Being mortal / a Frontline production with 2over10 Media ; producer and director Thomas Jennings ; correspondent, Atul Gawande ; written by Thomas Jennings and Atul Gawande ; produced and directed by Thomas Jennings ; producer, Lauren Mucciolo ; director (India production unit), Nisha Pahuja.
Publisher:
Distributed by PBS Distribution,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
1 videodisc (approx. 60 min., that is 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Documentary. Inteviewer, Atul Gawande ; narrator, Will Lyman. Originally broadcast by PBS Feb. 10, 2015 as an episode of the television series: Frontline. "Frontline is a production of WGBH Boston."
Summary:
Frontline teams up with writer and surgeon Atul Gawande to examine how doctors care for terminally ill patients. In conjunction with Gawande's new book, Being Mortal, the film explores the relationships between doctors and patients nearing the end of life, and shows how many doctors, including himself, struggle to talk honestly and openly.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.