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Cancer care quality measures : diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15569
Patwardhan, Meenal B. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , 2006.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Patwardhan, Meenal B
Corporate Author
Duke Evidence-based Practice Center
Place of Publication
Rockville, MD
Publisher
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Publication Date
2006
Series
Evidence report/technology assessment 138
Subjects
Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Colorectal Neoplasms - therapy
Process Assessment (Health Care)
ISBN
9781587631948
1587631946
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Advanced cancer : managing symptoms and quality of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21693
Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 A244p 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Pulenzas, Natalie
Place of Publication
Hauppauge, NY
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xvi, 434 p.: ill. ; 26 cm.
Series
Health and human development
Subjects
Palliative Care - methods
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - therapy
Quality of Life
Symptom Assessment
ISBN
9781628082395
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
QZ266 A244p 2013

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Palliative care nursing : quality care to the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121430
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company , 2019. 5th ed.
Audience
Professional
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Editor
Matzo, Marianne LaPorte
Sherman, Deborah Witt
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Publication Date
2019
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Terminal Care
Hospice Care - psychology
Palliative Care
ISBN
0826127126
9780826127129
9780826127198
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Palliative care nursing : quality care to the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15284
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, Inc. , 2006. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY152 P168m 2006
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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

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Palliative care nursing : quality care to the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122432
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2015. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Introduction to palliative care / Marianne Matzo, Tonie Metheny -- Palliative care : responsive to the need for health care reform in America / Deborah Witt Sherman, Marilyn Bookbinder, Marlene McHugh -- Ethical aspects of palliative care / Anita J. Tarzian, Judith Kennedy Schwartz -- Le…
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Editor
Matzo, Marianne
Sherman, Deborah Witt
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
2015
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Subjects
Terminal Care
Critical illness - nursing
Palliative Care
Hospice Care - psychology
Abstract
Contents:
Introduction to palliative care / Marianne Matzo, Tonie Metheny -- Palliative care : responsive to the need for health care reform in America / Deborah Witt Sherman, Marilyn Bookbinder, Marlene McHugh -- Ethical aspects of palliative care / Anita J. Tarzian, Judith Kennedy Schwartz -- Legal aspects of palliative care and advance care planning / Kathleen Ouimet Perrin -- Culture and spirituality as domains of palliative care / Deborah Witt Sherman, David Free -- Sexual health and intimacy / Marianne Matzo -- Family caregivers / Deborah Witt Sherman, JooYoung Cheon, Deborah Witt Sherman -- Communicating with seriously ill and dying patients, their families, and their health care providers / Kathleen Ouimet Perrin -- Health promotion and rehabilitation in palliative care / John P. Rosenberg, Kathrine Hammill -- Loss, suffering, grief, and bereavement / Mertie L. Potter, Brendan Wynne -- Holistic integrative therapies / Carla Mariano -- Cancer / Amy E. Guthrie -- End stage heart disease / Judith B. Dyne -- Chronic lung disease / Mary Brennan -- Dementia neurodegenerative illness : stroke, coma, and brain death / Christine Kovach, Sheila Reynolds -- End stage renal disease / Lynn R. Noland -- End stage liver disease / Robert B. Davis -- HIV/AIDS / Carl Kirton, Anna Krakowski, Deborah Witt Sherman -- Pain / Nessa Coyle, Mary Layman-Goldstein, Leslie Hunter-Johnson -- Dyspnea / Cindy R. Balkstra -- Anxiety, depression, and delirium / Constance M. Dahlin -- PTSD / Kristin Sorocco, Kristi Bratkovich, JoAnne Whalen -- Gastrointestinal symptoms / Raymond R. Blush III, Pamala D. Larsen -- Fatigue / Marianne Matzo, Cameron Soltani -- Skin alterations / Elizabeth Ayello, R. Gary Sibbald, Kevin Y. Woo, Laurie Goodman -- Peri-death nursing care / Marianne Matzo, Jane A. Hill.
ISBN
9780826196354
9780826196361
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Hospice : end-of-life care in pancreatic cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120477
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Manhattan Beach, CA: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc. , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WI810 P188h 2016
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Corporate Author
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Place of Publication
Manhattan Beach, CA
Publisher
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc.
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
42 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WI810 P188h 2016

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9994
Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians , 1997.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
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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Quality of death : ranking end-of-life care across the world : a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19228
Economist Intelligence Unit, LIEN Foundation. London, UK: Economist Intelligence Unit , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 Q1 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  3 read online  
Corporate Author
Economist Intelligence Unit
LIEN Foundation
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Economist Intelligence Unit
Publication Date
2010
Subjects
Terminal Care - statistics & numerical data
Terminal Care - economics
Attitude to Death
Advance Care Planning
Quality indicators, Health care
Terminal Care - standards
Evaluation Studies
Health Status Indicators
World Health
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WB310 Q1 2010
Website Notes
2nd URL leads to this report and more information on the Quality of Death Index.
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Psycho-oncology in palliative and end of life care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124548
New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2023.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Psycho-oncology care
Editor
Kissane, David W.
Watson, Maggie
Breitbart, William
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2023
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Psycho oncology care
Subjects
Neoplasms? psychology
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Professional-Patient Relations
ISBN
9780197615935
9780197615942
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This title is licensed for one user at a time on BC Cancer network computer. If you are denied access while on a network computer, try again later.
This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.
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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…
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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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Symptom relief in palliative care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19886
Dean, Mervyn, Harris, Juan-Diego, Regnard, Claud. New York, NY: Radcliffe Publishing , 2011. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 D281 2011
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Author
Dean, Mervyn
Harris, Juan-Diego
Regnard, Claud
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Radcliffe Publishing
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
vii, 362 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Palliative Care - methods
Terminal Care
Pain - drug therapy
ISBN
9781846193552
1846193559
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WB310 D281 2011

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Symptom management in advanced cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18385
Twycross, Robert, Wilcock, Andrew, Toller, Claire Stark. Nottingham, UK: Palliativedrugs.com Ltd. , 2009. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WL700 T975s 2009
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Author
Twycross, Robert
Wilcock, Andrew
Toller, Claire Stark
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
Nottingham, UK
Publisher
Palliativedrugs.com Ltd.
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xx, 447 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Pain - therapy
Neoplasms - complications
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
ISBN
9780955254734
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
VC Radiation Oncology Residents Room
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WL700 T975s 2009

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120137
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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Caring for patients at the end of life : facing an uncertain future together

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10170
Quill, Timothy E. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2001.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 Q6 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19460
Macmillan, Karen. [Ottawa, ON]: Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem | Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB310 C271 2009
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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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Improving end of life care : why has it been so difficult?

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14546
Garrison, NY: Hastings Center , 2005.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 I34 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Jennings, Bruce
Kaebnick, Gregory E
Murray, Thomas H
Place of Publication
Garrison, NY
Publisher
Hastings Center
Publication Date
2005
Series
Hastings Center special report, November-December 2005
Subjects
Palliative Care - ethics
Hospice Care - ethics
Terminal Care - ethics
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WB310 I34 2005

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Assessing patient symptoms using "N to V"

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20053
Levy, Karen, Oliver, Judy. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY161 B365 2010 v.19
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Video shows an RN assessing a patient wo has dyspnea and pain. She will use the symtom assessment acronym "NOPQRSTUV" to guide her assessment.
Alternate Title
Using the symptom assessment acronym : NOPQRSTUV
Author
Levy, Karen
Oliver, Judy
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Professional Practice Nursing
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services
Publication Date
2010
Series
Nursing education 19
Subjects
Nursing Assessment - methods
Pain Measurement
Palliative Care - methods
Abstract
Video shows an RN assessing a patient wo has dyspnea and pain. She will use the symtom assessment acronym "NOPQRSTUV" to guide her assessment.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library AV Room
Call Number
WY161 B365 2010 v.19

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End-of-life care and pragmatic decision making : a bioethical perspective

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19562
Hester, D. Micah. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 H588e 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
End of life care and pragmatic decision making
Author
Hester, D. Micah
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xiv, 184 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Terminal Care - ethics
Bioethical Issues
Decision Making - ethics
Palliative Care - ethics
ISBN
9780521130738
0521130735
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WB310 H588e 2010

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Medical imaging -- the assessment of image quality

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18810
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements , 1996.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WN650 I61 1996 v.54
Corporate Author
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
Publication Date
1996
Series
ICRU report 54
Subjects
Diagnostic Imaging
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Quality Assurance, Health Care
ISBN
091339453X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
VC Medical Physics
Call Number
WN650 I61 1996 v.54
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Supportive (palliative) care : quality of life and practical care in pancreatic cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120478
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Manhattan Beach, CA: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc. , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WI810 P188s 2017
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Place of Publication
Manhattan Beach, CA
Publisher
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc.
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
46 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Palliative Care
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WI810 P188s 2017
Website Notes
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