Editor

Kotalik, Jaro

Shannon, David W.

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer International Publishing AG

Publication Date

c2023

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Suicide, Assisted

Euthanasia

Abstract

"This book, written both for a Canadian and an international readership, provides a multidisciplinary review of the framework and performance of the Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program. In the first five years (2015-2021) of operation, this program delivered voluntary euthanasia and assistance in suicide to over 30,000 Canadian residents, presently representing a 30% annual growth. Looking back on these first five years, the 30 Canadian scholars and clinicians contributing to this volume raise important issues and attempt to answer key questions that have arisen in regards to its operation and its stated objectives. This volume strikes the most appropriate balance between the autonomy of persons who seek medical assistance, versus the interests and protection of vulnerable persons. Finally, the book makes suggestions on how the program can presently be improved. It identifies gaps in knowledge about MAID's operational program and its impact on individuals, families and society in order to stimulate the necessary research that is essential to the evolution of a healthy and well-balanced program. As a first, comprehensive examination of medically assisted deaths in Canada, this publication will be of great value to lay, professional, academic, political audiences both domestically and internationally, especially in jurisdictions that are examining their options of permitting assisted deaths." --publisher

ISBN

9783031300011

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Marmoreo, Jean

Schneller, Johanna

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

Viking Press

Publication Date

2022

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Terminally Ill

Dying, Assisted

Patient-directed death

Euthanasia

Physician-Patient Relations

Canada

Popular Work

Abstract

"An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada's evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners. The Last Doctor recounts Marmoreo's crash course in MAiD and introduces a range of very different and memorable patients, some aged, some suffering from degenerative conditions or with a terminal disease, some surrounded by supportive love, some quite alone, who ask her help to end their suffering with dignity and on their own terms. Dr. Marmoreo also shares her own emotional transformation as she climbs a steep learning curve and learns the intimate truths of the vast range of end-of-life situations" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9780735241077

9780735241084

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WB65 M352 2022

Website Notes

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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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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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Editor

Rodin, Gary

Hales, Sarah (Sarah A.)

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford Univerity Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xxi, 236 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Terminal Care - psychology

Palliative Care - psychology

Advance Care Planning - standards

Abstract

Contents:

Process and Outcome in CALM -- The Experience of CALM Training -- From Our Clinic, Across the Globe : CALM Training, Research, and Advocacy -- Rationale, Foundations, and Goals of CALM -- The Structure and Process of CALM -- The CALM Domains -- Utilizing Measures in Clinical Practice and Supervision -- CALM Therapy Cases.

ISBN

9780190236441

9780190236427

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Abbotsford Library

Kelowna Library

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ260 M266 2021

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Author

Kanarek, Robin Bennett

Place of Publication

Baltimore, MD

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

209 p. ; 22 cm.

Series

Johns Hopkins Press health book

Subjects

Quality of Life

Palliative Care

Terminal Care

Adaptation, Psychological

Advance Care Planning

Caregivers - psychology

Popular Work

Abstract

This book was written to educate individuals diagnosed with a serious medical condition along with their loved ones about the importance of palliative care. The work outlines what palliative care is, provides communication strategies for getting the type of support and care that you want and need (and not just medications), outlines successful coping strategies, and discusses family dynamics, grieving, emotional support, and spirituality. Although palliative care is often associated with hospice and end-of-life planning, the author argues for a more expanded definition that includes improved quality of life at early as well as later stages of the disease process.

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781421445984

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB310 K16 2023

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Editor

Videtic, Gregory M. M

Woody, Neil

Vassil, Andrew D

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Demos Medical Publishing

Publication Date

[2021]

Physical Description

xvi, 287 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - radiotherapy

Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted

Radiotherapy - methods

Patient Care Planning

Planning Techniques

Handbooks

Abstract

Contents:

General Physics Principles / Andrew D. Vassil, Lama M. Mossolly, Neil M. Woody, and Gregory M.M. Videtic -- Tools for Simulation and Treatment / Neil M. Woody and Gregory M.M. Videtic -- Central Nervous System Radiotherapy / Samuel T. Chao, Jennifer S. Yu, and John H. Suh -- Head and Neck Radiotherapy / Neil M. Woody, Shlomo A. Koyfman, and Nikhil P. Joshi -- Breast Radiotherapy / Chirag Shah, Sheen Cherian, Cory Hymes, and Rahul D. Tendulkar -- Thoracic Radiotherapy / Gregory M.M. Videtic -- Gastrointestinal (Nonesophageal) Radiotherapy / Ehsan H. Balagamwala, Kevin L. Stephans, and Neil M. Woody -- Genitourinary Radiotherapy / Rahul D. Tendulkar, Omar Y. Mian, Jay P. Ciezki, and Kevin L. Stephans -- Gynecologic Radiotherapy / Sudha Amarnath and Sheen Cherian -- Lymphoma and Myeloma Radiotherapy / Sheen Cherian, Chirag Shah, and Erin S. Murphy -- Soft Tissue Sarcoma Radiotherapy / Chirag Shah, Jacob Scott, Erin S. Murphy, and Lisa Zickefoose -- Pediatric Radiotherapy / Erin S. Murphy -- Palliative Radiotherapy / Andrew D. Vassil and Gregory M.M. Videtic.

ISBN

9780826168429

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ269 V652 2021

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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

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Author

Short, Kimberley

Short, Larry

Corporate Author

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

Cormorant Books Inc.

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xvii, 133 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects

Death

Wills

Estate Planning

Advance Care Planning

Financing, Personal

Canada

Popular Work

Notes

"A CPA Canada Book" - Front cover

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781770866751

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

W85.5 S559l 2020

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Alternate Title

Twenty-one days to die

Author

Hochstetler, Linda

Place of Publication

Manotick, ON,

Publisher

Sumeru Press Inc.,

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

161 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subjects

Popular Work

Attitude to Death

Palliative Treatment

Terminal Care

Hospice Care

Grief

Death and dying

Abstract

"This is a guide to end of life in the Canadian context. Chapters deal with issues such as palliative care, hospice, advanced care plans, how to recognize and respond to the stages of dying during the last 21 days, conversations to have, disposal of the body, and grief. Also included are many useful lists, websites, books and other resources for Canadians, presented in an easy-to-access form for sharing at a difficult time. Many of the resources include QR codes."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9781896559728

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D7 H685c 2021

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Alternate Title

Treatment planning in radiation oncology

Editor

Sperduto, Paul W.

Gibbons, John P.

Edition

5th ed.

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xviii, 749 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - radiotherapy

Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted

Radiation Oncology - methods

ISBN

9781975162016

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Library

Kelowna Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

QZ269 K45 2021

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Author

Bascaramurty, Dakshana

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

McClelland & Stewart

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

285 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subjects

Attitude to Death

Melanoma

Life Change Events

Death and dying

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

Abstract

"The moving, inspiring story of a young husband and father who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son...Powerful and unvarnished, drawing on her conversations with Layton, and his own writing, This Is Not the End of Me contains moments of great beauty and humour, and addresses the consequences of fearing death and what we can gain by accepting its inevitability, as well as reminding us of what it means to live."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9780771009631

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 B298 2020

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Author

Kerr, Christopher

Mardorossian, Carine

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Avery

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

248 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects

Dreams - psychology

Terminally Ill - psychology

Attitude to Death

Popular Work

Abstract

The first book to explore the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears. -- Provided by publisher.

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9780525542841

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

BF789 D4 K477 2020

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Author

Brown, Janie

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Doubleday Canada

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xxii, 282 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Philosophy

Terminally Ill

Attitude to Death

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780385694735

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 B877 2020

Website Notes

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Alternate Title

Palliative medicine

Editor

Cherny, Nathan I.

Fallon, Marie T.

Kaasa, Stein

Portenoy, Russell K.

Currow, David C.

Edition

6th ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xxi,1386 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - complications

Palliative Care

Pain - therapy

Terminal Care

ISBN

9780198821328

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Abbotsford Library

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WB310 O98 2021

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Author

Hahn, Olivia

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC]

Publisher

Self publishing

Publication Date

[2023]

Physical Description

[111 unnumbered pages] : ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Grief

Loss

Love

Adolescent

Parental Death

Parent-Child Relations

Life Change Events

Neoplasms - psychology

Juvenile Literature

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"Children and Teens are expected to grieve the same as adults. In fact there are similarities but our brains are not fully [developed] yet but we often have bigger and stronger emotions. My name is Olivia Hahn, I lost my mother to cancer when I was 15 and I am deeply grieving. This book is written in the voice of a teenager as a teenager and is an account of finding my voice through all this loss" -- Back cover.

ISBN

9798385789801

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 G7 H148h 2023

Website Notes

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Alternate Title

Art of conversation through serious illness

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2022

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Caregivers - psychology

Terminally Ill - psychology

Terminal Care - psychology

Popular Work

Notes

Revised edition of Art of conversation through serious illness

ISBN

9780197500293

9780197500316

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Editor

Grynberg, Michael

Patrizio, Pasquale

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Infertility - prevention & control

Reproductive techniques, Assisted

Abstract

This book comprehensively addresses female and male fertility preservation. It discusses in detail all major aspects of fertility preservation in both sexes, explains the basis of fertility preservation, and highlights the currently available techniques; further chapters are dedicated to specific diseases. The book offers a n essential reference guide for all physicians, specialists or not, seeking to improve their grasp of female and male fertility preservation. - Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9783030477677

9783030477660

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Northcott, Herbert

Wilson, Donna

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xviii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Attitude to Death

Bereavement

Loss

Canada

Popular Work

ISBN

9781487509279

9781487509286

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

BF789 D4 N873 2022

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Author

Nass, Sharyl

Wizemann, Theresa

Amankwah, Francis

Balogh, Erin

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Health and Medicine Division

Board on Health Care Services

Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity

National Cancer Policy Forum

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

National Academies Press

Publication Date

2022

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Right to Health

Health Services Accessibility

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation.

Health Equity

Abstract

"Despite advances in the delivery of high-quality cancer care and improvements in patient outcomes in recent years, disparities in cancer incidence, care, and patient outcomes persist. To examine opportunities to improve health equity across the cancer care continuum, the National Cancer Policy Forum and the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity hosted a public workshop, Promoting Health Equity in Cancer Care, on October 25 and October 26, 2021.

This virtual workshop featured presentations and panel discussions on topics that included: opportunities to improve equitable access to affordable, high-quality cancer care; strategies to identify and address the intersectionality of structural racism and implicit bias in cancer care delivery; the potential for quality measurement and payment mechanisms to incentivize health equity in cancer care delivery; and clinical practice data collection efforts to better assess and care for people living with and beyond cancer. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop." --publisher

ISBN

9780309691895

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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