WRHA Virtual Library: Special Topics Toolkit

Genetics

• Gene (NCBI)
• GeneCards Human Gene Database
• Familial Cancer Database
• Emery and Rimoin’s Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics and Genomics (2021,7e)
• Harper's Practice Genetic Counselling (2020,8e)
• European Journal of Medical Genetics
• Genetics in Medicine journal
• Trends in Genetics journal
• GeneReviews

Health Communication

• The Mumbo Jumbo Fix: a survival guide for effective doctor-patient-nurse communication (2021)
• Effective Medical Communication (2020)
• European Journal of Health Communication
• Healthcare Excellence Canada: Communications Toolkit

Health Economics

• Emcare database
• NHS Economic Evaluation Database
• Canadian Public-Sector Financial Management (2019,3e)
• Health Economics Review journal
• Medical Economics journal
• Institute of Health Economics

Oral Health

• The Pocket Guide to Mouth and Dental Hygiene in Dementia Care (2020)
• Newman and Carranza's Clinical Periodontology and Implantology (2023,14e)
• McDonald and Avery's Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent (2022,11e)
• Journal of the American Dental Association journal
• Journal of the Canadian Dental Association
• Journal of Dental Hygiene journal
• Journal of Dentistry journal
• Pediatric Dental Journal journal
• American Dental Association: Clinical Practice Guidelines and Dental Evidence

Patient Safety

• Patient Safety and Serious Incident Responses (2024)
• High Reliability Organizations: a healthcare handbook for patient safety & quality (2021,2e)
• Implementing Patient Safety (2020)
• Handbook of Perioperative and Procedural Patient Safety (2024)
• Journal of Patient Safety
• WRHA: Patient Safety
• Patient Safety Essentials

Statistics

• Canadian Public Health Infobase
• CIHI
• OECD
• Institute of Health Economics
• Data for Nurses: Understanding and Using Data to Optimize Care Delivery in Hospitals (2020)
• Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (2020,3e)
• Finding and using health statistics
• Health Statistics Guide (U of M)

Substance Abuse

• Counseling individuals with co-occurring addictive and mental disorders : a comprehensive approach (2024)
• The ASAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine (2020,3e)
• The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Substance Use Disorder Treatment (2021)
• Canadian Journal of Addiction
• Addictive Behaviors journal
• Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment journal
• SAMHSA/CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocols (HSTAT)
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
• Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• WRHA Position Statement on Harm Reduction [PDF]
• Caring for People Who Use Drugs (WRHA)