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Patient safety, medical error and tort law : an international comparison : final report

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18475
Gilmour, Joan M. Edmonton, AB: Canadian Patient Safety Institute , 2006.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Gilmour, Joan M
Corporate Author
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Place of Publication
Edmonton, AB
Publisher
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Publication Date
2006
Subjects
Medical Errors - legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Safety Management
Patients
Liability, Legal
Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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https://apps.osgoode.yorku.ca/osgmedia.nsf/0/094676DE3FAD06A5852572330059253C/$FILE/FinalReport_Full.pdf
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Patient safety in Canada : an update

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18479
Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2007.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Publication Date
2007
Subjects
Health Personnel - standards
Safety Management
Patient Care - standards
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Liability, Legal
Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
PDF available to download from this site
Read Online
https://secure.cihi.ca/estore/productFamily.htm?pf=PFC1088&lang=en&media=0
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Manual : emergency response plan : BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) Centre for the Southern Interior (CSI)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15659
BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the Southern Interior, BC Cancer Agency. Kelowna, BC: BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the Southern Interior , 2007?.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX185 B862m 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the Southern Interior
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
Kelowna, BC
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the Southern Interior
Publication Date
2007?
Subjects
BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the Southern Interior - handbooks
Safety Management - standards
Emergencies
Disaster Planning
Security Measures
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WX185 B862m 2007

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Available
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Radiation protection in educational institutions

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16219
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WN650 N39 2007 v.157
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
x, 155 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
NCRP report 157
Subjects
Radiation Protection - methods
Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
Safety Management
School Health Services - standards
Guideline
ISBN
9780929600949
0929600940
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WN650 N39 2007 v.157

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Available
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Understanding patient safety

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18459
Wachter, Robert M. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical , 2008.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Wachter, Robert M
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Medical
Publication Date
2008
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Safety Management - methods
ISBN
9780071482776
0071482776
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This R2 title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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https://login.bccancer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.R2Library.com/marc_frame.aspx?ResourceID=822
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Report of the Task Force on Adverse Health Events : Newfoundland and Labrador

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18477
Thompson, Robert C. St. John's, NL: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador , 2008.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  2 read online  
Author
Thompson, Robert C
Corporate Author
Task Force on Adverse Health Events (N.L.)
Place of Publication
St. John's, NL
Publisher
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Publication Date
2008
Subjects
Mandatory reporting
Safety Management - methods
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Newfoundland and Labrador
Liability, Legal
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Read Online
http://www.gov.nl.ca/ahe/report.html
http://www.gov.nl.ca/ahe/AEHealthReport.pdf
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Role of healthcare work environments in shaping safety culture

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18478
Lowe, Graham S. [Toronto, ON]: Longwoods Pub. , 2008.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Safety culture
Author
Lowe, Graham S
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Longwoods Pub.
Publication Date
2008
Subjects
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Workplace
Health Personnel
Safety Management
Liability, Legal
Patient Care - standards
Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Read Online
http://cprn.org/documents/49889_EN.pdf
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Patient safety and quality : an evidence-based handbook for nurses

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16421
United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY100 P298h 2008
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
v.1: Patient safety and quality; Evidence-based practice; Patient-centered care; v.2: Working conditions : work environment; Critical opportunities for patient safety and quality; v.3: Tools for improvement
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Editor
Hughes, Ronda G
Place of Publication
Rockville, MD
Publisher
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
3v.
Series
AHRQ publication no. 08-0043
Subjects
Patient Care - standards
Patient Care - nursing
Nursing
Safety Management - standards
Health Facilities - organization & administration
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Patient-Centered Care
Quality of Health Care
Occupational Health
Patient Care Management
Evidence-Based Medicine
Abstract
v.1: Patient safety and quality
Evidence-based practice
Patient-centered care
v.2: Working conditions : work environment
Critical opportunities for patient safety and quality
v.3: Tools for improvement
ISBN
978587633539 (v.1)
978587633546 (v.2)
978587633553 (v.3)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WY100 P298h 2008
Read Online
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/nurseshdbk.pdf

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Patient safety handbook for healthcare providers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18075
BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2009?.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX185 B862p 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2009?
Physical Description
18 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
BC Cancer Agency
Safety Management - standards
Emergencies
Patients
Risk Management
Health Personnel
Medical Errors
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Guideline
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WX185 B862p 2009

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Available
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20 tips to help you be part of the healthcare team : patient safety is #1

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18078
BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2009?.
Audience
Patient or Public
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2009?
Physical Description
9 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
BC Cancer Agency
Safety Management - standards
Patients
Risk Management
Professional-Patient Relations
Health Personnel
Medical Errors
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Guideline
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library Pamphlet File

Copies

VC BC Cancer Agency VC Library Pamphlet File Available
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Checklist manifesto : how to get things right

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18364
Gawande, Atul. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books | Henry Holt and Company , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W21 G284c 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
The problem of extreme complexity; The checklist; The end of the master builder; The idea; The first try; The checklist factory; The test; The hero in the age of checklists; The save
More Information
Author
Gawande, Atul
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Henry Holt and Company
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
x, 209 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Clinical Competence
Emergency medicine
Intensive Care Units
Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods
Quality Control
Checklist
Guidelines as Topic
Safety Management - standards
Infection Control
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Popular Work
Abstract
The problem of extreme complexity
The checklist
The end of the master builder
The idea
The first try
The checklist factory
The test
The hero in the age of checklists
The save
ISBN
9780805091748
0805091742
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W21 G284c 2009

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Prevention and management of operating room fires

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19778
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, ECRI Institute. Indianapolis, IN: Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation | ECRI Institute , 2010.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
ECRI Institute
Place of Publication
Indianapolis, IN
Publisher
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
ECRI Institute
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
18 minutes
Subjects
Fires - prevention & control
Operating Rooms - standards
Risk Management
Safety Management
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Read Online
http://www.apsf.org/resources_video.php
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Communication for nurses : how to prevent harmful events and promote patient safety

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19923
Schuster, Pamela McHugh, Nykolyn, Linda. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company , 2010.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Schuster, Pamela McHugh
Nykolyn, Linda
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
F.A. Davis Company
Publication Date
2010
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Nurse-Patient Relations
Communication
Patient Care Management
Safety Management
Medical Errors - prevention & control
ISBN
9780803620803
0803620802
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This R2 title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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https://login.bccancer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.r2library.com/marc_frame.aspx?ResourceID=2007
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Self-assessment of radiation-safety programs : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20828
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2010.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2010
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 162
Ebrary books
Subjects
Radiation Protection - standatrds
Radiation, Ionizing
Safety Management - standards
Professional Competence
Program Evaluation - standards
Practice Guideline
ISBN
9780982384305
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.
Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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https://login.bccancer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/reader.action?docID=3382404
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Creating a just culture : a nurse leader's guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122409
Miller, Vivian B. Danvers, MA: HCPro , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Contents:
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Miller, Vivian B.
Place of Publication
Danvers, MA
Publisher
HCPro
Publication Date
2011
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Subjects
Hospital Administration
Safety Management
Mandatory reporting
Organizational Culture
Nurses Instruction
Abstract
Contents:
ISBN
9781601467652
9781615691043
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This EBSCO title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e680sww&AN=493936
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Design of effective radiological effluent monitoring and environmental surveillance programs

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20835
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2011.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2011
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 169
Ebrary books
Subjects
Radiometry - methods
Radioactive Pollutants - adverse effects
Safety Management
Data Collection - methods
Program Development
ISBN
9780982384381
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.
Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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https://login.bccancer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/reader.action?docID=3382415
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BC Cancer Agency quality and patient safety plan

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21190
BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2013.
Audience
Professional
More Information
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2013
Subjects
BC Cancer Agency
Accreditation - standards
Safety Management - standards
Emergencies
Patient Safety
Risk Management
Health Personnel
Medical Errors
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Guideline
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Looseleaf
Audience
Professional
Location
VC Library Archives
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20 tips to help you be part of the healthcare team : patient safety is #1

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21170
BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2013?.
Audience
Patient or Public
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Patient safety is # 1
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2013?
Physical Description
10 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
BC Cancer Agency
Safety Management - standards
Patient Safety
Risk Management
Professional-Patient Relations
Health Personnel
Medical Errors
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Guideline
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library Pamphlet File

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VC BC Cancer Agency VC Library Pamphlet File Available
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Patient safety handbook for healthcare providers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21171
BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2013?.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX185 B862p 2013
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2013?
Physical Description
21 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
BC Cancer Agency
Safety Management - standards
Emergencies
Patient Safety
Risk Management
Health Personnel
Medical Errors
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Guideline
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WX185 B862p 2013

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Available
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Patient centred care in medical imaging and radiotherapy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122336
Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WN180 P298 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Patient centered care
Editor
Ramlaul, Aarthi
Vosper, Martin
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Publisher
Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xviii, 307 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Diagnostic Imaging
Radiotherapy
Patient-Centered Care
Safety Management
United Kingdom
ISBN
9780702046131
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WN180 P298 2013

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Available
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