All through medical school, internship, and residency, doctors are trained to be healers. What can they contribute to the care of patients whose illnesses are beyond their help? This ABC News program examines the crusading efforts of oncologist Dr. Michael Carducci, of Johns Hopkins Medicine, to create an exemplary program of palliative care for people with terminal conditions. The importance of supporting patients and their families in the making of sound end-of-life decisions is stressed. (48 minutes)

Tell a Friend! Your Name: Your Email: Your Friend's Email: Your Message: We respect your privacy and will not use your friend's address without permission. Item#: BVL11542 Copyright date: ©2000 DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-8078-0

Part of the Series : Hopkins 24/7: Inside America's Best Hospital System

DVD	$169.95
DVD + 3-Year Streaming	$254.93
3-Year Streaming	$169.95

Prices include public performance rights.
Only available in the US and Canada.

		Giving Bad News: Insights for Medical Practitioners The way a professional medical staff delivers test or examination results has a huge impact on how a patient or a patient's family copes with them. What happens, then, if news of a serious condition is delivered over the phone? In a letter? Or even v...(more details)		DVD $99.95
		The List for Life: Transplants For patients Zach and Mike, there is only one thing that will extend their lives: a transplant. And even after surgery, nothing is certain-as in the case of Amna, a girl who has been fighting rejection of a bowel transplant for more than eight years....(more details)		DVD $169.95
		Making the Grade: From Med School to Internship What is it like to study at one of the nation's most demanding medical institutions? This ABC News program captures the rigors of medical school by tracking the progress of students enrolled at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. From fi...(more details)		DVD $169.95
		Small Wonders: Pediatric Intensive Care Dr. Ben Carson, chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, and Dr. Paul Colombani, children's surgeon-in-charge at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, are two members of Johns Hopkins Medicine's elite Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. I...(more details)		DVD $169.95
		Making the Cut: Life in Surgical Residence For an aspiring surgeon, residency-a nonstop world of 60-hour shifts characterized by exhaustion and the fear of making a career-ending mistake-is a venerable rite of passage. Filmed at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, this ABC News program tracks the act...(more details)		DVD $169.95

See additional titles in Health Care & Treatment