Author

Kanarek, Robin Bennett

Place of Publication

Baltimore, MD

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

209 p. ; 22 cm.

Series

Johns Hopkins Press health book

Subjects

Quality of Life

Palliative Care

Terminal Care

Adaptation, Psychological

Advance Care Planning

Caregivers - psychology

Popular Work

Abstract

This book was written to educate individuals diagnosed with a serious medical condition along with their loved ones about the importance of palliative care. The work outlines what palliative care is, provides communication strategies for getting the type of support and care that you want and need (and not just medications), outlines successful coping strategies, and discusses family dynamics, grieving, emotional support, and spirituality. Although palliative care is often associated with hospice and end-of-life planning, the author argues for a more expanded definition that includes improved quality of life at early as well as later stages of the disease process.

Notes

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

ISBN

9781421445984

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB310 K16 2023

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Author

Cassiday, Karen Lynn

Place of Publication

Oakland, CA

Publisher

New Harbinger Publications

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

ix, 184 p. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Anxiety

Adaptation, Psychological

Stress, Psychological

Mental Health

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9781684039043

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WM172 C345 2022

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Author

Methot, Suzanne

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

ECW Press

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

360 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Indigenous Canadians - history

Indigenous Canadians - psychology

Historical Trauma - therapy

Psychological Trauma - therapy

Mental Health

First Nations

Colonization

Canada

Popular Work

Abstract

"Five hundred years of colonization have taken an incalculable toll on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas: substance use disorders and shockingly high rates of depression, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions brought on by genocide and colonial control. With passionate logic and chillingly clear prose, author and educator Suzanne Methot uses history, human development, and her own and others? stories to trace the roots of Indigenous cultural dislocation and community breakdown in an original and provocative examination of the long-term effects of colonization. But all is not lost. Methot also shows how we can come back from this with Indigenous ways of knowing lighting the way."--Jacket.

Notes

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

ISBN

9781770414259

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA300 M592 2019

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Alternate Title

Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous culture-based approaches to waking up, taking action, and doing the work of healing : a book for young adults

Author

Methot, Suzanne

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

ECW Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

xii, 255 p. : ill, (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Indigenous Canadians - history

Indigenous Canadians - psychology

Young Adult - psychology

Historical Trauma - therapy

Psychological Trauma - therapy

Mental Health

First Nations

Canada

Popular Work

Notes

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

Teen/young adult adaptation of Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing

ISBN

9781770417243

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA300 M592 2023

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Alternate Title

Indigenous pedagogies: an act for reconciliation and anti-racist education

Author

Chrona, Jo

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

Portage & Main Press

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

225 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians - education

Indigenous Canadians - history

Reconciliation

Antiracism

Race Relations

Canada

Notes

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

ISBN

9781774920466

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

E78.C2 C557 2022

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Editor

Johnson, Leslie Main

Baker, Janelle Marie

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Edmonton, AB

Publisher

Polynya Press

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xii, 304 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series

Patterns of Northern Traditional Healing; v. 4

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians - medical care

Medicine, Traditional

Delivery of Health Care

Canada

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9781772125375

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA300 J67 2022

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Editor

Johnson, Leslie Main

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Edmonton, AB

Publisher

Polynya Press

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

xiv, 402 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series

Patterns of Northern Traditional Healing; v. 3

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians

Healthy Lifestyle

Medicine, Traditional

Plants, Medicinal

Spiritual Therapies

Canada

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9781772124101

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA300 J67 2019

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Author

Walsh, Froma

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

The Guilford Press

Publication Date

[2016]

Physical Description

xvi, 400 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects

Family - psychology

Resilience, Psychological

Life Change Events

Stress, Psychological

Adaptation, Psychological

Psychotherapy - methods

ISBN

9781462529865

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WA305 W223 2016

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Alternate Title

National Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses of Canada : standards for practice

Standards for practice (NAPANc)

Standards for practice (NAPAN)

Corporate Author

National Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses of Canada

Edition

5th ed

Place of Publication

[Ottawa, ON]

Publisher

National Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses of Canada

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

xi, 182 p. ; 29 cm.

Subjects

Nurse Anesthetists - standards

Perioperative Nursing - standards

Postanesthesia Nursing - standards

Practice Guideline

Canada

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Library

Kelowna Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

WY162 N277 2023

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Editor

Schiff, Rebecca

Møller, Helle

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xxxi, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects

Health Services, Indigenous

Healthcare Disparities

Health Status Disparities

Indigenous Canadians

Inuit

Canada

Abstract

"Accounting for almost two thirds of the country's land-mass, Northern Canada is a vast region, host to rich natural resources and a diverse cultural heritage shared across Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents. In this book, Rebecca Schiff and Helle Møller analyse health and healthcare in Northern Canada from a perspective that acknowledges the unique strengths, resilience, and innovation of northerners, while also addressing the challenges aggravated by contemporary manifestations of colonialism. Old and new forms of colonial programs and policies continue to create health and healthcare disparities in the North, which has had a profound impact on northerners. Divided into three sections, Health and Healthcare in Northern Canada paints a broad picture of primary issues that northern peoples face. Several chapters are written by northerners and utilize case studies, quotes, photographs, and other materials to highlight voices and perspectives of people living in northern Canada. In order to maintain resilience, improve the positive outcomes of health determinants, and diminish negative stereotypes, we must ensure that northerners - and their cultures, values, strengths and leadership - are at the centre of the ongoing work to achieve social justice and health equity."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9781487521790

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA300 H434h 2021

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Author

Duchscher, Judy E. B.

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Saskatoon, SK

Publisher

Nursing The Future

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

xxvi, 288 p. ; ill. ; 22 cm

Subjects

Nursing

Professional Role

Coping Skills

Adaptation, Physiological

Adaptation, Psychological

ISBN

9780987778314

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

WY128 D824 2012

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Author

Shaheen-Hussain, Samir

Place of Publication

Montreal, QC

Kingston, ON

Publisher

McGill-Queen's University Press

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xxxi, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies

Subjects

Children

Health Services, Indigenous - history

Health Services, Indigenous - ethics

Indigenous Canadians

Systemic Racism

Colonialism - history

Canada

ISBN

9780228003601

9780228005131

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA320 S525 2020

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Alternate Title

National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for patients : distress during cancer care

Corporate Author

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

Place of Publication

Plymouth Meeting, PA

Publisher

National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Publication Date

2024

Physical Description

36 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm

Series

NCCN guidelines for patients

Subjects

Popular Work

Neoplasms - psychology

Psychological Distress

Life Change Events

Adaptation, Psychological

ISBN

9781960388308

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 N277d 2024

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Author

Tate, Nikki

Wuthrich. Belle (ill.)

Place of Publication

[British Columbia]

Publisher

Orca Book Publishers

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

172 pages : colour illustrations ; 22cm

Subjects

Right to Die

Euthanasia

Suicide, Assisted

Ethics, Medical

Canada

Juvenile Literature

Popular Work

Abstract

"This nonfiction book for teens examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9781459818897

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

W85.5 T216c 2019

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Author

Metatawabin, Edmund

Shimo, Alexandra

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Vintage Canada

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

xix, 316 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm

Subjects

Indigenous Canadians

Indigenous Canadians - history

First Nations

First Nations - residential schools

Political Activism

Canada

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9780307399885

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WZ80.5 M587u 2015

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Author

Hayes, Cynthia

Place of Publication

Austin, TX

Publisher

River Grove Books

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

x, 254 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Stress

Anxiety

Depression

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"Coping with cancer is hard. It is an emotional ordeal as well as a physical one, with known and somewhat predictable psychological responses. And yet, patients often feel isolated and alone when dealing with the stress, anxiety, depression, and existential crises so typical with a cancer diagnosis. The Big Ordeal, written in collaboration with a psychologist and two oncologists, tackles the emotional side of the experience head-on, to help newly diagnosed patients and their loved ones anticipate, understand, and deal with the psychological turmoil ahead. Based on interviews with scores of patients and experts across a variety of fields, combining patient stories with medical insights and advice from those who have been there, and structured around the typical phases of the process, this book is an accessible resource for anyone who receive a cancer diagnosis" --Back cover

ISBN

9781632993359

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 H417b 2021

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Author

Chödrön, Pema

Place of Publication

Boulder, CO

Publisher

Shambala Publications, Inc.

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subjects

Buddhism

Mindfulness

Attitude to Death

Adaptation, Psychological

Popular Work

Abstract

"How We Live is How We'll Die shares Pema Chodron's wise words on working with this flow of life-learning to live with more ease, joy, and compassion through uncertainty; embracing new beginnings; and ultimately preparing for death with more wonder and less fear. Beloved teacher Pema Chodron writes this book in her 85th year, and her insights on making friends with change are poignant for readers of all ages. This book shares Pema's thoughts on the bardos--the Tibetan teachings on what happens between this life and the next--and how they are relevant in each moment of our life now. She also shares wisdom on working with challenging emotions of craving, aggression, and ignorance, transforming them into a path of awakening and love. The more freedom we can find in our hearts and minds as we live, the more fearlessly we'll be able to confront death and life's countless changes."-- Provided by publisher

Notes

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

ISBN

9781611809244

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WM61 C545h 2022

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Author

Short, Kimberley

Short, Larry

Corporate Author

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

Cormorant Books Inc.

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xvii, 133 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects

Death

Wills

Estate Planning

Advance Care Planning

Financing, Personal

Canada

Popular Work

Notes

"A CPA Canada Book" - Front cover

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

ISBN

9781770866751

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

W85.5 S559l 2020

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Author

Kaur, Rupi

Place of Publication

Kansas City, MO

Publisher

Andrews McMeel Publishing

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xvii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subjects

Writing

Adaptation, Psychological

Narrative Therapy

Self Disclosure

Popular Work

Abstract

"#1 New York Times bestselling author Rupi Kaur presents guided writing exercises of her own design to inspire creativity and healing. These exercises help you explore themes of trauma, loss, heartache, love, healing, and celebration to the self." --Back cover

Notes

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

ISBN

9781524873264

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WM420.5.N3 K21h 2022

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Author

Marmoreo, Jean

Schneller, Johanna

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

Viking Press

Publication Date

2022

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Terminally Ill

Dying, Assisted

Patient-directed death

Euthanasia

Physician-Patient Relations

Canada

Popular Work

Abstract

"An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada's evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners. The Last Doctor recounts Marmoreo's crash course in MAiD and introduces a range of very different and memorable patients, some aged, some suffering from degenerative conditions or with a terminal disease, some surrounded by supportive love, some quite alone, who ask her help to end their suffering with dignity and on their own terms. Dr. Marmoreo also shares her own emotional transformation as she climbs a steep learning curve and learns the intimate truths of the vast range of end-of-life situations" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9780735241077

9780735241084

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WB65 M352 2022

Website Notes

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