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Intensive Care (1996)
(1996-08-09)
This one hour program focuses on a unique team of ethicists at the University of Chicago Medical Center. The program is a four-part story that takes the viewer behind the scenes to the bedside to examine the state of the ...
The Ethical Question: Physician Assisted Suicide
(1992)
Topices in CME guide include 1) definitions; 2) withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment; 3) patient self-determination; 4) nonmaleficience and beneficence; 5) the relief of pain and suffering; 6) potential for abuse; 7) ...
Metropolis (1984)
(1984)
World-renowned Oscar winning producer and composer Giorgio Moroder (Flashdance) has captured the essence of Fritz Lang s legendary futuristic masterpiece, Metropolis, in this brilliant recreation of the 1926 silent film ...
Difficult Decisions: When a Loved One Approaches Death (2000)
(2000)
"When a loved one's fate lies in another's hands, the decisions can be overwhelming. This program, hosted by NewsHour's Ray Suarez, follows two families as they grapple with life-and- death decisions inside an ICU. A ...
EPEC: Education for Physicians on End-of-Life-Care: Participant's Guide (1999)
(1999)
This Participant's Guide is 1 looseleaf binder. Topics covered include: terminal care, advance directives, passive euthanasia, medical futility, outcome and process assessment, drug therapy for pain control, palliative ...
Death and Dying (1980)
(1980)
Host Willard Gaylin says that we are living during a revolution in biomedical technology which has made prolongation of life possible when previously death would have occurred. Others who appear include Joseph Fletcher, ...
The Archdiocese of Washington Presents: The Ends of Life: Legal, Ethical, & Spiritual Dimensions
(1992-02-23)
Several Catholic theologians, physicians, lawyers, and ethicists discuss topics at the "Ends of Life." Rev. Russell Smith; John Collins Harvey, M.D.; William May, Ph.D.; Kevin O'Rourke, Ph.D.; Basile Oclo, J.D.; Sheperdson ...
The Gift of Life (1985)
(1985)
The television documentary offers information about heart and liver transplants, including economic statistics and a discussion of brain death.
Frankenstein (1931)
(1931)
"The greatest horror film of all time! Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster (Boris Karloff) in his laboratory; but his dreams of perfection are thwarted when the ...
The Nicholas Effect
(1995)
"In 1994, when their 7-year-old son, Nicholas, was killed during a botched car-jacking, Reg and Maggie Green galvanized all of Italy--and the world--by donating Nicholas's organs to seven desperately sick Italians, becoming ...