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Tools for knowledge and learning : a guide for development and humanitarian organisations

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15507
Ramalingam, Ben. London: Research and Policy in Development Programme , 2006.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Ramalingam, Ben
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Research and Policy in Development Programme
Publication Date
2006
Subjects
Learning
Knowledge
Interpersonal Relations
Education
ISBN
0850038138
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
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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Look it up! : what patients, doctors, nurses, and pharmacists need to know about the Internet and primary health care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120879
Pluye, Pierre, Barlow, Julie, Grad, Roland. Montreal, QC: McGill-Queen's University Press , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 26.55.D2 P738 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Table of Contents:; 1 A New Way of Diagnosing -- 2 Do I Really Need This Test? -- 3 When Clinicians Disagree -- 4 The Expanded Role of Pharmacists -- 5 Better Treatment for Chronic Problems and Common Conditions -- 6 Getting Patients Engaged -- 7 The Pros and Cons of "Doctor Google" -- 8 Nurses and…
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Author
Pluye, Pierre
Barlow, Julie
Grad, Roland
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
xii, 182 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Decision Making, Computer-Assisted
Internet
Primary Health Care
Physician-Patient Relations
Health Literacy
Medical Informatics
Popular Work
Abstract
Table of Contents:
1 A New Way of Diagnosing -- 2 Do I Really Need This Test? -- 3 When Clinicians Disagree -- 4 The Expanded Role of Pharmacists -- 5 Better Treatment for Chronic Problems and Common Conditions -- 6 Getting Patients Engaged -- 7 The Pros and Cons of "Doctor Google" -- 8 Nurses and Doctors Can't Remember Everything -- 9 The Hidden Problem of Health Literacy -- 10 The Family Doctor of the Future.
ISBN
9780773551367
9780773551909
9780773551916
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
W 26.55.D2 P738 2017
Website Notes
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Delivering high-quality cancer care : charting a new course for a system in crisis

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121259
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Improving the Quality of Cancer Care: Addressing the Challenges of an Aging Population, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 D355 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Contents:; The Current Cancer Care Landscape: An Imperative for Change -- Patient-Centered Communication and Shared Decision Making -- The Workforce Caring for Patients with Cancer -- The Evidence Base for High-Quality Cancer Care -- A Learning Health Care Information Technology System for Cancer -…
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Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Improving the Quality of Cancer Care: Addressing the Challenges of an Aging Population
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Editor
Levit, Laura A.
Balogh, Erin P.
Nass, Sharyl J.
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xxviii, 384 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Quality of Health Care
Patient-Centered Care
Evidence-Based Practice
Medical Informatics
Abstract
Contents:
The Current Cancer Care Landscape: An Imperative for Change -- Patient-Centered Communication and Shared Decision Making -- The Workforce Caring for Patients with Cancer -- The Evidence Base for High-Quality Cancer Care -- A Learning Health Care Information Technology System for Cancer -- Translating Evidence into Practice, Measuring Quality, and Improving Performance -- Accessible and Affordable Cancer Care -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Committee Member and Staff Biographies
ISBN
9780309286602
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ266 D355 2013
Website Notes
Available in HTML and PDF formats at link
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Exposure to artificial UV radiation and skin cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20502
International Agency for Research on Cancer. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 2006.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
2006
Series
IARC working group reports 1
Subjects
Skin Neoplasms - epidemiology
Skin Neoplasms - etiology
Ultraviolet Rays - adverse effects
Risk Assessment
Sunbathing
ISBN
9789283224418
9283224418
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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NCCN guidelines for patients : primary central nervous systems lymphoma

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125008
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Plymouth Meeting, PA: National Comprehensive Cancer Network , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WH525 N277p 2020
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
  2 read online  
Alternate Title
National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for patients : primary central nervous systems lymphoma
NCCN guidelines for patients : central nervous system cancers - primary central nervous systems lymphoma
Primary CNS lymphoma
PCNSL
Corporate Author
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
Place of Publication
Plymouth Meeting, PA
Publisher
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
38p. : ill ; 29 cm
Series
NCCN guidelines for patients
Subjects
Popular Work
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Central Nervous System Diseases
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781954190061
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WH525 N277p 2020
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Cancer control 2016 : cancer care in emerging heath systems

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119961
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research. Suffolk, UK: Global Health Dynamics | International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2016
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Editor
Magrath, Ian
Place of Publication
Suffolk, UK
Publisher
Global Health Dynamics
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
112 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Series
Cancer control
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Delivery of Health Care
Health Planning
Health Promotion
Health Policy
Health Services Accessibility
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Population Surveillance
Developing Countries
World Health
ISBN
9780957607262
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2016
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Cancer control 2015 : cancer care in emerging heath systems

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113689
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research. Suffolk, UK: Global Health Dynamics | International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research , 2015.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2015
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Editor
Magrath, Ian
Place of Publication
Suffolk, UK
Publisher
Global Health Dynamics
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
152 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Series
Cancer control
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Delivery of Health Care
Health Planning
Health Promotion
Health Policy
Health Services Accessibility
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Population Surveillance
Developing Countries
World Health
ISBN
9780957607248
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2015
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Cancer control 2014 : cancer care in emerging heath systems

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21695
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research. Suffolk, UK: Global Health Dynamics | International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Building capacity for cancer treatment in low-income countries with particular reference to East Africa by Ian Magrath and Simon Sutcliffe.
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Corporate Author
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Editor
Magrath, Ian
Place of Publication
Suffolk, UK
Publisher
Global Health Dynamics
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
152 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Early Detection of Cancer
Health Planning
Health Promotion
Health Policy
Health Services Accessibility
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Mass Screening
Population Surveillance
Developing Countries
World Health
Abstract
Building capacity for cancer treatment in low-income countries with particular reference to East Africa by Ian Magrath and Simon Sutcliffe.
ISBN
9780957607217
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2014
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Communications handbook for clinical trials : strategies, tips, and tools to manage controversy, convey your message, and disseminate results

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19765
Robinson, Elizabeth T. Washington, DC: Family Health International , 2010.
Audience
Professional
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WHMIS 2015 : at work

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17557
Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia. Richmond, BC: Work Safe BC | Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia , 2016.
Audience
Professional
This book contains general information about WHMIS 2015. It summarizes key changes from the original WHMIS, describes the four main elements of WHMIS 2015 (classification, labels, safety data sheets, and education and training), and outlines the responsibilities of suppliers, employers, and workers.
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Alternate Title
WHMIS at work
Workplace hazardous materials information system at work
Corporate Author
Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia
Place of Publication
Richmond, BC
Publisher
Work Safe BC
Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
98 p.
Subjects
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System WHMIS
Hazardous Substances
Safety - standards
Occupational Health Services - manuals
British Columbia
Canada
Abstract
This book contains general information about WHMIS 2015. It summarizes key changes from the original WHMIS, describes the four main elements of WHMIS 2015 (classification, labels, safety data sheets, and education and training), and outlines the responsibilities of suppliers, employers, and workers.
ISSN
1703-0935
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
PDF available at URL. Print copies available for purchase. 6.00 CAD
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Fighting for a hand to hold : confronting medical colonialism against Indigenous children in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124967
Shaheen-Hussain, Samir. Montreal, QC | Kingston, ON: McGill-Queen's University Press , 2020.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA320 S525 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Author
Shaheen-Hussain, Samir
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Kingston, ON
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xxxi, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies
Subjects
Children
Health Services, Indigenous - history
Health Services, Indigenous - ethics
Indigenous Canadians
Systemic Racism
Colonialism - history
Canada
ISBN
9780228003601
9780228005131
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA320 S525 2020
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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Methods and biostatistics in oncology : understanding clinical research as an applied tool

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122363
Cham, Switzerland: Springer , 2018.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ206 M592 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Araujo, Raphael L. C.
Riechelmann, Rachel P.
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xii, 348 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms
Biomedical Research
Biostatistics - methods
Clinical Trials as Topic
Evidence-Based Medicine
ISBN
9783319713236
9783319713243
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Kelowna Library
Call Number
QZ206 M592 2018
Website Notes
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Williams textbook of endocrinology

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20063
[Toronto, ON]: Elsevier Saunders , 2011. 12th ed.
Audience
Professional
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Melmed, Shlomo
Edition
12th ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Elsevier Saunders
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xviii, 1897 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Endocrinology
Endocrine System Diseases
Endocrine Glands
ISBN
9781437703245
1437703240
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF
Internet
Website Notes
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Brachytherapy : applications and techniques

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113730
New York, NY: Demos Medical Publishing , 2016. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Brachytherapy
Editor
Devlin, Phillip M
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Demos Medical Publishing
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
xxxii, 540 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Brachytherapy
Radiology
ISBN
1620700824
9781620700822
9781617052613
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Internet
Website Notes
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Crisis standards of care : a systems framework for catastrophic disaster response

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20819
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Guidance for Establishing Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2012.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Guidance for Establishing Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations
Editor
Hanfling, Dan
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2012
Subjects
Disaster Medicine - standards
Emergency Medical Services - standards
Emergency Treatment - standards
United States
ISBN
9780309253468
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Available online but the National Academies Press requires people to register before use.
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Implementation of respiratory-correlated cone-beam CT on Varian linac systems

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121959
Cropp, Robert. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
LE3 C948 2011
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Author
Cropp, Robert
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2011
Subjects
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
Radiotherapy
Thesis
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Call Number
LE3 C948 2011
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Common terminology criteria for adverse events : (CTCAE), version 4.0

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21218
National Cancer Institute (U.S.). [Bethesda, MD]: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Version 4.0 published: May 28, 2009 (v4.03: June14, 2010)."
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Alternate Title
CTCAE
Corporate Author
National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Publication Date
2010
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - complications
Drug Therapy - adverse effects
Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems
Clinical Trials as Topic
Terminology
Abstract
Version 4.0 published: May 28, 2009 (v4.03: June14, 2010)."
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
2nd URL - Includes current and retired versions of CTCAE and related documents.
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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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Health care lessons from Japan

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21001
Esmail, Nadeem. [Vancouver, BC?]: Fraser Institute , 2013.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Esmail, Nadeem
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Fraser Institute
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
53 p.
Series
Lessons from abroad : a series on health care reform
Subjects
Delivery of Health Care
Health Care Reform
Health Policy
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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