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Palliative care and communication : experiences in the clinic

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The, Anne-Mei. Philadelphia, PA: Open University Press , 2002.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WF658 T374 2002

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: The, Anne-Mei

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Open University Press

Publication Date: 2002

Series: Facing death

Subjects: Lung Neoplasms - psychology; Carcinoma, Bronchogenic - psychology; Terminally Ill - psychology; Carcinoma, Small Cell - psychology; Physician-Patient Relations; Terminal Care - Netherlands; Truth Disclosure; Communication; Patient Care; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 0335212050

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library; Kelowna Library

Call Number: WF658 T374 2002

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Clinical trials manual from the Duke Clinical Research Institute : lessons from a horse named Jim

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Liu, Margaret B, Davis, Kate. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell , 2010. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV771.4 L783c 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Liu, Margaret B; Davis, Kate

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Hoboken, NJ

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xviii, 406 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Clinical Trials as Topic - legislation & jurisprudence; Clinical Trials as Topic - ethics; Device Approval; Drug Approval; United States; Handbooks

ISBN: 9781405195157

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: QV771.4 L783c 2010

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Dying well : a guide to enabling a good death

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Neuberger, Julia. San Francisco, Ca.: Radcliffe Medical , 2004. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: BF789 D4 N478d 2004

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Neuberger, Julia

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: San Francisco, Ca.

Publisher: Radcliffe Medical

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: xiii, 159 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Bereavement; Grief; Public Policy; Religion and Psychology

ISBN: 1857759400

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 N478d 2004

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Mastering communication with seriously ill patients : balancing honesty with empathy and hope

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Back, Anthony, Arnold, Robert, Tulsky, James. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W62 M423b 2009

Availability: 5 copies, 4 available

Taking your skills to the next level; Getting a good start; Talking about serious news; Discussing evidence for making treatment decisions; Discussing prognosis; Between the big events; Conducting a family conference; Dealing with conflicts; Transitions to end-of-life care; Talking about dying; Cul…

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Author: Back, Anthony; Arnold, Robert; Tulsky, James

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: x, 158 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations; Counseling - methods; Communication; Professional-Family Relations; Attitude to Death

Abstract: Taking your skills to the next level; Getting a good start; Talking about serious news; Discussing evidence for making treatment decisions; Discussing prognosis; Between the big events; Conducting a family conference; Dealing with conflicts; Transitions to end-of-life care; Talking about dying; Cultivating your skills

ISBN: 9780521706186; 0521706181

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library; Abbotsford Library; Internet

Call Number: W62 M423b 2009

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Transitions in dying and bereavement : a psychosocial guide for hospice and palliative care

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Cairns, Moira, Thompson, Marney, Wainwright, Wendy. Baltimore, md.: Health Professions Press, Inc. , 2003.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB210 V642 2003

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Cairns, Moira; Thompson, Marney; Wainwright, Wendy

Corporate Author: Victoria Hospice Society

Place of Publication: Baltimore, md.

Publisher: Health Professions Press, Inc.

Publication Date: 2003

Subjects: Grief - psychology; Bereavement - psychology; Death - psychology; Hospice Care; Palliative Care - psychology

ISBN: 1878812920

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library; Kelowna Library

Call Number: WB210 V642 2003

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Levitt and Tapley's technological basis of radiation therapy : clinical applications

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Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 1999. 3rd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ269 L666 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Levitt, Seymour H

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Radiotherapy - methods; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods; Patient Care Planning

ISBN: 0683301233

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: QZ269 L666 1999

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4D modeling and estimation of respiratory motion for radiation therapy

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Heidelberg: Springer , 2013.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WN250.5.R2 F773 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Table of Contents:; Introduction to 4D motion modeling and 4D radiotherapy -- pt. I. 4D image acquisition -- Helical 4D CT and comparison with Cine 4D CT -- Acquiring 4D thoracic CT scans using Ciné CT acquisition -- pt. II. Motion estimation and modeling -- Biophysical modeling of respirator…

Editor: Ehrharft, Jan; Lorenz, Cristian

Place of Publication: Heidelberg

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: xx, 341 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Series: Biological and medical physics, Biomedical engineering

Subjects: Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; Respiratory Mechanics; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography; Motion; Sensitivity and Specificity

Abstract: Table of Contents:; Introduction to 4D motion modeling and 4D radiotherapy -- pt. I. 4D image acquisition -- Helical 4D CT and comparison with Cine 4D CT -- Acquiring 4D thoracic CT scans using Ciné CT acquisition -- pt. II. Motion estimation and modeling -- Biophysical modeling of respiratory organ motion -- Feature-based registration techniques -- Intensity-based deformable registration : introduction and overview -- Intensity-based registration for lung motion estimation -- Validation and comparison of approaches to respiratory motion estimation -- pt. III. Modeling of motion variability -- Estimating internal respiratory motion from respiratory surrogate signals using correspondence models -- Computational motion phantoms and statistical models of respiratory motion -- pt. IV. Applications of motion estimation algorithms -- 4-dimensional imaging for radiation oncology : a clinical perspective -- Respiratory motion prediction in radiation therapy -- Estimation of lung ventilation -- Respiratory motion correction in cone-beam CT for image-guided radiotherapy.

ISBN: 9783642446061

ISSN: 1618-7210

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN250.5.R2 F773 2013

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Three-dimensional (3-D) conformal radiotherapy : a new era in the irradiation of cancer

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New York, NY: Karger , 1996.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ269 T531 1996

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Papers from the 29th annual San Francisco Cancer Symposium, February 26-27, 1994.

Editor: Meyer, John L; Purdy, James A

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Karger

Publication Date: 1996

Series: Frontiers of radiation therapy and oncology 29

Subjects: Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted - methods

Abstract: Papers from the 29th annual San Francisco Cancer Symposium, February 26-27, 1994.

ISBN: 380556161X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: QZ269 T531 1996

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Medical care of the dying

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Victoria Hospice Society. [Victoria, BC?]: Victoria Hospice Society , 2006. 4th ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB310 M389 2006

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Corporate Author: Victoria Hospice Society

Editor: Downing, G. Michael; Wainwright, Wendy

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Victoria Hospice Society

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 696 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subjects: Terminal Care; Hospices; Palliative Care; Pain

ISBN: 0969504179

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: WB310 M389 2006

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Use of computers in external beam radiotherapy procedures with high-energy photons and electrons

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International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements , 1987.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WN650 I61 1987 v.42

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

Publication Date: 1987

Series: ICRU report 42

Subjects: Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted; Computers; Radiotherapy, High Energy

ISBN: 091339436X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN650 I61 1987 v.42

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Practical plans for difficult conversations in medicine : strategies that work in breaking bad news

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Buckman, Robert. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2010.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W62 B925p 2010

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Some "can’t go wrong" tips; Breaking bad news : the SPIKES protocol -- Disclosing error : the CONES protocol; Managing conflict and escalation : the HARD protocol; Giving information effectively : the SAFER protocol; Requesting autopsy or organ donation; Conclusion : putting it all together and mak…

Author: Buckman, Robert

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xiii, 143 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations; Truth Disclosure; Communication; Physician's Role - psychology

Abstract: Some "can’t go wrong" tips; Breaking bad news : the SPIKES protocol -- Disclosing error : the CONES protocol; Managing conflict and escalation : the HARD protocol; Giving information effectively : the SAFER protocol; Requesting autopsy or organ donation; Conclusion : putting it all together and making a difference in communication.

ISBN: 9780801895579; 080189557X

Language: English

Material Type: Book; DVD

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Surrey Library; Kelowna Library; Victoria Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: W62 B925p 2010

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Three-dimensional radiation treatment : technological innovations and clinical results

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Symposium on 3-D Radiation Treatment : Technological Innovations and Clinical Results (1999 March 24-27 : Munich, Germany). New York, NY: Karger , 2000.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ269 FR935 2000 v.34

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Corporate Author: Symposium on 3-D Radiation Treatment : Technological Innovations and Clinical Results (1999 March 24-27 : Munich, Germany)

Editor: Feldmann, H. J; Kneschaurek, P; Molls, M

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Karger

Publication Date: 2000

Series: Frontiers of radiation therapy and oncology 34

Subjects: Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted - methods; Stereotaxic Techniques; Radiosurgery

ISBN: 3805569475

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library

Call Number: QZ269 FR935 2000 v.34

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Khan's treatment planning in radiation oncology

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Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer , 2021. 5th ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ269 K45 2021

Availability: 4 copies, 3 available

Alternate Title: Treatment planning in radiation oncology

Editor: Sperduto, Paul W.; Gibbons, John P.

Edition: 5th ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: xviii, 749 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; Radiation Oncology - methods

ISBN: 9781975162016

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Library; Kelowna Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ269 K45 2021

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Khan's treatment planning in radiation oncology

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Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer , 2016. 4th ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ269 K45 2016

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Alternate Title: Treatment planning in radiation oncology

Editor: Khan, Faiz M.; Gibbons, John P.; Sperduto, Paul W.

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xvi, 662 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; Radiation Oncology - methods

Notes: CN Library copy is housed at UHNBC Library.

ISBN: 9781469889979; 1469889978

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Library; CN Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library

Call Number: QZ269 K45 2016

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Care at the close of life : evidence and experience

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New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical , 2011.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB310 C271m 2011

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

This book updated the 42 journal articles originally published as JAMA's "Perspectives on care at the close of life" series.

Editor: McPhee, Stephen J

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: xxii, 598 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Series: JAMAevidence

Subjects: Terminal Care - methods; Palliative Care - methods; Neoplasms - complications; Terminally Ill; Evidence-Based Practice

Abstract: This book updated the 42 journal articles originally published as JAMA's "Perspectives on care at the close of life" series.

ISBN: 9780071637954

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library; Victoria Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: WB310 C271m 2011

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Handbook of psychiatry in palliative medicine

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New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2009. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB310 H235 2009

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Editor: Chochinov, Harvey Max; Breitbart, William

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xxiv, 565 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Palliative Care; Terminally Ill - psychology; Neoplasms - psychology; Psychotherapy - methods; Family - psychology; Bioethical Issues

ISBN: 9780195301076; 0195301072

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library; Abbotsford Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: WB310 H235 2009

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Anatomy of hope : how people prevail in the face of illness

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Groopman, Jerome E. New York, NY: Random House , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 G876 2004

Availability: 8 copies, 8 available

Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician…

Author: Groopman, Jerome E

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: xvii, 248 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Hope; Attitude to Health; Physician-Patient Relations; Popular Work

Abstract: Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician in fostering or at least not extinguishing hope.

ISBN: 0375506381

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Library; Kelowna Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM172 G876 2004

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