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Living and dying with peace

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Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care. Hong Kong: Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care , [2017]. rev. ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 L786 2017
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
At ease with life and death
Corporate Author
Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care
Edition
rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Hong Kong
Publisher
Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Description
109 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Adaptation, Psychological
Hospice Care
Terminally Ill
Autobiography
Language
Chinese
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 L786 2017
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Indigenous voices : stories of serious illness and grief

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Canadian Virtual Hospice, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. Winnipeg, MB: Canadian Virtual Hospice , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 C212 2016
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
First Nations, Inuit, and Metis share stories about living with serious illness and grief. The video series consists of 170 short video clips organized by theme. Highlights are captured in four longer videos.; 1. Ceremony, tradition and spirituality (21:41); 2. Caring for the patient and family (16…
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Corporate Author
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, MB
Publisher
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
1 videodisc (83 min.) + 1 USB flash drive (83 min.)
Series
LivingMyCulture.ca
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill
Palliative Care
Bereavement
Grief
Loss
Spirituality
Medicine, Traditional
Ceremonial Behavior
First Nations
Inuits
Metis
Personal Narratives
Abstract
First Nations, Inuit, and Metis share stories about living with serious illness and grief. The video series consists of 170 short video clips organized by theme. Highlights are captured in four longer videos.
1. Ceremony, tradition and spirituality (21:41)
2. Caring for the patient and family (16:50)
3. Walking along side for a good death (21:21)
4. Honouring our loss and grief (23:11)
Notes
Contents available in DVD format or USB flash drive.
Language
English
Material Type
DVD
Video
Pre-loaded Media
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
BF575 C212 2016
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Nature heals : reconciling your grief through engaging with the natural world

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124259
Wolfelt, Alan D. Fort Collins, CO: Companion , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Author
Wolfelt, Alan D.
Place of Publication
Fort Collins, CO
Publisher
Companion
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Words of hope and healing
Subjects
Grief
Bereavement
Popular Work
ISBN
9781617223013
9781617223020
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 or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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When someone you love has advanced cancer : support for caregivers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15949
U.S. National Cancer Institute. [Bethesda, MD]: National Cancer Institute (NCI) , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 U58w 2005
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
U.S. National Cancer Institute
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
56. p : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
NIH publication 05-5727
Subjects
Palliative Care
Caregivers
Attitude to Death
Family
Terminal Care
Social Support
Self Care
Communication
Adaptation, Psychological
Planning Techniques
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 U58w 2005
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Health care use at the end of life in Western Canada

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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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Facing forward : when someone you love has completed cancer treatment

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National Cancer Institute. [Bethesda, MD]: National Cancer Institute , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 N277f 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Facing forward : when someone you love has completed cancer treatment : support for caregivers
Corporate Author
National Cancer Institute
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Cancer Institute
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
28 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Facing forward series
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Caregivers
Family
Social Support
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 N277f 2005
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Guide to supporting children through bereavement and loss : emotional wellbeing in school and at home

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123289
Rankin, Holly. New York, NY: Routledge , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Author
Rankin, Holly
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
2019
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Bereavement
Child
ISBN
9780429781179
9781138360419
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
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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Sympathy and condolences : what to say and write to convey your support after a loss

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124260
Wolfelt, Alan D. Fort Collins, CO: Companion , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Author
Wolfelt, Alan D.
Place of Publication
Fort Collins, CO
Publisher
Companion
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Words of hope and healing
Subjects
Grief
Bereavement
Writing
Popular Work
ISBN
9781617223051
9781617223068
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Hiding who I am : the reality of end of life care for LGBT people

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120028
Marie Curie. [United Kingdom]: Marie Curie , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Report exploring end of life care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender peoples.
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Corporate Author
Marie Curie
Place of Publication
[United Kingdom]
Publisher
Marie Curie
Publication Date
2016
Subjects
Terminal Care
Terminally Ill - psychology
Palliative Care
Hospice Care
Patient-Centered Care
Patient Satisfaction
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Health Services for Transgender Persons
Abstract
Report exploring end of life care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender peoples.
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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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…
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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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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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D-word : talking about dying : a guide for relatives, friends and carers

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Brayne, Sue. New York, NY: Continuum , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B827 2010
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
  1 read online  
Author
Brayne, Sue
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Continuum
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xix, 172 p. ; ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Death - psychology
Terminally Ill
Terminal Care
Attitude to Death
Advance Care Planning
Popular Work
ISBN
9781441186799
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B827 2010
Website Notes
Companion website
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Emotional facts of life with cancer : a guide to counselling and support for patients, families and friends

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21575
Kapusta, Beth. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology , 2012. 4th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 K17 2012
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
  1 read online  
Author
Kapusta, Beth
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
28 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Counseling
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 K17 2012
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Brain tumour : you are not alone on this journey

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International Brain Tumour Alliance. Surrey, UK: International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA) , 2011. World ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WL358 B814i 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Continues / Continued By
Brain tumour : clinicians, patients, caregivers, advocates, surgeons, researchers, nurses, allied healthcare professionals and others - all part of the international brain tumour community : you are not alone on this journey
Alternate Title
Brain tumour magazine
Corporate Author
International Brain Tumour Alliance
Editor
Oliver, Kathy
Strangman, Denis
Edition
World ed.
Place of Publication
Surrey, UK
Publisher
International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA)
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
130 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subjects
Brain Neoplasms - psychology
Social Support
Caregivers
Medical Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Oncology Nursing
World Health
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Online
Frequency
Annual
Holdings
Online: 2012-
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WL358 B814i 2011
Website Notes
Past issues 2012-2015 are available online.
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Completing the circle : healing words about end of life spoken to Aboriginal families

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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
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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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Kids talkin' about death

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Huff, Sue, Torrance, Jennifer. Montreal QC: National Film Board of Canada , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 K47 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
An insightful look into how kids see and interpret death, from with the loss of a parent to helping a grieving friend.; For children aged 9-12.
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Author
Huff, Sue
Torrance, Jennifer
Corporate Author
National Film Board of Canada
Place of Publication
Montreal QC
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
1 videodisc (20 min.), col.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Death - psychology
Child
Grief
Bereavement
Advance Care Planning
Popular Work
Abstract
An insightful look into how kids see and interpret death, from with the loss of a parent to helping a grieving friend.
For children aged 9-12.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 K47 2005
Website Notes
URL leads to a user guide for parents and educators (search death)
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Living your life with cancer through acceptance and committment therapy : flying over thunderstorms

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Johnson, Anne, Delduca, Claire, Morris, Reg. New York, NY: Routledge , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Author
Johnson, Anne
Delduca, Claire
Morris, Reg
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Acceptance and commitment therapy
ISBN
9780367549237
9781000401738
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
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Medicine unbundled : a journey through the minefields of indigenous health care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122990
Geddes, Gary. [British Columbia]: Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd , [2017].
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Joanie?s people : discarding the masks of shame -- Heartland : where the cure can be worse than the disease -- The long sentence : and the first shall be last -- Restoring the song : lessons for the hard of hearing.
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Author
Geddes, Gary
Place of Publication
[British Columbia]
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd
Publication Date
[2017]
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Health Services, Indigenous - history
First Nations
Healthcare Disparities - history
Racism - history
Health Policy - history
History, 20th Century
Canada
Abstract
Contents:
Joanie?s people : discarding the masks of shame -- Heartland : where the cure can be worse than the disease -- The long sentence : and the first shall be last -- Restoring the song : lessons for the hard of hearing.
ISBN
9781772031645
9781772031652
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Last doctor : lessons in living from the front lines of medical assistance in dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124407
Marmoreo, Jean, Schneller, Johanna. Toronto, ON: Viking Press , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB65 M352 2022
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"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…
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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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Dying in America : improving and honoring individual preferences near the end of life

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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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