Videos
Four Stories: Younger Women with Breast Cancer
Video, Web site
Funded by National Cancer Institute A do cumentary video program in which four young women talk about their experiences after being diagnosed with breast cancer and how they coped. Women describe how they empowered themselves with information and found positive directions to enrich their lives. Watch a Quicktime Preview:
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Distributor: Pyramid Media
Phone: 800.421.2304
Web site: www.pyramidmedia.com
Talking to Your Doctor About Breast Cancer
Video
Funding: National Institute on Aging This dramatic video provides practical tips for women who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer on how to communicate more effectively with their physician about their treatment. The brochure highlights important points to consider for preparing for visits with physicians, talking to physicians during the office visit and managing information after and between visits. The target audience for this product is women recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Ordering information:
Distributor: Pyramid Media
Phone: 800.421.2304
Web site: www.pyramidmedia.com
Urinary Incontinence: Finding the Solution
Videos
Funded by National Institute on Aging This collection of videos is designed to help women and men make decisions about treatment for urinary incontinence. Each of these videos provide information about the types of urinary incontinence and the types of treatment – including medication, behavioral therapy and surgery. Produced in collaboration with The Simon Foundation, the collection includes separate videos for men and for women with gender-specific content about etiology and treatment options as well as a video for both men and women. The videos, as a set or individually, are useful as decision-making aids or for use in a health-education program. Awards: - Media Owl Award
- The Retirement Research Association (Silver)
- National Health Information Award
- Cine Golden Eagle
Ordering information:
Distributor: Pyramid Media
Phone: 800.421.2304
Web site: www.pyramidmedia.com The Simon Foundation for Continence
Phone: 847.864.3913
What's New About Menopause (NOVA)
Video
Funded by National Institute on Aging A co -production with NOVA, this hour-long PBS video documentary examines the cultural and economic factors behind the increasing trend toward medicalizing a woman's normal mid-life transition. New research in the areas of women's reproductive health is also examined. Watch a Quicktime Preview:
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Distributor: WGBH
Phone: 800.255.9424
CD-ROMs
Women and Heart Disease: A CME Program
CD-ROM
Funded by National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute The purpose of this CME-accredited CD-ROM is to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date source of information and training on the prevention, detection and management of coronary heart disease (CHD) in women. The materials in this CD-ROM include a rich source of background and medical information on the determinants of coronary heart disease in women and known presentational differences between men and women with coronary heart disease. The program presents detailed information about prevention of CHD in women, coronary heart studies specific to women, and advanced diagnostic skills. Ordering information:
Distributor: HealthStream
Phone: 800.521.0574
Web site: www.healthstream.com
Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy: A CME Program
CD-ROM
Funded by National Institute on Aging This CME-accredited CD-ROM is designed to provide physicians and other health-care professionals with in-depth education on the epidemiology, physiology and long-term changes associated with menopause. The risks and benefits of hormone-replacement therapy and other preventive and treatment options are fully addressed. Ordering information:
Distributor: HealthStream
Phone: 800.521.0574
Web site: www.healthstream.com
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