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222 secrets of hiring, managing, and retaining great employees in healthcare practices

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Levoy, Bob, Levoy, Robert P. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W76 L619 2007
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Alternate Title
Two hundred twenty two secrets of hiring, managing, and retaining great employees in healthcare practices
Author
Levoy, Bob
Levoy, Robert P
Place of Publication
Sudbury, MA
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xviii, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Health Manpower - organization & administration
Personnel Management - methods
Health Personnel - organization & administration
Personnel Administration, Hospital
ISBN
9780763738686
0763738689
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
W76 L619 2007

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Anatomy of hope : how people prevail in the face of illness

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Groopman, Jerome E. New York, NY: Random House , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM172 G876 2004
Availability
8 copies, 8 available
Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician…
Author
Groopman, Jerome E
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
xvii, 248 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Hope
Attitude to Health
Physician-Patient Relations
Popular Work
Abstract
Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician in fostering or at least not extinguishing hope.
ISBN
0375506381
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WM172 G876 2004

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Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end

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Gawande, Atul. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 G284 2014
Availability
5 copies, 4 available
Author
Gawande, Atul
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
282 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Aging - physiology
Aged
Activities of Daily Living
Ethics, Medical
Quality of Life
Attitude to Death
Prognosis
ISBN
9780385677004
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB310 G284 2014

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Biomedical ethics : a Canadian focus

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Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press , 2013. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W50 B615f 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Fisher, Johnna
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Don Mills, ON
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xiv, 514 p. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Bioethics
Ethics, Medical
Bioethical Issues
Ethics, Research
Canada
ISBN
9780195446883
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Surrey Library
Call Number
W50 B615f 2013

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Breaking the silence on cancer and sexuality : a handbook for healthcare providers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15889
Katz, Anne. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 K19b 2007
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Author
Katz, Anne
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, PA
Publisher
Oncology Nursing Society
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xi, 280 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
Sex Counseling
Sexuality
Body Image
Sexual Partners
Psychosexual Development
Libido
Communication
Patient Education
Fertility
Professional-Patient Relations
Oncology Nursing
ISBN
9781890504670
189050467X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
QZ200 K19b 2007

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Breast cancer toolkit for aboriginal health care providers

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Alliance for Breast Cancer Information & Support, BC & Yukon. [Vancouver, BC?]: Alliance for Breast Cancer Information and Support, BC and Yukon , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B830a 2008
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Includes:; Eating well with Canada's food guide : First nations, Inuit and Metis (2007); Abreast in the West 8(3) Summer 2007 (Then sunshine vitamin and breast cancer prevention by Cheri Van Patten); Abreast in the West 8(4) Fall 2007 (Preventing breast cancer recurrence : how much exercise is "eno…
Corporate Author
Alliance for Breast Cancer Information & Support, BC & Yukon
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Alliance for Breast Cancer Information and Support, BC and Yukon
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
10 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Health Personnel
First Nations
Cultural Diversity
Cross Cultural Comparison
Delivery of Health Care
Professional-Patient Relations
Ethnic Groups
Community Health Aides
Health Services Accessibility
Social Support
Patient Advocacy
British Columbia
BC Cancer Agency
Popular Work
Abstract
Includes:
Eating well with Canada's food guide : First nations, Inuit and Metis (2007)
Abreast in the West 8(3) Summer 2007 (Then sunshine vitamin and breast cancer prevention by Cheri Van Patten)
Abreast in the West 8(4) Fall 2007 (Preventing breast cancer recurrence : how much exercise is "enough"? by Susan R. Harris)
Abreast in the West 11(2) Spring 2009
DVD titled : Breast cancer tool kit for aboriginal health care providers : orientation DVD (2009)
Looking for and finding breast cancer
Understanding breast cancer
Understanding breast cancer treatments
Stories from aboriginal women
Talking to our family?
Recovery and lifestyle
What is palliative care?
Appendixes
Language
English
Material Type
Book
DVD
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WP870 B830a 2008

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Ethical issues in cancer patient care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16077
New York, NY: Springer , 2008. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 E84 2008
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Editor
Angelos, Peter
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xii, 258 p. ; 25 cm.
Series
Cancer treatment and research 140
Subjects
Ethics, Medical
Neoplasms - therapy
Physician-Patient Relations
Communication
Truth Disclosure
Palliative Care
ISBN
9780387736389
0387736387
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
QZ266 E84 2008

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Find your why : a practical guide for discovering purpose for you or your team

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122754
Sinek, Simon. New York, NY: Portfolio Penguin , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX159 S616 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 image  
Author
Sinek, Simon
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Portfolio Penguin
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
xii, 242 pages : ill. ; 24 cm
Subjects
Leadership
Attitude
Optimism
Work Engagement
ISBN
9780143111726
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Surrey Library
Call Number
WX159 S616 2017
Images

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Malignant : medical ethicists confront cancer

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Dresser, Rebecca. Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M251 2012
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
  1 read online  
Author
Dresser, Rebecca
Editor
Dresser, Rebecca
Place of Publication
Oxford
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xiv, 236 p. ; 25 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Ethics, Medical
Neoplasms - psychology
Caregivers - psychology
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Autobiography
ISBN
9780199757848
9780199921102
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 M251 2012
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.
Read Online

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Medical cannabis handbook for healthcare professionals

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122185
Nazarenus, Christine. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2019.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV766 N335 2020
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Author
Nazarenus, Christine
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
xxviii, 246 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Cannabis
Cannabinoids
Medical Marijuana
Evidence Based Medicine
Handbook
ISBN
9780826135636
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Abbotsford Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
QV766 N335 2020

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Oxford textbook of clinical research ethics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17845
New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W20.55 H9 O98 2008
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
I: Selected history of research with humans; Walter Reed and the yellow fever experiments by Susan E. Lederer; Nazi medical experiments by Paul J. Weindling; Imperial Japanese experiments in China by Takashi Tsuchiya; Randomized controlled trial of streptomycin by Alan Yoshioka; Salk polio vaccine …
Editor
Emanuel, Ezekiel J
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xx, 827 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Human Experimentation - ethics
Ethics, Research
Ethics Committees, Research
Research Subjects - legislation & jurisprudence
Abstract
I: Selected history of research with humans
Walter Reed and the yellow fever experiments by Susan E. Lederer
Nazi medical experiments by Paul J. Weindling
Imperial Japanese experiments in China by Takashi Tsuchiya
Randomized controlled trial of streptomycin by Alan Yoshioka
Salk polio vaccine field trial of 1954 by Marcia L. Meldrum
Jewish chronic disease hospital case by John D. Arras
Hepatitis experiments at the Willowbrook State School by Walter M. Robinson and Brandon T. Unruh
Tuskegee syphilis experiment by James H. Jones
HIV research by John Y. Killen Jr.
Gelsinger case by Robert Steinbrook II: Codes, declarations, and other ethical guidance for research with humans
Ethical framework for biomedical research by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, David Wendler and Christine Grady
Nuremberg code by George J. Annas and Michael A. Grodin
Declaration of Helsinki by Richard E. Ashcroft
Belmont report by Tom L. Beauchamp
Regulations for the protection of humans in research in the United States: The common rule by Joan P. Porter and Greg Koski
International ethical guidance rrom the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences by Juhana E. ldanpaan-Heikkila and Sev S. Fluss
Council of Europe by Peteris Zilgalvis
European Community directives on data protection and clinical trials by Deryck Beyleveld and Sebastian Sethe
National bioethics commissions and research ethics by Eric M. Meslin and Summer Johnson III. Context, purpose, and value of clinical research
Exploitation in clinical research by Alan Wertheimer
Nature, scope, and justification of Clinical Research : what Is research? Who Is a subject? by Robert J. Levine
Four paradigms of clinical research and research oversight by Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Christine Grady
Role of patient advocates and public representatives in research by Rebecca Dresser IV. Scientific design
Equipoise and randomization by Steven Joffe and Robert D. Truog
Ethics of placebo-controlled trials by Franklin G. Miller
Challenge experiments by Franklin G. Miller and Donald L. Rosenstein
Emergency research by Jason H. T. Karlawish
Research with biological samples by David Wendler
Genetic diagnostic, pedigree, and screening research by Eric T. Juengst and Aaron Goldenberg
Deception in clinical research by David Wendler and Franklin G. Miller
Epidemiology : observational studies on human populations by Douglas L. Weed and Robert E. McKeown
Behavioral and social science research by Felice J. Levine and Paula R. Skedsvold
Phase I Oncology research by Manish Agrawal and Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Surgical innovation and research by Grant R. Gillett V. Participant selection Sect. A. Fair Participant selection
What Is fair participant selection? by Leslie A. Meltzer and James F. Childress
Incentives for research participants by Neal Dickert and Christine Grady
Recruiting research participants by Franklin G. Miller
Sect. B. Special populations
Research involving women by Christine Grady and Colleen Denny
Research with ethnic and minority populations by Bernard Lo and Nesrin Garan
Research involving economically disadvantaged participants by Carol Levine
Research involving those at risk for impaired decision-making capacity by Donald L. Rosenstein and Franklin G. Miller
Research with children by Alan R. Fleischman and Lauren K. Collogan
Research with captive populations :prisoners, students, and soldiers by Valerie H. Bonham and Jonathan D. Moreno
Research with identifiable and targeted communities by Morris W. Foster and Richard R. Sharp
Research with healthy volunteers by Albert R. Jensen and Franklin G. Miller
Research with fetuses, embryos, and stem cells by Ronald M. Green VI. Risk-benefit assessments
Risk-benefit analysis and the net risks test by David Wendler and Franklin G. Miller
Assessing and comparing potential benefits and risks of harm by Nancy M. P. King and Larry R. Churchill
Risk-benefit assessment in pediatric research by Sumeeta Varma and David Wendler VII. Independent review and oversight
Origins and policies that govern institutional review boards by Charles R. McCarthy
Models of institutional review board function by Angela J. Bowen
Evaluating the effectiveness of institutional review boards by Marjorie A. Speers
Data and safety monitoring boards by Lawrence M. Friedman and Eleanor B. Schron
Food and drug administration and drug development : historic, scientific, and ethical considerations by Robert Temple and Sara F. Goldkind VIII. Informed consent
History of informed consent in clinical research by Erika Blacksher and Jonathan D. Moreno
Philosophical justifications of informed consent in research by Dan W. Brock
Legal and regulatory standards of informed consent in research by Alexander M. Capron
Therapeutic misconception by Paul S. Appelbaum and Charles W. Lidz
Empirical issues in informed consent for research by James H. Flory, David Wendler and Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Assent requirement in pediatric research by David Wendler IX. Respect for human research participants
Confidentiality by James G. Hodge Jr. and Lawrence O. Gostin
Liability and compensation for injury of research subjects by Wendy K. Mariner
Obligation to ensure access to beneficial treatments for research participants at the conclusion of clinical trials by James V. Lavery X. Multinational research
Appropriate ethical standards by Ruth Macklin
Benefits to host countries by Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Standard of care in multinational research by Soren Holm and John Harris
Responsiveness to host community health needs by Alex John London XI. Clinical investigator behavior
Conflict of interest in medical research : historical developments by Trudo Lemmens
Concept of conflicts of interest by Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Dennis F. Thompson
Empirical data on donflicts of interest by Lindsay A. Hampson, Justin E. Bekelman and Cary P. Gross
Industrialization of academic science and threats to scientific integrity by Eric G. Campbell and David Blumenthal
Fraud, fabrication, and falsification by David B. Resnik
Obligation to publish and disseminate results by Drummond Rennie.
ISBN
9780195168655
0195168658
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
W20.55 H9 O98 2008

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Practical plans for difficult conversations in medicine : strategies that work in breaking bad news

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Buckman, Robert. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W62 B925p 2010
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Some "can’t go wrong" tips; Breaking bad news : the SPIKES protocol -- Disclosing error : the CONES protocol; Managing conflict and escalation : the HARD protocol; Giving information effectively : the SAFER protocol; Requesting autopsy or organ donation; Conclusion : putting it all together and mak…
Author
Buckman, Robert
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xiii, 143 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Physician-Patient Relations
Truth Disclosure
Communication
Physician's Role - psychology
Abstract
Some "can’t go wrong" tips
Breaking bad news : the SPIKES protocol -- Disclosing error : the CONES protocol
Managing conflict and escalation : the HARD protocol
Giving information effectively : the SAFER protocol
Requesting autopsy or organ donation
Conclusion : putting it all together and making a difference in communication.
ISBN
9780801895579
080189557X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
DVD
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
W62 B925p 2010

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Principles of biomedical ethics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18065
Beauchamp, Tom L, Childress, James F. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2009. 6th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W50 B372 2009
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
Author
Beauchamp, Tom L
Childress, James F
Edition
6th ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xiii, 417 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Ethics, Medical
ISBN
9780195335705
0195335708
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
W50 B372 2009

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Working with loss and grief : a new model for practitioners

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18052
Machin, Linda. Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WM55 M149w 2009
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Author
Machin, Linda
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, CA
Publisher
Sage Publications
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xi, 200 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Counseling - methods
Attitude to Death
Grief
Loss
Counseling
Bereavement - psychology
Case Reports
ISBN
9781412946681
1412946674
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WM55 M149w 2009

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