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This is assisted dying : a doctor's story of empowering patients at the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124477
Green, Stephanie. New York, NY: Scribner , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 G795 2022
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Green, Stephanie
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Scribner
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
295 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Right to Die
Advance Care Planning
Terminal Care
Euthanasia
Suicide, Assisted
Popular Work
ISBN
9781668004784
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
W85.5 G795 2022

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Self-care for nurses : 100+ ways to rest, reset, and feel your best

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125055
Famighetti, Xiomely. Stoughton, MA: Adams Media , 2021.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY87 F198 2021
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
Alternate Title
One-hundred plus ways to rest, reset, and feel your best
Author
Famighetti, Xiomely
Place of Publication
Stoughton, MA
Publisher
Adams Media
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
191 p. ; 20 cm
Subjects
Nurses - psychology
Self Care - methods
Occupational Stress - prevention & control
Stress, Psychological
ISBN
9781507217146
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WY87 F198 2021

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Beginner's guide to the end : practical advice for living life and facing death

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124305
Miller, Bruce J., Berger, Shoshana. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 M647b 2020
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Author
Miller, Bruce J.
Berger, Shoshana
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xxi, 520 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Advance Care Planning
Life Change Events
Decision Making
Attitude to Death
Popular Work
ISBN
9781501157219
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 M647b 2020

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Finding peace at the end of life : a death doula's guide for families and caregivers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124343
Fersko-Weiss, Henry, Tisdale, Sallie. Newburyport, MA: Red Wheel , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 F399f 2020
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Fersko-Weiss, Henry
Tisdale, Sallie
Place of Publication
Newburyport, MA
Publisher
Red Wheel
Publication Date
2020
Subjects
Terminally Ill
Doulas
Hospice Care - psychology
Terminal Care
Attitude to Death
Advance Care Planning
Caregivers
Popular Work
Notes
Previously published as Caring for the dying in 2017 by Conari Press"--Title page verso.
ISBN
9781590035023
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 F399f 2020

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Living with the long-term effects of cancer : acknowledging trauma and other emotional challenges

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122347
Galgut, Cordelia. Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 B724 2020
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Author
Galgut, Cordelia
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
206 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Stress, Psychological
Cancer Survivors - psychology
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Popular Work
ISBN
9781785924620
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 B724 2020
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Seniors with complex medical conditions engagement tip sheet

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121757
British Columbia Ministry of Health Patients as Partners Initiative. [Victoria, BC?]: Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Health , 2019.
Audience
Professional
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Advance care planning in end of life care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120466
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press , 2018. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Table of Contents :; Introduction to advance care planning -- Overview and introduction to advance care planning -- What are the benefits of advance care planning and how do we know? -- An introduction to advance care planning: practice at the frontline -- Person-centred care: how does advance care…
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Editor
Thomas, Keri
Lobo, Ben
Detering, Karen
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Oxford, UK
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2018
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning - organization & administration
Decision Making
Terminal Care
Right to Die
Abstract
Table of Contents :
Introduction to advance care planning -- Overview and introduction to advance care planning -- What are the benefits of advance care planning and how do we know? -- An introduction to advance care planning: practice at the frontline -- Person-centred care: how does advance care planning support this and what are the economic benefits? -- Advance care planning for an ageing population -- Spiritual and ethical aspects of advance care planning -- Advance care planning: a personal view and stories from the frontline -- Context and experience of advance care planning in the UK -- Advance care planning in the UK: update on policy and practice -- Advance decisions to refuse treatment and the impact of wider legislation -- Discussions and decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- The implications of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 for advance care planning and decision making -- Experience of use of advance care planning in care homes -- Advance care planning in the community -- Advance care planning in hospices and palliative care -- Advance care planning in hospitals -- Advance care planning: thinking ahead for parents, carers, children, and young people -- Advance care planning and people with dementia -- Experience of advance care planning internationally -- Advance care planning in Australia -- Advance care planning in Canada -- Advance directives and advance care planning: the US experience -- Advance care planning in New Zealand: our Voice--to tatou reo -- Advance care planning in Germany: on track for nationwide implementation -- Advance care planning in an Asian country -- Practicalities and areas of common ground -- Communication skills and advance care planning -- Advance care planning in chronic disease: finding the known in the midst of the unknown -- Planning ahead in all areas -- A population-based approach to end-of-life care and advance care planning.
ISBN
9780198802136
9780192542359
9780192542366
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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Twelve rules for life : an antidote for chaos

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121738
Peterson, Jordan B. [Toronto, ON]: Random House Canada , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM172.4 P485 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Contents:; Stand up straight with your shoulders back -- Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping -- Make friends with people who want the best for you -- Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today -- Do not let your children do anything that mak…
Alternate Title
12 rules for life
Author
Peterson, Jordan B.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Random House Canada
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xxxv, 409 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Psychology, Applied
Adaptation, Psychological
Attitude
Behavior
Philosophy
Decision Making
Self Concept
Popular Work
Abstract
Contents:
Stand up straight with your shoulders back -- Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping -- Make friends with people who want the best for you -- Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today -- Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them -- Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world -- Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient) -- Tell the truth--or, at least, don't lie --Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don't -- Be precise in your speech -- Do not bother children when they are skateboarding -- Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street.
ISBN
9780345816023
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WM172.4 P485 2018

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Talking about death won't kill you : the essential guide to end-of-life conversations.

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122230
Kortes-Miller, Kathy. Toronto, ON: ECW Press , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 K85 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Talking about death will not kill you
Author
Kortes-Miller, Kathy
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
ECW Press
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
208 p. : 22 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill - psychology
Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Decision Making
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
ISBN
9781770414068
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 K85 2018

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Mindfulness for carers : how to manage the demands of caregiving while finding a place for yourself

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121370
Rezek, Cheryl A. Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers , 2015.
Audience
Professional
Part I : Mindfulness ? What is it and How Can it be of Use to Me? -- 1. The Hustle and Bustle of Life -- 2. What is Mindfulness? -- 3. Proof that Mindfulness Helps -- 4. No Quick Fix or Magic Wand -- Part II: Carer Pains and Strains -- 5. Carers: The Forgotten Ones -- 6. Common Carer Problems -- 7…
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Author
Rezek, Cheryl A.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication Date
2015
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Subjects
Mindfulness
Nursing - Psychological aspects
Stress, Psychological
Self Care - methods
Burnout, Psychological
Abstract
Part I : Mindfulness ? What is it and How Can it be of Use to Me? -- 1. The Hustle and Bustle of Life -- 2. What is Mindfulness? -- 3. Proof that Mindfulness Helps -- 4. No Quick Fix or Magic Wand -- Part II: Carer Pains and Strains -- 5. Carers: The Forgotten Ones -- 6. Common Carer Problems -- 7. The Stress Response -- 8. Seeing Yourself as a Whole -- Part III: How Can I Break the Chain? -- 9. Living in the Present -- 10. A Reactive Mind: Stop and Choose -- 11. Management of Distress -- 12. Self-care -- Part IV: Staying Committed Brings Long-term Gains -- 13. Setting Boundaries -- 14. Resistance -- 15. The Benefits
ISBN
9781849056540
9781784501471
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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To comfort always : a nurse's guide to end-of-life care

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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
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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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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Waiting for cancer to come : women's experiences with genetic testing and medical decision making for breast and ovarian cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120171
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Author
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, MI
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Publication Date
2014
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Genetic Testing
Genes, BRCA1
Genes, BRCA2
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
Decision Making
Women's Health
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780472052196
9780472120352
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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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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Hastings Center guidelines for decisions on life-sustaining treatment and care near the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21049
Berlinger, Nancy, Jennings, Bruce, Wolf, Susan M. Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2013. rev. and expanded 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX162 B515 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Berlinger, Nancy
Jennings, Bruce
Wolf, Susan M
Edition
rev. and expanded 2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Oxford
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xxii, 240 p. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Life Support Care - standards
Life Support Care - ethics
Terminal Care - standards
Terminal Care - ethics
Advance Care Planning
Decision Making
ISBN
9780199974559
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WX162 B515 2013

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Living a healthy life with chronic conditions : self-management of heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, depression, asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and other physical and mental conditions

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120405
Lorig, Kate, Holman, Halsted, LaBossiere Huebner, Trude, McGowan, Patrick. Boulder, CO: Bull Publishing Company , 2013. Canadian 4th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WT500 L785 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Living a healthy life with chronic conditions : for ongoing physical and mental health conditions
Author
Lorig, Kate
Holman, Halsted
LaBossiere Huebner, Trude
McGowan, Patrick
Edition
Canadian 4th ed.
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO
Publisher
Bull Publishing Company
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
vii, 368 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Chronic Disease
Heart Diseases
Lung Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus
Arthritis
Self Care
Self-Management
Exercise
Decision Making
Communication
Problem Solving
Healthy Lifestyle
Popular Work
Notes
Canadian edition - 4th edition revised and updated.
ISBN
9781936693498
9781936693573
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
WT500 L785 2013
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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Calming the rush of panic : a mindfulness-based stress reduction guide to freeing yourself from panic attacks and living a vital life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120506
Stahl, Bob, Millstine, Wendy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM172 S781 2013
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Stahl, Bob
Millstine, Wendy
Place of Publication
Oakland, CA
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
x, 194 p.
Subjects
Panic disorder - therapy
Anxiety disorders - therapy
Stress, Psychological
Mindfulness
Meditation
Mind-Body Therapies
Relaxation Therapy
Popular Work
ISBN
9781608825264
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WM172 S781 2013

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Mindfulness for beginners : reclaiming the present moment - and your life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20541
Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Boulder, CO: Sounds True , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 K10mi 2012
Availability
8 copies, 7 available
Author
Kabat-Zinn, Jon
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO
Publisher
Sounds True
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xii, 166 p. ; 21 cm. + 1 audiodisc (74 min)
Subjects
Meditation - methods
Mind Body Relations (Metaphysical)
Awareness
Relaxation Therapy
Stress, Psychological
Popular Work
Notes
Includes CD with five guided mindfulness meditations.
Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002503)
ISBN
9781604076585
9781622036677
Language
English
Material Type
Book
CD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 K10mi 2012

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Emotional life of your brain : how its unique patterns affect the way you think, feel, and live--and how you can change them

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20701
Davidson, Richard J, Begley, Sharon. New York, NY: Hudson Street Press , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM171 D253 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Davidson, Richard J
Begley, Sharon
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xviii, 279 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Emotions
Personality
Life Change Events
Brain - physiology
Stress, Psychological
Psychophysiology
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
ISBN
9781594630897
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
VC PFCS
Call Number
WM171 D253 2012

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Exit : the life and death planner

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20883
Fines, Laura, Leznoff, Glenda. [Vancouver, BC?]: Laura Fines | Glenda Leznoff , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 F495 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Fines, Laura
Leznoff, Glenda
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Laura Fines
Glenda Leznoff
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
152 p. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Advance Care Planning
Patient Care Planning
Decision Making
Terminal Care
Advance Directives
British Columbia
Popular Work
ISBN
9780988152403
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W85.5 F495 2012

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