Palliative Care Video List - Pain Resource Center

CANCER: INCREASING YOUR ODDS FOR SURVIVAL (4-part series) Narrated by Walter Cronkite,this two-time award winning series is part of the Human Condition Series. Video I – Dealing withCancer 57 minutes Includes background information on cancer including terms, and statistics; how todeal with the shock of diagnosis, and the importance of second opinions and support. #ONCDIAGVideo II – Treatment Interventions 57 minutes This video contains information on mainstream physicalinterventions, alternative and complementary physical treatments, diet and nutrition, and books,resources, and organizations to find out more about these topics. #ONCSURVIVE Video III –Mind/Body Therapies 57 minutes This video covers the minds effect on the immune system andhealing, and the psychological dimensions of cancer. Complementary therapies are included with somewell-knows experts. #ONCMINDBODY Video IV – Spirituality and Mortality 57 minutes The finalvideo deals with the spiritual aspects of the disease, spontaneous remission, death and dying andterminal care. #ONCSPIRIT Aquarius Productions, Inc. #ONCSURVIVE Series $399, Individual $140Cancer: Increasing Your Odds for Survival… This video is a jump-start of information that cancerpatients and their families need in order to make informed decisions to increase the odds for survival. Itis a four-hour, four-part educational documentary that provides a complete overview of state-of-the-artinformation and resources from America’s leading cancer experts and cancer survivors. WalterCronkite as narrator will introduce topics and interview some of the most prominent cancer experts ofour time. Aquarius Productions ONCSURVIVE Video $399Care Beyond Cure: Hospice Helping Physicians Treat The Terminally Ill 30 minutes One of the bigchallenges in gaining greater acceptance for hospice is to change attitudes and improve awarenessamong physicians. This outstanding video clinic takes a giant step toward that goal. It straightforwardlyaddresses physicians’ concerns and questions about hospice. Interview with patients and physicianshelp bring into focus issues like how to cope with pressures to cure, the physician’s role in a care team,discussing hospice with patients, reimbursement concerns, nurse-physician interaction, and more.National Hospice Organization B712448 Video $15.95CARE OF THE DYING SERIES 4-tape series Learning About Dying: Death, The Final Stage ofGrowth 20 minutes This program provides a philosophical appreciation of human existence - birth,growth and death - the spectrum of life. As caregivers to the elderly, understanding, acceptance andcomfort with the subject of death and dying will help you and your patients. Making Decisions andPlans 20 minutes This video presents a discussion in which a physician explains to a patient that nocure exists for the patient’s condition. Topics include support the health care team will provide, advancedirectives, treatment options and quality of life. Comfort Measures at the End of Life 20 minutesTerminally ill patients who elect not to pursue curative treatment deserve the best possible care. Healthcare providers must know how to provide pain control and symptom management for physical comfort.They must also be able to discuss the physiological ramifications and basic ethical principles ofwithholding artificial nutrition and hydration. Finally, it is essential, whenever possible, to involve thefamily in supporting and implementing decisions. A Conspiracy of Silence: Helping the Patient andFamily to Live with Terminal Illness 20 minutes Effective care for terminally ill patients and theirfamilies involves education about death and dying. Health care workers often find loving, caringfamilies unable to share their fears, worries and strengths. A “conspiracy of silence” is developed toprotect the patient. Through open communication, the health care professional can help patients andfamilies replace fear and distress with spiritual and emotional strength to give life’s final stage a senseof peace and meaning. Video Press Video $150/each or $400 Series; Rental $75/eachVideo list Page 21 of 68Rev 09