Alternate Title

American Hospital Association (AHA) guide to the health care field

AHA guide 2012

Corporate Author

American Hospital Association

Edition

2012 ed.

Place of Publication

Chicago, IL

Publisher

American Hospital Association

Publication Date

1999-2011

Physical Description

1 v. (various pagings) ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Hospitals

Delivery of Health Care

Health Personnel

Health Facilities

Organizations

Statistics

Directory

United States

ISSN

0094-8969

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Frequency

Annual

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WX22 AA1 A513 2012

Copies

Alternate Title

American Hospital Association (AHA) guide to the health care field

AHA guide 2013

Corporate Author

American Hospital Association

Edition

2013 ed.

Place of Publication

Chicago, IL

Publisher

American Hospital Association

Publication Date

1999-2012

Physical Description

1 v. (various pagings) ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Hospitals

Delivery of Health Care

Health Personnel

Health Facilities

Organizations

Statistics

Directory

United States

ISBN

9780872589063

ISSN

0094-8969

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Frequency

Annual

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library REF Directories

Call Number

WX22 AA1 A513 2013

Copies

Alternate Title

American hospital formulary service

Edition

American Society of Hospital Pharmacists.

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

xvi, 3824 p. ; 28 cm.

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Pharmaceutical Preparations

Drug Information Services

Formularies as Topic

Formularies, Hospital

United States

ISBN

9781585282272

1585282278

ISSN

1063-8792

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Author

Spatz, Michele

Corporate Author

Medical Library Association

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Neal-Schuman Publishers

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

xiv, 142 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Libraries, Medical

Health Education

Consumer Health Information

United States

ISBN

9781555709326

1555706320

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

Z675 M4 S63 2008

Copies

Author

Scadden, David

D'Antonio, Michael

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Thomas Dunne Books

St. Martin's Press

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

308 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill.(chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Oncologists

Neoplasms - therapy

Stem Cell Research

United States

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781250092755

9781250092779

1250092752

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ21 S277 2018

Copies

Author

Norris, Deborrah

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Medford, NJ

Publisher

Plexus Pub.

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

x, 157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Clinical Trials as Topic - standards

Clinical Trials as Topic - methods

Records as Topic - standards

Research Design - standards

Data Collection - methods

United States

Handbooks

ISBN

9780937548707

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV771.4 N854c 2009

Copies

Corporate Author

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Place of Publication

College Park, MD

Publisher

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Publication Date

2009

Series

AAPM report 109

Subjects

Codes of Ethics

Health Physics - ethics

Societies, Scientific - ethics

United States

ISBN

9781888340808

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WN440 A512 2009 v.109

Copies

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.

Corporate Author

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries

Editor

Seiffert, Jennifer E

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Sacramento, CA

Publisher

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)

Publication Date

1998

Physical Description

xi, 246 p. ; 28 cm.

Series

Standards for cancer registries 2

Subjects

Data Collection - standards

Registries - standards

Neoplasms

Statistics

United States

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 D232 1998 PT.1

Copies

Corporate Author

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries

Editor

Seiffert, Jennifer E

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Sacramento, CA

Publisher

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)

Publication Date

1998

Physical Description

viii, 28 p. ; 28 cm.

Series

Standards for cancer registries 2

Subjects

Data Collection - standards

Registries - standards

Neoplasms

Statistics

United States

Abstract

Changed data dictionary entries only April 13, 1998

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 D232 1998 PT.2

Copies

Author

DeVita, Vincent T. Jr.

DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

324 p., [16] p. of plates ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - history

Neoplasms - drug therapy

Medical Oncology - history

Biomedical Research

Antineoplastic Agents - history

History of Medicine

United States

Autobiography

Notes

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Outrageous fortune

The chemotherapists

MOMP

MOPP

The war on cancer

Boots on the ground

Cleaning house at the National Cancer Institute

Frances Kelsey syndrome

Where rubber meets the road

The death of cancer

Outrageous fortune part II.

ISBN

9780374135607

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ11.1 D496 2015

Copies

Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

xix, 488 p.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Ebrary books

NCRP report ; no. 175

Subjects

Radiation Injuries - prevention & control

Radioactive Hazard Release

Decision Making

Disaster Planning - methods

Radiation Protection - methods

Radioactive Fallout

Guideline

United States

ISBN

9780983545057

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Corporate Author

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Edition

8th ed.

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Publication Date

2015

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Feeding behavior

Diet - standards

Diet, Healthy

Nutrition

Nutrition Policy

Nutritional Requirements

Food

United States

Guideline

ISBN

0160932513

9780160932519

9780160934674

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.

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

Copies

Author

Spath, Patrice L

Place of Publication

Chicago, IL

Publisher

Health Administration Press

Publication Date

2005

Physical Description

xx, 244 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series

ACHE management series

Subjects

Health Services Administration - standards

Quality Assurance, Health Care - standards

Total Quality Management

Organizational Innovation

Health Facility Administrators

Benchmarking

United States

ISBN

9781567932331

1567932339

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

W 84 AA1 S738 2005

Copies

Author

Blackstock, Uche

Place of Publication

New York

Publisher

Viking

Publication Date

2024

Physical Description

294 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

African Americans

Physicians, Women

United States

Racism

Autobiography

ISBN

9780593491287

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WA300 B631 2024

Copies

Author

Lubejko, Barbara

Wilson, Barbara

Corporate Author

Oncology Nursing Society

Place of Publication

Pittsburgh, PA

Publisher

Oncology Nursing Society

Publication Date

2019

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Oncology Nursing - standards

United States

Abstract

Contents:

Scope of oncology nursing practice -- Definition of oncology nursing -- Historical perspective of the oncology nursing specialty -- Scope of the oncology nursing role -- Populations served by oncology nurses -- Oncology nursing practice environments -- Requirements to be an oncology nurse -- Ethics -- Provisions -- Trends in oncology -- Access to and affordability of care -- Changes to the insurance environment -- Aging population and comorbidities -- Opioid epidemic and oncology care needs -- Precision medicine and immunotherapy -- Value-based care -- New sources of data : access and knowledge -- Trends in oncology nursing -- Essential oncology competencies -- Expanding use of technologies -- Evidence-based translational practice -- Usefulness in practice -- Standards of oncology nursing practice and professional performance -- Standards of practice -- Standards of professional performance.

ISBN

1635930324

9781635930320

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

1 online resource

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

NCRP report 176

Subjects

Nanoparticles

Radiation Exposure - adverse effects

Radiation Protection - methods

Radiometry

Safety Management - methods

Nanotechnology - standards

United States

Guideline

Abstract

Table of Contents:

1. Executive Summary -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Scope -- 1.3 Conclusions and Recommendations -- 1.3.1 General -- 1.3.2 Operational Health Physics -- 1.3.3 Internal Dosimetry -- 1.3.4 Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 Purpose -- 3. Types and Sources of Nanomaterials Including Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Naturally Occurring and Incidentally Produced Nanomaterials -- 3.3 Radiation-Induced Synthesis of Nanomaterials -- 3.4 Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.1 Naturally Occurring Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.2 Incidentally Produced Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.3 Radiolabeled Nanomaterials -- 4. Physicochemical Concerns for Exposure to Nanoparticles -- 4.1 Nanoparticle Physicochemical Properties -- 4.1.1 Deposition Within the Respiratory Tract -- 4.1.2 Translocation Across Organ Membranes -- 4.1.3 Surface Area and Reactivity in Biological Systems -- 4.1.4 Particle Shape -- 4.1.5 Particle Agglomeration -- 4.1.6 Material Dispersibility -- 4.1.7 Material Surface Charge -- 4.2 Nanoparticle Exposure Experiences Involving Humans -- 4.2.1 Magic Nano Event -- 4.2.2 Event in China -- 4.2.3 Nickel Sensitization Case -- 4.2.4 Polymer and Metal Fume Experience -- 4.3 Guidance on Managing Physicochemical Concerns for Exposure to Nanoparticles -- 5. Operational Health Physics in a Nanotechnology Environment -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Attention to the Physicochemical Toxicity of Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 5.1.2 Changes that May be Needed for Internal Dosimetry -- 5.1.3 Changes that May be Needed for Dispersion of Airborne Particles -- 5.1.4 Summary of Radiation Program Elements Applicable to Working with Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 5.2 Hierarchy of Exposure Controls for Facility and Process Design -- 5.2.1 Elimination and Substitution -- 5.2.2 Engineered Controls

5.2.3 Administrative Controls -- 5.2.4 Personal Protective Equipment -- 5.3 Use of Radioactive Nanomaterials in Medical Settings -- 5.4 Management and Disposal of Radioactive Nanomaterial Waste -- 5.5 Control of Public Exposure -- 5.6 Emergency Response -- 5.7 Incident Investigation -- 5.8 Effective Risk Communication -- 6. Nanoparticle Issues for Internal Radiation Dosimetry -- 6.1 Framework for Considering Radioactive Nanoparticle Internal Dosimetry -- 6.2 General Approach to Biokinetic Modeling for Intakes of Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3 Radiation Dosimetry of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.1 Deposition of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.2 Clearance of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.3 Respiratory Tract Dosimetry for Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.4 Radiation Dosimetry of Ingested Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.5 Radiation Dosimetry of Radioactive Nanoparticles for Intact Skin -- 6.6 Radiation Dosimetry of Radioactive Nanoparticles in Wounds -- 6.7 Biokinetics of Nanoparticles that Affect Internal Dosimetry -- 6.7.1 Regional Deposition of Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.7.2 Biokinetic Characteristics of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.7.3 Biokinetics Example: Monomeric and Polymeric Plutonium -- 7. Dose Assessment and Medical Management for Individuals Exposed to Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 7.1 Approaches for Dose Assessment -- 7.2 Occupational Exposure and Dose Assessment Scenario: Plutonium Processing Facility -- 7.3 Impact of Radioactive Nanoparticles on Dose Assessment -- 7.4 Impact of Radioactive Nanoparticles on Medical Management Decisions -- 8. Conclusions and Recommendations -- 8.1 Hazard and Exposure Assessment -- 8.1.1 Conclusions -- 8.1.2 Recommendations -- 8.2 Operational Health Physics -- 8.2.1 Conclusions -- 8.2.2 Recommendations -- 8.3 Nanoparticle Issues for Radiation Dosimetry

8.3.1 Conclusions -- 8.3.2 Recommendations -- 8.4 Dose Assessment and Medical Management -- 8.4.1 Conclusions -- 8.4.2 Recommendations -- Appendix A. Radiolabeled Nanoparticles -- A.1 Use of Radionuclides to Characterize and Quantitate Nanoparticle Contents -- A.2 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Biokinetic and Toxicologic Investigations -- A.3 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Diagnostic Medicine -- A.4 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Medical Imaging -- A.5 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Medicine -- A.6 Use of Radiation-Induced Emissions and Hyperthermal Effects from Nanoparticles in Therapeutic Medicine -- Appendix B. Biokinetic Models -- B.1 Fate of Nanoparticles in the Lungs -- B.2 Particle Clearance and Translocation Pathways -- B.3 Exposure and Biokinetics of Ingested Nanoparticles -- B.4 Human and Animal Studies Using Radioactive Nanoparticles -- Appendix C. Key Concepts for Understanding Nanoparticle Aerosol Properties and Behaviors -- C.1 Introduction -- C.2 A Range of Mechanisms Influence Particle Motion and Collection -- C.3 Behavior of Airborne Nanoparticles is Dominated by Brownian Diffusion -- C.4 Particle Volume Equivalent Diameter, Thermodynamic Diameter, and Aerodynamic Equivalent Diameter are Related -- C.5 Particle Size Distributions are Frequently Lognormal -- C.6 Nanoparticles Dominate the Count Distribution -- C.7 Nanoparticles Exist to Some Extent in the Majority of Occupational Aerosols -- C.8 Smaller Particles have a Greater Fraction of Their Atoms at the Particle Surface -- C.9 Number Concentrations of Concern Depend on the Material of Concern -- C.10 Realistic Airborne Particle Number Concentrations can be Limited by Coagulation -- C.11 Smaller Particles are More Difficult to Dislodge from Surfaces than Larger Particles -- Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols -- Glossary -- References -- Scientific Committee and Staff

The NCRP -- Officers -- Members -- Distinguished Emeritus Members -- Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures -- Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Addresses -- Thomas S. Tenforde Topical Lectures -- NCRP Publications -- NCRP Reports -- NCRP Commentaries -- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting -- Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures -- Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Addresses -- Thomas S. Tenforde Topical Lectures -- Symposium Proceedings -- NCRP Statements -- Other Documents

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Title page: March 2, 2017

ISBN

9780913392041

9780913392027

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Alternate Title

2008-2009 Annual report : President's Cancer Panel

President's Cancer Panel 2008-2009 annual report

Author

Reuben, Suzanne H

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

President's Cancer Panel

Publication Date

2010

Subjects

Neoplasms - etiology

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Carcinogens, Environmental - adverse effects

Environmental Exposure - prevention & control

Government Regulation

United States

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

2nd URL links to the Executive summary

Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2012

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

NCRP report 172

Ebrary books

Subjects

Diagnostic Imaging - adverse effects

Radiation Dosage

Radiation Protection - standards

Radiation Injuries - prevention & control

Practice Guideline

United States

ISBN

9780983545026

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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