Streaming videos are viewable online. Search for more using the Films on Demand Database or AVON: Academic Video Online.
DVDs must be viewed in the library. Search for more using the SC4 Library Catalog.
Breakdown: America's Health Insurance Crisis [dvd] by
ABC primetime special edition of the last edition of Peter Jennings reporting. This special report examines the issues and problems surrounding health insurance and health care in America, including cost and accessibility of medical services.
Effective Communication Practices for the Healthcare Professional [dvd] by
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION PRACTICES FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL describes different techniques that can be used to impart knowledge and facilitate learning, provide support to patient and family members when serious or life-threatening illness or injury is diagnosed, and to help loved-ones cope with unexpected death. Topics include Components of Effective Communication, Blocks to Effective Communication, Delivering Bad News, and Application of Therapeutic Communication. Scenarios are used throughout this four-part series to illustrate effective communication as well as ineffective communication and its consequences. Tips are provided that describe techniques that are beneficial to the patient as well as staff members. These programs are an excellent resource for nurses, physicians, social workers, psychologists, counselors, and anyone who has interaction with patients in critical and acute care or outpatient settings.
Remaking American Medicine: Health Care for the 21st Century [dvd] by
Examines critical health care issues facing America today, including patient safety, medical and medication errors, hospital-acquired infections, family-centered care and the effective management of chronic disease. The program focuses on the advances being made in improving the quality of patient care and features profiles of providers and patients who are working together to change the way health care is provided in the United States.
Rx: The Quiet Revolution [dvd] by
n this inspiring 90-minute documentary, filmmaker David Grubin - the son of a general practitioner - takes his camera across America from Maine to Alaska to introduce us to a diverse group of doctors, nurses, and health care professionals who are transforming the way we receive our medical care: lowering costs by placing the patient at the center of their practice.
