Editor

Greenwood, Margo

de Leeuw, Sarah

Lindsay, Nicole Marie

Edition

2nd

Place of Publication

Toronto

Publisher

Canadian Scholars

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

Paperback 364pp

Subject

Diversity

Health

Ethics

health inequities

Indigenous

Abstract

Now in its second edition, this collection explores how multiple health determinants, such as colonialism, gender, culture, early childhood development, the environment, geography, HIV/AIDS, medicine, and policy, impact the health status of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Grounded in expert voices of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis writers from coast to coast, this updated edition includes a chapter on environment and land defense; a foreword written by Dr. Evan Adams, Chief Medical Officer of the First Nations Health Authority; chapters by Liz Howard and Helen Knott, Indigenous poets; and an updated arrangement that reflects the significant social and political events that dominated headlines over the last two years, such as the protests at Standing Rock, North Dakota, the US national election of 2016, the Indigenous youth suicide epidemic, and the enquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls in Canada. This revolutionary book is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in courses on health, public and population health, community health sciences, medicine, nursing, and social work.

ISBN

9781-77338-0377

Material Type

Book

Call Number

ET 100 GRE 2018

Copies

Author

Menzies, Peter (ed.)

Lavallee, Lynn F. (ed.)

Place of Publication

[Canada]

Publisher

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

Paperback, 459 p.

Subject

Aboriginal Health

Leadership/Coaching

Mental Health

Abstract

Helping to promote healing in Aboriginal people with addiction and mental health issues requires specialized knowledge and unique skills. Health, social service and justice workers must first have a grasp of history and the emotional legacy that today's generation of Aboriginal people carry. They must also be prepared to blend Aboriginal and Western approaches to match their clients' unique world views. Journey to Healing is a comprehensive and practical evidence-based resource. It was written to help prepare students and professionals to provide counselling and social services to Aboriginal people with mental health and addiction issues in urban, rural and isolated settings. The scope of the book is broad; each chapter focuses on a specific topic. Many of the authors are Aboriginal and all are respected experts in their fields. Each author shares his or her scholarly learning, insight, wisdom and experience of addressing addiction and mental health issues in Aboriginal populations. The guide is intended to serve as a course text for health, social service and justice programs in universities and community colleges. It will also be of interest to social workers, addiction and mental health service providers, and prison, probation, parole and police officers working with Aboriginal communities.

ISBN

9781771141598

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF GN 400 MEN 2014

Copies

Editor

Hanikivsky, Olena

Place of Publication

Vancouver

Publisher

UBC Press

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

Paperback 398pp

Subject

Diversity

Health

Ethics

health inequities

Abstract

There is a growing recognition that existing theories on, and approaches to, health inequities are limited in their ability to capture how they are produced through changing, co-constituted, and intersecting effects of multiple forms of oppression. Intersectionality considers the interactions and combined impacts of social locations and structural processes on the creation and perpetuation of inequities. This volume brings together activists, scholars, and community-based researchers to apply interpretations of intersectionality to health and organizational governance cases. By addressing specific health issues, it demonstrates that inequities cannot be understood without the interrogation of power and diverse social locations and structures that shape lives and experiences of health.

ISBN

9780-7748-1976-3

Material Type

Book

Call Number

ET 100 HAN 2011

Copies

Author

Gupta, Piyush

Menon, PSN

Ramji, Siddarth

Lodha, Rakesh

Place of Publication

New Delhi, India

Publisher

JP Medical Publishers

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

977 pp

Subjects

Social Pediatrics

Pediatrics

Systemic Disorders

Subject

Children's Health. Pediatrics

UBC MD Undergrad

Abstract

Postgraduate Textbook of Pediatricsis a comprehensive guide to paediatrics. The textbook is comprised of three volumes, split into ten parts with over 600 chapters, and contributions from over 50 section editors and 725 authors, covering all paediatric disorders, descriptions of diseases and their management. The third volume covers systemic disorders further, including neurological, eye and skin disorders. This volume also covers social paediatrics including sections on vulnerable children and community paediatrics. Postgraduate Textbook of Pediatricsincludes nearly 1500 images and illustrations in full colour, incorporating information on modern imaging techniques for neurological disorders in children. The textbook also includes appendices for laboratory values and drug doses. This is an ideal resource for postgraduate students to gain a firm grounding in, and retain and improve their knowledge of all areas of paediatric medicine. Key Points Third volumed of comprehensive, three volume guide to paediatrics Complete textbook features 50 section editors and 725 contributing authors 1479 full colour images and illustrations

ISBN

978-9351529569

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF GK 100 GUP 2018 V3

Copies

Editor

Greenwood, Margo

de Leeuw, Sarah

Lindsay, Nicole Marie

Reading, Charlotte

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Scholars Press

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

Paperback, 279 p.

Subject

Aboriginal Health

Community Health Services

Leadership/Coaching

Abstract

The health disparities affecting Indigenous peoples in Canada might well be understood as a national epidemic. Although progress has been made in the last decade towards both understanding and ameliorating Indigenous health inequalities, very little research or writing has expanded a social determinants of health framework to account for the unique histories and present realities of Indigenous peoples in this country. This timely edited collection addresses this significant knowledge gap, exploring the ways that multiple health determinants beyond the social―from colonialism to geography, from economy to biology―converge to impact the health status of Indigenous peoples in Canada.

This unique collection, comprised largely of contributions by Indigenous authors, offers the voices and expertise of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis writers from across Canada. The multitude of health determinants of Indigenous peoples are considered in a selection of chapters that range from scholarly papers by research experts in the field, to reflective essays by Indigenous leaders. Appropriate throughout a range of disciplines, including Health Studies, Indigenous Studies, Public and Population Health, Community Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work, this engaging text broadens the social determinants of health framework to better understand health inequality. Most importantly, it does so by placing front and center the voices and experiences of Indigenous peoples.

ISBN

9781551307329

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF GN 400 GRE 2015

Copies

Author

Marmot, Michael

Place of Publication

New York

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

387pp

Subjects

Anti-Racism

Diversity

Social Injustice

Abstract

In Baltimore's inner-city neighborhood of Upton/Druid Heights, a man's life expectancy is sixty-three; not far away, in the Greater Roland Park/Poplar neighborhood, life expectancy is eighty-three. The same twenty-year avoidable disparity exists in the Calton and Lenzie neighborhoods of Glasgow, and in other cities around the world.

In Sierra Leone, one in 21 fifteen-year-old women will die in her fertile years of a maternal-related cause; in Italy, the figure is one in 17,100; but in the United States, which spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world, it is one in 1,800 (and now, with the new administration chipping away at Obamacare, the statistics stand to grow even more devastating). Why?

Dramatic differences in health are not a simple matter of rich and poor; poverty alone doesn't drive ill health, but inequality does. Indeed, suicide, heart disease, lung disease, obesity, and diabetes, for example, are all linked to social disadvantage. In every country, people at relative social disadvantage suffer health disadvantage and shorter lives. Within countries, the higher the social status of individuals, the better their health. These health inequalities defy the usual explanations. Conventional approaches to improving health have emphasized access to technical solutions and changes in the behavior of individuals, but these methods only go so far. What really makes a difference is creating the conditions for people to have control over their lives, to have the power to live as they want. Empowerment is the key to reducing health inequality and thereby improving the health of everyone. Marmot emphasizes that the rate of illness of a society as a whole determines how well it functions; the greater the health inequity, the greater the dysfunction.

Marmot underscores that we have the tools and resources materially to improve levels of health for individuals and societies around the world, and that to not do so would be a form of injustice. Citing powerful examples and startling statistics (?young men in the U.S. have less chance of surviving to sixty than young men in forty-nine other countries?), The Health Gap presents compelling evidence for a radical change in the way we think about health and indeed society, and inspires us to address the societal imbalances in power, money, and resources that work against health equity.

ISBN

9781-63286-0781

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF NR 100 MAR 2015

Copies

Author

Hebert, Philip C.

Edition

3rd edition

Place of Publication

Oxford, UK

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

Paperback: p 354.

Subject

Medical Ethics

Physicians

UBC MD Undergrad

Abstract

This book offers healthcare trainees and practitioners alike a comprehensive, usable guide to biomedical ethics today. This text works through questions of moral principles relevant to a diverse and growing number of healthcare professionals. Rather than focus on theory, the text takes an applied, case-study based approach that makes complex ethical issues real and relatable. Updates to this edition include new discussions on reproductive technology and reproductive choice, medical professionalism, and managing error. Also new are thoroughly updated references, expanded theoretical coverage, and case studies that reflect team ethics. This is an ideal text for second-and third-year one-semester ethics courses offered in medical schools, health sciences departments, and nursing programs.

ISBN

9780199005529

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF IC 100 HEB 2014

Copies

Author

Douglas, Vasiliki

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

Paperback, 239 p.

Subject

Aboriginal Health

Leadership/Coaching

Abstract

Written by one of the leading researchers in First Nations and Inuit Health, this is the only entry-level text to address the current state of knowledge in the field of aboriginal health.The book places aboriginal health in Canada within its historical and philosophical context as it addresses social and clinical approaches to major health issues facing this population. It discusses the distinctive features of aboriginal health and healing as opposed to traditional Western medicine and why it should be studied as a discrete field.

Using the thread of cultural safety throughout, the text introduces students to health concerns facing the aboriginal population in general, with a special focus on the needs of women and children. The text provides a framework for professionals to approach aboriginal clients in a way that will both respect their worldviews and retain their own professional epistemology. Chapters are consistently formatted to include chapter objectives, case studies, critical thinking exercises, key concepts and terms, and recommended websites. The text adheres to the CASN/ANAC/CAN framework for teaching cultural competence and safety in regard to aboriginal health, and meets the needs of a curriculum that is highly recommended and will likely be required in the near future.Included with the text are an instructor'Äôs manual, study guide, and sample exams.

ISBN

9780826117977

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF GN 400 DOU 2013

Copies

Author

Cooper, Randy

Place of Publication

Chicago, IL

Publisher

Health Forum, Inc.

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

Softcover: 154 p.

Subject

Health Care Delivery Systems

Hospitals Services

Abstract

This book enables executive and department-level manageres to plan, develop, and implement wayfinding programs that better serve their patients, visitors and staff. It helps project leaders to justify a financial investment in wayfinding, identify, prioritize and document facility needs build a wayfinding and signage standards manual for ongoing reference and provide direction for hiring qualified vendors and consultants who have the ability to accomplish facility goals.

ISBN

9781556483691

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF JB 100 COO 2010

Copies

Author

Nelson, Ramona

Staggers, Nancy (Eds).

Edition

1st Ed.

Place of Publication

Saint Louis, MO

Publisher

Mosby

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

Paperback, 560 Pages

Subject

Health Informatics

Hospitals

Computers in Medicine

Abstract

Covering a wide range of skills and systems, this title prepares you for work in today's technology-filled clinical field. Topics include clinical decision support, clinical documentation, provider order entry systems, system implementation, adoption issues, and more. Case studies, abstracts, and discussion questions enhance your understanding of these crucial areas of the clinical space.

ISBN

978-0323100953

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF AA 150 NEL 2014

Copies

Author

Shortliffe, Edward (ed.)

Cimino, James (ed.)

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

London, UK

Publisher

Springer

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

xxvi, 965 p. : ill., port.

Subject

Health Informatics

Abstract

This text provides comprehensive introduction to key topics in the field and the underlying scientific issues that sit at the intersection of biomedical science, patient care, public health, and information technology (IT). Emphasizing the conceptual basis of the field rather than technical details, it provides an introduction and extensive bibliography so that readers can comprehend, assess, and utilize biomedical informatics and health IT. The volume focuses on easy-to-understand examples, a guide to additional literature, chapter summaries, and a comprehensive glossary with concise definitions of recurring terms for self-study or classroom use.

ISBN

9781447144731

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF AA 150 SHO 2014

Copies

Website Notes

Click on the link to view/print.

Author

Bilsker, Dan

Petermann, Lisa

Elliot M. Goldner

Place of Publication

Calgary, Alberta

Publisher

Mental Health Commission of Canada

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

PDF file: 30 pages

Subject

Perspectives in Health Care

Abstract

The I2I is a how-to guide for driving change using KT activities. It is built around the concept of innovation: products, actions, services or relationships that have the potential to enhance health outcomes. The guide illustrates how to move from innovation to implementation in a thoughtful manner to achieve the desired outcomes of a project or initiative. The I2I is not meant to replace KT frameworks such as the PARiHS framework, the Knowledge Exchange Model or the Knowledge-to-Action process, but rather to facilitate an increase in their application through the development of a practical, action-oriented guide. The I2I is a practical, step-by-step guide to achieving successful KT. It highlights the importance of bringing a wide range of participants to the table, respecting both diversity and uniqueness, where knowledge is jointly identified, created or applied. It also stresses the importance of incorporating various knowledge perspectives.

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Website

http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/Documents/Guidelines-Standards/Maternal/MentalHealthDisordersGuideline.pdf

Corporate Author

BC Reproductive Mental Health Program

Perinatal Services BC

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Reproductive Mental Health

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

Softcover: 90 p.

Subject

Pregnancy/Childbirth. Obstetrics

Mental Health/Illness

Prenatal Care

Mental Health

Anxiety

Abstract

These guidelines are designed to support healthcare clinicians with early detection and treatment of mental health disorders in pregnant and postpartum women.

The guidelines include:

• an overview of mental health disorders in the perinatal period;

• four common disorders: depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, and psychotic disorders, including postpartum psychosis; and

• education and prevention, screening and diagnosis, treatment, and recommendations for each disorder.

Notes

Please note that the version for sale is in BLACK & WHITE only.

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF GH 200 BCR 2014

Copies

Editor

Straus, Sharon E

Tetroe, Jacqueline

Graham, Ian D

Edition

2nd Ed

Place of Publication

[United Kingdom]

Publisher

Wiley Blackwell

Publication Date

2013

Subjects

Knowledge

Health

Practice Guideline

Abstract

Knowledge Translation in Health Care is a practical introduction to knowledge translation for everyone working and learning within health policy and funding agencies, and as researchers, clinicians and trainees. Using everyday examples, it explains how to use research findings to improve health care in real life.

This new second edition defines the principles and practice of knowledge translation and outlines strategies for successful knowledge translation in practice and policy making. It includes relevant real world examples and cases of knowledge translation in action that are accessible and relevant for all stakeholders including clinicians, health policy makers, administrators, managers, researchers, clinicians and trainees.

From an international expert editor and contributor team, and fully revised to reflect current practice and latest developments within the field, Knowledge Translation in Health Care is the practical guide for all health policy makers and researchers, clinicians, trainee clinicians, medical students and other healthcare professionals seeking to improve healthcare practice.

ISBN

9781118413548

Language

English

Call Number

REF KT 100 STR 2013

Copies

Author

Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie

Donelle, Lorie

Ahmed, Ruksana

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

Paperback, 248 p.,ill.

Subject

Patient Education

Patient-Health Care Practitioner Relations. Doctor-Patient Relations.

Leadership/Coaching

Abstract

Why do we need health literacy? Through a health promotion and social justice lens, Laurie Hoffman-Goetz, Lorie Donelle, and Rukhsana Ahmed describe health literacy as an increasingly important determinant of health and highlight the necessity of health literacy skills for ensuring equitable access to health care information and services. This core text offers a critical examination of how culture, ethnicity, social media applications, and the literacy and digital divides affect individuals? ability to secure health information, services, and support. Health Literacy in Canada will inform the way we respond to public health issues in Canada and around the world. This pedagogically rich and highly accessible text is ideal for use in upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in public health, health promotion, health communication, risk communication and perception, and gerontology.

ISBN

9781551305592

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF IA 850 HOF 2014

Copies

Author

Wager, Karen

Wickham Lee, Frances

Glaser, John P.

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

San Francisco, CA

Publisher

Jossey-Bass

Publication Date

2013

Subject

Computerized Information Systems

Abstract

This text offers an understanding of health care information systems that helps readers work effectively with and support information systems design, as well as the development and implementation. It covers current and developing information systems of interest to managers in health services organizations; health care information systems architecture; security and privacy issues; uses of health care information for clinical and strategic analysis and decision support; techniques for developing and evaluating an information system request for proposal; and information on the future.

ISBN

9781118173534

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF AA 150 WAG 2013

Copies

Author

Payne, Debbie

Hagge, Erna

Place of Publication

Delta, BC

Publisher

Deberna Coaching International

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

Paperback; 319 pages

Subject

Leadership/Coaching

Abstract

Used for self-development, mentoring, coaching, triad work, teamwork, and organizational learning system within the health system. Over 500+ coaching questions, 40+ exercises, tools and assessments. Multi-purpose resource for leadership development.

Notes

Custom edition for health professionals.

ISBN

978-0-9783526--2-2

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF AA 75 PAY 2012

Copies

Author

Parnell, Terri Ann

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

Paperback, 302 p., ill.

Subject

Nursing

Nursing Education

Communication

Nurse Practitioners

Abstract

This health literacy textbook provides an overview of health literacy, discusses the magnitude of the issue, and explains implications of low health literacy. It details strategies to enhance effective communication between patients and nursing practitioners. Through case-based examples, this textbook and clinical guide assists nurses in developing the requisite skills needed to communicate effectively so that patients can truly make informed health decisions and enhance health outcomes.

Key Features:

Provides a solid foundation for developing skills that foster health literacy among all patients and practitioners

Assists in meeting the regulatory requirements for providing culturally and linguistically appropriate patient education

Includes guidelines for improving health literacy according to increasingly evolving regulatory standards

Includes case-based examples to illustrate the purpose and effectiveness of enhancing patient and provider health literacy skills

Addresses both oral and written communication strategies

ISBN

9780826161727

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF JC 530 PAR 2015

Copies

Author

Geddes, Gary

Edition

1st

Place of Publication

British Columbia, Canada

Publisher

Heritage House

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

320pp

Subjects

Anti-Racism

Diversity

Indigenous

Reconciliation

Abstract

After the publication of his critically acclaimed 2011 book Drink the Bitter Root: A Writer?s Search for Justice and Healing in Africa, author Gary Geddes turned the investigative lens on his own country, embarking on a long and difficult journey across Canada to interview Indigenous elders willing to share their experiences of segregated health care, including their treatment in the "Indian hospitals" that existed from coast to coast for over half a century.

The memories recounted by these survivors?from gratuitous drug and surgical experiments to electroshock treatments intended to destroy the memory of sexual abuse?are truly harrowing, and will surely shatter any lingering illusions about the virtues or good intentions of our colonial past. Yet, this is more than just the painful history of a once-so-called vanishing people (a people who have resisted vanishing despite the best efforts of those in charge); it is a testament to survival, perseverance, and the power of memory to keep history alive and promote the idea of a more open and just future.

Released to coincide with the Year of Reconciliation (2017), Medicine Unbundled is an important and timely contribution to our national narrative.

ISBN

978-1772031645

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF NR 100 GED 2017

Copies

Website

www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/

Website Notes

Merged into ICF

Corporate Author

World Health Organization

Place of Publication

Geneva, Switzerland

Publisher

World Health Organization

Publication Date

2012

Subject

Medical Dictionaries. Medical Thesauri. Medical Terminology

Anatomy

Physiology

ISBN

9789241547321

Language

English

Material Type

Online