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Adolescents with cancer : their experience living with a chronic illness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog279
Rechner, Mona Gale. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1989.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 R297 1989
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Rechner, Mona Gale
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1989
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Adolescent
Chronic Disease
Adaptation, Psychological
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 R297 1989

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Crisis of chronic disease among aboriginal peoples : a challenge for public health, population health and social policy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18420
Reading, J. [Victoria, BC?]: University of Victoria, Centre for Aboriginal Health Research , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WT500 R287 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Reading, J
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
University of Victoria, Centre for Aboriginal Health Research
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
185 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Chronic Disease - epidemiology
Risk Factors
Public Health
First Nations
Health Services, Indigenous
Health Status Disparities
Canada
ISBN
9781550584073
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
WT500 R287 2009

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Health care in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16054
Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information | Statistics Canada , 2007.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
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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Value for money : making Canadian health care stronger

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17801
Health Council of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Health Council of Canada , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W74 H34 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
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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Navigating Canada's health care : a user guide to getting the care you need

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15518
Decter, Michael, Grosso, Francesca. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Canada , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA540 DC2 D295 2006
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Decter, Michael
Grosso, Francesca
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Penguin Canada
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xviii, 358 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Medical Care
Patient Education
Consumer Advocacy
Delivery of Health Care
Health Services Accessibility
Canada
ISBN
9780143050452
0143050451
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WA540 DC2 D295 2006

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Health care use at the end of life in Western Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15954
Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2007.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
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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Access to palliative care in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121194
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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Chronic condition : why Canada's health-care system needs to be dragged into the 21st century

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121256
Simpson, Jeffrey. [Toronto, ON]: Allen Lane , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA540 DC2 S56c 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Contents:; Part I. 1. Hospital days -- Part II. 2. Health care's early history -- 3. Medicare in Saskatchewan -- 4. The Father of Medicare -- 5. The Liberals and Medicare -- 6. The Canada Health Act -- Part III. 7. How good is Medicare? -- 8. How much does Medicare cost? -- 9. Can efficiencies save…
Author
Simpson, Jeffrey
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Allen Lane
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
392 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
National Health Programs
Health Care Reform
Health Services
Health Policy
Canada
Abstract
Contents:
Part I. 1. Hospital days -- Part II. 2. Health care's early history -- 3. Medicare in Saskatchewan -- 4. The Father of Medicare -- 5. The Liberals and Medicare -- 6. The Canada Health Act -- Part III. 7. How good is Medicare? -- 8. How much does Medicare cost? -- 9. Can efficiencies save Medicare? -- 10. Is private health care the answer? -- 11. Dr. Duval's opinion -- 12. Can we make ourselves healthier? -- 13. What does the public think? -- 14. What about other countries? -- Part IV Remedies. 15. Doctors and nurses -- 16. Hospitals -- 17. Drugs -- 18. Conclusion.
ISBN
9780670065899
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
WA540 DC2 S56c 2012

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Programs and resources to facilitate return to work for people with cancer or other chronic diseases : environmental scan

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21405
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Piceps Consultatnts, Inc. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , 2012.
Audience
Professional
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Aboriginal health in Canada : historical, cultural, and epidemiological perspectives

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21509
Waldram, James B, Herring, Ann, Young, T. Kue. [Toronto, ON]: University of Toronto Press , 2006. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WZ80.5 I3 W67 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Waldram, James B
Herring, Ann
Young, T. Kue
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xii, 367 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
First Nations
Health Status
Delivery of Health Care - history
Canada
ISBN
9780802085795
0802085792
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ80.5 I3 W67 2006

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Health indicators 2011

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20017
Canadian Institute for Health Information, Statistics Canada. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2011.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Statistics Canada
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Publication Date
2011
Series
Health indicators
Subjects
Health Status Indicators
Health Surveys
Public Health
Delivery of Health Care
Statistics
Canada
ISBN
9781554659005
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
PDF available to download from this site
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Economics of cancer care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18036
Bosanquet, Nicholas, Sikora, Karol. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 B741e 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Bosanquet, Nicholas
Sikora, Karol
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
v, 185 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - economics
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Economics, Medical
ISBN
9780521850070
052185007X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 B741e 2006

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Pathways to improving well-being for indigenous peoples : how living conditions decide health

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21530
Reading, Jeff, Halseth, Regine. Prince George, BC: National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W84 R287 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  2 read online  
Author
Reading, Jeff
Halseth, Regine
Place of Publication
Prince George, BC
Publisher
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
55 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Health Services, Indigenous
Delivery of Health Care
Community Networks
First Nations
Health Status Disparities
Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
W84 R287 2013
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Sexuality and illness : a guidebook for health professionals

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124873
Katz, Anne. New York, NY: Routledge , 2022.
Audience
Professional
"This evidence-based guide educates and informs health professionals about promoting sexual wellbeing in the context of challenges from physical and mental health. This accessible text demystifies a topic that is sometimes difficult to discuss. It is essential reading for healthcare practitioners i…
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Author
Katz, Anne
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Sexual Health - education
Body Image
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
Patient Education
Neoplasms - psychology
Abstract
"This evidence-based guide educates and informs health professionals about promoting sexual wellbeing in the context of challenges from physical and mental health. This accessible text demystifies a topic that is sometimes difficult to discuss. It is essential reading for healthcare practitioners interested in providing comprehensive and person-centred care"-- Provided by publisher
ISBN
9781000432008
9780367703363
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Cancer care for adolescents and young adults

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15137
Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ275 C215k 2008
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Cancer in adolescence : incidence and policy issues by Jeremy Whelan and Lorna Fern; The physical and emotional impact of cancer in adolescents and young adults by Daniel Kelly; The impact of cancer on parents and families by Anne Grinyer; The impact of adolescent cancer on healthcare professionals…
  1 read online  
Editor
Kelly, Daniel
Gibson, Faith
Place of Publication
Oxford, UK
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xiv, 254 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Adolescent Psychology
Quality of Life
Survivors
Delivery of Health Care
Social Support
Adolescent
Abstract
Cancer in adolescence : incidence and policy issues by Jeremy Whelan and Lorna Fern
The physical and emotional impact of cancer in adolescents and young adults by Daniel Kelly
The impact of cancer on parents and families by Anne Grinyer
The impact of adolescent cancer on healthcare professionals by Susie Pearce
Supportive care for adolescents and young adults during cancer treatment by Neale Hanvey and Alison Finch
Getting on with life during treatment by Roberta Woodgate
End of treatment issues: looking to the future by Nelia Langeveld and Julia Arbuckle
Long-terms effects of cancer treatment by Gill Levitt and Deborah Eshelman
Palliation and end of life care issues by Maggie Bisset, Sue Hutton, and Daniel Kelly
Building a culture of participation: young people?s involvement in research by Faith Gibson
Developing an integrated approach to the care of adolescents and young adults with cancer by Daniel Kelly and Faith Gibson
ISBN
9780470698013
9781405130943
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Victoria Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ275 C215k 2008
Website Notes
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Health services for cancer survivors : practice, policy and research

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20016
New York, NY: Springer , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 H434f 2011
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Editor
Feuerstein, Michael
Ganz, Patricia A
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xxiii, 395 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Survivors - psychology
Health Policy
Delivery of Health Care
Quality of Life
ISBN
9781441913470
1441913475
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ200 H434f 2011

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Palliative and end-of-life care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120409
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…
  1 read online  
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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Patient navigation in cancer care : final report

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14395
Doll, Richard, Stephen, Joanne, Barroetavena, Maria Cristina, Linden, Wolfgang, Poole, Gary, Fyles, Gillian. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2005.
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 P298 2005
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
Author
Doll, Richard
Stephen, Joanne
Barroetavena, Maria Cristina
Linden, Wolfgang
Poole, Gary
Fyles, Gillian
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Sociobehavioural Research Centre
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2005
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Continuity of Patient Care
Delivery of Health Care
Interpersonal Relations
Social Support
Community Networks
Patient Education
Health Services Accessibility
ISBN
1896624170
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
QZ266 P298 2005

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Journey mapping in cancer care : patient and provider experiences in receiving and delivering cancer care in British Columbia

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121215
BC Cancer Agency, British Columbia Ministry of Health, First Nations Health Authority, BC Patient Safety & Quality Council. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Patient Safety & Quality Council , 2019.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency
British Columbia Ministry of Health
First Nations Health Authority
BC Patient Safety & Quality Council
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Patient Safety & Quality Council
Publication Date
2019
Subjects
Patient Navigation
Patient Satisfaction
Neoplasms
Neoplasms - psychology
Health Personnel
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Quality of Health Care
Health Services
Health Services, Indigenous
British Columbia
Notes
January 2019
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
High-resolution versions of the maps can be
downloaded from BCPSQC.ca
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How to get better value cancer care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21173
Gray, J.A. Muir, Kerr, David J. Oxford, UK: Offox Press , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 G779 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Gray, J.A. Muir
Kerr, David J
Place of Publication
Oxford, UK
Publisher
Offox Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xiv, 247 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - economics
Health Planning
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Cancer Care Facilities
Decision Making
Clinical Trials as Topic
Costs and Cost Analysis
Health Care Costs
Cost Savings
ISBN
9781904202158
1904202152
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 G779 2013

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