Where Have All the Nurses Gone?

University of Notre Dame

Nurses are exiting the healthcare profession in record numbers, and are showing no signs of returning to the work they once loved. Is it the low pay? Is it the strain of attending to more and more acutely ill patients? Is it the overwhelming paperwork required by most insurance companies? This program examines the numerous contributing causes of the staffing crisis in the nursing profession-a problem that has left many hospitals shorthanded and has raised concerns about the quality of patient care. (29 minutes)

Promoting Healthy Behavior

Benjamin Cummings

This program introduces the basic concepts of health and wellness, emphasizing that well-being is a multidimensional concept that exerts an ongoing influence throughout one's life. By promoting an understanding of the factors that affect personal health and an awareness of what can and cannot be controlled, viewers are invited to take a proactive role in their personal health. The value of making smart decisions-so crucial for defending against negative peer pressure-is reinforced by the DECIDE model: Define, Explore, Consider, Identify, Decide, and Evaluate. (29 minutes)

The Health Culture: Traditional Chinese Medicine in the 21st Century

Carlton International Media

Just as many medical professionals outside China are being attracted to traditional Chinese medicine, the Chinese are fiercely debating its future. This program describes the use of herbal medicines, acupuncture, massage, moxibustion, and qi gong to restore bodily balance as well as remarkable successes in battling cancer with a combination of Chinese and Western medical techniques. But as traditional Chinese medicine merges with Western medicine; as mass-produced herbal preparations replace hand-compounded mixtures; and as the last practitioners trained in the time-tested ways are replaced by university-trained doctors, will TCM still be TCM? (58 minutes)

Assisting the Patient with Self-Administration of Medication

Nevco Educational Video Inc

Designed for assisted living facilities and nursing homes alike, this important program reviews the role of the nursing assistant in helping residents with self-medication. The most common routes of medication administration are also addressed. Designated for 4 contact hours of continuing nursing education. (35 minutes)

Professional Career Tools: A Survival Guide

Nevco Educational Video Inc

This video is an excellent primer on professional conduct for health care practitioners, with regard to both seeking/applying for a position and optimally performing one's role. Divided into two parts, the program first deals with job search and interview techniques; the second part then focuses on establishing sound personal health practices, increasing awareness of body language, learning the principles of stress management, developing time management skills, and setting priorities. Valuable information for the beginning health care professional. (26 minutes)

No Place Like Home: Management of the Client's Home

Nevco Educational Video Inc

Household management is a skill that everyone should know. Everyday activities such as home organization, housecleaning, laundry, and chores are essential for a happy home life, but these can all be daunting when one is first starting out. Designed for health care professionals who regularly visit clients’ homes and help in daily living routines, this program demonstrates how to conduct a home safety check, how to establish relationships with a client and their family, and basic meal preparation and safety. Driving home the importance of both home organizational and interpersonal skills, the video provides real-world examples in an easy-to-understand format to help professionals bring outstanding care to their clients. Meets Florida state requirements for nursing home staff. Designated for 2 contact hours of continuing nursing education. (24 minutes)

What Is Tennis Elbow?

Ebix Inc.

“I’m Dr. Alan Greene, and let’s talk for a moment about tennis elbow.”

Poison: A History of Toxic Cures-Pain, Pus, and Poison

Open University

Belladonna, curare, snake venom—all are lethal, yet all may be used therapeutically. This program explores the fine line between harming and healing with an overview of poisons that are part of medical treatment. Beginning with Victorian-era experiments in painless surgery and the Arsenic Act of 1851, which made it harder for Londoners to murder each other but also paved the way for licensing of pharmacists, through to current poison derivatives that smooth wrinkles, the video provides a history of toxic cures as well as a look ahead at their potential use in new forms of personalized medicine. Produced by the Open University. A part of the series Pain, Pus, and Poison. (52 minutes)

Taboo: Creature Cures

National Geographic

From bee sting therapy in Taiwan to the insertion of live maggots into wounds in some parts of the United States, folk therapies often seem mysterious and are frequently portrayed as quackery—but they can also be effective. This program examines that paradox, crossing cultural and national boundaries to examine bizarre forms of medicine. Viewers may come to the realization that, despite the relevance and truthfulness of the term “snake oil salesman,” some folk remedies do have actual therapeutic or even curative properties. A National Geographic Production. (53 minutes)

Portion Size Me: A Study of Healthy Fast-Food Choices

VISUALZ

In response to the widely seen documentary Super Size Me, this video follows two college students as they eat only fast food for a month—losing weight and lowering their cholesterol levels in the process. The trick? Aaron and Ellen stay within portion sizes appropriate for their body types. The experiment was organized and documented by Dr. James Painter of Eastern Illinois University’s School of Family and Consumer Sciences and monitored by a physician and nutrition expert. Focusing on the dangers of eating too much rather than on restrictive diet warnings, the program shows that smart eating is possible even with limited food choices. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (24 minutes)

Chiropractic

Information Television Network (ITN)

Is chiropractic care more than just "back cracking"? In this program, Dr. Kevin Soden explores the practice of chiropractic medicine, and its theory that the body can heal itself. Founded by D. D. Palmer, chiropractic care uses spinal manipulation to help people rid themselves of pain and illness. With the assistance of experts in the field, Dr. Soden investigates the myths and misconceptions of the practice, what patients should expect from a visit to a chiropractor, and the extensive schooling required to become a doctor of chiropractic care. In doing so, he demonstrates how chiropractic care differs from other therapy practices, including its rival, physical therapy. (24 minutes)

The Wonder Pill

PBS

It has finally been acknowledged that the placebo effect-historically seen as a distraction from "real" medical treatment-is a genuine phenomenon and a potential addition to the arsenal of modern medicine. In this classic program from the Scientific American Frontiers series, host Alan Alda discovers that the roots of the placebo effect go back to the days of herbal remedies, that placebos can cause measurable changes in the brains of patients with depression, that periodic placebos may extend the usefulness of standard Parkinson's treatment, and more. Distributed by PBS Distribution. (60 minutes)

Smart Nutrition

VISUALZ

In a world of countless food choices, it can be challenging to know what teens should and shouldn’t eat. In this video, the host and two teens set viewers straight about breakfast, body image, portion size, physical activity, beverages, the importance of fruits and vegetables, significant nutrients, late-night snacking, vegetarian diets, and acne. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (21 minutes)

Bill Moyers Journal: Health Care and Finance Reform

Doctoroff Media Group

The road to health care reform is littered with casualties—most of them President Obama’s progressive allies. In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers is joined by Terry O’Neill, president of the National Organization for Women, and The Nation’s John Nichols to take a closer look at the newly signed reform legislation and explore why some say that reform is not yet done. In addition, Moyers speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gretchen Morgenson for a candid examination of the obstacles facing substantive finance reform and what Washington’s proposed legislation would—and would not—accomplish. The program concludes with an essay that conjures the spirit of 19th-century satirist Ambrose Bierce as it decries the pernicious influence of moneyed interests on health care and finance reform initiatives. Broadcast date: March 26, 2010. (56 minutes)

Strategies to Promote the Health of Individuals

ClickView Pty Limited

The World Health Organization defines health promotion as “the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health.” Referencing the WHO’s Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, this program takes a close look at lifestyle approaches, preventive medical approaches, and public health approaches to health promotion. The importance of integrated health promotion involving educational initiatives, a variety of media approaches, the expansion of health-friendly environments, government support, and ongoing medical research is stressed. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. A part of the series Understanding Personal Health. (26 minutes)

Toddlers through Teens: Age-Specific Care

Cinema House Films Inc.

With each passing month and year, a child’s health care needs get more and more complex. But it is possible to address them using close observation, sensitivity, and a proactive approach. This program guides beginning health care workers through the factors involved in toddler, child, and teen medical care. In addition to overviews of how children learn boundaries, develop autonomy, and form relationships, the video encourages trainees to build a knowledge base in the following topics: motor skills, car seat use and safety, potty training, muscle development, socializing, attention span, and participation in school activities. Dealing with teen issues such as privacy, self-consciousness, peer pressure, puberty, sexuality, and substance abuse is also covered. A part of the series Age-Specific Care: A Guide for Health Care Professionals. (26 minutes) (Updated in 2016)

The People’s Medicine

BBC Worldwide Learning

Apart from acupuncture and ginseng, most people are woefully ignorant about Eastern medicine. In fact, Chinese medicine is based on a tradition dating back as much as 2,000 years. This long-standing tradition includes herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, exercise, and therapy through diet. Thought of as alternative medicine in Western countries, this type of treatment is common throughout East Asia, accounting for an estimated 40 percent of all Chinese health care. During the 1950s, China’s government began to enlarge the Chinese medical tradition with modern scientific concepts. Filmed in southwest China, this film takes stock of the many and varied weapons in the average Chinese doctor’s arsenal against illness. A BBC Production. (50 minutes)

The Barefoot Doctors of Rural China, 1975

Nat'l Archives & Records Administration

Directed by Diane Li, this historical documentary from the Agency for International Development highlights the work of Chinese paramedics in rural China. Paramedics work to provide sanitation, reduce pest problems, and care for sick animals. They also have duties related to human birth control, dentistry, tonsil removal, and minor ailments requiring herbal remedies or acupuncture. From the National Archives and Records Administration. (51 minutes)

Caregiver Wellness

Institute for Professional Care Education

This program presents a variety of simple, effective stress reduction and relaxation techniques for professional or family caregivers.

Observation, Reporting and Documentation

Institute for Professional Care Education

This program teaches home care personnel about observing, reporting and documenting changes in client condition to provide vital information to the healthcare team.

Aged Care: Communicating with Family and Carers

ClickView Pty Limited

Australia is experiencing 'population ageing'. Many older Australians are dependent on the care and support of informal care arrangements provided by the family and formal aged care services delivered in the community or in residential aged care homes. Developing and maintaining respectful interpersonal relationships with the client/resident and family through the use of effective and specialist communication skills can achieve successful outcomes of care that promote quality of life in accordance with legislation, regulatory requirements, professional standards and guidelines. This program discusses various methods and approaches carers can utilise when communicating, ensuring a successful care arrangement for everyone involved.

Improving Your Rehabilitative Nursing Skills

Nevco Educational Video Inc

The aim of rehabilitative nursing is to assist the patient with overcoming disability and chronic illness in the restoration and maintenance of maximum health. That means the goal is not just caretaking, but teaching and reinforcing positive self-awareness so that the resident can live as independently as possible. Exploring the reasons why optimal wellness is critical regardless of disability or illness, this program examines the importance of self-care with the support of nursing assistance and adaptive devices, identifies steps for ensuring proper food and liquid intake, and reviews effective moving, positioning, and handling techniques, especially for patients who have long-term limits to their mobility. Designated for 2 contact hours of continuing nursing education. A viewable/printable facilitator's guide is available online. (23 minutes)

Physical Therapy Assistant and Aide

Meridian Education

Of all the health care disciplines, physical therapy may require the widest range of talents and interests. This program profiles the jobs of physical therapy assistant and aide, detailing their responsibilities, essential skills, and differences. The video explores the duties the assistant and aide must perform—such as helping patients under the supervision of a physical therapist, performing treatments according to customized programs, observing and reporting patient behavior, and providing physical and emotional encouragement. The skill set outlined in the video includes an in-depth knowledge of human anatomy as well as the ability to work with ill and disabled people, collaborate with and serve under other health professionals, and maintain one’s own physical fitness, motivation, and organization. Educational requirements are also addressed—most importantly, graduating from an APTA-accredited program. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide containing additional material—including student activities, discussion questions, vocabulary terms, and fast facts—is available online. Correlates to national and state board certification standards. A Meridian Production. (23 minutes)

Money-Driven Medicine

California Newsreel

The U.S. spends twice as much per person on health care as the average industrialized nation, yet its outcomes are often worse. The reason? The U.S. is the only developed country that has turned medicine into a largely unregulated, for-profit enterprise. Inspired by Maggie Mahar’s acclaimed book, Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much, this program offers a behind-the-scenes look at America’s $2.6 trillion health care system, how it went wrong, and what it will take to fix it. With commentary from frustrated doctors and outraged patients, the video alerts Americans that universal coverage is just the first step in a long and arduous battle for comprehensive reform. (82 minutes)

Tai Chi for Parkinson's Patients

Nevco Educational Video Inc

The health benefits of tai chi have made this ancient Chinese art a popular form of exercise, stress relief, and "moving meditation" in both the East and the West. This instructor-led video takes Parkinson's patients through a gentle tai chi workout with the specific purpose of combating the gradual loss of balance that accompanies Parkinson's disease. Beginning with a brief relaxation routine and the basic Hugging the Ball posture, these simplified tai chi moves bring mind and body into harmony. A comfortable blend of seated and standing exercises. (30 minutes)

Sick in America: John Stossel on Health Care

ABC News

Who is to blame for America’s health care mess, and how can we fix it? In this ABC News program, John Stossel examines the insurance industry, the need for competition among care providers, and the possibility of combining lower costs with better medicine. Arguing against Michael Moore’s documentary Sicko, which advocates government-funded healthcare, Stossel interviews Harvard Business School professor Regina Herzlinger, who takes aim at the legislative process as well as insurers and hospitals. Featuring doctors who have forged direct relationships with their patients by eliminating insurance middlemen, the program also spotlights Whole Foods CEO John Mackey and his company’s innovative health savings account plans. (40 minutes)

Maintaining Mental Health

ClickView Pty Limited

Like physical health, mental health needs to be actively nurtured—particularly as the tempo and complexity of modern living continues to increase. This program focuses on the subject of mental health at the personal level, offering suggestions on how to nourish—and, when necessary, reestablish—a sense of well-being. Maintaining Mental Health also discusses the crucial role community groups play in providing resources that encourage mental health maintenance. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (28 minutes)

The Healthy Teacher

ClickView Pty Limited

To avoid burnout, it is imperative that educators approach teaching with an awareness of potential job-related stressors and techniques for creating a healthy work/life balance. This program follows two veteran teachers living in Australia through a typical work day to illustrate how they strike a balance between their personal and professional lives. In addition, The Healthy Teacher offers advice on aspects of general wellness in the areas of eating, physical fitness, and mental health. An informative, practical, and motivational resource for new, experienced, and returning teachers. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (23 minutes)

Chronic Care

Information Television Network (ITN)

A chronic condition is a long-term or permanent illness with no known cure. This program provides a framework for dealing with chronic illnesses-such as stroke, emphysema, or rheumatoid arthritis-whether viewers are seeking general knowledge, attending to their own health concerns, or caring for a loved one. The program explores ways for family members and other caregivers to participate in the development of a realistic chronic care plan. Valuable perspectives are included through interviews with healthcare support professionals, private individuals who are responsible for the day-to-day needs of others, and chronically ill patients. Case studies illustrate smart decision-making and home care options. (30 minutes)

Alternative Medicine: An Overview

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Alternative, or complementary, health systems are gradually being integrated into American culture and can now be found in many American physicians' offices. This program from The Doctor Is In provides an overview of Chinese and Indian medicine, homeopathy, herbalism, naturopathy, and massage. It also examines osteopathy and chiropractic as practices recognized by traditional doctors. The program observes patients who are using one or more of these therapies in their health care, and speaks with several experts including Andrew Weil, a Harvard-trained physician and author of numerous books on integrative health; Dr. Christiane Northrup, an obstetrician/gynecologist and proponent of alternative medicine; Dr. Fredi Kronenberg, director of an alternative medical center at Columbia University; and Nancy Lonsdorf, a physician who practices both Western and the Indian system of Ayurveda in her practice. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Production. (29 minutes)

Medicinal Plants and a New Alliance

ARTE France

Many critics of "Big Pharma" see a pattern of exploitation in the industry's dealings with the developing world. This program identifies new ways for drug manufacturers to operate globally, promoting increased cooperation with local producers of traditional, plant-based medicines. Recognizing that worldwide demand for alternative medicine may create new producer countries, the program visits centers of herbology and other non-Western healing methods in China, Vietnam, Bhutan, Senegal, and Kenya. The documented ability of these facilities to fight AIDS and other diseases forms a powerful argument for the coexistence of both corporate and traditional industries. (52 minutes)

Whose Plants Are They, Anyway?

ARTE France

Surveying the vast biodiversity of the medicinal plant world, this program examines the challenges facing countries rich in such natural resources. The video presents interviews with numerous alternative health experts-including Dr. Jean-Pierre Willem, renowned surgeon, ethnologist, and the last field assistant of Dr. Albert Schweitzer-and documents their knowledge in a wide range of herbal and plant-based treatments. It also studies controversies surrounding the patenting of organisms with medicinal potential, such as Peru's maca root-a clear demonstration that the interests of powerful pharmaceutical companies don't always suit those of indigenous peoples. (51 minutes)

Breaking Barriers: Chronic Pain—The Healing Arts

BBC Worldwide Learning

An 86-year-old woman with osteoarthritis; a young man with severe back pain brought on by heavy lifting; a middle-aged woman with rheumatoid arthritis and a car-crash injury worsened by a sexual attack—all three are featured in this film’s alternative medicine case studies. Shot at Boston’s Lemuel Shattuck Hospital when a pilot program focusing on chronic pain was in full swing, the documentary follows health care professionals using conventional and alternative medicine to combat patient stress and suffering. Ted Kaptchuk, director of the Pain and Stress Relief Clinic at LSH during that time, describes the many non-Western methods used in attempts to reduce pain and distress. Meditation, acupuncture, Ayurvedic treatments, and support groups are some of the strategies presented. A BBC Production. A part of the series The Healing Arts. (50 minutes)

Universal Health Coverage Should Be the Federal Government’s Responsibility: A Debate

Open to Debate

Do people have a right to health care? While every other industrialized nation has established some system of universal coverage, the United States long resisted such a program. Should universal health coverage be the federal government's responsibility?

Pills, Powders, and Balms: The Cultural History of Medicines

ORF

How does a functioning health system bring about a stable society? What were and are the great evolutionary steps in the development of new medicines and what are the challenges for the future? From the herbal gardens of the Middle Ages and Paracelsus to the great researchers of the 19th and 20th centuries, the cultural history of medicine reflects the history of mankind. (51 minutes)

Alamelu's Illness: Indian Medicine—The Healing Arts

BBC Worldwide Learning

Wind, water, and fire—three essential elements of the body, according to practitioners of India’s ancient Siddha medical tradition. This program follows a young Indian woman as she undergoes treatment by a Siddha doctor for premature arthritis. Sidetracked at first by an ineffective local healer and unmoved by subsequent warnings of a mitral valve defect, Alamelu enters into an intensive 40-day Siddha regimen at a free hospital in Madras. Herbal medicines, oil baths, and complex massage techniques are applied in an effort to restore harmony to her body. After 32 days she feels healthy again and checks herself out of the treatment program—a testament to the value of the Siddha approach—but the film’s final moments make known Alamelu’s tragic death five months later due to heart failure. Contains nudity. A BBC Production. A part of the series The Healing Arts. (Portions with English subtitles, 50 minutes)

Anatomy of the Shoulder

University of Sheffield Learning Media Unit

A ball-and-socket joint capable of a complex range of motion, the shoulder achieves its mobility through the sacrifice of stability, relying on surrounding muscles and tendons for strength. This program presents the technical specifications of the shoulder: what muscles sheathe it, how it functions, and its range of motion. Conditions such as bursitis, tendonitis, dislocation, and fracture of the clavicle are also discussed. (18 minutes)

Health and Pharmaceuticals

Essay Films

A worldwide increase in longevity has brought a focus on making that longer life a healthier one. The greater focus on health, and the considerably higher cost of caring for the elderly, will create a need for a more effective health-care delivery system. Experts from Kaiser Permanente, U.S. Healthcare, Genzyme, and Boehringer Ingelheim, among others, provide insight on these challenges and likely new directions for health-care systems and pharmaceutical companies. What will the changes be as the effects of the new technologies and drugs, ever-increasing patient demands, and cost constraints intensify? (35 minutes)

The History of Acupuncture: Veterinary Acupuncture

Animal Care Technologies

Humans have used acupuncture as a healing art for over 2,000 years. This film highlights the acceptance of veterinary acupuncture as a medical treatment, organizations offering veterinary acupuncture courses, and the TCM model.

The Art of Acupuncture and How It Works: Veterinary Acupuncture

Animal Care Technologies

Acupuncture manifests a physiological response to help the body obtain better metabolic balance. This film demonstrates how to perform acupuncture on felines and canines.

Advantages, Cautions and Contraindications: Veterinary Acupuncture

Animal Care Technologies

This film identifies four contraindications and three cautions for acupuncture use. Acupuncture's biggest advantage is its safety compared to other modalities.

PNF UE D2 Flexion: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation: PNF UE D2 flexion.

PNF UE D2 Extension: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation:PNF UE D2 extension.

Anti-Pronation Strips: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates how to properly wrap anti-pronation strips.

The Chiropractic Adjustment: Veterinary Chiropractic Care

Animal Care Technologies

This video discusses chiropractic care as a regular part of a canine wellness program. See a certified practitioner make adjustments to subluxated areas of the neck, back, and pelvic area of three different patients and hear about factors that affect recoverytime.

Make Me Well: Inside Harley Street—What Price Health?

BBC Worldwide Learning

What happens when a patient becomes the customer and health is a consumer product, where money gives you access to the best available care? This observational documentary series looks inside the world of private medicine in Harley Street, the iconic British institution. Home to the greatest concentration of medical expertise anywhere in the world, Harley Street is an exclusive one-stop shop for everything from cutting-edge cancer treatment to cosmetic surgery. But while the wealthy form a significant part of its custom, Harley Street is also a last resort for desperate people. Make Me Well explores why some people choose alternative over traditional medicine and interviews patients and practitioners about their experiences with Chinese medicine, vitamin infusions, homeopathy, health optimization programs, Emotional Freedom Technique, leech therapy, and other complementary methods. A BBC Production.

Rehabilitation and Lifestyle Management

Classroom Productions, Inc

Examining the four phases of cardiac rehabilitation, this video examines the goals of cardiac rehabilitation and its components. It also explains how to develop a patient teaching plan.

Acupuncturist—Career Q&A: Professional Advice and Insight

Cambridge Educational

What is it like to be an acupuncturist? In this Career Q&A video interview, Brenda Levin about her career path, what she does on the job, and the keys to success in acupuncture. She also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry’s biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years.

Dysphagia: From Assessment to Discharge — A Lecture

PESI, Inc

This video seminar teaches how to assess a patient for dysphagia, considering chart review, oral mechanical exam, cervical auscultation, the ounce water swallow test, the MBSS, and the FEES. It presents treatments for dysphagia, discussing such techniques as taping, pharyngeal exercises, and myofascial release; looks at different types of exercises and stretches; considers various modalities such as TTS and pressure biofeedback; and presents postural considerations. It also looks at technologies that aid in dysphagia therapy.

Manual Therapy, Exercise and Taping Techniques for the Hands-On Management of Complex Knee Injuries — A Lecture

PESI, Inc

This video seminar featuring doctor of physical therapy Ryan August teaches strategies for selecting the appropriate exercise at the appropriate stage of healing for a patient following an ACL reconstruction. It looks at evidence regarding stress placed on the ACL with specific exercises, healing times, and the implications of graft selection. Dr. August discusses recent biomechanical and pathophysiological theories and presents treatment approaches for sufferers of knee pain and patellar tendinopathies. It considers advances in meniscal and cartilage care, as well as the long-term potential progressions to OA and post-operative care for the total knee replacement patient. The video offers strategies for helping patients return to activities and sports, while limiting injuries and getting re-injured. Breaks are built into the video lecture for viewers to watch and practice manual techniques, exercises, and taping selections for the patients with knee pathologies.

Finding Support to Help You Reach Your Diabetes Self-Care Goals

The Wellness Network

Changing your lifestyle habits can often seem overwhelming. Learn how your family members, friends, support groups, and diabetes care team can help.

New Mom: What to Expect During Your Hospital Stay

The Wellness Network

Understand what to expect during your hospital stay after birth including your health, bonding with your baby, and using fall prevention and other safety strategies.

Overcoming Common Diabetes Self-Care Barriers

The Wellness Network

Watch this clip to learn how to recognize the common situations or events that might prevent you from achieving your healthy lifestyle goals and how your diabetes care team can help.

Setting Goals for Healthy Lifestyle Changes

The Wellness Network

Changing lifestyle behaviors can be difficult. Learn how to meet your large, long-term lifestyle health goals by dividing them into small, manageable steps.

What Is a Tracheostomy?

The Wellness Network

Understand what a tracheostomy is and why one may be needed. Also, learn the different parts of a tracheostomy and how it works to help you breathe.

Stroke Care: Every Minute Counts—Part 3

The Wellness Network

Often after a stroke people are debilitated. Part 3 provides some practical tips on how to help stroke survivors.

Stroke Recovery: Part 2—Navigating Physical and Occupational Therapy

The Wellness Network

Stroke survivors, caregivers, and neurologists explain physical and occupational therapy and the important roles both play in recovery from stroke.

Airway Management in Pediatric Trauma

Healthy Learning

This video with respiratory therapist Kay Martin begins by giving viewers a brief background on trauma and contrasts the respiratory anatomy of a child to that of an adult. Respiratory therapist Kay Martin also examines a few different types of chest trauma, as well as trauma airway management and intervention.

Physical Assessment for RCPS: Precautions

Healthy Learning

Physical assessment is important for a number of reasons, such as assuring patient safety, facilitating rapid recovery from illness, and maintaining and enhancing professional practice. In this video, respiratory therapist Kay Martin discusses various patient treatment precautions and examines measures that can be taken beforehand in order to prevent injury or compromise to patients.

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Healthy Learning

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a pneumonia that develops 48 hours or longer after initiation of mechanical ventilation and can increase a patient's stay by 7-9 days and costs by an average of $40,000. In this video, respiratory therapist Michael Naas discusses the causes of VAP and prevention strategies, as well as factors that may predispose a patient to respiratory infection, such as alterations in consciousness and cigarette smoking.

Total Joint Rehabilitation: Matching Intervention to Knee and Hip Impairment — A Lecture

PESI, Inc

This video seminar teaches how to evaluate real-time evidence to determine whether current interventions are contributing to the most successful outcomes for the client. It discusses how to select targeted exercises that will achieve cost effective, functional goal; shows how 3D gait and motion analysis can match a client’s needs for a truly customized program; considers the length of convalescence; and looks at ways to anticipate the evolving needs of your total joint client.

Practical Approach to the Physical Assessment: The Clinician's Roadmap — A Lecture

PESI, Inc

This video seminar reviews interviewing and examination techniques and teaches fun mnemonics to aid in the recall of many clinical conditions. It discusses history-taking and documentation; shows techniques for performing a physical exam, including inspection, palpation, auscultation, and percussion; and teaches creitical thinking skills. The video consider examination of the integumentary system, thorax and lungs, cardiac and vascular system, the abdomen, musculoskeletal system, and nervous system.

Having Your Tracheostomy Removed

The Wellness Network

Learn what to expect when it comes time for your tracheostomy to be removed, allowing you to breathe through your nose and mouth again.

Tracheostomy: How to Avoid Mucus Build-Up

The Wellness Network

Understand why breathing through a tracheostomy causes your body to produce more mucus and the steps you can take to avoid a mucus build-up. Also, learn what you can do to get rid of a mucus build-up when you do get one.

Asthma Management: The Pollen Allergen

The Wellness Network

Watch this clip to learn how you can help manage your asthma when you are outdoors and when the pollen count is high.

Joint Replacement Recovery: Activity Guidelines

The Wellness Network

Watch how sticking to your activity guidelines, gradually increasing your level of activity, and going to physical therapy will help you reach your joint replacement recovery goals.

Bill Moyers Journal: Healthcare Reform

Doctoroff Media Group

In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers is joined by policy analysts and physicians Sidney Wolfe of Public Citizen and David Himmelstein of Physicians for a National Health Program for a frank discussion about the political and logistical feasibility of a single-payer healthcare system in a time of economic distress and government domination by lobbyists. In addition, Moyers speaks with advocate Donna Smith about how the nation’s broken healthcare system hurts ordinary Americans. A Memorial Day essay on the importance of reflecting upon wars in their totality is also included. Broadcast date: May 22, 2009. (57 minutes)

Project Nutrition for Life

VISUALZ

This video follows a group of middle schoolers as they embark on a school project that’s all about making healthy food choices. By focusing on how to use the USDA’s MyPyramid, how foods affect the body, and how to use food labels to make healthy choices, Project Nutrition for Life shows that good nutrition is a lifelong project. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (15 minutes)

Bill Moyers Journal: Big Money in Politics / Medicare for All?

Doctoroff Media Group

In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers sits down with libertarian journalist Nick Gillespie and legal scholar Lawrence Lessig to discuss corporate financing of political campaigns in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Moyers then speaks with pediatrician Margaret Flowers of Physicians for a National Health Program about President Obama’s stymied health care reform initiative and her protests on behalf of change—which resulted in her arrest while trying to get a Medicare-for-all plan back on the table. An essay on the hypocrisy displayed by Republicans and Democrats alike at high-level political retreats where the influence of moneyed interests dominated rounds out the program. Broadcast date: February 5, 2010. (57 minutes)

Achieve a Healthy Lifestyle

ClickView Pty Limited

“What we do, and what we put into our bodies, has a direct impact on the way we feel.” To prove the point, Rick, a health enthusiast, is contrasted with his friend Tina, a nightclubbing, smoking, convenience-food junkie. Over the course of this video, Rick combines kind concern and tough love to help get Tina eating better and exercising. A strong anti-substance-abuse message is also included. The bottom line? Even small changes in diet and exercise, combined with a reduction in risky behaviors, can quickly add up to a healthier lifestyle and a longer lifespan. (25 minutes)

Post Operative Benefits of Animal Therapy

Capital Media Group, Inc.

This video presents a brief report on the benefits of animal therapy following pediatric surgery.

Retail Alliances, Not Washington, Will Save the U.S. Health Care System: A Debate

Open to Debate

Despite efforts by Republicans in Washington to repeal and chip away at the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the landmark health care law passed by a Democratic-controlled Congress in 2010 remains in effect. The ACA has provided millions of Americans with subsidies to obtain medical insurance and gain health care. But the U.S. health care system remains mired in problems: It is complicated, expensive, and challenging to reform. Does the solution lie in the private sector? Corporations and financial firms are now getting into the act, with companies like Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase aiming to form a retail alliance, as well as CVS and Aetna, and Humana and Walgreens. Will these market-driven alliances improve health care in the United States? Proponents argue that the bargaining power and data competencies of these huge retailers will squeeze middlemen out of an inefficient supply chain and bring more transparency to health care pricing. But opponents argue that the promise of these novel efforts is overstated or misguided, particularly because the health care industry is so massive and complex. Will retail alliances save the U.S. health care system?

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