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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
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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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Improving palliative care for cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16270
National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2001.
Audience
Professional
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When children die : improving palliative and end-of-life care for children and their families

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16633
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families. Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine, National Academies Press , 2003.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WS200 W567 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
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
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Cancer care quality measures : symptoms and end-of-life care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15568
Lorenz, Karl, Lynn, Joanne. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , 2006.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
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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Hospice Palliative Care Program : symptom guidelines

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15752
McLeod, Barbara, Tayler, Carolyn, Sherriff, Colleen, Syme, Ann. [Surrey, BC]: Fraser Health , 2006. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
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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Completing the circle : healing words about end of life spoken to Aboriginal families

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16296
Hampton, Mary. Regina, SK: Luther College, University of Regina , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 C737 2006
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
  2 read online  
Author
Hampton, Mary
Place of Publication
Regina, SK
Publisher
Luther College, University of Regina
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
53 minutes
Subjects
First Nations
Death - psychology
Attitude to Death
Social Support
Terminal Care
Cultural Diversity
Cross Cultural Comparison
Family
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 C737 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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Wilson, Tim. Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
This documentary introduces us to Stephen Jenkinson, once the leader of a palliative care counselling team at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital. Through his daytime job, he has been at the deathbed of well over 1,000 people. What he sees over and over, he says, is "a wretched anxiety and an existentia…
  1 read online  
Author
Wilson, Tim
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Publication Date
2008
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill - psychology
Dying
Adaptation, Psychological
Abstract
This documentary introduces us to Stephen Jenkinson, once the leader of a palliative care counselling team at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital. Through his daytime job, he has been at the deathbed of well over 1,000 people. What he sees over and over, he says, is "a wretched anxiety and an existential terror" even when there is no pain. Indicting the practice of palliative care itself, he has made it his life's mission to change the way we die - to turn the act of dying from denial and resistance into an essential part of life. - Website
Language
English
Material Type
Video
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
Location
Internet
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Mastering communication with seriously ill patients : balancing honesty with empathy and hope

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18373
Back, Anthony, Arnold, Robert, Tulsky, James. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W62 M423b 2009
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Taking your skills to the next level; Getting a good start; Talking about serious news; Discussing evidence for making treatment decisions; Discussing prognosis; Between the big events; Conducting a family conference; Dealing with conflicts; Transitions to end-of-life care; Talking about dying; Cul…
  1 read online  
Author
Back, Anthony
Arnold, Robert
Tulsky, James
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
x, 158 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Physician-Patient Relations
Counseling - methods
Communication
Professional-Family Relations
Attitude to Death
Abstract
Taking your skills to the next level
Getting a good start
Talking about serious news
Discussing evidence for making treatment decisions
Discussing prognosis
Between the big events
Conducting a family conference
Dealing with conflicts
Transitions to end-of-life care
Talking about dying
Cultivating your skills
ISBN
9780521706186
0521706181
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Internet
Call Number
W62 M423b 2009
Website Notes
This R2 title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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Saying goodbye to someone you love : your emotional journey through end of life and grief

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20200
Dresser, Norine, Wasserman, Fredda. New York, NY: Demos Health , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 D773 2010
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
  1 read online  
Author
Dresser, Norine
Wasserman, Fredda
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Demos Health
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xix, 210 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Death - psychology
Grief
Bereavement
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Adaptation, Psychological
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9781932603859
1932603859
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 D773 2010
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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Canadian cancer statistics 2010

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18747
Canadian Cancer Society. Steering Committee, Statistics Canada, Provincial/Territorial Cancer Registries, Public Health Agency of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C211d 2010
Availability
9 copies, 9 available
Special topic: End-of-life care
  1 read online  
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
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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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Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel : end-of-life decision making : report

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20773
Schüklenk, Udo. [Ottawa, ON]: Royal Society of Canada , 2011.
Audience
Professional
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Oxford American handbook of hospice and palliative medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120746
New York, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc. , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Table of Contents:; 1 Definitions and key elements in palliative care -- 2 Symptom assessment -- 3 Clinical decision making -- 4 Pain assessment and management -- 5 Fatigue -- 6 Cachexia -- 7 Dehydration -- 8 Anxiety and depression -- 9 Sleep disturbance -- 10 Chronic nausea and vomiting -- 11 Cons…
  1 read online  
Editor
Yennurajalingam, Sriram
Bruera, Eduardo
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Inc.
Publication Date
2011
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Subjects
Palliative Care
Hospices
Terminal Care
Neoplasms - complications
Handbooks
Abstract
Table of Contents:
1 Definitions and key elements in palliative care -- 2 Symptom assessment -- 3 Clinical decision making -- 4 Pain assessment and management -- 5 Fatigue -- 6 Cachexia -- 7 Dehydration -- 8 Anxiety and depression -- 9 Sleep disturbance -- 10 Chronic nausea and vomiting -- 11 Constipation and bowel obstruction -- 12 Delirium -- 13 Clinical issues related to palliative sedation -- 14 Dyspnea -- 15 Emergencies in palliative care -- 16 Other symptoms: xerostomia, hiccups, pruritis, pressure ulcers and wound care, lymphedema, and myoclonus -- 17 Management of cancer treatment?related adverse effects -- 18 Radiotherapy and palliative care -- 19 Hospice approach to palliative care, including Medicare hospice benefit -- 20 Psychosocial and cultural considerations in palliative care -- 21 Spiritual issues in palliative care -- 22 The palliative care team -- 23 Family conference: role in palliative care -- 24 Ethical aspects of palliative medicine -- 25 Prognostication in palliative care -- 26 Frequent pharmacological interactions in palliative care -- 27 Pediatric palliative care -- 28 Palliation in the care of older adults -- 29 Palliative care in end-stage heart failure -- 30 Palliative care in end-stage liver disease -- 31 Renal palliative care -- 32 Palliative care in patients with AIDS -- 33 Palliative care in end-stage neurological disease -- 34 Palliative care in end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- 35 Palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) -- 36 Research in terminally ill patients -- 37 Prevention and management: burnout in health-care providers
ISBN
9780195380156
9780199701681
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Palliative approach : a resource for healthcare workers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122411
Cumbria: M & K Pub , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Contents:
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
The palliative approach : a resource for healthcare workers
Place of Publication
Cumbria
Publisher
M & K Pub
Publication Date
2012
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Subjects
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Attitude to Death
Quality of Life
Abstract
Contents:
ISBN
9781905539673
9781907830679
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This EBSCO title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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Langley Hospice Society : a practical guide for families

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20471
Langley Hospice Society. Langley, BC: Langley Hospice Society , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 L283 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Includes 5 pamphlets with these titles:; Who we are...what we do; Bereavement support programs; Supporting grieving children and teens; Palliative support programs; Hospice vigil program
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Practical guide for families
Death, dying and bereavement : a practical guide
Corporate Author
Langley Hospice Society
Place of Publication
Langley, BC
Publisher
Langley Hospice Society
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
32 p. ; 22 cm. + pamphlets
Subjects
Death
Attitude to Death
Bereavement
Hospices
Handbooks
Abstract
Includes 5 pamphlets with these titles:
Who we are...what we do
Bereavement support programs
Supporting grieving children and teens
Palliative support programs
Hospice vigil program
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
BF789 L283 2012
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To comfort always : a nurse's guide to end-of-life care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122433
Norlander, Linda. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Beginning -- Advance care planning -- Chronic illness and end of life -- Dementia and end of life -- Pain management : it?s more than knowing meds -- Physical symptom management -- Suffering : it?s not just the pain -- Active dying : the final days and hours -- After the death : the long…
  1 read online  
Author
Norlander, Linda
Place of Publication
Indianapolis, IN
Publisher
Sigma Theta Tau International
Publication Date
2014
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Subjects
Terminal Care
Nursing Care
Advance Care Planning
Abstract
Contents:
Beginning -- Advance care planning -- Chronic illness and end of life -- Dementia and end of life -- Pain management : it?s more than knowing meds -- Physical symptom management -- Suffering : it?s not just the pain -- Active dying : the final days and hours -- After the death : the long journey to the car -- Pediatric end of life : when a child is dying -- Cultural sensitivity : looking through different eyes -- Hospice : the gold standard for end-of-life care -- Ethical issues in end-of-life care -- A final note : taking care.
ISBN
9781938835506
9781938835520
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Dying in America : improving and honoring individual preferences near the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21696
Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2014.
Audience
Professional
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Advance care planning : communicating about matters of life and death

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120461
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Table of Contents available at URL
  1 read online  
Editor
Rogne, Leah
McCune, Susana Lauraine
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xvi, 383 p. : ill.
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Advance Care Planning - organization & administration
Communication
Family Relations
Professional-Patient Relations
Terminal Care
Palliative Care
Hospice Care
Decision Making
Abstract
Table of Contents available at URL
ISBN
9780826110213
9780192542359
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.
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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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