Palliative Care Video List - Pain Resource Center

Quality of Life, Indicators of Quality 20 minutes This program presents an overview of the vital role ofthe Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) related to resident quality indicators. Through a series ofvignettes on pain, physical functioning, pressure sores, nutrition, and restraint reduction, theresponsibilities of the GNA are illustrated. Emphasis is placed on the importance of observation andassessment, team communication and the implementation of an individualized care plan. This programshows how the GNA is empowered to make significant contributions to positive clinical outcomes aswell as enhance the resident’s overall quality of life. Taped on-location at The Johns Hopkins GeriatricCenter Bayview Medical Center. Video Press Video $150Rachel’s Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer 107 minutes Rachel’s Daughters, afeature-length documentary, might be described as a postmodern detective story: The victims go insearch of the villains, and don’t find them. But on the way, they expose the questions that need to beanswered, and they propose that it’s up to ordinary citizens to organize and insist that scientists,governments and businesses ask the questions, too. Although no irrefutable connections are madebetween the incidence of cancer and the environment, the film movingly persuades viewers thatenvironmental factors are prime suspects. Women Make MoviesReady or Not 35 minutes An outstanding film that explores end of life issues in relationship to first andsecond year medical students. This film will help medical and nursing students as well as health careprofessionals understand how to relate to those that are dying with compassion, empathy andunderstanding. Aquarius Productions, Inc. #ENDREADY $195Ready or Not: Exploring End-of-life Issues An outstanding film that explores end-of-life issues inrelationship to first and second year medical students. This film helps to understand how to relate tothose who are dying with compassion, empathy and understanding.Aquarius Productions, Inc. #ENDREADY Video $195Reflections on Suffering 20 minutes In a moving conversation with her doctor, Jean Cameron, a cancervictim, discusses how she has come to terms with her terminal illness, and the perspective it has givenher on the meaning of life. Terra Nova Films Video $129; Rental $35Religion and Euthanasia 29 minutes The highly controversial topic of euthanasia is examined in thisprogram through the eyes of several medical and religious experts. Euthanasia as an acceptable practiceis discussed within the context of current “right-to-die” cases, including the highly publicized assistedsuicideactivities of Dr. Jack Kevorkian. We see how individual rights issues often overshadow legalarguments. Efforts currently under way by religious groups to block the practice are examined. Overall,the program represents an excellent starting point for discussions about what role religion and moralityshould play in the euthanasia debate. Films for the Humanities & Sciences BKU7099 Video $89.95Remembering Tom 24 minutes This film explores the tragic aftermath of a young man’s suicide. Tomwas eighteen when he killed himself, leaving his mother, father, sister and brother to deal with theanguish of his death. Two years later his sister Rachel, now seventeen, confesses that she had toovercome suicidal thoughts of her own in the months after her brother died. It was, she says, “thegreatest pain anyone can imagine.” All the members of this close-knit family speak of their shock, loss,and guilt, but they also convey the ways they have learned to live with – not “get over” – Tom’ssuicide. Fanlight Productions HW-320 Video $195Video list Page 51 of 68Rev 09