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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124293
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…
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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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Aboriginal health in Canada : historical, cultural, and epidemiological perspectives

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21509
Waldram, James B, Herring, Ann, Young, T. Kue. [Toronto, ON]: University of Toronto Press , 2006. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WZ80.5 I3 W67 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Waldram, James B
Herring, Ann
Young, T. Kue
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xii, 367 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
First Nations
Health Status
Delivery of Health Care - history
Canada
ISBN
9780802085795
0802085792
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ80.5 I3 W67 2006

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Access to quality cancer care : workshop report

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15759
CIHR Institute of Cancer Research, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). [Ottawa, ON]: CIHR Institute of Cancer Research , 2005.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX153 A169 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Access to quality cancer care : workshop report : workshop held on June 14, 2005 at the Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina, Vancouver, BC.
Corporate Author
CIHR Institute of Cancer Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
CIHR Institute of Cancer Research
Publication Date
2005
Subjects
Quality Assurance, Health Care - Canada
Delivery of Health Care - Canada
Health Services Accessibility - Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WX153 A169 2005

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Advancing the health of girls and women : a women's health strategy for British Columbia

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14155
BC Women's Hosptal + Health Centre, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA309 A244 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
BC Women's Hosptal + Health Centre
British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Women's Health Services - British Columbia
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA309 A244 2004

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Advice for the patient : drug information in lay language

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10562
United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. Rockville, Md.: United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. , 1998. 18th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QV740 AA1 U58 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
USP DI Volume II
Corporate Author
United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc.
Edition
18th ed.
Place of Publication
Rockville, Md.
Publisher
United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc.
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Drugs - popular works - handbooks
Drug Therapy - popular works - handbooks
Vocabulary - popular works
ISBN
1889788015
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV740 AA1 U58 1998

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Advocacy in health care : teaching patients, caregivers, and professionals

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10561
Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society , 2002.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY18 A244 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Gomez, Elizabeth G
Gullatte, Mary
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, PA
Publisher
Oncology Nursing Society
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
53 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Clinical journal of oncology nursing volume 7 (2 Suppl.) 2003
Subjects
Patient Advocacy
Health Education
Health Promotion
Patient Education
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WY18 A244 2002

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AHA guide to the health care field

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20110
American Hospital Association. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association , 1999-2011. 2012 ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX22 AA1 A513 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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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

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American Indian health and nursing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121362
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY107 A512 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Table of contents:; Pre-contact indigenous North America -- Post-contact, sovereignty, and health -- The roots of American Indian nursing -- The Indian health system and nursing -- Indigenous knowledge and traditional approaches to health and healing -- AIAN elders : mapping cultural areas and regi…
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Editor
Moss, Margaret P.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
xiii, 400 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Transcultural Nursing
Cultural Competency
Minority Health
Education, Nursing
First Nations
United States
Abstract
Table of contents:
Pre-contact indigenous North America -- Post-contact, sovereignty, and health -- The roots of American Indian nursing -- The Indian health system and nursing -- Indigenous knowledge and traditional approaches to health and healing -- AIAN elders : mapping cultural areas and regional variances in health -- Northeast woodlands -- Southeast woodlands -- Southwest -- Great Basin -- California -- Pacific Northwest/Plateau -- Alaska -- Northern Great Plains -- Urban -- Indian health funding : time for change -- The future of nursing report and American Indian nursing education.
ISBN
9780826129840
9780826129857
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WY107 A512 2016

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And in health : a guide for couples facing cancer together

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21673
Shapiro, Dan. [Boston, MA]: Trumpeter , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S529 2013
Availability
6 copies, 5 available
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Author
Shapiro, Dan
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Trumpeter
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xi, 233 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Spouses - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Caregivers - psychology
Marriage - psychology
Interpersonal Relations
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Stress, Psychological
Popular Work
ISBN
9781611800173
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S529 2013

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122985
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
Website Notes
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Answering consumer health questions : the Medical Library Association guide for reference librarians

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16636
Spatz, Michele. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
Z675 M4 S63 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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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

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Anticancer living : transform your life and health with the mix of six

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121700
Cohen, Lorenzo, Jefferies, Alison. New York, NY: Penguin Books , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 C678 2019
Availability
6 copies, 4 available
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Author
Cohen, Lorenzo
Jefferies, Alison
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
xvi, 416 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Healthy Lifestyle
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780735220430
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ200 C678 2019
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Antioxidant status, diet, nutrition and health

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog848
Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press , 1999.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 A632p 1999
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Papas, Andreas M
Place of Publication
Boca Raton, Fla.
Publisher
CRC Press
Publication Date
1999
Subjects
Antioxidants - adverse effects
Nutrition
Antioxidants - therapeutic use
Free Radicals
ISBN
084938009X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 A632p 1999

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Art and science of patient education for health literacy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123611
Stewart, Mellisa N. St Louis, MO: Elsevier , 2020.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA590 S849 2020
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Stewart, Mellisa N.
Place of Publication
St Louis, MO
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xiii, 241 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Health Literacy
Patient Education as Topic
Professional-Patient Relations
Physician-Patient Relations
ISBN
9780323609081
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WA590 S849 2020

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Arts of Indigenous health and well-being

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123600
Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press , 2021.
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 A792 2021
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Contents:; Introduction. "Art for Life's Sake": Approaches to Indigenous Arts, Health, and Well-Being -- Part 1. Material Culture, Embodiment, and Well-Being -- Chapter 1. What This Pouch Holds -- Chapter 2. Baskets, Birchbark Scrolls, and Maps of Land: Indigenous Making Practices as Oral Hisoriogr…
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Editor
Van Styvendale, Nancy
McDougall, J. D.
Henry, Robert
Innes, Robert Alexander
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, MB
Publisher
University of Manitoba Press
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
272 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Medicine in the Arts
Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Canadians
Abstract
Contents:
Introduction. "Art for Life's Sake": Approaches to Indigenous Arts, Health, and Well-Being -- Part 1. Material Culture, Embodiment, and Well-Being -- Chapter 1. What This Pouch Holds -- Chapter 2. Baskets, Birchbark Scrolls, and Maps of Land: Indigenous Making Practices as Oral Hisoriography -- Chapter 3. For Kaydence and Her Cousins: Health and Happiness in Cultural Legacies and Contemporary Contexts -- Part 2. Community Health and Wellness -- Chapter 4. Stories and Staying Power: Artmaking as (Re)Source of Cultural Resilience and Well-Being for Panniqtumiut
ISBN
9780887559396
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Status
Received
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WA300 A792 2021

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Asbestos and other fibrous materials : mineralogy, crystal chemistry, and health effects

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9304
Skinner, H. Catherine W, Ross, Malcolm, Frondel, Clifford. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 1988.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV610 S628 1988
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Skinner, H. Catherine W
Ross, Malcolm
Frondel, Clifford
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
1988
Subjects
Asbestos - adverse effects
Air Pollutants, Environmental
ISBN
019503967X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV610 S628 1988

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Assessment of health effects from exposure to power-line frequency electric and magnetic fields : working group report

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog1466
Research Triangle Park, N.C.: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences , 1998.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QT34 A846 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Portier, Christopher J
Wolfe, Mary S
Place of Publication
Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Publisher
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Publication Date
1998
Series
NIH publication # 98-3981
Subjects
Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects
Environmental Exposure
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QT34 A846 1998

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Awakening Hippocrates : a primer on health, poverty, and global service

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15072
O'Neil, Edward. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association , c2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA530.1 O577a 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
A comprehensive overview of the current state of world poverty and health, directed to the health care provider interested in volunteering abroad --Provided by publisher
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Author
O'Neil, Edward
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
American Medical Association
Publication Date
c2006
Physical Description
xxxviii, 502 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Poverty
World Health
Health Services Accessibility
International Cooperation
Voluntary Workers
Abstract
A comprehensive overview of the current state of world poverty and health, directed to the health care provider interested in volunteering abroad --Provided by publisher
ISBN
1579477720
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA530.1 O577a 2006

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Basic allied health statistics and analysis

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog1507
Koch, Gerda, Waterstraat, Frank. Albany, N.Y.: Delmar Thomson Learning , 2000. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA29 K76 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Koch, Gerda
Waterstraat, Frank
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Albany, N.Y.
Publisher
Delmar Thomson Learning
Publication Date
2000
Subjects
Statistics - methods
Data Collection
ISBN
766810925
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
HA29 K76 2000

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BC Cancer Agency 2012 annual cancer conference : evolving dynamics in research and patient care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20855
BC Cancer Agency. Annual Cancer Conference (2012 November 29 -December 1 : Vancouver, BC). [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 B366 2012
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
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Alternate Title
Annual cancer conference
BCCA annual cancer conference
BC Cancer Agency : annual cancer conference
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Annual Cancer Conference (2012 November 29 -December 1 : Vancouver, BC)
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
160 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Medical Oncology
Interdisciplinary Communication
Biomedical Research
Translational Research
Support of Research
Survivors
BC Cancer Agency
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
VC Library Archives
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
QZ200 B366 2012

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