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Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association. [Ottawa, ON]: Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem | Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association , 2014. Rev. ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB310 C271 2014

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"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, includ…

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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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Improving palliative care for cancer

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National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2001.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.)

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Palliative Care; Terminal Care; Neoplasms - therapy; Quality Assurance, Health Care; African Americans; Education, Professional; Financing, Government; Health Services Accessibility; Practice Guideline; Practice Guidelines as Topic

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309074029

Palliative and end-of-life care

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Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , 2017.

Audience: Professional

Report references: The Bow Tie Model of 21st Century Palliative Care by Dr. Pippa Hawley, January 2015:; http://www.virtualhospice.ca/en_US/Main+Site+Navigation/Home/For+Professionals/For+Professionals/The+Exchange/Current/The+Bow+Tie+Model+of+21st+Century+Palliative+Care.aspx.; Accompanying report…

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Corporate Author: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 124 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Series: System performance reports

Subjects: Palliative Care; Terminal Care; Continuity of Care; Neoplasms; Integrative Oncology; Health Services Accessibility; Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Cancer Pain; Quality of Health Care; Statistics; Canada

Abstract: Report references: The Bow Tie Model of 21st Century Palliative Care by Dr. Pippa Hawley, January 2015:; http://www.virtualhospice.ca/en_US/Main+Site+Navigation/Home/For+Professionals/For+Professionals/The+Exchange/Current/The+Bow+Tie+Model+of+21st+Century+Palliative+Care.aspx.; Accompanying report:; Person-centred perspective Indicators in Canada: a reference report : Palliative and end-of-life care, March 2017.

Notes: September 2017

ISBN: 9781988000336; 9781988000329

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.systemperformance.ca/report/palliative-end-of-life-care/?utm_source=communications-toolkit&utm_medium=arcc-newsletter&utm_campaign=peolc-2017

Commission of inquiry on hormone receptor testing

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Cameron, Margaret A. St. John's, NL: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WP141 C182 2009

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

v.1: Investigation and findings; v.2: Looking forward...policy papers; v.3: Appendices

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Author: Cameron, Margaret A

Corporate Author: Commission of Inquiry on Hormone Receptor Testing

Place of Publication: St. John's, NL

Publisher: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 3 v. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Diagnostic Errors; Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Receptors, Estrogen; Receptors, Progesterone; Laboratories, Hospital; Pathology, Clinical; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Cancer Care Facilities; Oncology Service, Hospital; Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada

Abstract: v.1: Investigation and findings; v.2: Looking forward...policy papers; v.3: Appendices

ISSN: 9781551463490 (v.1); 9781551463506 (v.2); 9781551463513 (v.3); 9781551463537 (PDF Website)

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP141 C182 2009

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http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2009/health/CameronInquiry.pdf

http://www.cihrt.nl.ca/Final%20Report/Volume%201%20Investigation%20and%20Findings.pdf

http://www.cihrt.nl.ca/Final%20Report/Volume%202%20-%20Looking%20Forward%20...%20Policy%20Papers.pdf

http://www.cihrt.nl.ca/Final%20Report/Volume%203%20Final%20Appendices.pdf

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Living with cancer : a report on the patient experience

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Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , 2018.

Audience: Professional

Living with Cancer: A Report on the Patient Experience, is the first in a series looking at Canadian cancer care exclusively from the patient perspective, illustrating the experience of those individuals and families living with and beyond cancer. This groundbreaking report includes data drawn from…

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Corporate Author: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 50 p.

Series: System performance reports

Subjects: Neoplasms; Neoplasms - psychology; Patient Satisfaction; Patient Navigation; Cancer Survivors; Adaptation, Psychological; Uncertainty; Integrative Oncology; Health Services Accessibility; Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Continuity of Care; Quality of Health Care; Statistics; Canada

Abstract: Living with Cancer: A Report on the Patient Experience, is the first in a series looking at Canadian cancer care exclusively from the patient perspective, illustrating the experience of those individuals and families living with and beyond cancer. This groundbreaking report includes data drawn from multiple sources, including Patient Reported Outcomes partners, the Ambulatory Oncology Patient Satisfaction Survey, and initial results from the first Canada-wide study of cancer survivors on the experience of 13,000 Canadians with cancer. - website

Notes: January 2018

ISBN: 9781988000343; 9781988000350

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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https://www.systemperformance.ca/report/living-with-cancer-patient-experience/

https://content.cancerview.ca/download/cv/quality_and_planning/system_performance/documents/living_with_cancer_patient_experience_report_enpdf?attachment=0

Cancer care quality measures : symptoms and end-of-life care

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Lorenz, Karl, Lynn, Joanne. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , 2006.

Audience: Professional

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Author: Lorenz, Karl; Lynn, Joanne

Corporate Author: Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center/RAND

Place of Publication: Rockville, MD

Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Publication Date: 2006

Series: Evidence report/technology assessment 137

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Terminal Care; Palliative Care; Process Assessment (Health Care)

ISBN: 9781587631931; 1587631938

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK38028/

Health care in Canada

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Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information | Statistics Canada , 2007.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information; Statistics Canada

Publication Date: 2007

Subjects: Delivery of Health Care; Health Services Accessibility; Medical Care; Public Health; Canada

ISBN: 9781554650491

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Website Notes: PDF available to download from this site

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https://secure.cihi.ca/estore/productSeries.htm?pc=PCC64

Access to palliative care in Canada

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Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2018.

Audience: Professional

CIHI's report Access to Palliative Care in Canada provides baseline information on what we know about palliative care services in the last year of life, on whether Canadians have equitable and timely access to appropriate services and on gaps in this area of health care. - Website

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Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Publication Date: 2018

Subjects: Palliative Care; Delivery of Health Care; Community Health Planning; Caregivers; Canada

Abstract: CIHI's report Access to Palliative Care in Canada provides baseline information on what we know about palliative care services in the last year of life, on whether Canadians have equitable and timely access to appropriate services and on gaps in this area of health care. - Website

ISBN: 9781771097376

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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https://www.cihi.ca/en/access-data-and-reports/access-to-palliative-care-in-canada

https://www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/access-palliative-care-2018-en-web.pdf

American College of Physicians home care guide for advanced cancer : when quality of life is the primary goal of care

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Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Editor: Houts, Peter S

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: American College of Physicians

Publication Date: 1997

Subjects: Home Care Services; Neoplasms - psychology; Family; Terminal Care; Palliative Care

Language: English

Material Type: Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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https://scholarworks.iupui.edu/bitstream/handle/1805/715/ACP%20Home%20Care%20Guide%20for%20Advanced%20Cancer%20-%201997.pdf?sequence=1

NCCN guidelines for patients : palliative care

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National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Plymouth Meeting, PA: National Comprehensive Cancer Network , 2023.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB310 N277p 2023

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

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Alternate Title: National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for patients : palliative care

Corporate Author: National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

Place of Publication: Plymouth Meeting, PA

Publisher: National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Publication Date: 2023

Physical Description: 40 p. : ill. ; 29 cm

Series: NCCN guidelines for patients

Subjects: Popular Work; Palliative Care; Caregivers

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

ISBN: 9781960388285

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WB310 N277p 2023

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https://www.nccn.org/patients/guidelines/content/PDF/palliative-patient.pdf

https://www.nccn.org/patientresources/patient-resources/guidelines-for-patients

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Hospice Palliative Care Program : symptom guidelines

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McLeod, Barbara, Tayler, Carolyn, Sherriff, Colleen, Syme, Ann. [Surrey, BC]: Fraser Health , 2006. 4th ed.

Audience: Professional

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Author: McLeod, Barbara; Tayler, Carolyn; Sherriff, Colleen; Syme, Ann

Corporate Author: Fraser Health

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: [Surrey, BC]

Publisher: Fraser Health

Publication Date: 2006

Subjects: Palliative Care; Hospice Care; Terminal Care; Practice Guideline; Signs and Symptoms

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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https://www.fraserhealth.ca/media/AcknowledgementsRevised_Sept09.pdf

Health care use at the end of life in Western Canada

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Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2007.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Publication Date: 2007

Subjects: Health Status Indicators; Hospice Care; Terminal Care; Statistics; Terminally Ill; Cause of Death; Mortality; Health Services - utilization; Delivery of Health Care; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Canada

ISBN: 9781554650729

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Website Notes: PDF available to download from this site

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BC palliative care benefits program : physician guide

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British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services. [Victoria, BC?]: British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services , 2005.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services

Publication Date: 2005

Subjects: Palliative Care; Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; British Columbia

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/pharmacare/outgoing/palliative.html

http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/pharmacare/outgoing/palliative-physguide.pdf

Canada's health care providers1997 to 2011: A reference guide

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Canadian Institute for Health Information. Ottawa, Ont.: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2013.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Place of Publication: Ottawa, Ont.

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Publication Date: 2013

Subjects: Health Manpower; Health Personnel; Canada

ISBN: 9781771091848

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Website Notes: PDF is available for download from this site

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https://secure.cihi.ca/estore/productSeries.htm?pc=PCC56

Value for money : making Canadian health care stronger

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Health Council of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Health Council of Canada , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W74 H34 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: Health Council of Canada

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Health Council of Canada

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 48 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Delivery of Health Care - economics; Health Care Costs; Economics, Medical; Canada

ISBN: 9781897463406

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: W74 H34 2009

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https://www2.infoway-inforoute.ca/Documents/HCC_VFMReport_WEB.pdf

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Caregiver's guide : a handbook about end of life care

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[Ottawa, ON]: Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem | Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB310 C271 2004

Availability: 10 copies, 10 available

"A Caregiver's Guide present family caregivers the medical and nursing information they will need in clear, easily understood language. This will help them to understand the journey upon which their loved ones have embarked, to become effective, informed members of the palliative care team and to p…

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Alternate Title: Handbook about end-of-life care; Caregivers guide

Editor: Macmillan, Karen

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem; Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: x, 174 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Caregivers; Palliative Care; Hospices

Abstract: "A Caregiver's Guide present family caregivers the medical and nursing information they will need in clear, easily understood language. This will help them to understand the journey upon which their loved ones have embarked, to become effective, informed members of the palliative care team and to provide essential physical, spiritual and emotional support. Sharing this journey with a loved one can be demanding but it is also one of the greatest gifts friends and families can share." - Cover

ISBN: 0968670016

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WB310 C271 2004

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https://hospicetoronto.ca/PDF/Acaregivershandbook_CHPCA.pdf

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Aboriginal health : advance care planning : respecting aboriginal ceremonies and rites : supporting access to appropriate healh care services for First Nations and Aboriginal peoples

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British Columbia. Ministry of Health. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministry of Health , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Corporate Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Health

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Ministry of Health

Publication Date: 2012

Subjects: Advance Care Planning; Patient Care Planning; Decision Making; Resuscitation Orders; Ceremonial Behavior; First Nations; British Columbia; Canada; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Handout; Online; Pamphlet

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2012/aboriginal-health-advance-care-planning-brochure.pdf

Rekindling reform : health care renewal in Canada, 2003-2008

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Health Council of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Health Council of Canada , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA540 DC2 H434r 2008

v.1: Full report; v.2: Summary

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Corporate Author: Health Council of Canada

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Health Council of Canada

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 2v. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Health Care Reform; Canada

Abstract: v.1: Full report; v.2: Summary

ISBN: 9781897463260

Language: English

Material Type: Online

Retention Policy: Discard in 2011

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Call Number: WA540 DC2 H434r 2008

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http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2008/hc-sc/H174-15-2008E.pdf

Truth of it : an unscripted video series about cancer : palliative care experience

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Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer View Canada , [2010].

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 T875p 2010 v.6

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Bringing to light the concerns and needs of palliative care patients, this set of videos aims to support individuals receiving end-of-life care, as well as caregivers and health care providers working with them.

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Corporate Author: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Cancer View Canada

Publication Date: [2010]

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (105 min.)

Series: Truth of it 6

Subjects: Palliative Care; Terminal Care - psychology; Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Patient Comfort; Social Support; Caregivers; Family Relations; Patients; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: Bringing to light the concerns and needs of palliative care patients, this set of videos aims to support individuals receiving end-of-life care, as well as caregivers and health care providers working with them.

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: QZ201 T875p 2010 v.6

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https://www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca/topics/truth-of-it-video-series/

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Improving palliative care for cancer

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Palliative and end-of-life care

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Living with cancer : a report on the patient experience

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Cancer care quality measures : symptoms and end-of-life care

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Health care in Canada

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Hospice Palliative Care Program : symptom guidelines

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Health care use at the end of life in Western Canada

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BC palliative care benefits program : physician guide

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Canada's health care providers1997 to 2011: A reference guide

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Value for money : making Canadian health care stronger

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Truth of it : an unscripted video series about cancer : palliative care experience

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