|
Issues & Ethics
All in One Basket (443)
Follows three women through the process of paid egg donation, to explore ethical questions about the use of hormones, genetic selection for preferred physical traits, the role of money in reproductive medicine, and informed consent. (22 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
Buy DVD Now! 229.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Almost Home (198)
An unsentimental look at the lives of children who live in a homeless shelter, and at the adults who try to help them. (25 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Angela's Journey (480)
Angela is a bright, attractive young mother with two small children, and terminal breast cancer. This candid, compelling documentary follows Angela as she visits her physician and explores treatment options, while dealing with issues of body image, loneliness, and romance — and trying to pack twenty years of mothering into five. (49 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
Buy DVD Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Battered Hearts (430)
Domestic abuse is not always physical. Focusing on abusers as well as their victims, this documentary looks at the devastating range of physical, verbal, and emotional assaults which abusers may inflict, but also profiles successful programs which offer awareness, help and healing. (27 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
Buy DVD Now! 219.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Bevel Up: Drugs, Users & Outreach Nursing (487)
How can nurses deliver effective and compassionate healthcare to drug users? This compelling documentary follows a team of "street nurses" as they reach out to prevent AIDS and other STDs by going directly to the young people, sex workers, and homeless men and women living in the alleys, shelters, and skid row hotels of the inner city. (45 minutes)
Buy DVD Now! 299.00
1 Day VHS Rental $69.00/Day
Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence (321)
This program will help nurses, physicians, social workers and other healthcare workers to detect domestic violence and intervene to "break the cycle." (33 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Breath Taken (057)
Explores the tragic personal and social impact of asbestos-related disease, through the stories of several former asbestos workers. (36 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 99.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Buying Time (133)
Should media campaigns (in this case, soliciting contributions to pay for bone marrow transplants) be allowed to influence the allocation of precious healthcare resources? (27 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 99.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Caring at the End of Life (328)
Based on six case studies of seriously ill hospitalized patients, this moving film focuses on the key roles of nursing staff in improving patient-clinician communication in end-of-life care. (45 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 249.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Caring at the End of Life Series (910)
This three-part series deals with end-of-life care and decision making in the hospital, through profiles of several severely ill patients and the staff who deal with them. (75 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 369.00
Buy DVD Now! 399.00
1 Day VHS Rental $75.00/Day
Chasing the Cancer Answer (479)
There are predictions that one in two North Americans in the next generation will be diagnosed with cancer. Wendy Mesley had followed all the rules for healthy living, but she still got sick. In her quest for answers she comes across disturbing clues about the role of environmental contaminants, and asks whether, with our focus on treatment, drugs and the ever-elusive cancer cure, we may be ignoring the importance of prevention (44 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
Buy DVD Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Claire's Story (427)
Claire is a nurse but, she says, "I've learned some things since I was the patient." When the physician gave her the diagnosis of ovarian cancer, she understood the words, "but I couldn't hear anything he was saying." One in a series of brief, one-character dramas created by two nurse-educators. (17 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 129.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Code Gray (004)
Academy Award nominee for Best Short Documentary. Explores four open-ended cases in which nurses confront serious ethical dilemmas in their day-to-day work. (26 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
Buy DVD Now! 219.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Deception (034)
A nurse and physician confront the hospital's ethics committee with their conflict over whether to withhold the truth about their patient's condition. (34 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 99.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Discussing Advance Directives (358)
A nursing team and physician meet to discuss the difficulties they encounter in working with patients on advance directives. Part of the Caring at the End of Life series. (15 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 89.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Does Anyone Die of AIDS Anymore? (362)
For some patients, advances in treatment have transformed HIV from a death sentence to a chronic illness, tens of thousands are still dying of AIDS in the U.S., and more will die because of ignorance and denial. (26 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
Buy DVD Now! 229.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Dreams and Dilemmas (251)
Follows a couple and their premature twins during six months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, as it explores ethical dilemmas raised by advances in neonatal medicine. (58 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $75.00/Day
Dreams and Dilemmas DVD Set (913)
Two DVD Set. Follows a couple and their premature twins during six months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, as it explores ethical dilemmas raised by advances in neonatal medicine. (40 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 269.00
Buy DVD Now! 269.00
Ethics Thru Drama (802)
A powerful and evocative series of short, one-character dramas created by two nurse-educators, and designed to focus discussion on complex ethical issues in end-of-life care. (54 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 299.00
Buy DVD Now! 299.00
Everyday Choices (385)
Through the story of one young visiting nurse and her elderly patient, Gerardo, this challenging documentary explores personal, professional, and ethical dilemmas faced by nurses working in home care and community settings. (28 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 229.00
Buy DVD Now! 249.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
A Fate Worse than Death? (076)
Families and caregivers confront the heartrending decision of whether to withdraw artificial life supports from loved ones in a coma or vegetative state. (50 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
First Do No Harm (368)
'Intersex' describes conditions in which a person is born with mixed or ambiguous sexual anatomy. This video argues for a new understanding of this condition and for a new, patient-centered standard of care. (20 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Front Wards, Back Wards (472)
They were called idiots, simpletons and fools, and for 160 years Fernald State School — America’s first institution for people who were then labeled mentally retarded — was where they would stay. Through the recollections of staff, residents and families, this program profiles the evolution of our attitudes toward people with developmental disabilities. (57 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 219.00
Buy DVD Now! 249.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Givin' It Up (491)
This disturbing documentary explores the lives of three convicted sex offenders between the ages of 15 and 17 (two male, one female), all of whom were themselves sexually abused when they were younger. Their victims were children as young as four. It examines approaches to the treatment of sexual offenders while acknowledging the challenge of balancing rehabilitation with community safety. (29 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 229.00
Buy DVD Now! 229.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
The Good Egg (391)
Becoming a paid egg donor: it started as a way to finance her first film, but became an engaging journey through some of the personal and ethical realities of today's reproductive technology. (30 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 189.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
The Gospel According to Mr. Allen (319)
The staff of the Addicts Rehabilitation Center struggle to give addicts a sense of dignity and hope as they try to break the harsh grip of drugs. (52 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Grave Words (224)
Blends humor, music and insight in an entertaining primer for physicians and other healthcare providers who need to talk with patients about end-of-life decisions. (25 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
Buy DVD Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Gray Days (444)
The U.S. has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of elderly men and women in state and federal prisons. This troubling documentary introduces us to two elderly prison inmates, inviting discussion of the universal issues raised by this situation. (14 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 169.00
Buy DVD Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
A Healing Place (199)
Profiles the staff and guests of a respite program for homeless and elderly patients who have been discharged from the hospital but are unable to manage their own care at home or on the street. (23 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Healthcare for the Homeless (050)
Looks at several innovative programs healthcare workers have created to meet the needs of homeless patients. (33 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
Buy DVD Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Help Me Die (075)
Explores the controversial subject of euthanasia, through the stories of people who seek to end their pain through suicide, and others who choose hospice care. (48 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Helping the Impaired Pharmacist (387)
Drug abuse by pharmacists impacts not only their own lives but the lives and health of their patients. This effective training program helps colleagues and employers to recognize the signs of abuse, and encourages them to intervene as early as possible. (18 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Hidden Wounds (446)
Through three disturbing portraits of Iraq veterans, this powerful documentary highlights the issue of post-traumatic stress disorder, estimated to affect as many as one in five soldiers returning from the war in Iraq. (57 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 229.00
Buy DVD Now! 259.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Hold Your Breath (456)
Mohammad Kochi, a devout Muslim immigrant, faces possible death from stomach cancer. His American doctors try to comprehend his faith and respect his viewpoints, but cultural and linguistic confusions complicate his treatment. His story, first summarized in the acclaimed Worlds Apart series, is a powerful argument for the necessity of cultural competence and diversity training. (58 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 259.00
Buy DVD Now! 289.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
In Our Midst (356)
Neonatal intensive care units save thousands of infant lives each year. This film profiles a family whose children are all "graduates" of the NICU, and explores the impact of medical technology on their lives. (56 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 229.00
Buy DVD Now! 229.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Introducing TJ (351)
Therapeutic Jurisprudence offers a new approach to meeting the needs of mentally ill people in the judicial system, by focusing on therapy and rehabilitation rather than jail. (27 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 129.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Life Support Decisions (183)
Will help elders, and their families and caregivers, to understand their rights and options regarding life-support technologies and end-of-life care and decision making. (50 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Meet Us Where We Are (337)
People with physical and developmental disabilities are frequent victims of crime, but the problem has been under-reported, and sometimes ignored by government and community agencies. (14 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 129.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
More than a Failing Heart (355)
Family members describe examples of the best of end-of-life care, and of the worst, and reveal how competent and compassionate physicians and nurses can change the end-of-life experience. (25 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
Buy DVD Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
No Time to Waste (156)
Three different hospitals demonstrate innovative approaches their staff have developed for minimizing solid waste, and for saving money at the same time. (30 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Nurses: The Web of Denial (112)
Celebrates the strength and tenacity of nurses who are in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction, while emphasizing the need for supports within the profession. (33 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
Buy DVD Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
One in 2000 (459)
Each year an estimated one in two thousand babies are born with anatomy that doesn't clearly mark them as either male or female. This provocative documentary demystifies the issue through intimate and sympathetic profiles of people born with intersex conditions who are living "ordinary" and productive lives. (26 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
Buy DVD Now! 229.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Pain Management or Drug Abuse (389)
An engaging training video for law enforcement officers involved in investigation of drug diversion. It offers practical tips and guidelines that will help them distinguish between legitimate medical practice and behavior that may warrant an investigation. (21 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 189.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Peter, Donald, Willie, Pat (118)
Video portraits of four homeless men living in a respite shelter, this video documents both their problems and their survival strategies. (28 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 99.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Preventing Drug Diversion: A Program for Pharmacists (386)
Pharmacists have a responsibility to prevent diversion of drugs into the street market. This entertaining video will help train them to distinguish con men and addicts from legitimate patients without increasing costs or compromising patient care. (18 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Preventing Drug Diversion: A Program for Physicians (388)
This dramatic and engaging training film will teach physicians and other healthcare professionals to avoid drug diversion by addicts and recreational drug users without unduly increasing costs and without compromising patient care. (19 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Professional Choices (187)
Actual case scenarios challenge social workers to explore the sometimes fine line between sound ethical practice and professional misconduct. Not Available for Rental (40 minutes)
Buy DVD Now! 99.00
1 Day VHS Rental $99.00/Day
Rape By Any Name (151)
Weaves the stories of three acquaintance rape survivors together with the views, attitudes and biases both of professionals and of high school and college students. (58 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Recovering Krystal (378)
The dramatic story of one teenage drug addict and runaway highlights a unique, 12-month alcohol and drug therapy program which treats both the abuser and his or her parents. (45 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
The Right to Decide (121)
Informed by the Patient Self-Determination Act, these outstanding physician-patient interviews explore patients' hopes, fears, and goals regarding end-of-life care. (43 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Self Deliverance (322)
This unflinching portrait was filmed in Australia's Northern Territory, where Parliament was debating the world's first legislation guaranteeing terminally ill people the right to a physician-assisted death. It includes articulate testimony from physicians on both sides of this controversial issue, but its primary focus is on one courageous man's determination to confront death in his own way. (18 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 129.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Serving Crime Victims with Disabilities (907)
These two videos focus on meeting the needs of people with physical and developmental disabilities who have been victims of crime. Note: Audio-described as well as captioned. (31 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 238.00
1 Day VHS Rental $238.00/Day
Sheila's Story (426)
Homeless, poor, and HIV positive, Sheila lacks the social supports, including insurance, that might help her face terminal illness with some kind of dignity. Yet she struggles to "celebrate who I am: a loudmouth and a caretaker." One in a series of brief, one-character dramas created by two nurse-educators. (19 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 129.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Stanley (357)
This disturbing case study raises complex issues about medical prognosis and religious belief in end-of-life decision-making. Part of the Caring at the End of Life series. (15 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 119.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Still Life (345)
Explores the emotional relationship between medical students in anatomy courses and the cadavers which make it possible for them to learn about the human body. The film includes a discussion of body donation. (27 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 229.00
Buy DVD Now! 229.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Stolen Lives (278)
Takes a hard look at the issue of children in the sex trade through the eyes of the teenaged boys and girls who are being exploited in the fast-growing business of selling children for sex in North America. (47 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Stories No One Wants to Hear (264)
An experimental documentary combining interviews and poetic video art to explore the process of remembering childhood trauma: incest by mothers and siblings. (27 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Streetlife (064)
Introduces us to several displaced and homeless families, and to the often over-burdened people who try to help them. (58 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
talk to me: teens speak out about sexual violence (450)
One in six victims of sexual assault are under the age of twelve. Talk to Me allows five brave young women to speak directly about their painful experiences of sexual abuse. The film will be a catalyst for dialogue between students, parents, teachers and counselors. (33 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
Buy DVD Now! 229.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Thwarting the Illicit Drug Seeker (390)
This comprehensive training video offers dentists and their staff simple steps that will help them to distinguish addicts and con artists from legitimate patients, and to avoid diversion of controlled drugs to the street market. (18 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
The Time is Now (338)
People with physical and developmental disabilities are frequent victims of crime, but the problem has been under-reported, and sometimes ignored by government and community agencies. (17 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
To Choose No Harm (184)
Two healthcare teams must resolve conflicts between the wishes of dying patients and family members, and their own beliefs and clinical judgements. The cases are also discussed by the hospital ethics committee. (45 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Tricia's Story (425)
A breast cancer patient confronts difficult moral and spiritual issues as she comes to grips with the fact that her illness is terminal. One in a series of brief, one-character dramas created by two nurse-educators. (18 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 129.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Two Films On End-Of-Life Issues (914)
Help Me Die explores the controversial subject of euthanasia, and the issues involved when terminally ill loved ones ask a physician or family member for help in dying (48 minutes.) A Fate Worse than Death? follows several families who must decide whether to withdraw artificial life support from a loved one in a coma or vegetative state (50 Minutes.) (98 minutes)
Buy DVD Now! 149.00
Undetectable (334)
Follows the stories of six individuals from diverse backgrounds as they deal with the physical and psychological implication of new HIV drug therapies. (56 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 199.00
Buy DVD Now! 229.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
What's Wrong With This Picture (162)
Families with children now make up more than a third of America's homeless. This video offers first-person insights into the realities of the homeless working poor. (28 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
When Gambling is No Longer Fun (442)
Gambling can seem like an innocent way for retirees and other older adults to spend free time, have a little fun, meet new people. But what happens when the urge to gamble goes past entertainment to addiction? (14 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 89.00
Buy DVD Now! 89.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
Women: Coming Out of the Shadows (084)
Ten women, of all ages and from all walks of life, share their stories of alcohol addiction and recovery. (27 minutes)
Buy VHS Now! 149.00
1 Day VHS Rental $60.00/Day
|
