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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

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

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Angell, Marcia. New York, NY: Random House Trade Paperbacks , 2005. updated ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV736 A583t 2005

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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 …

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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Using benchmarking, needs assessment, quality improvement, outcome measurement, and library standards : a how-to-do-it manual with CD-ROM

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Dudden, Rosalind Farnam. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers , 2007.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: Z675 M4 D83 2007

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Page xix: The accompanying CD-ROM contains a variety of resources, arranged in folders by chapter.

Alternate Title: Medical Library Association guide : how-to-do-it manuals for librarians

Author: Dudden, Rosalind Farnam

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xxii, 464 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).

Series: How-to-do-it manuals for librarians 159

Subjects: Libraries, Medical; Evaluation Studies; Library Services - standards

Abstract: Page xix: The accompanying CD-ROM contains a variety of resources, arranged in folders by chapter.

ISBN: 9781555706043 (alk. paper); 1555706045 (alk. paper)

Language: English

Material Type: Book; CD

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: Z675 M4 D83 2007

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Measuring the difference : guide to planning and evaluating health information outreach

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Burroughs, Catherine M, Wood, Fred B. Seattle, Wash. | [Bethesda, MD]: National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region | National Library of Medicine , 2000.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: Z675.M4 B972m 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Burroughs, Catherine M; Wood, Fred B

Corporate Author: National Network of Libraries of Medicine (U.S.). Pacific Northwest Region

Place of Publication: Seattle, Wash.; [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region; National Library of Medicine

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Information Services - standards; Community-Institutional Relations; Planning Techniques; Program Evaluation - methods

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library

Call Number: Z675.M4 B972m 2000

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Systematic approaches to a successful literature review

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Booth, Andrew, Papaioannou, Diana, Sutton, Anthea. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications , 2012.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W20.5 B725 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Booth, Andrew; Papaioannou, Diana; Sutton, Anthea

Place of Publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Publisher: Sage Publications

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 279 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Biomedical Research - methods; Writing; Review Literature as Topic; Evidence-based practice - methods; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Bibliography as Topic; Information Storage and Retrieval - methods; Information Services - organization & administration

ISBN: 9780857021359

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W20.5 B725 2012

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Resource guide for Chinese cancer patients (Lower Mainland)

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Kwong, Sandy. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2011. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 B862r 2011

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

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Author: Kwong, Sandy

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Patient and Family Counselling Services

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 51 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Social Support; Consumer Health Information; Information Services; Community Health Services; Patient Education Handout; Resource Guides; Social Welfare; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781896624211

Language: English; Chinese

Material Type: Booklet; Handout; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 B862r 2011

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http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/coping-and-support-site/Documents/Support%20Programs/2011ResourceeGuideforChineseCancerPatients.pdf

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Weekend to end breast cancer

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Weekend to End Breast Cancer, BC Cancer Foundation. [Vancouver, BC?]: Weekend to End Breast Cancer , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 W393 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Pamphlet titled "This way to the end of breast cancer : one weekend : 60 KM : August 19-21, 2005"

Alternate Title: This way to the end of breast cancer

Corporate Author: Weekend to End Breast Cancer; BC Cancer Foundation

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Weekend to End Breast Cancer

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: 15 minutes; Includes pamphlet

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - economics; Advertising

Abstract: Pamphlet titled "This way to the end of breast cancer : one weekend : 60 KM : August 19-21, 2005"

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 W393 2005

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Making data talk : a workbook

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National Cancer Institute (U.S.). [Bethesda, MD]: National Cancer Institute , 2011.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA590 M235 2011

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: National Cancer Institute (U.S.)

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: National Cancer Institute

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 44 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Health Education - methods; Public Health; Information Dissemination - methods; Communication

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Handout; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: WA590 M235 2011

Website Notes: Available at https://www.cancer.gov/resources-for/hp#education.

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http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/cancerlibrary/MDT-Workbook.pdf

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Data management for researchers : organize, maintain and share your data for research success

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Briney, Kristin. Exeter, UK: Pelagic Publishing , 2015.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: Q180.55.M3 B858 2015

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Briney, Kristin

Place of Publication: Exeter, UK

Publisher: Pelagic Publishing

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 191 p. ; 24 cm.

Series: Research skills series

Subjects: Research; Research Design; Data Curation; Datasets as Topic; Data Collection; Documentation; Information Dissemination; Informatics; Information Storage and Retrieval

ISBN: 9781784270117

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: Q180.55.M3 B858 2015

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You are the target : big tobacco : lies, scams--now the truth

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Lovell, Georgina. [Vancouver, BC?]: Chryan Communications , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA900 L915 2002

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Lovell, Georgina

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Chryan Communications

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: 200 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Tobacco Industry; Tobacco - adverse effects; Smoking - adverse effects; Advertising - methods

ISBN: 0973067004; 9780393020465

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WA900 L915 2002

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Is that a fact? : a field guide to statistical and scientific information

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Battersby, Mark. Peterborough, ON: Broadview Press , 2016. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: HA29 B384 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Battersby, Mark

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Peterborough, ON

Publisher: Broadview Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: viii, 290 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Statistics as Topic; Judgment; Information Literacy; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Science - methods; Thinking; Decision Making

ISBN: 9781554812448

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: HA29 B384 2016

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From silence to voice : what nurses know and must communicate to the public

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Buresh, Bernice, Gordon, Suzanne. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press , 2013. 3rd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WY100 B982 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Contents:; Ending the silence -- The daisy dilemma -- From virtue to the voice of agency -- Presenting yourself as a nurse -- Tell the world what you do -- Creating anecdotes and arguments -- How the news media work -- Reaching out to the media -- In your own voice : letters to the editor, op-eds, …

Author: Buresh, Bernice; Gordon, Suzanne

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Ithaca, NY

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 294 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Series: Culture and politics of health care work

Subjects: Nursing; Public Relations; Mass Media; Nurse-Patient Relations

Abstract: Contents:; Ending the silence -- The daisy dilemma -- From virtue to the voice of agency -- Presenting yourself as a nurse -- Tell the world what you do -- Creating anecdotes and arguments -- How the news media work -- Reaching out to the media -- In your own voice : letters to the editor, op-eds, and blogs -- Getting it right -- Appearing on television and radio -- Opportunities and challenges ahead.

ISBN: 9780801478734

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WY100 B982 2013

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Event planning : ethics and etiquette : a principled approach to the business of special event management

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Allen, Judy. Etobicoke, ON: Wiley , 2003.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX160 A45 2003

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Allen, Judy

Place of Publication: Etobicoke, ON

Publisher: Wiley

Publication Date: 2003

Physical Description: xxi, 234 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Anniversaries and Special Events; Ethics, Business; Public Relations; Interprofessional Relations; Interpersonal Relations; Community-Institutional Relations

ISBN: 9780470832608; 0470832606

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WX160 A45 2003

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Pink ribbons : breast cancer and the politics of philanthropy

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King, Samantha. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 K54p 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: King, Samantha

Place of Publication: Minneapolis, MN

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xxxii, 157 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - economics; Gift Giving; Fund Raising; Financial Support; Marketing; Politics; United States

ISBN: 9780816648986; 0816648980

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 K54p 2006

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Genome analysis : a laboratory manual

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Plainview, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press , 1997.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QH445.2 G334 1997-1999

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v.1: Analyzing DNA; v.2: Detecting genes; v.3: Cloning systems; v.4 Mapping Genomes

Editor: Green, Eric D

Place of Publication: Plainview, NY

Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 4 v. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Chromosome Mapping; Genome; Base Sequence; Genomic Libraries; Laboratory Manuals

Abstract: v.1: Analyzing DNA; v.2: Detecting genes; v.3: Cloning systems; v.4 Mapping Genomes

ISBN: 0879694963 (v.1); 0879695110 (v.2); 0879695137 (v.3); 0879695153 (v.4)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QH445.2 G334 1997-1999

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