Videos

Description:  CBS's 60 minutes recently spent time with the Palliative Care Team at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, NH filming part of a segment that aired on sunday November 22nd called The Cost of Dying.   Link:  Visit Site Related Resources:  Geripal Blog: Dying in 14 Minutes of 60 Minutes Geripal Blog: "How should costs fit into

Synopsis:  This video is a short segment taken from the Cunniff-Dixon Foundation 2009 Symposium on the 'Art of Medicine at the End of Life' held at the New York Academy of Medicine.  In this clip Diane Meier talks candidly about "having the hard conversation" when a Doctor has to inform a patient that he or

Description:  This is a short clip of Diane Meier, MD, FACP posted on getpalliativecare.org talking about the differences between hospice and palliative care.  She emphasizes the barriers that exist with certain Hospice requirements given that doctors are not all that accurate at predicting when a patient has only six months to live.   Duration:  2min Link: 

Description:  This is a short video of Diane Meier, MD, FACP posted on getpalliativecare.org talking about hospital palliative care teams.  She speaks about the unique communication skills they provide within the healthcare system and specific symptoms that palliative care teams can treat best.   Link:  Visit Site

Description:  This is a short clip of Diane Meier, MD, FACP posted on getpalliativecare.org talking about who might be eligible for palliative care and for what reasons.   Duration:  1min 6sec Link:  Visit Site

Description:  This is a short video with Diane Meier, MD, FACP from getpallaitivecare.org offering her views on what palliative care is and what type of patients and situations could benefit from it.   Duration:  1min 38sec Link:  Visit Site

Description:  "A powerful and intimate journey into the uncharted territory of Americans living longer than ever -- and what it means for them, their loved ones and our society."   PBS's award winning documentary team explores the topic of "living old" and the rapidly growing population of people age 85 and older.  Top notch film making

Description:  This video posted on getpalliativecare.org gives a short, basic introduction to Palliative Care and how it is used.  It includes interviews with Diane Meier, MD, FACP who is the director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the director of the  Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.  If

Synopsis:  This is a great video of Dr. Bridget Duffy speaking at a Gel conference in 2008.  At the time Dr. Duffy was the Chief Experience Officer at the Cleveland Clinic and her 30 minute talk is all about the patient experience.  She introduces a new patient gown that embodies the changes she was trying