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Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides? (Three Parts) (1986)
(1986)
Television news personality Ted Koppel moderates a nationwide video teleconference with discussion in three areas: 1) Introduction and Technology. Panelists are Thomas F. Ferris, Donald S. Frederickson, Albert Gore, Jr., ...
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) ...
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 ...
How Much More: Decisions Near the End of Life (1988)
(1988)
Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino moderates panel members George Annas, Paul B. Hofman, Darlene Jelinek, Bernard Lo, Joanne Lynn, Catherine Murphy, and Susan Wolf in a discussion of patient care near the end of life, stressing the ...
Medical Ethics: The Catholic Perspective (2007)
(2007)
"Medical Ethics: The Catholic Perspective is a series of ten 25-minute programs introduced by Dr. Daniel Sulmasy and designed to provide the Catholic Church's position on important medical ethics issues. Msgr. Robert Thelen ...
Ethical Issues in Orthopaedic Surgery: Discussion Guide to the Video Cases (2003)
(2003)
The ten cases, on topics selected by the Ethics Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the discussion guide were designed for use in an ethics course for orthopaedic surgeon residents or for self-study ...
Issues at the End of Life: Caring Ethically: Peter A. Singer (2008)
(2008)
Dr. Peter Singer "introduces end-of-life issues such as withholding versus withdrawing care, nutrition and hydration, euthanasia, and advance directives." [description from PHEN site]