Palliative Care Video List - Pain Resource Center

Help Me Die 48 minutes Exploring the bitterly controversial subject of euthanasia, Help Me Die probesthe ethical issues involved when loved ones, who are terminally ill, ask a physician or family memberfor assistance in ending their life. It profiles individuals who want to end their pain through suicide, aswell as others who seek pain relief through medication, or through hospice programs which will permitthem to die with dignity. This documentary invites us all to examine more closely our conceptions ofpersonal rights and responsibilities. Fanlight Productions ISBN 1-57295-075-7; CR-075 Video $195Helping to Control Cancer Pain Designed to alleviate patient’s concerns about cancer pain, this videofocuses on teaching patients how to communicate their pain to health care providers.Purdue Frederick Co. • 100 Connecticut Ave. • Norwalk, CT 06850-3590 • (203) 853-0123 • Fax: (203)838-1576 • http://www.partnersagainstpain.comHerbal Remedies: A Matter of Safety 16 minutes Herbal medicine has grown into a multimillion-dollarindustry, as more and more customers demand natural products. But how safe are these naturalremedies? Should manufacturers be required to list maximum doses and possible side effects? Thisprogram addresses this issue, and investigates how some manufacturers are deceiving the public byneither testing what they sell nor selling what they advertise. Films for the Humanities & SciencesBKU7595 Video $129, Rental $75Here For A Brief Moment Here For a Brief Moment interviews five individuals who are living with alife-threatening illness. Affirming the importance of living with illness, these personal, heartwarmingstories show how the advantages of living in the present moment can create wonderful possibilities forthe future. This video is recommended for individuals interested in how personal testimonies of peopleliving with life-threatening illnesses can teach all of us that, through realizing our own mortality, all ofus have the potential to make it our mission in life to change the world for the betterment of ourselvesand others. Aquarius Productions, Inc. Video $225.00Hospice Care: Compassion, Quality, Value 10 minutes An excellent outreach tool to managed careorganizations, this video is an effective way to explain both the nature and benefits of hospice. Thistwo-part presentation begins with a video that follows the last days of a cancer patient. In examiningher interaction with the hospice team, the video helps viewers understand hospice’s comprehensiveapproach to treating a patient’s physical, spiritual and psychosocial needs; its interdisciplinary approachto care; and its cost-effectiveness. The second half of the presentation consists of a slide series andaccompanying presenter’s guide that can be used to provide further insight into hospice. NationalHospice Organization B713446 Video Member $59.95; Non-members $99.95Hospice: A Shared Experience 23 minutes The most telling moments in this exceptional video comewhen actual hospice patients and their loved ones share their thoughts about how rewarding the hospiceexperience has been. With their input, along with commentary from hospice experts, viewers learnabout the peace, dignity and freedom from pain that are at the heart of the hospice philosophy. Thevideo talks about the control hospice lets patients regain and about the dedication of the hospice teamembers, from family to nurses to volunteers. This convincing and affecting presentation will giveeveryone a valuable perspective on hospice. National Hospice Organization B711184 Video Member$33.00 Non-members $47.25How I Coped When Mommy Died 26 minutes This inspiring video was created by 13 year old BrettHardy Blake, after losing his mother to breast cancer when he was 10. With mature insight andengaging humor, he takes the viewer on a personal journey through several years of his life, whileoriginal music, animated video sequences, photographs and artwork illustrate the teenager’sVideo list Page 35 of 68Rev 09