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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.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: FRL63306 | PBSLanguage: English Subtitle language: English Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2015]Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2015]Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9781627893022
  • 1627893024
Uniform titles:
  • Frontline (Television program). 20150210.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Original music, John E. Low.
Inteviewer, Atul Gawande ; narrator, Will Lyman.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.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD 362.175 F935 Available 33111008667525
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Renowned surgeon and writer Atul Gawande teams up with Frontline to shine a spotlight on death and dying and how doctors, patients and families all experience the final stages of life with the ultimate goal being to live a good life to the very end. ~ Erin Demers, Rovi

Documentary.

"Frontline is a production of WGBH Boston."

Original music, John E. Low.

Inteviewer, Atul Gawande ; narrator, Will Lyman.

Originally broadcast by PBS Feb. 10, 2015 as an episode of the television series: Frontline.

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.

DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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