C&W Library Catalogue
Browse and borrow resources that support the learning needs and professional development of C&W staff, clinicians, students and faculty.
Browse and borrow resources that support the learning needs and professional development of C&W staff, clinicians, students and faculty.
Numerous studies, inquiries, and statistics accumulated over the years have demonstrated the poor health status of Aboriginal peoples relative to the Canadian population in general. Aboriginal Health in Canada is about the complex web of physiological, psychological, spiritual, historical, sociolog…
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Advances in genetic research have captured the attention of the media and the public through reports about genetically caused diseases and behaviours. However, all too often the coverage of scientists' innovations has implied that genetic factors alone are responsible for effects ranging from perso…
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Contents: Epidemiology of allergic diseases; Natural history of allergic diseases and asthma; Genetics of allergic disease and asthma; Regulation and biology of immunoglobulin E; Inflammatory effector cells/cell migration; Developing immune system and allergy; Approach to the child wtih recurrent i…
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In 2008, Canada established a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to mend the deep rifts between Aboriginal peoples and the settler society that created Canada?s notorious residential school system. Unsettling the Settler Within argues that non-Aboriginal Canadians must undergo their own process of…
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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 soci…
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The book is divided into four sections: an overview of the mental health of indigenous peoples; origins and representations of social suffering; transformations of identity and community; and traditional healing and mental health services. Cross-cutting themes include: the impact of colonialism, se…
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This 3 volume text emphasizes application as well as the theory of medical genetics across the full spectrum of inherited disorders. Get expert clinical advice and guidance from over 250 of the world's most trusted authorities in medical genetics.; Volume 1 covers: Basic principles; General princip…
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This 3 volume text emphasizes application as well as the theory of medical genetics across the full spectrum of inherited disorders. Get expert clinical advice and guidance from over 250 of the world's most trusted authorities in medical genetics.; Volume 2 covers: Cardiovascular disorders; Respira…
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This 3 volume text emphasizes application as well as the theory of medical genetics across the full spectrum of inherited disorders. Get expert clinical advice and guidance from over 250 of the world's most trusted authorities in medical genetics.; Volume 3 covers: Metabolic disorders; Mental and B…
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This book is designed to meet the needs of the student of pediatrics, whether a medical student, a busy pediatric house officer, or a practitioner. It is divided into 5 parts: General Pediatrics; The Fetus and the Newborn; Ambulatory Pediatrics; The Sick or Hospitalized Patient; and The Pediatricia…
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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 m…
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Emphasizes the scientific-based underpinnings and evidence-based practices of the specialty. Suitable for the busy practitioner, this book summarizes important data that has influenced evidence-based management to improve pregnancy outcomes.
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The obstetrics text that has defined the discipline for generations of obstetrician-gynecologists is now more timely―and essential―than ever. Written by authors from the nationally known University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Williams Obstetrics maintains its trademark compreh…
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One of the world's most widely read gynecology texts for nearly 50 years,Speroff 's Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertilityprovides a complete explanation of the female endocrine system and offers practical guidance for evaluation and treatment of common disorders. In this fully revised …
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Published in collaboration with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, this highly respected resource provides the foundational knowledge medical students need to complete an Ob/Gyn rotation, pass national standardized exams, and competently care for women in clinical practice.; Fully c…
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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 determi…
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Well-Being in the Urban Aboriginal Community offers a selection of the papers presented at Fostering Biimaadiziwin, a national research conference held in Toronto in 2011. The conference grew out of a desire to add a new perspective to research concerning Aboriginal peoples living in urban environm…
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In Decolonizing Trauma Work, Renee Linklater explores healing and wellness in Indigenous communities on Turtle Island. Drawing on a decolonizing approach, which puts the soul wound of colonialism at the centre, Linklater engages ten Indigenous health care practitioners in a dialogue regarding Indig…
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This book is written by trainees in internal medicine who understand the need for rapid access to accurate and concise clinical information. It has a practical approach to clinical problem solving.
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This fully updated 4th edition provides an integrated symptom- and issue-based approach with easy access to high yield clinical information. For each topic, carefully organized sections on different diagnoses, investigations, and treatments are designed to facilitate patient care and examination pr…
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