Palliative Care Video List - Pain Resource Center

striking is that many have reassessed their lifestyles and changed their priorities. Dr. Bruce Graysonexplains the psychology of near death experience. Filmakers Library Video $295, Rental $55Basic Legal Terminology 25 minutes Outlining the sources and types of medical law, this videodiscusses negligence and malpractice, as well as informed consent and professional liability insurance.Insight Media NU841 Video $149Before I Die 60 minutes In homes, hospitals and courtrooms, the process of dying in America is beingfiercely contested. Now you can join the debate in this Fred Friendly Seminar. Through the experiencesof three hypothetical patients, you’ll examine difficult issues including physician-assisted suicide, finaltreatment options and advance directives. Then draw on the insights of highly regarded doctors, nurses,ethicists and spiritual advisors to reach your own conclusions about the cultural, medical and personaldecisions we must face. PBS Video BIDI-101-S8LC Video $79.95http://www.thirteen.org/bid/index.htmlBefore I Die: Medical Care and Personal Choices 60 minutes In the drive to save lives, Americanmedical technology prolongs the dying process for many, creating a number of end-of-life scenariosthat have done much to rob death of its dignity and significance. This seminar moderated by HarvardLaw School’s Arthur Miller, brings together a diverse group of panelists, including Yale professorSherwin Nuland, bioethecist Arthur Caplan, Rabbi Maurice Lamm, and Anna Quindlen. Together theyconfront medical and cultural issues such as advanced directives, palliative care, physician-assistedsuicide, the need to re-spiritualize the dying process, and the overall difficulty of discussing death.Films for the Humanities & Sciences Video $129, Rental $75Before You Say Good-bye 30 minutes The catalyst for productions of this video was a tragic death.Producer and host, Jennifer Stache, talks with people whose lives have been intimately touched bysuicide. Then she turns the tables to share her own painful ordeal after losing a loved one quiteunexpectedly to suicide. The program’s goal is simple, to save lives. Before someone consideringsuicide says good-bye, this half-hour video may inspire him or her to find a reason to hold on to life.Aquarius Productions, Inc. Video $195Bereaved Parents 28 minutes This specially adapted Phil Donahue program looks at the overwhelmingsense of loss and even guilt that parents experience at the death of a child. The program suggests thatparents can survive their bereavement by sharing their grief with others, by thinking and speaking aboutthe lost child, and, especially, by recalling happy memories of him or her. Care must be taken to helpother children in the family come to terms with their loss, and the program suggests that counseling isoften necessary to accomplish this. Films for the Humanities & Sciences BKU1736 Video $89.95Between Life and Death 51 minutes According to polls, 70 percent of Americans believe in life afterdeath. This program investigates that possibility and provides astonishing testimony from those whoclaim to have had out-of-body experiences, including one man who “died” for 32 minutes. Experts onboth sides examine religious and scientific theories. Laboratory studies attempt to provide rationalexplanations, as subjects are neurologically stimulated and share common visions of dark tunnels withbeckoning light sources. Are these euphoric, culturally determined hallucinations triggered byendorphins released under stress, or proof of an after-life? This is a fascinating intellectual and spiritualforay into a controversial and elusive topic. Films for the Humanities & Sciences BKT7417 Video$149; Rental $75Video list Page 17 of 68Rev 09