Image Credit: Sharon Koehn
Image Credit: Sue Mills
Presented by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and Woodward Library, the Health Information Series is an ongoing public lecture series that take place in the Lower Mainland community. The tasks that individuals must undertake to live well with one or more chronic conditions. These tasks include having the confidence to deal with medical management, role management and emotional management of their conditions. As an expert on chronic disease self-management supports, particularly health programs and everyday intervention techniques, Dr. Sue Mills from the School of Population and Public Health will bring a lively presentation and discussion to the community of Surrey at its newly opened City Centre Library.
Are you interested in more about this area? There are open access resources available online selected by UBC Librarians
Free Medical Journals - http://resources.library.ubc.ca/579/
BioMed Central - http://www.biomedcentral.com/
Ageline - http://resources.library.ubc.ca/541/
Native Health Database - http://resources.library.ubc.ca/879/
Population Index - http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1632
HLWiki Canada - http://hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca/index.php/UBC_HealthLib-Wiki_-_A_Knowledge Base_for_Health_Librarians
Questions for Discussion
What percentage of people live with chronic pain?
How can people with chronic pain learn to manage their pain?
How important is the social network/support for the person with chronic pain?
Some relevant websites for more information
Chronic Pain Association of Canada - http://www.chronicpaincanada.com/
What Are Some UBC Resources That Might Be Helpful for understanding chronic pain management and self-care?
The origins of health and disease by Michael E. Hyland [Available at UBC Okanagan Library - QP356.47 .H95 2011]
Indicators of chronic health conditions: monitoring community-level delivery systems edited by Robert J. Newcomer, A.E. Benjamin [Available at Woodward Library - WT500 .I536 1997]
For more information, please contact Allan Cho
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