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Death of cancer : after fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable--and how we can get there

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113763
DeVita, Vincent T. Jr., DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ11.1 D496 2015
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Leading your healthcare organization to excellence : a guide to using the Baldrige criteria

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21750
Spath, Patrice L. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press , 2005.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 84 AA1 S738 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library Available
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Legacy: a black physician reckons with racism in medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125113
Blackstock, Uche. New York: Viking , 2024.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA300 B631 2024
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Memoir of a debulked woman : enduring ovarian cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21683
Gubar, Susan. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP322 G921 2012
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Author
Gubar, Susan
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xiii, 296 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology
Self Concept
Autobiography
Personal Narratives
United States
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780393345896
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP322 G921 2012

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Toyota kata : managing people for improvement, adaptiveness, and superior results

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20744
Rother, Mike. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX150 R685 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Rother, Mike
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xx, 306 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Total Quality Management
Personnel Management
Efficiency, Organizational
Organizational Innovation
Quality Improvement
United States
ISBN
9780071635233
0071635238
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WX150 R685 2010

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Toyota way to continous improvement : linking strategy and operational excellence to achieve superior performance

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20743
Liker, Jeffrey, Franz, James K. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX150 L727 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Liker, Jeffrey
Franz, James K
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xxvii, 450 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Total Quality Management
Efficiency, Organizational
Personnel Management
Organizational Innovation
Quality Improvement
United States
ISBN
9780071477468
0071477462
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WX150 L727 2011

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Toyota way to healthcare excellence : increase efficiency and improve quality with Lean

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18354
Black, John R, Miller, David. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX150 B627t 2008
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
An open letter to healthcare leaders (CEOs); Eliminating waste will transform American health care; A brief history of Lean; The "Lean House" and model lines; Your Lean action plan; Building kaizen leaders; Flow in a healthcare environment; Kanban and the supply chain; Lean comes to Virginia Mason …
Author
Black, John R
Miller, David
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
Health Administration Press
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xiii, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
ACHE management series
Subjects
Health Facilities - organization & administration
Efficiency, Organizational
Organizational Innovation
Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods
United States
Abstract
An open letter to healthcare leaders (CEOs)
Eliminating waste will transform American health care
A brief history of Lean
The "Lean House" and model lines
Your Lean action plan
Building kaizen leaders
Flow in a healthcare environment
Kanban and the supply chain
Lean comes to Virginia Mason Medical Center
Virginia Mason Medical Center case studies
Lean comes to Park Nicollet Health Services
Park Nicollet Health Services case studies
ISBN
9781567932935
1567932932
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WX150 B627t 2008

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library On Loan, due Tuesday, October 24, 2023
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Library Available
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