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21 days to die : the Canadian guide to end of life

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Hochstetler, Linda. Manotick, ON,: Sumeru Press Inc., , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D7 H685c 2021

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"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 usefu…

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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2020 handbook of emergency cardiovascular care for healthcare providers

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American Heart Association, Heart & Stroke Foundation. [Ottawa, ON]: American Heart Association | Heart & Stroke Foundation , 2020.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA292 T971h 2020

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Corporate Author: American Heart Association; Heart & Stroke Foundation

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: American Heart Association; Heart & Stroke Foundation

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: iii, 100 p. : col. ill. ; 16 cm

Subjects: Advanced Cardiac Life Support; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Emergency Treatment - methods; Handbook

Notes: RE0130E 09/22 - Back cover; The Canadian edition of 2020 Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for Healthcare Providers has been adapted, where possible from the original American Heart Association (AHA) edition to reflect Canadian clinical practice, systems of care and pharmacology.-- from ii-iii

ISBN: 9781988892573

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA292 T971h 2020

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ACLS advanced cardiovascular life support : provider manual

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American Heart Association, Heart & Stroke Foundation. [Ottawa, ON]: American Heart Association | Heart & Stroke Foundation , 2020.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA292 H436a 2020

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

Alternate Title: Advanced cardiovascular life support : provider manual

Corporate Author: American Heart Association; Heart & Stroke Foundation

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: American Heart Association; Heart & Stroke Foundation

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: vii, 202 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm + reference cards

Subjects: Advanced Cardiac Life Support; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Emergency Treatment - methods

Notes: RE5610E 01/22 - Back cover; Reference card attached to back cover.

ISBN: 9781988892726

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Abbotsford Library; Kelowna Library; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA292 H436a 2020

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All of us warriors : cancer stories of survival and loss

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Munn, Rebecca Whitehead. Berkeley, CA: She Writes Press , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M965a 2020

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Munn, Rebecca Whitehead

Place of Publication: Berkeley, CA

Publisher: She Writes Press

Publication Date: 2020

Subjects: Cancer Survivors - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781631527951

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 M965a 2020

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An introduction to indigenous health and health care in Canada : bridging health and healing

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Douglas, Vasiliki Kravariotis. New York, NY: Springer , [2021]. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA300 D68 2021

Availability: 2 copies, 1 available

Contents:; Introduction : First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada : Understanding the Issues -- Western and Indigenous Ways of Knowing -- Cultural Competency, Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Safety -- Historical Overview -- Understanding the Determinants of Health and Canada?s Native Popu…

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Alternate Title: Introduction to aboriginal health and healthcare in Canada

Author: Douglas, Vasiliki Kravariotis

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: [2021]

Physical Description: xvi, 279 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Minority Health; Health Services, Indigenous; Transcultural Nursing - methods; Canada; Aboriginal; First Nations; Indigenous peoples -- Canada; Indigenous peoples -- Health.; Indigenous peoples -- Research.

Abstract: Contents:; Introduction : First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada : Understanding the Issues -- Western and Indigenous Ways of Knowing -- Cultural Competency, Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Safety -- Historical Overview -- Understanding the Determinants of Health and Canada?s Native Population -- Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition -- Chronic and Infectious Diseases -- Women?s and Children?s Health -- Mental Health -- Hybridization of Health Care and the Way Forward for Indigenous Health.

Notes: Preceded by Introduction to aboriginal health and healthcare in Canada / Vasiliki Douglas. c2013.

ISBN: 9780826164124; 9780826164131

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library; Internet

Call Number: WA300 D68 2021

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Beginner's guide to the end : practical advice for living life and facing death

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Miller, Bruce J., Berger, Shoshana. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 M647b 2020

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

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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Between two kingdoms : a memoir of a life interrupted

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Jaouad, Suleika. New York, NY: Random House , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WH250 J35b 2021

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Between 2 kingdoms; Between two kingdoms : what almost dying taught me about living

Author: Jaouad, Suleika

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: x, 348 pages : map ; 21 cm

Subjects: Leukemia; Young Adult; Life Change Events; Journalism; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780593236994

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WH250 J35b 2021

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Breast cancer inside out : bodies, biographies & beliefs

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Oxford ; New York: Peter Lang , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B828m 2021

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Editor: Myers, Kimberly R

Place of Publication: Oxford ; New York

Publisher: Peter Lang

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: xiv, 483 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Medical humanities ; vol.1

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Self Care; Social Support; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781800796805

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 B828m 2021

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Breath : the new science of a lost art

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Nestor, James. New York, NY: Riverhead Books , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WF105 N468 2020

Availability: 2 copies, 1 available

"Drawing on thousands of years of medical texts and recent cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry, and human physiology, Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again…

Author: Nestor, James

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Riverhead Books

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: xxii, 280 pages ; 24 cm

Subjects: Respiration; Respiratory system; Breathing Exercises; Yoga; Popular Work

Abstract: "Drawing on thousands of years of medical texts and recent cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry, and human physiology, Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9780735213616

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WF105 N468 2020

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Canadian clinical nursing skills and techniques

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[St. Louis, MO]: Elsevier Inc. , 2020.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WY100 C212 2020

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Editor: Cobbett, Shelley L.; Perry, Anne Griffin; Potter, Patricia A.; Ostendorf, Wendy

Place of Publication: [St. Louis, MO]

Publisher: Elsevier Inc.

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: xxiv, 1237 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Nursing Care - methods; Clinical Medicine - methods; Evidence-Based Nursing - methods; Handbook

Notes: This 1st edition is adapted from Clinical nursing skills and techniques, 9th ed. / Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter and Wendy R. Ostendorf. Elsevier Inc. 2018.

ISBN: 9781771722094; 9780323400695

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Abbotsford Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library; CN Library

Call Number: WY100 C212 2020

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Caregiver's guide to cancer : compassionate advice for caring for you and your loved one

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Landes, Victoria. Emeryville, CA: Rockridge Press , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 L256 2021

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

"Looking after someone with cancer can be complex, overwhelming, and emotionally draining all at once. As a caregiver, you may also overlook your own well-being while you focus on your loved one. This book empowers you to be an attentive, thoughtful, and compassionate caregiver for your friend or f…

Author: Landes, Victoria

Place of Publication: Emeryville, CA

Publisher: Rockridge Press

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: ix, 166 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects: Neoplasms; Caregivers - psychology; Self Care - methods; Patients - psychology; Popular Work

Abstract: "Looking after someone with cancer can be complex, overwhelming, and emotionally draining all at once. As a caregiver, you may also overlook your own well-being while you focus on your loved one. This book empowers you to be an attentive, thoughtful, and compassionate caregiver for your friend or family member with cancer. You'll also find practical everyday advice for meeting your own physical and emotional needs while dealing with the unique challenges you face."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9781648764196

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 L256 2021

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Comfort book

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Haig, Matt. Toronto, ON: Harper Avenue , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM171.5 H149c 2021

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"The Comfort Book is a collection of little islands of hope, a gathering of consolations and stories that give us new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig's mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages, from Marcus Au…

Author: Haig, Matt

Editor: .

Place of Publication: Toronto, ON

Publisher: Harper Avenue

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: x, 256 pages ; 18 cm

Subjects: Hope; Depression - prevention & control; Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "The Comfort Book is a collection of little islands of hope, a gathering of consolations and stories that give us new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig's mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages, from Marcus Aurelius to Nellie Bly, from Emily Dickinson to James Baldwin. This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend or the comfort of a hug, or just want to celebrate the messy miracle of being alive" -- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9781443464772

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM171.5 H149c 2021

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Connecting care for patients : interdisciplinary care transitions and collaboration

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Katz, Barbara. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning , 2020.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W 84.7 K19 2020

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Katz, Barbara

Place of Publication: Burlington, MA

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: xiii, 462 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Transitional Care - organization & administration; Patient-Centered Care; Patient Readmission; Professional - Patient Relations; Interprofessional Relations

ISBN: 9781284129427

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Abbotsford Library; Kelowna Library

Call Number: W 84.7 K19 2020

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Delivering compassionate care : a mindfulness curriculum for interdisciplinary healthcare professional

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Cham, Switzerland: Springer , 2022.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W84.8 D355 2022

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

This textbook is an evidenced-based course for interdisciplinary healthcare professionals for improving resilience and reducing stress and burnout. This curriculum improves patient-centered care by providing training in compassion and attention. It is a structured skills-based manual complete with …

Editor: Braun, Sarah Ellen; Kinser, Patricia Anne

Place of Publication: Cham, Switzerland

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: vi, 184 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Patient Care Team; Patient-centered care - methods; Occupational Stress - prevention & control; Mindfulness - education; Empathy; Burnout, Professional - prevention & control; Evidence-Based Practice

Abstract: This textbook is an evidenced-based course for interdisciplinary healthcare professionals for improving resilience and reducing stress and burnout. This curriculum improves patient-centered care by providing training in compassion and attention. It is a structured skills-based manual complete with resources for full implementation and dissemination of this evidence-based course. This textbook addresses the gaps existing in other mindfulness-based interventions. It is a unique manual that can be followed in a linear fashion or can be used modularly to suit the needs of specific settings. The curriculum contains didactic content and specific examples of practices; hence, it is easily adaptable for use by groups and classes of various sizes and structure. The authors have conducted several research studies with findings to support its use to prevent and treat burnout. Results demonstrate the curriculums feasibility and acceptability in healthcare professionals and students as well as efficacy in stress and burnout reduction with increases in dispositional mindfulness -- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9783030910617

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library; Vancouver Library

Call Number: W84.8 D355 2022

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Dr. Patrick Walsh's guide to surviving prostate cancer

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Walsh, Patrick C, Worthington, Janet Farrar, Schaeffer, Edward M. New York, NY: Balance , 2023. 5th ed., rev. and updated.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ762 W223 2023

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Alternate Title: Guide to surviving prostate cancer

Author: Walsh, Patrick C; Worthington, Janet Farrar; Schaeffer, Edward M

Edition: 5th ed., rev. and updated

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Balance

Publication Date: 2023

Physical Description: xiii, 465 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery; Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy; Men's Health; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781538726860

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WJ762 W223 2023

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Drum in one hand, a sockeye in the other: stories of Indigenous food sovereignty from the Northwest Coast

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Cote, Charlotte. Seattle: University of Washington Press , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA300 C843 2022

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Cote, Charlotte

Place of Publication: Seattle

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: xxi, 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: Indigenous confluences

Subjects: First Nations; Health Status - British Columbia; Food; Human Rights; Popular Work

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

ISBN: 9780295749525

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WA300 C843 2022

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Fierce self-compassion : how women can harness kindness to speak up, claim their power, and thrive

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Neff, Kristin. New York, NY: Harperwave , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM425 N383f 2021

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"Drawing on research, her personal life story and empirically supported practices, the author of Self-Compassion shows women how to reclaim balance within themselves and use fierce and tender self-compassion to ensure their own wholeness and well-being" -- Provided by publisher.

Author: Neff, Kristin

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Harperwave

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: 374 pages ; 24 cm

Subjects: Self-Compassion; Self Care; Women's Health; Popular Work

Abstract: "Drawing on research, her personal life story and empirically supported practices, the author of Self-Compassion shows women how to reclaim balance within themselves and use fierce and tender self-compassion to ensure their own wholeness and well-being" -- Provided by publisher.