Author

Wanzer, Sidney H

Glenmullen, Joseph

Place of Publication

Cambridge, MA

Publisher

Da Capo Press

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xii, 209 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Right to Die

Living Wills

Advance Directives

Advance Care Planning

Decision Making

Terminal Care

Euthanasia

Suicide, Assisted

Popular Work

Abstract

Turning points at life's end

Rights of the dying patient

The first turning point : from active treatment to comfort care

Pain control

What you should expect from your doctors and nurses

Family and friends

The second turning point : making the decision to hasten death

What options have been used in the past to hasten death?

Helium : newly used method to end suffering

Differentiating sadness at the end of life from clinical depression

The special case of irreversible dementia and end-of-life management

Planning ahead with advance directives : staying in control

Allowing a merciful death

Appendix A: Historical background of the end-of-life movement and current national organizations

Appendix B: Oregon and physician-assisted dying

Appendix C: The international scene

Appendix D: End-of-life organizations

Appendix E: Sample living will

Appendix F: Health care proxy form with optional attachment

Appendix G: Proposed authorization for ending life in situations of irreversible and progressive cognitive decline.

ISBN

9780738210834

0738210838

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

W85.5 W252 2007

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Alternate Title

Caregiver's guide

Handbook about end of life care

Author

Macmillan, Karen

Corporate Author

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

Place of Publication

[Ottawa, ON]

Publisher

Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

xii, 132 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Caregivers

Palliative Care

Hospice Care

Terminal Care

Advance Care Planning

Terminally Ill

Handbooks

ISBN

9780968670057

Language

Chinese

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB310 C271 2009

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Author

Brayne, Sue

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Continuum

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

xix, 172 p. ; ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Death - psychology

Terminally Ill

Terminal Care

Attitude to Death

Advance Care Planning

Popular Work

ISBN

9781441186799

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 B827 2010

Website Notes

Companion website

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Author

Fersko-Weiss, Henry

Tisdale, Sallie

Place of Publication

Newburyport, MA

Publisher

Red Wheel

Publication Date

2020

Subjects

Terminally Ill

Doulas

Hospice Care - psychology

Terminal Care

Attitude to Death

Advance Care Planning

Caregivers

Popular Work

Notes

Previously published as Caring for the dying in 2017 by Conari Press"--Title page verso.

ISBN

9781590035023

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 F399f 2020

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Author

Fersko-Weiss, Henry

Place of Publication

Newburyport, MA

Publisher

Conari Press

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

xiv, 222 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Terminally Ill - psychology

Doulas

Hospice Care - psychology

Terminal Care

Attitude to Death

Advance Care Planning

Caregivers

Popular Work

Abstract

"The doula approach to death offers opportunities to explore the meaning of a life and to convey that meaning through legacy work. Based on the model of care provided by birth doulas, it emphasized thoughtful planning for how the last days should look, sound, and feel ... and provides emotional and spiritual support for both the dying person and their loved ones." - Cover

Notes

A gentle guide for families and caregivers - Cover

ISBN

9781573246965

1573246964

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

BF789 D4 F399 2017

Website Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Author

Fines, Laura

Leznoff, Glenda

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Laura Fines

Glenda Leznoff

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

152 p. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Advance Care Planning

Patient Care Planning

Decision Making

Terminal Care

Advance Directives

British Columbia

Popular Work

ISBN

9780988152403

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

W85.5 F495 2012

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Author

Byock, Ira

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Riverhead Books

Publication Date

1997

Physical Description

xv, 299 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Death

Attitude to Death

Bereavement

Grief

Thanatology

Terminal Care

Case Reports

ISBN

9781573226578

1573226572

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 B994 1997

Copies

Author

Kuhl, David

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

PublicAffairs

Publication Date

2002

Physical Description

xxix, 317 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Death - psychology

Terminal Care

Family Relations

Attitude to Death

Terminally Ill - psychology

Popular Work

Notes

Branch copies may vary in ISBN and pagination.

ISBN

1586481193 (pbk.)

0385658834

9780385658843

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

BF789 D4 K96 2002

Copies

Editor

Oneschuk, Doreen,

Hagen, Neil

MacDonald, Neil

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Oxford, UK

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

xvii, 411 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Palliative Care

Terminal Care

Pain management

Advance Care Planning

Case Reports

Notes

Contributor includes Dr. Pippa Hawley, BCCA

ISBN

9780199694143

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WB310 P168 2012

Copies

Author

Lynn, Joanne

Harrold, Joan

Schuster, Janice Lynch

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

New York

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

xix, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Advance Care Planning

Terminal Care

Attitude to Death

Terminally Ill - psychology

Decision Making

Popular Work

ISBN

9780199744565

0199744564

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB310 L989h 2011

Copies

Corporate Author

Canadian Cancer Society. Steering Committee

Statistics Canada, Provincial/Territorial Cancer Registries

Public Health Agency of Canada

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Cancer Society

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

124 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - statistics

Neoplasms - epidemiology

Neoplasms - mortality

Palliative Care

Advance Care Planning

Terminal Care

Canada

Abstract

Special topic: End-of-life care

ISSN

0835-2976

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library REF Statistics

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Library

Surrey Library REF

Victoria Library REF

Victoria Library

Abbotsford Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ200 C211d 2010

Copies

Author

Mannix, Kathryn

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Little, Brown Spark

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

viii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subjects

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

Palliative Care

Attitude to Death

Terminal Care

Hospice Care

Abstract

"Dr. Kathryn Mannix has studied and practiced palliative care for thirty years. In With the End in Mind, she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness, clarity, and understanding. Weaving the details of her own experiences as a caregiver through stories of her patients, their families, and their distinctive lives, Dr. Mannix reacquaints us with the universal, but deeply personal, process of dying." -- Back cover

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9780316504478

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 M284 2018

Copies

Author

Molloy, D. William

Editor

Luke, Catherine

Edition

3rd British Columbia ed.

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Vancouver Island Health Authority

Publication Date

2005

Physical Description

iii, 65 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Advance Directives

Patient Advocacy

Death

Terminal Care

Advance Care Planning

Decision Making

Resuscitation Orders

Informed Consent

Living Wills

Popular Work

ISBN

0973924306

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

W85.5 M727 2005

Copies

Author

Kanarek, Robin Bennett

Place of Publication

Baltimore, MD

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

209 p. ; 22 cm.

Series

Johns Hopkins Press health book

Subjects

Quality of Life

Palliative Care

Terminal Care

Adaptation, Psychological

Advance Care Planning

Caregivers - psychology

Popular Work

Abstract

This book was written to educate individuals diagnosed with a serious medical condition along with their loved ones about the importance of palliative care. The work outlines what palliative care is, provides communication strategies for getting the type of support and care that you want and need (and not just medications), outlines successful coping strategies, and discusses family dynamics, grieving, emotional support, and spirituality. Although palliative care is often associated with hospice and end-of-life planning, the author argues for a more expanded definition that includes improved quality of life at early as well as later stages of the disease process.

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781421445984

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB310 K16 2023

Copies

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

Copies

Author

Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

MacMillan Publishing Company

Publication Date

1981

Subjects

Attitude to Death

Death

Terminal Care

Abstract

The author shares her tools for understanding how the dying convey their innermost knowledge and needs. Expanding on her workshops, she shows the importance of meaningful dialogue in helping patients to die with peace and dignity.

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 K81 1981

Copies

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

Copies

Editor

Matzo, Marianne LaPorte

Sherman, Deborah Witt

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company, Inc.

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

xx, 476 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subjects

Terminal Care

Hospice Care - psychology

Palliative Care

ISBN

9780826157942

0826157947

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Surrey Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

WY152 P168m 2006

Copies

Author

Quill, Timothy E

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2001

Subjects

Terminal Care

Palliative Care

Attitude to Death

ISBN

0195139402

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WB310 Q6 2001

Copies

Alternate Title

Handbook about end-of-life care

Caregivers guide

Corporate Author

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

Editor

Macmillan, Karen

Edition

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication

[Ottawa, ON]

Publisher

Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

x, 182 p. ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Caregivers

Home Nursing

Terminal Care

Palliative Care

Hospices

Abstract

"A Caregiver's Guide was created to provide information for family caregivers to draw upon when preparing and caring for a loved one who has a progressive illness, especially at home. It was developed to complement resources and information provided to caregivers by healthcare professionals, including hospice palliative care teams." - Cover

Table of Contents:

1 WHEN A PROGRESSIVE LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS IS DIAGNOSED

2 GIVING PHYSICAL CARE

3 CARE OF PHYSICAL PROBLEMS

4 AS LIFE ENDS

5 BOOKS AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT MAY BE HELPFUL

ISBN

0968670016

9780968670019

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

WB310 C271 2014

Website Notes

Available in PDF format

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