Summary: In an increasingly global society, disease outbreaks are on the rise-and so is the need for epidemiology expertise. This program introduces students to vital information regarding the transmission, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, vectors, prevention, and control of several communicable diseases. Students receive vital information on zoonotic diseases such as SARS, Rift Valley fever,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: A disturbing irony of institutional medicine is that hospitals and other health care facilities are hotbeds of microbial infection. This program demonstrates measures that help protect patients and reduce the spread of harmful germs. Showing how and why long-term care residents are highly susceptible to infection, the video lays out clear objectives and strategies designed to cut down, if not...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: No one enjoys getting a flu shot, but most people realize they need to. Vaccination, however, is not only vital for the individual but also for the well-being of friends, coworkers, and loved ones. This program corrects myths and misconceptions concerning influenza vaccines and explains who is most at risk for flu-related complications. Viewers learn about disease progression, courses of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Rabies, Lyme disease, West Nile virus-all are examples of zoonosis, an infection that can be transmitted to humans from animals. In this program, several experts discuss major zoonotic diseases of concern, as well as outline safety tips for both people and pets. Dr. Wendy Walker, president of the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association; Joe Conlon, medical entomologist with the American...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: What did the 2009 swine-origin H1N1 outbreak teach us about how to prepare for future pandemics? This program addresses the issue by traveling to viral hot spots around the world and interviewing high-ranking disease-prevention experts. Viewers learn about the basics of influenza microbiology, the factors that distinguish swine-origin H1N1 from a seasonal virus, its mechanisms for spreading,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Smallpox has officially been eradicated worldwide—but the destruction of lab cultures in government-sponsored biowar facilities was never monitored. A blend of dramatization and documentary, this program considers the weaponization and deployment of smallpox—or, by extension, any lethal virus—from preexisting stockpiles and by laboratory manufacture from mail order genetic material and online...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Also known as nosocomial infections, health care-associated infections usually develop after a patient's admission to a long-term care facility. This program describes the causes of and prevention strategies for health care-associated infections in hospitals and other medical facilities. Outlining a hypothetical chain of infection (pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: February 21, 2003, was just a normal day at Hotel Metropole in Hong Kong—until a guest, infected with SARS, became patient zero for an epidemic that rapidly infected people in dozens of countries around the world. This program—part dramatization, part documentary—illustrates how the SARS virus spread and was gradually contained. In addition, virology experts shed light on topics ranging from...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: More harmful and resilient than its alphabetic precursor, Hepatitis B is usually transmitted sexually or through other close bodily contact. This program explains what distinguishes HBV from other hepatitis strains, how it can infect the human body and still go undetected for decades, and how it can be prevented with vaccines. Physicians specializing in hepatitis research and care-including Dr....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Every year, hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting patients develop an infection during a hospital stay. Using hidden cameras, this program ventures into supposedly state-of-the-art hospitals and exposes procedural lapses that place lives at risk. Dr. Michael Gardam, director of the University Health Network's Infection Prevention Unit in Toronto, shows viewers how easily microbes can be spread...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This straight-talking, down-to-earth program describes in detail how HIV is acquired, how it can be prevented, and the relative risks of a wide range of sexual behaviors. Hosted by a young African-American man and Latina woman, the program addresses HIV and AIDS; condoms-what type to use, how to use them correctly, where to get them, and how to properly carry them; injection drug risks;...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: With wild deer and deer ticks increasingly common in suburban areas, Lyme disease has become a serious public health threat. This program familiarizes viewers with the symptoms of and treatments for Lyme disease, while providing additional information on how to prevent deer tick bites. Case studies feature a woman hospitalized with the illness after sustaining a tick bite hidden in her hair,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The shock and stigma that often follow a genital herpes diagnosis are difficult to overcome. This program deals with the physical side of the disease-explaining how it is contracted, how it manifests itself, and how it can be treated-as well as its social and emotional impact. Interviews with distinguished medical professionals shed light on specific developments in the fight against genital...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Dennis, Paulie, Andy, and Mary are the best of friends. But when Mary is diagnosed with HIV, anyone who at one time or another has had unsafe sex with her needs to be tested too-and that means Dennis, Paulie, and Andy. This intense film realistically captures the heart-wrenching experience of personally coming to terms with HIV, forcefully bringing home the idea that the disease is as avoidable...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program provides an overview of how to reduce the risks of contracting infectious diseases of all types, with an emphasis on sexually transmitted diseases. Major STDs such as HIV and other infectious diseases are profiled, outlining their risk factors and describing their symptoms. The body's natural defense mechanisms, including the immune system, the skin, mucous membranes, and enzymes,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In an increasingly dangerous age, nurses and other health care personnel are vital figures in defending against a terrorist attack, especially one involving biological weapons. Incorporating key protocols from the Centers for Disease Control, this program provides information on dealing with the immediate health impact of a bioterrorist act. Viewers learn about the origins, incubation times,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: Prolonged exposure to asbestos-or, in some cases, even moderate contact-can lead to a devastating cancer called mesothelioma. This program examines the specific causes of the disease while presenting case studies involving a variety of patient experiences. Viewers learn how mesothelioma occurs when malignant cells form in the protective sac, or mesothelium, covering many internal organs. Dr....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Astonishing ways to share scientific data are emerging in the digital age. This program explores the phenomenal growth of supercomputing and its impact on medicine, oceanography, air traffic control, law enforcement, and other fields. Showcasing practical examples of dynamic visualization technology, the video looks at three-dimensional renderings of cities accurate to the square foot, medical...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: According to The American Journal of Medicine, over 70% of Americans have been infected with a genital human papillomavirus, yet few are aware that they have it-or even know what HPV is. This eye-opening program delivers the facts that high school and college students-the primary victims-need to raise their awareness about an incurable sexually transmitted disease. Doctors, professors, peer...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Young thugs brag about their "raskol" gang ritual of raping women and girls. A truck driver picks up a teenage prostitute out on the highway-just part of his routine. A "hostess supervisor" at a Port Moresby brothel explains that he might tell clients to use a condom with his girls, but that sometimes he's too tired to bother. Such are the human tragedies in this look at Papua New Guinea's...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In this TEDTalk, author Steven Johnson provides a ten-minute tour of The Ghost Map, his riveting historical account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London. The book is also a brilliant exploration of how Dr. John Snow mapped the pattern of outbreak back to its source - and in the process revolutionized the way people think about disease, cities, science, and the modern world....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Proper dental evaluations and hygiene are vital aspects of caring for an elderly client. Neglecting signs of oral health puts patients at risk for heart disease as well as more common problems like halitosis and bad breath, which can be embarrassing and could cause social and psychological problems. This program discusses specific conditions and diseases of the mouth, provides nursing and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Science has made leaps and bounds in its assault on AIDS-but do antiretroviral drugs guarantee a long life? Why does the disease still cause widespread suffering in Africa, despite the development of new medicines? Author and actor Stephen Fry investigates, traveling across the U.S., Great Britain, and Uganda as he studies the medical obstacles to an AIDS-free world. Fry highlights good news,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In the past, esophageal cancer was linked to heavy smoking and drinking, but recent research points to a new culprit: acid reflux. This program examines the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of esophageal cancer. Case studies and commentary from leading medical experts in the field elucidate the causal chain between age; obesity; gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD; and Barrett's esophagus,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009