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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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2011-2012 Medical directory : the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

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College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. [Vancouver, BC?]: College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia , 2011.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W22 DC2.1B7 M489 2011-12

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Alternate Title: 2011-2012 medical directory

Corporate Author: College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: viii, 399 p. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Physicians; Directory; College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia; British Columbia

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Abbotsford Library REF

Call Number: W22 DC2.1B7 M489 2011-12

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2012-2013 Medical directory : the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

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College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. [Vancouver, BC?]: College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia , 2012.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W22 DC2.1B7 M489 2012-13

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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Alternate Title: 2012-2013 medical directory

Corporate Author: College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: viii, 411 p. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Physicians; Directory; College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia; British Columbia

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library REF; Abbotsford Library REF

Call Number: W22 DC2.1B7 M489 2012-13

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Air quality in British Columbia, a public health perspective

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British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministy of Health Services, Office of the Provincial Health Officer , 2004.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2004

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Alternate Title: Every breath you take ...Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2003

Corporate Author: British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Ministy of Health Services, Office of the Provincial Health Officer

Publication Date: 2004

Series: Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2003

Subjects: Health Status Indicators; Public Health; Air Pollution; Environmental Health; Statistics; British Columbia

ISSN: 1195-308X

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Call Number: WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2004

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Art of conversation through serious illness : lessons for caregivers

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McQuellon, Richard P, Cowan, Michael A. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 M377 2010

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: McQuellon, Richard P; Cowan, Michael A

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xv, 144 p. ; 18 cm.

Subjects: Terminal Care; Attitude to Death; Caregivers - psychology; Critical Illness; Empathy; Communication; Terminally Ill; Neoplasms -psychology; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780195389227; 0195389220

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D4 M377 2010

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Aunt Mary buttons

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Jones, Diane Jarvis. [Vancouver, BC?]: Diane Jarvis Jones , 1995.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 J76 1995

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

The narrator remembers being a baby and being given a button blanket by Aunt Mary. Aunt Mary comes to live with the family when the narrator is five and she is seriously ill and dying. She sings a song to the young child who is afraid of death but does not understand its meaning. After the death of…

Author: Jones, Diane Jarvis

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Diane Jarvis Jones

Publication Date: 1995

Subjects: Grief; Family; Attitude to Death; Parent-Child Relations; Infant; Child; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: The narrator remembers being a baby and being given a button blanket by Aunt Mary. Aunt Mary comes to live with the family when the narrator is five and she is seriously ill and dying. She sings a song to the young child who is afraid of death but does not understand its meaning. After the death of Aunt Mary, the child continues to give others buttons in remembrance.

ISBN: 096994070X; 9780969940708

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF575 C5 J76 1995

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Badger's parting gifts

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Varley, Susan. London, U.K.: Anderson Press Ltd. , 1984.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 V315 1984

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Badger's friends are overwhelmed with their loss when he dies. By sharing their memories of his gifts, they find the strength to face the future with hope.

Author: Varley, Susan

Place of Publication: London, U.K.

Publisher: Anderson Press Ltd.

Publication Date: 1984

Subjects: Grief; Death; Infant; Child; Attitude to Death; Parent-Child Relations; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: Badger's friends are overwhelmed with their loss when he dies. By sharing their memories of his gifts, they find the strength to face the future with hope.

ISBN: 0006643175 (Collins); 0862640628

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF575 C5 V315 1984

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BCASLPA : BC Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists

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British Columbia Association of Speech/Language Pathologists and Audiologists. [Burnaby, BC]: British Columbia Association of Speech/Language Pathologists and Audiologists

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: British Columbia Association of Speech/Language Pathologists and Audiologists

Place of Publication: [Burnaby, BC]

Publisher: British Columbia Association of Speech/Language Pathologists and Audiologists

Subjects: Speech-Language Pathology; Audiology; British Columbia; Directory

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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BC cancer statistics 2003

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Coldman, Andy, Phillips, Norm, Reid, Sherry. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency | BCCA , 2005.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 B864 2005

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Alternate Title: BC Cancer Registry statistics 2003

Author: Coldman, Andy; Phillips, Norm; Reid, Sherry

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Population and Preventive Oncology. Surveillance and Outcomes Unit

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency; BCCA

Publication Date: 2005

Subjects: Neoplasms - statistics; Neoplasms - mortality; Neoplasms - epidemiology; British Columbia

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library REF Statistics; VC Library Archives; Victoria Library REF; Kelowna Library

Call Number: QZ200 B864 2005

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BC elders' guide

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First Nations Health Authority, British Columbia. SeniorsBC., British Columbia. Ministry of Health. [West Vancouver, BC]: First Nations Health Authority , 2014. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Corporate Author: First Nations Health Authority; British Columbia. SeniorsBC.; British Columbia. Ministry of Health

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: [West Vancouver, BC]

Publisher: First Nations Health Authority

Publication Date: 2014

Subjects: Health Services, Indigenous; First Nations; Health Services; Health Services for the Aged; Social Welfare; British Columbia; Directories

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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http://www.fnha.ca/wellnessContent/Wellness/BC_EldersGuide.pdf#search=bc%20elders%20guide

BC palliative care benefits program : physician guide

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British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services. [Victoria, BC?]: British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services , 2005.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services

Publication Date: 2005

Subjects: Palliative Care; Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; British Columbia

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/pharmacare/outgoing/palliative.html

http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/pharmacare/outgoing/palliative-physguide.pdf

BC seniors' guide

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British Columbia. SeniorsBC. [Victoria, BC?]: British Columbia. SeniorsBC. , 2016. 11th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WT22 DC2.1 B8 B862 2016

Availability: 9 copies, 9 available

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Corporate Author: British Columbia. SeniorsBC.

Edition: 11th ed.

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: British Columbia. SeniorsBC.

Publication Date: 2016

Subjects: Health Services for the Aged; British Columbia; Directories

Language: English; French; Chinese; Punjabi

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library REF; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Library REF; Internet

Call Number: WT22 DC2.1 B8 B862 2016

Website Notes: PDF and downloadable e-book format available.

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Beautiful death : facing the future with peace

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Eckl, Cheryl. Littletown, CO: Flying Crane Press , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 E19 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Eckl, Cheryl

Place of Publication: Littletown, CO

Publisher: Flying Crane Press

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 295 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Death - psychology; Neoplasms - psychology; Family Relations; Terminally Ill; Attitude to Death; Bereavement; Autobiography; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9780982810705; 0982810709

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 E19 2010

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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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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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Being with dying : cultivating compassion and fearlessness in the presence of death

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Halifax, Joan. [Boston, MA]: Shambhala , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 H173 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Halifax, Joan

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: Shambhala

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xix, 204 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Death - psychology; Palliative Care - psychology; Buddhism; Meditation; Spirituality; Terminal Care; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781590307182; 1590307186

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 H173 2009

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Beyond surviving : cancer and your spiritual journey

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Maginley, David. Halifax, NS: Tristan Press , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M194 2016

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

What if you could use cancer to evolve more fully into love? David Maginley has been there --- four times. His cancer led to a near-death experience and a career helping thousands face this disease. Through profound storytelling, David brings you to the core of the cancer journey to discover the he…

Author: Maginley, David

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: Tristan Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xix, 226 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Spirituality; Attitude to Death; Pastoral Care; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: What if you could use cancer to evolve more fully into love? David Maginley has been there --- four times. His cancer led to a near-death experience and a career helping thousands face this disease. Through profound storytelling, David brings you to the core of the cancer journey to discover the hero within. You will learn how to :; -- Turn the mind into an ally as you grapple with uncertainty.; -- Explore spirituality through your love rather than your belief.; -- Not only go through cancer, but grow through cancer. - Cover

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780995881112; 0995881111

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 M194 2016

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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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Breast health action plan

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Provincial Health Services Authority. [Vancouver, BC?]: Provincial Health Services Authority , 2010.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WP870 P969 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Alternate Title: PHSA breast health action plan

Corporate Author: Provincial Health Services Authority

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Provincial Health Services Authority

Publication Date: 2010

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control; Mammography; Health Planning; Delivery of Health Care; Mass Screening; British Columbia

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Looseleaf; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: WP870 P969 2010

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Bright hour : a memoir of living and dying

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Riggs, Nina. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 R569 2017

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that ma…

Author: Riggs, Nina

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 310 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Attitude to Death; Life; Life Change Events; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that makes us human." - Cover

ISBN: 9781501169359; 1501169351

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: BF789 D4 R569 2017

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

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