On our own terms

Moyers, Bill D. (Added Author). Mannes, Elena. (Added Author). Pellett, Gail. (Added Author). Public Affairs Television (Firm) (Added Author). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Added Author). Athena (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: A time to change: Addresses reforms needed in the American health care system to improve the quality of care for terminally ill patients, profiles crusading individuals who offer palliative care to the working poor and the uninsured, and features discussions about caregiver issues. Includes comments from medical professionals, patients, and caregivers.

Record details

ISBN: 1598285831
ISBN: 9781598285833
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (348 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : colored illustrations ; 15 cm)
videodisc
Publisher: Silver Spring, MD : Athena, [2011]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Special features: 16-page viewer's guide with an introduction by Bill Moyers, "How to Be with a Dying Person" by the Rev. Chuck Meyer, "Grief" by Kenneth J. Doka, articles on hospice care and physician-assisted suicide, a glossary of terms, and more; Biography of Bill Moyers; discussion questions at athenalearning.com.
Formatted Contents Note:	episode 1. Living with dying -- episode 2. A different kind of care -- episode 3. A death of one's own -- episode 4. A time to change.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Executive editors, Judith Davidson Moyers, Bill Moyers.
Participant or Performer Note:	Host, Bill Moyers.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally broadcast in 2000 as a four-episode PBS television mini-series.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Language Note:	In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).