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Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier , 2015.
Audience
Professional
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Surgical oncology clinics of North America v.24, no.2 April 2015
Editor
Berger, Adam C
Petrelli, Nicholas J
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2015
Series
Surgical oncology clinics of North America v.24, no.2
Subjects
Neoplasms - surgery
Melanoma - pathology
Melanoma - therapy
ISBN
978032359870
ISSN
1055-3207
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library Journals

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Carvajal, Richard D. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WR500 C331d 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Epidemiology and risk factors; Prevention and screening; Diagnosis, staging and prognosis; Locoregional management of in situ and invasive melanoma; Systemic adjuvant treatment options; Treatment of metastatic melanoma; Emerging therapeutic options for advanced melanoma
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Author
Carvajal, Richard D
Place of Publication
Sudbury, MA
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xiii, 137 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Series
Jones and Bartlett Publishers Dx/Rx oncology series
Dx/Rx oncology series
R2 Library
Subjects
Melanoma - therapy
Melanoma - diagnosis
Handbooks
Abstract
Epidemiology and risk factors
Prevention and screening
Diagnosis, staging and prognosis
Locoregional management of in situ and invasive melanoma
Systemic adjuvant treatment options
Treatment of metastatic melanoma
Emerging therapeutic options for advanced melanoma
ISBN
9780763773229
0763773220
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WR500 C331d 2010
Website Notes
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New York, NY: Demos Medical Publishing , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WR500 M517 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Ariyan, Stephan
Kluger, Harriet
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Demos Medical Publishing
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
ix, 271 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Melanoma
Skin Neoplasms
Handbooks
ISBN
9781620701188
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WR500 M517 2017

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Beating melanoma : a five-step survival guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21422
Wang, Steven Q. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WR500 W246 2011
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Author
Wang, Steven Q
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2011
Series
Johns Hopkins Press health book
Subjects
Melanoma
Skin Neoplasms
Popular Work
ISBN
9780801898907
0801898900
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WR500 W246 2011

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Displaying your findings : a practical guide for creating figures, posters, and presentations

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18861
Nicol, Adelheid A. M, Pexman, Penny M. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association , 2010. 6th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WZ345 N634d 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Nicol, Adelheid A. M
Pexman, Penny M
Edition
6th ed.
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
vii, 191 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Medical Illustration
Computer Graphics
Research - education
Writing
Statistics as Topic
Handbooks
ISBN
9781433807077
1433807076
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ345 N634d 2010

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Melanoma skin cancer : what you need to know - now

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20448
American Cancer Society. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WR500 M519 2012
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
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Alternate Title
Quick facts : melanoma skin cancer
Corporate Author
American Cancer Society
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
150 p, [5] p. of col. plates ; 18cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
QuickFacts
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Melanoma
Skin Neoplasms
Popular Work
ISBN
9781604430387
9781604431001
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
WR500 M519 2012
Website Notes
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What's up with Tiffany's dad? : MediKidz explain melanoma

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21985
Chilman-Blair, Kim, deLoache, Shawn. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 C5385 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
MediKidz explain melanoma
Author
Chilman-Blair, Kim
deLoache, Shawn
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Series
Medikidz
Subjects
Melanoma - psychology
Skin Neoplasms
Pictorial Works
Cartoons
Juvenile Literature
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9781604430325
160443032X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 C5385 2011

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Brain metastases from primary tumors : epidemiology, biology, and therapy of melanoma and other cancers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120441
London, UK: Academic Press , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WL358 B814 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Hayat, M.A
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Academic Press
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
xxxv, 347 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series
Brain metastases from primary tumors, volume 3
Subjects
Brain Neoplasms - secondary
Melanoma - pathology
Neoplasm Metastasis
ISBN
9780128035085
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WL358 B814 2016

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Quick medical terminology : a self-teaching guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21300
Steiner, Shirley Soltesz, Capps, Natalie Pate. Hoboken, NJ: John Wright & Sons Ltd , 2011. 5th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W80 S822 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Steiner, Shirley Soltesz
Capps, Natalie Pate
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
Hoboken, NJ
Publisher
John Wright & Sons Ltd
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xxii, 314 p. : Ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Self-teaching guides
Subjects
Terminology as Topic
Programmed Instruction
Problems and Exercises
ISBN
9780470886199
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
W80 S822 2011

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How to of patient education

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123089
Belton, Anne. [Calgary, AB]: Anne Belton , 2017. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA590 B453 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"This book is intended to be an easy-to-use resource to help health care professionals improve their approach when teaching people to manage chronic disease. It is evident in the industry that many believe they merely have to tell a patient what to do and it will be done. This book will give nurses…
Alternate Title
How to of patient education : a manual and workbook
Author
Belton, Anne
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
[Calgary, AB]
Publisher
Anne Belton
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
v, 170 p. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Patient Education as Topic
Health Education - methods
Chronic Disease
Treatment Adherence and Compliance
Medication Adherence
Abstract
"This book is intended to be an easy-to-use resource to help health care professionals improve their approach when teaching people to manage chronic disease. It is evident in the industry that many believe they merely have to tell a patient what to do and it will be done. This book will give nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, and other health care professionals an insight into the expanded role of teaching and helping people make behaviour changes in the face of chronic illness." - Back cover
ISBN
9781987857979
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA590 B453 2017

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Patient self-care : helping your patients make therapeutic choices

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19325
Canadian Pharmacists Association. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Pharmacists Association , 2010. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB120 P974 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Corporate Author
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Editor
Repchinsky, Carol
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xxviii, 1021 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Nonprescription Drugs
Therapeutics
Self Medication - methods
Consumer Health Information
Patient Education as Topic
Education, Pharmacy
Self Care
Self Administration
ISBN
9781894402507
1894402502
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WB120 P974 2010

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Medical Library Association guide to managing health care libraries

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19941
New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. , 2011. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Managing health care libraries
Editor
Bandy, Margaret Moylan
Dudden, Rosalind Farnam
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xxiii, 424 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Series
Medical Library Association guides
Subjects
Libraries, Medical - organization & administration
Libraries, Hospital - organization & administration
Library Services - organization & administration
Library Administration
Information Services
Health Education
Delivery of Health Care
ISBN
9781555707347
Language
English
Material Type
Book
CD
Audience
Professional
Location
VC Librarians' Bookshelf

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Manual for pharmacy technicians

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121705
[Bethesda, MD]: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists , 2019. 5th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV735 M294 2019
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Manual for pharmacy technicians (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
Editor
Bachenheimer, Bonnie S
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Publication Date
2019
Subjects
Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Pharmacy Technicians - education
Education, Pharmacy
Handbooks
ISBN
9781585285013
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV735 M294 2019

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Writing health information for patients and families: A guide to developing educational materials that promote health literacy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113515
Wizowski, Lindsay, Harper, Theresa, Hutchings, Tracy;. [Hamilton, Ont.]: Hamilton Health Sciences , 2014. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Wizowski, Lindsay
Harper, Theresa
Hutchings, Tracy;
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
[Hamilton, Ont.]
Publisher
Hamilton Health Sciences
Publication Date
2014
Subjects
Patient Education as Topic
Health Education
Writing
Teaching Materials
Health Literacy
ISBN
9780969743507
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Wrong medicine : doctors, patients, and futile treatment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20462
Schneiderman, Lawrence J, Jecker, Nancy S. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2011. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W50 S359w 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Schneiderman, Lawrence J
Jecker, Nancy S
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xi, 230 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Ethics, Medical
Medical Futility
ISBN
9780801898518
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W50 S359w 2011

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Ethical challenges in oncology : patient care, research, education, and economics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122308
San Diego, CA: Academic Press , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W50 E84 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Contents:; 1 Ethics and Organizational Identity in a Cancer Care Setting; Introduction; What Makes Cancer Care Ethically Distinct?; Organizational Identity and Ethics; Mission Statements; Codes of Ethics; Institutional Decision-Making Process; The Consequentialist Standard; The Deontological Standa…
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Editor
Gallagher, Colleen
Ewer, Michael
Place of Publication
San Diego, CA
Publisher
Academic Press
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
xiv, 333 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Medical Oncology - ethics
Ethics, Medical
Abstract
Contents:
1 Ethics and Organizational Identity in a Cancer Care Setting; Introduction; What Makes Cancer Care Ethically Distinct?; Organizational Identity and Ethics; Mission Statements; Codes of Ethics; Institutional Decision-Making Process; The Consequentialist Standard; The Deontological Standard; The Justice Standard; The Common Good Standard; The Character Standard; The Reactive Attitudes Standard; Leadership Structure Putting an Organization?s Ethical Vision into Practice: Some ChallengesConclusion; References; 2 Experience Matters: A Partnership Between Patient and Physician; Introduction; Patient Experience; Leadership in the Face of Clinical Uncertainty; Clinical Scenario; The Predicament: Informed Decision Making in the Face of Clinical Uncertainty; Recommended Action: Be Transparent, Admit Uncertainty; Models of Decision Making; Recommended Action: Educate One Another; Recommended Action: Establish the Roles of the Patient and Physician; Discussion; The Battle of Autonomies in this New Partnership Clinical ScenarioThe Story Continues; Physician Autonomy Comes With Responsibility; Limits to Appropriate and Beneficial Therapies; Communication; Conclusion; References; 3 Patient Experience and End-of-Life Care: A Discussion and Analysis of Four Patients; Introduction; Person-Centered, Family-Oriented Care, and the Patient Experience; Bioethical Principles and End-of-Life Care; Some Challenging Clinical Situations in End-of-Life Care; When Disclosure and Decision-Making Preferences Differ Among Clinicians, Patient and Family; When Patients and Families Demand Care Outside the Usual System When the Value Driving Patient or Family Requests for Care is Not RecognizedWhen Support of Patient Autonomy Is Counterintuitive to Beneficence and Nonmaleficence; Ethical Challenges Inherent in End-of-Life care and Strategies to Facilitate Optimal Outcomes; Conclusions; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; References; 4 Ethical Issues for Children With Cancer; The Ethical Treatment of Children in Research Studies; Direct Benefit to Minor Patients; Proportionality of Risks and Benefits; Parental Permission; Child Assent; Refusal of Care; Religious Objections; Legal Remedies Physician?s Responsibility and RoleParents? Responsibility and Role; Patient?s Responsibility and Role; Ethical Issues at the End of Life for Children With Cancer; Prognostic Disclosure; Advance Care Planning; Euthanasia, Physician-Assisted Suicide, and Palliative Sedation; Withholding Nutrition and Hydration; Conclusion; References; 5 Ethical Issues in Cancer Survivorship; Introduction; Vignette 1: I Can Beat This Cancer; Who is a Survivor and What is Survivorship?; Survivors and Providers Worldviews Toward Ethics and Survivorship; Ethical Considerations in Survivorship Care
ISBN
9780128038314
9780128039014
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Internet
Call Number
W50 E84 2017
Website Notes
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Improving health literacy within a state : workshop summary

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121257
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy., Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice., Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA590 I34 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Editor
Hewitt, Maria
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xvi, 98 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Consumer Health Information
Communication barriers
Educational Status
Health Education - methods
Health Education - standards
Telemedicine
United States
Congress
Notes
Conference workshop summary proceedings : Understanding What Works in Health Literacy Across a State: A Workshop (2010 : Los Angeles, Calif.).
ISBN
9780309215725
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Internet
Call Number
WA590 I34 2011
Website Notes
Available in PDF format at link
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Canadian medical directory

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21587
[Toronto, ON]: Scott's Directories , 2014. 60th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W22 DC2 C212 2014
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Editor
Rajan, Christopher
Edition
60th ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Scott's Directories
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Physicians
Hospitals
Organizations
Societies, Medical
Schools, Medical
Directory
Canada
ISBN
9781552572498
ISSN
0068-9203
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF Directories
Abbotsford Library REF
Call Number
W22 DC2 C212 2014

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Canadian medical directory

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114235
[Toronto, ON]: Scott's Directories , 2016. 62nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W22 DC2 C212 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Rajan, Christopher
Edition
62nd ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Scott's Directories
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Physicians
Hospitals
Organizations
Societies, Medical
Schools, Medical
Directory
Canada
ISBN
9781552572719
ISSN
0068-9203
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
W22 DC2 C212 2016

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Essential medical genetics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20014
Tobias, Edward S, Connor, Michael, Ferguson-Smith, Malcolm. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell , 2011. 6th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ50 T629 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Medical genetics
Author
Tobias, Edward S
Connor, Michael
Ferguson-Smith, Malcolm
Edition
6th ed.
Place of Publication
West Sussex, UK
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xi, 332 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Genetics, Medical
ISBN
9781405169745
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ50 T629 2011

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