youth liberation, disability justice, and the importance of autonomy in the lives of autistic transgender children -- Autistic cognition and gender identity : real struggles and imaginary deficits -- Trans, autistic, and BIPOC : living at the intersections of autism, race, and gender diversity -- Autistic transgender and non-binary individuals : implications for practice at gender identity clinics -- Reflections on the spectra of autism and gender identity : considerations for professionals supporting autistic transgender and non-binary people -- Developing a good relationship with an autistic transgender or non-binary person as a professional -- Autism, gender variance and alexithymia : overlap, implications and recommendations for practice -- The resonant self : masking, scripting and precognition in autistic transgender and non-binary people -- Doing gender in my own terms : my life as an autistic transgender woman -- The experience of gender dysphoria in older autistic adults
ISBN
9781787750234
9781787750227
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Fast facts : perioperative pain : effective management has numerous benefits

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123153
Brown, Matthew, Peperzak, Katherin. Abingdon, UK: S. Karger Publishers Ltd. , 2021.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Brown, Matthew
Peperzak, Katherin
Place of Publication
Abingdon, UK
Publisher
S. Karger Publishers Ltd.
Publication Date
2021
Series
R2 Library
Fast facts (UK)
Subjects
Pain
Pain Management - methods
Perioperative Care
ISBN
3318068772
9783318068771
9783318068795
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Promoting healing and resilience in people with cancer: a nursing perspective

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124538
Cham, Switzerland: Springer , 2022.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Editor
Grossman, Mary
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Oncology Nursing
Neoplasms - nursing
Models, Nursing
Nursing Care - methods
ISBN
9783031061004
9783031061011
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This title is licensed for one user at a time on BC Cancer network computer. If you are denied access while on a network computer, try again later.
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Supportive care in oncology

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123041
Mercadante, Sebastiano. [United Kingdom]: Cambridge Scholars Publisher , 2020.
Audience
Professional
Contents:
  1 read online  
Author
Mercadante, Sebastiano
Place of Publication
[United Kingdom]
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publisher
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Palliative Medicine
Palliative Care
Pain management
Abstract
Contents:
ISBN
9781527549050
9781527559080
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Essentials of health, culture and diversity : understanding people, reducing disparities

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124178
Edberg, Mark. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning , 2023. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA 395 E327 2023
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Author
Edberg, Mark
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Burlington, MA
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Learning
Publication Date
2023
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Essential public health
Subjects
Social Support
Healthcare Disparities
Health Services Accessibility
Social Medicine
Cultural Diversity
Developing Countries
ISBN
9781284226256
9781284226263
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Call Number
WA 395 E327 2023
Website Notes
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Cooking with joy, digesting with ease : nutritious recipes for people with gastric cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122784
My Gut Feeling, Nourish, ELLICSR Kitchen. Cowansville, QC: Communication ebmed Inc. , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
"Stomach cancer completely changes how we eat. Difficulty swallowing, nausea, dumping syndrome and general pain can take the joy out of eating. Weight loss and loss of appetite are common problems that people with stomach cancer experience. While it can be a challenge to cook meals that are nutriti…
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Corporate Author
My Gut Feeling
Nourish
ELLICSR Kitchen
Place of Publication
Cowansville, QC
Publisher
Communication ebmed Inc.
Publication Date
2020
Subjects
Stomach Neoplasms - diet therapy
Cooking
Abstract
"Stomach cancer completely changes how we eat. Difficulty swallowing, nausea, dumping syndrome and general pain can take the joy out of eating. Weight loss and loss of appetite are common problems that people with stomach cancer experience. While it can be a challenge to cook meals that are nutritious, digestible and tasty, it is possible to enjoy food with stomach cancer." - Page 3
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Malignant : how bad policy and bad evidence harm people with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123037
Prasad, Vinayak K. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press , 2020.
Audience
Professional
"In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details a…
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Author
Prasad, Vinayak K.
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
John Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Antineoplastic Agents - economics
Biomedical Research - economics
Drug Development - economics
Health Policy
Patient rights
United States
Abstract
"In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details about cancer research and practice, (4) recommended solutions on multiple levels (policy, practitioners, medical education, and pharmacology)"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The Basics of Cancer Drugs : Cost, Benefit, Value -- Surrogate Endpoints in Cancer : What Are They and Where Are They Used? -- Use and Misuse of Surrogates for Drug Approvals -- How High Prices Harm Patients and Society -- Hype, Spin, and the Unbridled Enthusiasm That Distorts Cancer Medicine -- Financial Conflict of Interest -- The Harms of Financial Conflicts and How to Rehabilitate Medicine -- Will Precision Oncology Save Us? -- Study Design -- Principles of Oncology Practice -- Important Trials in Oncology -- Global Oncology -- How Should Cancer Drug Development Proceed? -- What Can the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and -- Medicaid Services Do Tomorrow? -- What Can People with Cancer Do? -- What Can Students, Residents, and Fellows Do?
ISBN
9781421437637
9781421437644
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Nourish extra : eat well after treatment - a guide for people with colorectal cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122788
Rapier, Tracey, George, Jason. Cowansville, QC: Communication ebmed Inc. , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Alternate Title
Eat well after treatment - a guide for people with colorectal cancer
Author
Rapier, Tracey
George, Jason
Corporate Author
Nourish
Place of Publication
Cowansville, QC
Publisher
Communication ebmed Inc.
Publication Date
2020
Series
Nourish : Canada's nutrition companion for oncology patients and caregivers
Subjects
Colorectal Neoplasms - diet therapy
Language
English
Material Type
Online
Handout
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Living with cancer : a resource to support First Nations people in BC on their cancer journey

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125267
First Nations Health Authority, BC Cancer Agency. [West Vancouver, BC]: First Nations Health Authority , [2023?].
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F527 2023
Availability
8 copies, 8 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
First Nations Health Authority
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[West Vancouver, BC]
Publisher
First Nations Health Authority
Publication Date
[2023?]
Physical Description
67 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Health Services, Indigenous
Patient Navigation
Self Care
Social Support
Culturally Competent Care
Medicine, Traditional
Personal Narratives
First Nations
Patient Education Handout
Notes
"This booklet is based on an earlier publication Living with Cancer--Everyone Deserves Support...The stories in this book were shared at Telling Our Stories Conference held in Prince George, BC in June 2016"
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Status
Processing
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 F527 2023
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Principles and practice of palliative care and supportive oncology

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123636
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2022. 5th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 P957b 2022
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Editor
Berger, Ann M
O'Neill, Joseph F.
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
xix, 1022 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - complications
Pain Management - methods
Palliative Care - methods
Quality of Life
ISBN
9781975143688
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WB310 P957b 2022

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Nourish extra : managing nutrition related side effects - a guide for people with colorectal cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122787
Black, Jennifer, McGregor, Cherith. Cowansville, QC: Communication ebmed Inc. , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Managing nutrition related side effects - a guide for people with colorectal cancer
Author
Black, Jennifer
McGregor, Cherith
Corporate Author
Nourish
Place of Publication
Cowansville, QC
Publisher
Communication ebmed Inc.
Publication Date
2020
Series
Nourish : Canada's nutrition companion for oncology patients and caregivers
Subjects
Colorectal Neoplasms - diet therapy
Language
English
Material Type
Online
Handout
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Nourish extra : what to eat and drink after ostomy surgery - a guide for people with colorectal cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122786
Martens, Angela, Nasrah, Rima. Cowansville, QC: Communication ebmed Inc. , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
What to eat and drink after ostomy surgery - a guide for people with colorectal cancer
Author
Martens, Angela
Nasrah, Rima
Corporate Author
Nourish
Place of Publication
Cowansville, QC
Publisher
Communication ebmed Inc.
Publication Date
2020
Series
Nourish : Canada's nutrition companion for oncology patients and caregivers
Subjects
Ostomy
Colorectal Neoplasms - diet therapy
Cooking
Language
English
Material Type
Online
Handout
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Language of loss : poetry and prose for grieving and celebrating the love of your life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122884
[Victoria, BC?]: Raincoast Books , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 A144 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"When Barbara Abercrombie's husband died, she found the language of condolence irritating, no matter how well intended. 'My husband had not gone to a better place as if he were off on a holiday. He had not passed like clouds overhead, nor was he my late husband as if he'd missed a train. I had not …
Editor
Abercrombie, Barbara
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Raincoast Books
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xix, 203 p. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Bereavement
Loss
Grief
Writing
Popular Work
Abstract
"When Barbara Abercrombie's husband died, she found the language of condolence irritating, no matter how well intended. 'My husband had not gone to a better place as if he were off on a holiday. He had not passed like clouds overhead, nor was he my late husband as if he'd missed a train. I had not lost him as if I'd been careless, and for sure, none of it was for the best.' She yearned instead for words that acknowledged the reality of death, spoke about the sorrow and loneliness (and perhaps even guilt and anger), and might even point the way toward hope and healing. She found those words in the writings gathered here.
The Language of Loss is a book to dip into and read slowly, a collection of poems and prose to lead you through the phases of grief. The selections follow an arc that mirrors the path of many mourners. from abject loss and feeling unmoored, to glimmers of promise and possibility, through to gratitude for the love they knew. These writings, which express what often feels ineffable, will accompany those who grieve, offering understanding and solace".- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9781608686957
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 G7 A144 2020
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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