60 years of survival outcomes at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32423
M. Alma Rodriguez, Ronald S. Walters, Thomas W. Burke, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2013.
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This unique book provides a retrospective analysis of the changes in survival outcomes at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center over the past six decades. Since opening its doors in 1944, M.D. Anderson has kept a continuous, uninterrupted data repository of the treatment and outcomes of each of its patients. It is this visionary database from the Center's tumor registry which makes this groundbreaking book possible. Tracking results across time, the book shows radical shifts in ou…
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- Rodriguez, M. Alma
- Walters, Ronald S
- Burke, Thomas W
- Responsibility
- M. Alma Rodriguez, Ronald S. Walters, Thomas W. Burke, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 346 p. : 124 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461451976
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Academies and Institutes - history
- History, 20th century
- History, 21st century
- Neoplasms - epidemiology
- Neoplasms - therapy
- Registries
- Survival Analysis
- Texas - epidemiology
- Treatment Outcome
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Oncology
- Epidemiology
- Abstract
- This unique book provides a retrospective analysis of the changes in survival outcomes at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center over the past six decades. Since opening its doors in 1944, M.D. Anderson has kept a continuous, uninterrupted data repository of the treatment and outcomes of each of its patients. It is this visionary database from the Center's tumor registry which makes this groundbreaking book possible. Tracking results across time, the book shows radical shifts in outcomes trends, where great progress has been made, and where there is still a long way to go, and offers a snapshot of the parallel history of developments in care. Such data is crucial to informing how patients are counseled, how treatment decisions are determined, and how prognoses are made. 60 Years of Survival Outcomes at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is the only book to concurrently present longitudinal data on survival outcomes across the spectrum of rare and common cancers. Each chapter deals with a specific disease site, discussing current management approaches and presenting key data replete with illustrative charts, graphs, and tables. With the resources available only to the practitioners at this inimitable institution, this book heralds a cornerstone moment in the study of survival outcomes and the depth of our knowledge of cancer care.
- Contents
- Ch. 1:Introduction -- Ch. 2:History of MD Anderson's Tumor Registry -- Ch. 3:Statistical Methods -- Ch. 4:Breast Cancer -- Ch. 5:Prostate Cancer -- Ch. 6:Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer -- Ch. 7:Small Cell Lung Cancer -- Ch. 8:Colon Cancer -- Ch. 9:Ovarian Cancer -- Ch. 10:Cervical Cancer -- Ch. 11:Endometrial Cancer -- Ch. 12:Pancreatic Cancer (Exocrine) -- Ch. 13:Kidney Cancer -- Ch. 14:Bladder Cancer -- Ch. 15:Cutaneous Melanoma -- Ch. 16:Liver Cancer -- Ch. 17:Esophageal Cancer -- Ch. 18:Gastric Cancer -- Ch. 19:Acute Myeloid Leukemia -- Ch. 20:Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma -- Ch. 21:Hodgkin Lymphoma -- Ch. 22:Non-Hodgkin Indolent B-Cell Lymphoma -- Ch. 23:Non-Hodgkin Aggressive B-Cell Lymphoma -- Ch. 24:Multiple Myeloma -- Ch. 25:Head and Neck Cancer -- Ch. 26:Thyroid Cancer -- Ch. 27:Soft Tissue Sarcomas -- Ch. 28:Sarcomas of Bone -- Index.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Auerbach's wilderness medicine
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editor Paul S. Auerbach ; associate editors Tracy A. Cushing, N. Stuart Harris.
(7th ed.)
--Philadelphia, PA:
Elsevier
, c2017.
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Now in its 7th edition, Auerbach’s Wilderness Medicine continues to help you quickly and decisively manage medical emergencies encountered in any wilderness or other austere setting. World-renowned authority Dr. Paul Auerbach and 2 new associate editors have assembled a team of experts to offer proven, practical, visual guidance for effectively diagnosing and treating the full range of issues that can occur in situations where time and resources are scarce. Now in an exciting 2-volume set tha…
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- Auerbach, Paul S.
- Responsibility
- editor Paul S. Auerbach ; associate editors Tracy A. Cushing, N. Stuart Harris
- Edition
- 7th ed.
- Alternate Title
- Wilderness medicine
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource, 2848 p.
- ISBN
- 9780323359429
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Wilderness Medicine
- Emergency Treatment - methods
- Recreation
- Rescue Work
- Survival
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Outdoor medical emergencies
- First aid in illness and injury
- Wilderness Medicine
- Emergency Treatment - methods
- Environmental Exposure
- Rescue Work
- Survival
- Abstract
- Now in its 7th edition, Auerbach’s Wilderness Medicine continues to help you quickly and decisively manage medical emergencies encountered in any wilderness or other austere setting. World-renowned authority Dr. Paul Auerbach and 2 new associate editors have assembled a team of experts to offer proven, practical, visual guidance for effectively diagnosing and treating the full range of issues that can occur in situations where time and resources are scarce. Now in an exciting 2-volume set that includes convenient online access, this indispensable resource equips physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, first responders, and rescuers with the essential knowledge and skills to effectively address and prevent injuries and illnesses – no matter where they happen.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Auerbach's wilderness medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat50402
Auerbach, Paul.
(7th ed.)
--Philadelphia, PA:
Elsevier
, 2017.
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Author
- Auerbach, Paul
- Edition
- 7th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- ISBN
- 9780323359429
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Wilderness Medicine
- Emergency Treatment - methods
- Recreation
- Rescue Work
- Survival
- Notes
- Access to this online resource is restricted to IWK Health Centre employees working from inside the hospital network.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23006
Hewitt, Maria.
National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Committee on Cancer Survivorship.
--Washington, DC:
National Academies Press
, c2006.
- Call Number
- QZ 266 F931 2006
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- QZ 266 F931 2006
- Author
- Hewitt, Maria
- Other Authors
- Greenfield, Sheldon
- Stovall, Ellen
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- National Academies Press
- Date of Publication
- c2006
- Physical Description
- 506 p.
- ISBN
- 0309095956
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neoplasms - psychology
- Neoplasms - therapy - United States
- Continuity of Patient Care - United States
- Quality of Health Care - United States
- Survival Rate - United States
- Survivors
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Handbook of emergency response : a human factors and systems engineering approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33517
edited by Adedeji B. Badiru, LeeAnn Racz.
--Boca Raton, FL:
CRC Press
, c2014.
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- Location
- Online
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- Other Authors
- Badiru, Adedeji Bodunde
- Racz, LeeAnn
- Responsibility
- edited by Adedeji B. Badiru, LeeAnn Racz
- Place of Publication
- Boca Raton, FL
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxxiii, 724 p.)
- Series Title
- Industrial innovation series
- ISBN
- 9781466514577 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disaster Planning
- Emergency Responders
- Ergonomics
- Rescue Work - methods
- Rescue Work - organization & administration
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Emergency management - Technological innovations
- Rescue work
- Survival and emergency equipment
- Incident command systems
- Human engineering
- Contents
- Contents: Robotic technologies for first response: A review -- A practical, simplified chemical agent sensor placement methodology -- Harnessing disruptive technologies: Quick systems engineering for emergency response -- An emerging framework for unmanned aircraft systems in the national airspace system: Opportunities and challenges for first responders and emergency management -- Optimization in evacuation route planning -- Evacuation planning, analysis, and management -- Hierarchical optimization for helicopter mission planning in large-scale emergencies -- Planning and management of transportation systems for evacuation -- Riverflow prediction for emergency response: Military applications using artificial neural networks -- Understanding the influence of the "cry wolf hypothesis" and "false alarm effect" on public response to emergency warnings -- Accessible emergency management: A human factors engineering approach -- Framework for preparing for the unprepared -- Lest we forget: A critical analysis of bioterrorist incidents, national exercises, and U.S. prevention, response, and recovery strategies -- Resilience to WMD: Communication and active participation are key -- First responders: A biomechanical evaluation of supply distribution -- Dynamics and dangers of therapeutic strategies for organophosphate poisoning: A physiologically based model -- Coordinated project systems approach to emergency response -- Overcoming obstacles to integrated response among incongruent organizations -- Decisions in disaster recovery operations: A game theoretic perspective on organization cooperation -- Integrating Department of Defense response with nongovernmental organizations during a disaster -- Time is a murderer: The cost of critical path drag in emergency response -- Coordination and control in emergency response -- Managing the complexities of incident command -- Begin with the end in mind: An all-hazards systems approach to waste management planning for homeland security incidents -- Creating effective response communications -- Assessing the state of knowledge about emergency management in other countries -- Framework for real-time, all-hazards global situational awareness -- All-hazards response team preparation: Planning and training concepts -- Medical supply chain resiliency in disasters -- Decision support for inland waterways emergency response.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Human Gametes and Preimplantation Embryos : Assessment and Diagnosis
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40726
David K. Gardner, Denny Sakkas, Emre Seli, Dagan Wells, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2013.
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In recent years, the advancing science and increasing availability of assisted reproduction have given new hope to infertile couples. However, the use of IVF and ART has also led to marked increases in the number of multiple-infant live births. This poses a public health concern, as these neonates have a higher rate of pre-term delivery, compromising their survival chances and increasing their risk of lifelong disability. By optimizing the selection of gametes and embryos with high probabilitie…
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- Gardner, David K
- Sakkas, Denny
- Seli, Emre
- Wells, Dagan
- Responsibility
- David K. Gardner, Denny Sakkas, Emre Seli, Dagan Wells, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 306 p. : 64 illus., 48 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461466512
- 9781461466505 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Blastocyst
- Cell Survival
- Embryo Transfer
- Fertilization in Vitro
- Germ Cells - growth & development
- Preimplantation Diagnosis
- Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
- Abstract
- In recent years, the advancing science and increasing availability of assisted reproduction have given new hope to infertile couples. However, the use of IVF and ART has also led to marked increases in the number of multiple-infant live births. This poses a public health concern, as these neonates have a higher rate of pre-term delivery, compromising their survival chances and increasing their risk of lifelong disability. By optimizing the selection of gametes and embryos with high probabilities of implantation, it is possible to reduce the number of embryos transferred and, by extension, the number of high-risk multiple gestations, while maintaining or increasing pregnancy rates. Human Gametes and Preimplantation Embryos: Assessment and Diagnosis provides a broad yet concise overview of established and developing methodologies for assessment of gamete and embryo viability in assisted reproduction. This book elucidates the best practices for precisely selecting viable specimens based on morphology and cleavage rate and covers the spectrum of emerging adjunctive technologies for predicting reproductive potential. The authors present their extensive knowledge of "omics" approaches (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics), with unbiased delineation of the associated advantages and potential pitfalls. This valuable clinical resource is well suited to infertility specialists, Ob/Gyn physicians, IVF laboratory technicians, and researchers in the fields of embryology and reproductive medicine.
- Contents
- Current Practices and Regulations for Embryo Transfer Worldwide: Implications on IVF Outcome -- Analysis of the Zona Pellucida as an Indicator of Oocyte Developmental Potential -- Morphological Assessment of Oocytes, Pronuclear and Cleavage Stage Embryos -- Morphological Assessment of Blastocyst Stage Embryos: Types of Grading Systems and Their Reported Outcomes -- Real Time Imaging Strategies to Improve Morphological Assessment -- Limitations and Benefits of Morphologic Embryo Assessment Strategies: How Far Can Morphological Assessment Go in the Identification of Viable Embryos? -- Sperm Morphologic Characteristics and Their Impact on Embryo Quality and Pregnancy Outcome -- Objective Biomarkers of Sperm Development and Fertility: Assessment of Sperm-Zona Pellucida Binding Ability and Hyaluronic Acid Mediated Selection of Sperm for ICSI Fertilization -- Selecting the Best Sperm and Its Implications in Clinical Practice -- The Origins of Aneuploidy in Human Embryos -- Preimplantation Genetic Screening and Diagnosis Using Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH) -- Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Next Generation Sequencing -- Use of Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH) and Microarray-CGH for Preimplantation Genetic Screening -- Quantitative SNP Array and Real-Time PCR Based Human Preimplantation Embryo Aneuploidy Screening -- Regulation of Gene Expression in the Oocyte and Early Embryo: Implications for Transcriptomic and Proteomic Embryo Assessment -- Transcriptomics Technology: Promise and Potential Pitfalls -- Transcriptomic Analysis of Cumulus and Granulosa Cells as a Marker of Embryo Viability -- Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics and the Study of Sperm Cell Biology -- Proteomic Analysis of Embryo Viability -- Metabolism of the Viable Human Embryo -- Analysis of Respiration as an Indicator of Oocyte and Embryo Developmental Potential -- Mitochondrial Activity as a Biomarker of Gamete and Embryo Health -- Carbohydrate Analysis and Embryo Viability -- Identification of Viable Embryos by Non-invasive Measurement of Amino Acids in Culture Media -- Metabolomic Profiling of Embryos Using Spectroscopy -- Microfluidic Devices for the Analysis of Gamete and Embryo Physiology.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Medicine for the outdoors : the essential guide to first aid and medical emergencies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31936
Paul S. Auerbach.
(5th ed.)
--Philadelphia, PA:
Mosby Elsevier
, c2009.
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Packed with step-by-step instructions, how-to explanations, and practical approaches to outdoor and wilderness emergencies, this newly updated guide explains the best ways to respond to just about any medical problem when help is miles or days away. Logically organized, "Medicine for the Outdoors" may literally save a life.
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- Author
- Auerbach, Paul S.
- Responsibility
- Paul S. Auerbach
- Edition
- 5th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Mosby Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (563 p.)
- ISBN
- 9780323078726 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Medicine
- First Aid
- Emergencies
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Outdoor medical emergencies
- First aid in illness and injury
- Emergency Treatment - methods
- Environmental Exposure
- Recreation
- Emergencies
- Survival
- Abstract
- Packed with step-by-step instructions, how-to explanations, and practical approaches to outdoor and wilderness emergencies, this newly updated guide explains the best ways to respond to just about any medical problem when help is miles or days away. Logically organized, "Medicine for the Outdoors" may literally save a life.
- Contents
- Part 1 General Information -- Part 2 Major Medical Problems -- Part 3 Minor Medical Problems -- Part 4 Disorders Related to Specific Environments -- Part 5 Miscellaneous Information.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Tactical pistol shooting : your guide to tactics that work
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30674
Lawrence, Erik.
(2nd ed.)
--Iola, WI:
Gun Digest Books
, 2009.
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Author
- Lawrence, Erik
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Iola, WI
- Publisher
- Gun Digest Books
- Date of Publication
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 258 p.
- ISBN
- 9781440227080
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Pistol shooting
- Combat survival
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Topics in palliative care. Vol. 4
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22629
Portenoy, Russell K.
--New York, NY:
Oxford University Press
, 2000.
- Call Number
- WB 310 T674 2000 v.4
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WB 310 T674 2000 v.4
- Author
- Portenoy, Russell K
- Other Authors
- Bruera, Eduardo
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 288 p.
- Series Vol.
- v. 4
- Series Title
- Topics in palliative care
- ISBN
- 019513219X
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Palliative Care
- Survival Analysis
- Coagulants - therapeutic use
- Anticoagulants - therapeutic use
- Contents
- I. Survival estimation in palliative care -- II. Education and training in palliative care -- III. Procoagulant and anticoagulant therapy in palliative care -- IV. Issues in the assessment and management of common symptoms.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
