Teresi, Dick.
Summary: Examines how the business of organ harvesting further complicates the process of death declaration and evaluates how death has been determined throughout history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610 TERKeleman, Stanley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 128.5 KELSummary: 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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BEISummary: "Ignore. Suppress. Hide. Work in high-loss healthcare environments commonly demands turning away from one's interior experiences in order to rapidly turn toward the next patient. In a culture that discourages vulnerability, how can a care provider effectively deal with the challenging emotions that naturally arise when faced with death, especially now in this critical time of pandemic?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine 2020