Alzheimer Videos

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Alzheimer Videos
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PUBLICATION #1 SUBJECT: Elder Abuse, Nursing Care, DISTRIBUTOR: Video Press
Patient Care, Patients’ Rights, Safety
TITLE: 7 Minute Screen Training Video Green-Field Library Owns
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family,
PUBLISHER: Janssen Pharmaceutica Caregivers - Professional, Case Care
Research Foundation Mana-gers, Health Care Professionals,
Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Social PUBLICATION # 4
YEAR: 1999 Workers, Trainers
TITLE: Abuse: Verbal Interactions
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 19 SUMMARY: Nursing staff examine ways
to handle situations that may be potentially SERIES TITLE: Elder Abuse: The Real
SUBJECT: Diagnosis, Training Para- abusive. Identified are forms of abuse that Definition
professional, Training Professional - can escalate, such as placing a resident in
Medical a room by themselves or using restraints. AUTHOR: Georgia Stevens
Such strategies as distraction, humor, team
AUDIENCE: Administrators, Health Care work, one-on-one care, knowing when to PUBLISHER: Video Press
Professionals, Nurses, Physicians, Social leave the room, and remaining calm, are
Workers discussed in the program. YEAR: 2000
SUMMARY: The purpose of the 7 Minute DISTRIBUTOR: Video Press LENGTH IN MINUTES: 20
Screen is to distinguish normal memory loss
due to aging from Alzheimer’s disease. It Green-Field Library Owns SUBJECT: Elder Abuse, Nursing Care,
measures orientation, memory, clock draw- Patient Care, Patients’ Rights
ing, and verbal fluency. Prepared by the
developers of the test, the video demon- AUDIENCE: Administrators, Health Care
strates how to administer and score the test. PUBLICATION #3 Professionals, Nurses, Nursing Assistants,
The test requires approximately an hour of Trainers, Program Planners
training to administer. The test takes 7 min- TITLE: Abuse: The Resident’s
utes to administer and score. The program is Perspective SUMMARY: Drawing on years of experi-
intended for nurses, physician assistants, ence, Dr. Georgia Stevens and a panel of
medical technicians, and other office staff. PUBLISHER: Video Press care providers review circumstances that
trigger verbal abuse, such as uncooperative,
DISTRIBUTOR: Janssen Pharmaceutica/ YEAR: 2001 slow moving, or confused residents. Positive
Research Foundation strategies for prevention, including humor,
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 18 distraction, and empathy are discussed. The
Green-Field Library Owns video emphasizes respect for the resident at
SUBJECT: Elder Abuse, Nursing Care, all times and freedom of choice as much as
Patients’ Rights, Safety possible.
PUBLICATION #2 AUDIENCE: Administrators, Caregivers - DISTRIBUTOR: Video Press
Family, Caregivers - Professional, Case
TITLE: Abuse and the Dementia Patient Care Managers, Nurses, Nursing Assist-
ants, Social Workers, Trainers, Counselors
AUTHOR: Michele F. Bellantoni PUBLICATION #5
SUMMARY: The treatments that residents
PUBLISHER: Video Press list as abusive are often basic procedures TITLE: Abusive Physical Interactions
not being observed by nursing staff.
YEAR: 2001 Negative attitudes, lack of respect, waiting SERIES TITLE: Elder Abuse: The Real
for care, staff not wearing nametags, and Definition
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 22 others, are explored in this video program.
Alzheimer Videos 1
PUBLISHER: Video Press that residents who need assistance still have PUBLICATION # 8
remaining strengths and much to offerre-
YEAR: 2000 gardless of the reason for being in a resi- TITLE: Advocacy for the Cognitively
dential care facility. The program explores Impaired
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 20 the activities of daily living and household
tasks that residents can still perform. It SERIES TITLE: In Focus
SUBJECT: Behavior, Nursing Care, emphasizes the contributions they make
Patient Care, Patients’ Rights through relationships they build, positive AUTHOR: Kristen Howell
self-esteem, and participation in the life of
AUDIENCE: Administrators, Health Care the community. PUBLISHER: PRIMEDIA Healthcare
Professionals, Nurses, Nursing Assistants,
Trainers, Program Planners DISTRIBUTOR: PRIMEDIA Workplace YEAR: 2002
Learning
SUMMARY: Rough handling a resident LENGTH IN MINUTES: 30
can happen when staff do not know the res- Green-Field Library Owns
ident well or how to deal with difficult SUBJECT: CME, Interviews, Patient
behavi- Care, Staff Education, Training
ors. This video addresses the most common Professional - Medical
types of unacceptable physical interactions, PUBLICATION #7
which include using force and rough han- AUDIENCE: Administrators, Case Care
dling when a resident does not or cannot TITLE: Activities: Program Considerations Managers, Social Workers, Trainers, Pro-
cooperate, or is himself aggressive. The gram Planners, Counselors
program highlights how to deal with prob- SERIES TITLE: Assisted Living Best
lembehaviors with empathy and how to Practices SUMMARY: This CME video program
prevent them altogether. describes the effects of Alzheimer’s dis-
AUTHOR: Kathy Laurenhue ease, the symptoms, and interventions that
DISTRIBUTOR: Video Press help families manage the disease. It cov-
PUBLISHER: PRIMEDIA Workplace ers the interviewing process leading to
Learning diagnosis and how to prepare the family
for change. Also available in satellite
PUBLICATION # 6 YEAR: 1999 broadcast and CD-ROM.
TITLE: Activities: Maintaining Daily LENGTH IN MINUTES: 60 DISTRIBUTOR: PRIMEDIA Healthcare
Routines
INCLUDES: trainer and participant hand-
SERIES TITLE: Assisted Living Best outs, booklets
Practices PUBLICATION # 9
SUBJECT: Activities, Art Therapy, Music
AUTHOR: Kathy Laurenhue Therapy, Holidays TITLE: Aging Brain: Through Many
Lives
PUBLISHER: PRIMEDIA Workplace AUDIENCE: Activities Professionals,
Learning Adult Day Care Providers, Community SERIES TITLE: The Secret Life of the
Service Professionals, Trainers, Program Brain
YEAR: 1999 Planners
AUTHOR: David Grubin
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 60 SUMMARY: Music expert Melani Chavin
shares ideas for stimulating activities and PUBLISHER: David Grubin Productions;
INCLUDES: trainer and participant hand- daily routines using reminiscence and Thirteen/WNET New York
outs, booklets music. Advice about holiday celebrations,
activity products and their use, and humor YEAR: 2001
SUBJECT: Activities, Disease Manage- as a positive activity are covered in this
ment, Activities of Daily Living video program. LENGTH IN MINUTES: 60
AUDIENCE: Activities Professionals, DISTRIBUTOR: PRIMEDIA Workplace INCLUDES: companion book at addition-
Caregivers - Family, Caregivers - Learning al cost
Professional, Nurses, Nursing Assistants,
Trainers, Program Planners Green-Field Library Owns SUBJECT: Aging, Brain, Memory
SUMMARY: The premise of this video is AUDIENCE: Public, Students
SUMMARY: This video title is number 5
2 Alzheimer Videos
in the “Secret Life of the Brain” series SUMMARY: This CME video program SUBJECT: Aggression, Behavior, Con-
aired on PBS. The program explores the discusses the types of dementia, how to fusion
latest research pointing to a normal and recognize the early symptoms of
more resilient brainthroughout aging, than Alzheimer’s,and how the changes differ AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family,
had been previously believed. from normal aging. It also includes discus- Caregivers - Professional, Family, Nurses,
sion on how the disease impacts the family. Nursing Assistants
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS Home Video The program is also available in satellite
broadcast and CD-ROM. SUMMARY: Understanding is key to
Green-Field Library Owns assisting the person with Alzheimer’s who
DISTRIBUTOR: PRIMEDIA Healthcare shows signs of anxiety. Using expert care-
givers, this program demonstrates how to
redirect the person who is agitated and
PUBLICATION # 10 aggressive.
PUBLICATION # 12
TITLE: Aging Mind DISTRIBUTOR: Assisted Living
TITLE: Aging Parents: The Family Federation of America
PUBLISHER: Aquarius Productions Survival Guide
Green-Field Library Owns
YEAR: 1998 PUBLISHER: Lifetapes Video
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 28 YEAR: 1996
PUBLICATION # 14
SUBJECT: Aging, Brain, Memory LENGTH IN MINUTES: 87
TITLE: All in Your Mind: Healthy Aging,
AUDIENCE: Family, Health Care Pro- SUBJECT: Caregiving, Case Manage- the Brain, Dementia
fessionals, Students ment, Decision Making, Legal, Patient
Care AUTHOR: University of Alabama Center
SUMMARY: Health problems are not a for Public Television & Radio
normal part of aging, according to the ex- AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Family,
perts in this program, who explain how Self-Help Groups PUBLISHER: Dementia Education &
normal older adults differ from those with Training Program
pathological aging. Memory can change SUMMARY: Advice to help people who
with age, but memory loss can be associat- are struggling with decisions is the focus of YEAR: 1998
ed with Alzheimer’s disease, depression, or this program in two videos. The program
vitamin deficiency offers tips for defusing difficult situations, LENGTH IN MINUTES: 60
planning for the long term, communicating
DISTRIBUTOR: Aquarius Productions with friends and other family members INCLUDES: guide
about decisions, dealing with medical and
legal professionals, and finding respite SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain,
Dementia, Memory, Memory Disorders,
PUBLICATION # 11 DISTRIBUTOR: Terra Nova Films Symptoms
TITLE: Aging of America: The Green-Field Library Owns AUDIENCE: Children / Adolescents,
Alzheimer’s Epidemic Students
PUBLISHER: PRIMEDIA Healthcare SUMMARY: Produced for teenagers, the
PUBLICATION # 13 program describes the workings of the
YEAR: 2001 brain and brain disorders such as
TITLE: Agitation: It’s a Sign Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and schizo-
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 60 phrenia. It compares healthy and un-healthy
SERIES TITLE: Alzheimer’s/Dementia aging and describes the symptoms of
SUBJECT: Aging, CME, Dementia, Staff Care Skills Series dementia.
Education, Training Professional - Medical
PUBLISHER: Assisted Living University DISTRIBUTOR: University of Alabama,
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Professional, Center for Public Television & Radio
Health Care Professionals, Nurses, Nursing YEAR: 1998 Green-Field Library Owns
Assistants, Physicians, Trainers, Program
Planners LENGTH IN MINUTES: 15
INCLUDES: guide, test
Alzheimer Videos 3
PUBLICATION # 15 SUMMARY: The two presentations in this YEAR: 1997
video discuss the unique problems facing
TITLE: All in Your Mind: Middle School people with Alzheimer’s who live alone. LENGTH IN MINUTES: 20
Series Advice for caregivers on safety, health,
transportation, and relationships is offered. SUBJECT: Patient Care, Treatment,
AUTHOR: University of Alabama Center Disease Management
for Public Television & Radio DISTRIBUTOR: Educational Media
Services AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family,
PUBLISHER: Dementia Education & Caregivers - Professional, Case Care
Training Program Green-Field Library Owns Mana-gers, Health Care Professionals,
Self-Help Groups, Social Workers
YEAR: 1999
SUMMARY: Developing a caregiving plan
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 30 PUBLICATION # 17 tailored to an individual with Alzheimer’s
disease can prevent some troublesome situ-
INCLUDES: guide TITLE: Alzheimer Care Kit: Alzheimer ations. Alzheimer’s expert psychiatrist Dr.
Disease: Minimizing Care Problems Peter V. Rabins shows how to use cues,
SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain, prompts, repetition, and other techniques
Family, Memory, Memory Disorders, SERIES TITLE: Alzheimer Care Kit to promote cooperative behavior, improve
Symptoms overall functioning, and encourage inde-
AUTHOR: Peter V. Rabins pendence.
AUDIENCE: Children / Adolescents,
Students PUBLISHER: Video Press DISTRIBUTOR: Video Press
SUMMARY: Produced for middle-school YEAR: 1997 Green-Field Library Owns
students, the program describes the
changes in the brain and symptoms of LENGTH IN MINUTES: 20
Alzheimer’s, and explains how it affects
the lives of persons with the disease and SUBJECT: Behavior, Caregiver Stress, PUBLICATION # 19
their families. Support Groups
TITLE: Alzheimer Care Kit: Signs &
DISTRIBUTOR: University of Alabama, AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Symptoms of Alzheimer Disease
Center for Public Television & Radio Caregivers - Professional, Self-Help
Groups SERIES TITLE: Alzheimer Care Kit
Green-Field Library Owns
SUMMARY: Caring for someone with AUTHOR: Peter V. Rabins
Alzheimer’s disease can mean confronting
some very difficult behavior problems. PUBLISHER: Video Press
PUBLICATION # 16 Alzheimer’s expert psychiatrist Dr. Peter
V. Rabins outlines some of the most trying YEAR: 1997
TITLE: Alone But Not Forgotten situations and suggests ways of handling
them that can improve the lives of both the LENGTH IN MINUTES: 20
PUBLISHER: Duke University Medical caregiver and the person with dementia.
Center, Educational Media Services SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Diag-
DISTRIBUTOR: Video Press nosis, Interviews, Stages, Symptoms
YEAR: 2000
Green-Field Library Owns AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Family,
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 48 Public, Self-Help Groups
INCLUDES: book SUMMARY: Using interviews with people
PUBLICATION # 18 in different stages of Alzheimer’s, Dr.
SUBJECT: Caregiving, Safety, Support Peter V. Rabins, professor of psychiatry at
Groups TITLE: Alzheimer Care Kit: Alzheimer’s John Hopkins University in Baltimore,
Disease: Responsive Care Plans Maryland, discusses the symptoms and
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Clergy, progression of the disease. He covers mem-
Community Service Professionals, Family, SERIES TITLE: Alzheimer Care Kit ory loss, cognitive problems, confusion,
Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease, Self- mood swings, and physical deterioration.
Help Groups, Volunteers, Congregations/ AUTHOR: Peter V. Rabins
Community Organizations DISTRIBUTOR: Video Press
PUBLISHER: Video Press
Green-Field Library Owns
4 Alzheimer Videos
PUBLICATION # 20 SUMMARY: Since Alzheimer’s disease was SERIES TITLE: Healthcare, Medicare and
discovered nearly a century ago, it has You
TITLE: Alzheimer Journey gained considerable notice through
celebrity and research, which has made PUBLISHER: Florida Medical Quality
PUBLISHER: Alzheimer Society of Canada monumental strides to understanding the Assurance, Inc.
disease. Persons with Alzheimer’s and fami-
YEAR: 1998 ly members discuss ways of coping with the YEAR: 1996
disease. Medical experts address the dis-
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 18 ease’s pathology, research, and compassion- LENGTH IN MINUTES: 28
ate care.
INCLUDES: workbook SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Medi-
DISTRIBUTOR: Films for the Humanities care
SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Stages, & Sciences
Disease Management, Activities of Daily AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Family,
Living Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease, Self-help
Groups
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Case PUBLICATION # 22
Care Managers, Family, Self-help Groups, SUMMARY: Persons with Alzheimer’s dis-
Volunteers TITLE: Alzheimer’s Caregiving: ease and their caregivers can find informa-
Level 1 & 2 tion on how the disease is diagnosed as
SUMMARY: In four modules, family care- well as sources of help and support in this
givers can learn what to expect as SERIES TITLE: Comfort Care Video television program.
Alzheimer’s disease progresses. The pro- Training Series
gram tells how to manage changes during DISTRIBUTOR: Florida Medical Quality
each of the three stages of the disease and PUBLISHER: Geriatric Resources, Inc. Assurance, Inc.
covers such issues as planning for the fu-
ture, managing daily routines, personal care, YEAR: 2002
and emotional matters. It offers re-sources
and emphasizes during each stage of the dis- LENGTH IN MINUTES: 480 PUBLICATION # 24
ease the need for the caregiver to have
respite. Brain function and how it af-fects INCLUDES: handouts, TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease
various regions is also covered. Titles are:
1. The Road Ahead; 2. On the Road; 3. At SUBJECT: Activities, Behavior, Care-giver SERIES TITLE: At Time of Diagnosis
the Crossroads; 4. Under-standing Stress, Communication, Diagnosis, Eating,
Alzheimer Disease: The Link Between Brain Ethics, Patient Care, Activities of Daily PUBLISHER: Time Life Medical
and Behaviour Living, Alzheimer’s Association
YEAR: 1996
DISTRIBUTOR: Alzheimer Society of AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family,
Canada Caregivers - Professional, Health Care LENGTH IN MINUTES: 30
Professionals, Nurses, Nursing Assistants,
Trainers, Program Planners INCLUDES: pamphlet
PUBLICATION #21 SUMMARY: For basic and advanced train- SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease,
ing, level 1 of this eight-hour CME program Diagnosis, Interviews, Patient Care, Patient
TITLE: Alzheimer Mystery covers the characteristics of Alzheimer’s Education, Research, Symptoms
disease, communications, family and ethical
AUTHOR: Laurence Serfaty issues, and the environment. Level 2 ex- AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Family,
plores difficult behaviors, activities of daily Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease, Public,
PUBLISHER: Films for the Humanities & living, activities, stress management, and Self-help Groups
Sciences medical information about the disease.
Additional topics such as the Global SUMMARY: A program aimed at answering
YEAR: 2000 Deterioration Scale (GDS), the Brief questions that a family may have after a
Cognitive Rating Scale (BCRS), and behav- member is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dis-
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 48 ioral triggers are explored. ease. It uses graphics to illustrate what goes
on in the brains of people with Alz-heimer’s
SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Res-earch DISTRIBUTOR: Geriatric Resources, Inc. and includes interviews with such profes-
sionals as doctors and day care staff. A
AUDIENCE: Donors, Family, Persons with workbook accompanies the video to help
Alzheimer’s Disease, Public, Students, reinforce the program and provide a list of
Volunteers PUBLICATION # 23 support services.
TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer Videos 5
DISTRIBUTOR: Info Vision ease. Several families relate their own Case Care Managers, Health Care Profes-
experi-ences caring for a relative with sionals, Nurses, Trainers, Program
Green-Field Library Owns Alzheimer’s. One family has help in the Planners
home, another uses an adult day care cen-
ter. The program acknowledges that there SUMMARY: This CME video program
is no known cure for the disease but identifies three stages of Alzheimer’s dis-
PUBLICATION # 25 explains that researchers have learned a lot ease and the symptoms, while emphasising
about how to manage it. the characteristic signs of wandering at
TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease each stage. It discusses the causes, the
DISTRIBUTOR: Aquarius Productions types of wandering - goal-directed, ran-
SERIES TITLE: Art of Women’s Health dom, and critical wandering - and the plan-
ning and interventions for reversing the
AUTHOR: Nancy Duerr causes. The program is also available in
PUBLICATION # 27 satellite broadcast and CD-ROM.
PUBLISHER: Ambrose Video Publishing;
Information Television Network TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease (English) DISTRIBUTOR: PRIMEDIA Healthcare
YEAR: 2001 SERIES TITLE: Medicine Demystified; A
Guide to Self- health
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 25 PUBLICATION # 29
PUBLISHER: Altschul Group
SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Corporation TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease Continuum:
Caregiver Stress, Caregiving, Women`s Focus on Patient and Family
Health YEAR: 1996
SERIES TITLE: PsychLINK
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Family, LENGTH IN MINUTES: 14
Public AUTHOR: William Glazer, P. Murali
SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Doraiswamy, Jeff Gelblum
SUMMARY: The program explains Symptoms
Alzheimer’s disease while hightlighting the PUBLISHER: Interactive Medical
role women play in caregiving. Coping AUDIENCE: Family, Public, Self-help Networks; PsychLINK
strategies are explored. Groups
YEAR: 2002
DISTRIBUTOR: Ambrose Video SUMMARY: The symptoms of
Publishing Alzheimer’s are explained in this video LENGTH IN MINUTES: 90
and how the disease changes the lives of
those who have it as well as those of their INCLUDES: course guide, CME form
families. Also in Spanish: see “Mal de
PUBLICATION # 26 Alzheimer.” SUBJECT: CME, Family, Patient Care,
Staff Education, Disease Management,
TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease DISTRIBUTOR: Altschul Group Training Professional - Medical
Corporation
PUBLISHER: Aquarius Productions AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Professional,
Case Care Managers, Health Care
YEAR: 1997 Professionals, Nurses, Physicians, Social
PUBLICATION # 28 Workers, Trainers, Program Planners
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 28
TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease and SUMMARY: Experts explore the care
SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Wandering Behaviors needs of persons with Alzheimer’s and
Behavior, Patient Care, Disease those of their family members throughout
Management PUBLISHER: PRIMEDIA Healthcare the disease continuum. Strategies that may
delay institutionalization are offered. This
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Family, YEAR: 2001 CME video program, including course
Health Care Professionals, Students guide, evaluation, and CME/CE credit reg-
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 30 istration form, can be ordered free of
SUMMARY: Experts discuss how charge, or can be viewed over the Internet
Alzheimer’s disease affects families and SUBJECT: CME, Safety, Staff Education, for home study as part of an unrestricted
society as a whole, and offer practical sug- Wandering, Training Professional - educational grant from Pfizer, Inc. and
gestions for handling the depression and Medical Eisai, Inc.
delusions that can go along with the dis-
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Professional, DISTRIBUTOR: PRIMEDIA Healthcare
6 Alzheimer Videos
PUBLICATION # 30 help provide a framework for those report- DISTRIBUTOR: Terra Nova Films
ing on Alzheimer’s disease. The videos
TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease Do’s and addresses these topics: Alzheimer’s disease Green-Field Library Owns
Don’ts update (Dr. Marcelle Morrison-Bogorad);
clinical aspects of Alzheimer’s disease (Dr.
SERIES TITLE: Interacting with Marilyn Albert); genetic factors (Dr.
Alzheimer Patients: Tips for Families and Thomas Bird); prions and implications for PUBLICATION # 33
Friends neurodegenerative disease (Dr. Stanley
Pruisiner); etiology and mechanisms (Dr. TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: A
AUTHOR: Peter V. Rabins Dennis Selkoe); clinical trials (Dr. Leon Wilderness Explored
Thal); behavioral and social aspects (Ms.
PUBLISHER: Video Press Lisa Gwyther); and a look at the future AUTHOR: Glaxo Wellcome Educational
from the Alzheimer’s Association (Ms. Resource Center
YEAR: 2000 Judith Assmus Riggs). Produced in cooper-
ation with the Alzheimer’s Association. PUBLISHER: Glaxo Wellcome
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 26 Educational Resource Center
DISTRIBUTOR: Alzheimer’s Disease
SUBJECT: Caregiver Stress, Caregiving Education and Referral Center (ADEAR) YEAR: 1996
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Family Green-Field Library Owns LENGTH IN MINUTES: 30
SUMMARY: With family members and SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease,
friends, psychiatrist Peter V. Rabins dis- Etiology, Interviews, Research, Symptoms,
cusses a variety of helpful techniques and PUBLICATION # 32 Treatment
solutions to everyday caregiving issues.
Caregivers share information and discuss TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: A Multi- AUDIENCE: Donors, Health Care Profes-
the emotional impact of Alzheimer’s dis- Cultural Perspective sionals, Physicians, Students, Volunteers
ease on the family.
AUTHOR: San Jose State University SUMMARY: Interviews with researchers
DISTRIBUTOR: Video Press and people who have Alzheimer’s disease
PUBLISHER: Terra Nova Films help further one’s understanding of the ill-
Green-Field Library Owns ness and its effects on society. Scientists
YEAR: 1993 explore the history of the disease as well as
its symptoms and diagnosis. Presented are
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 34 theories about its cause and effect on the
PUBLICATION # 31 brain. The video describes research,
SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Asian including genetic studies, and new treat-
TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease Update: New Americans, Hispanic Americans, Minori- ments.
Thinking on Risks, Causes, and Treatments ties, Psychological Aspects, Diversity
DISTRIBUTOR: No longer in distribution
PUBLISHER: Alzheimer’s Disease AUDIENCE: Family, Health Care
Education and Referral Center (ADEAR) Professionals, Minorities, Self-help Groups Green-Field Library Owns
YEAR: 1999 SUMMARY: In some cultures,
Alzheimer’s disease is regarded as some-
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 222 thing shameful or embarrassing rather than PUBLICATION # 34
a disease that requires attention. Among
INCLUDES: biographies, booklet, report some Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, and TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: Burden and
Latino families, the symptoms of Therapy
SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Alzheimer’s are accepted too often as a
Etiology, Research, Treatment, consequence of aging. The lack of foreign SERIES TITLE: Pathways of the Mind
Alzheimer’s Associa-tion language materials prevents families from
talking about it or seeking assistance. AUTHOR: John Morris, Daniel Kaufer
AUDIENCE: Donors, Trainers, Program Many do not have help from extended fam-
Planners, Media, Public Relations Staff ilies and are afraid to place their relatives in PUBLISHER: Distance Learning
long term care facilities because of lan- Network; University of South Dakota
SUMMARY: A program composed of guage differences and cost. In this pro- School of Medicine
three videotapes on Alzheimer’s disease gram, medical experts and families who
presented at a science writers’ seminar have dealt with these issues share their YEAR: 2001
sponsored by the National Institute on experiences and discuss solutions.
Aging (NIA). The program is designed to
Alzheimer Videos 7
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 60 PUBLISHER: South Carolina Educational AUTHOR: James Guth
Television Commission
INCLUDES: syllabus PUBLISHER: Films for the Humanities &
YEAR: 1997 Sciences
SUBJECT: Behavior, Caregiver Stress,
CME, Care for the Caregiver, Symptoms LENGTH IN MINUTES: 28 YEAR: 1997
AUDIENCE: Nurses, Physicians SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Personal LENGTH IN MINUTES: 28
Narratives
SUMMARY: A moderated discussion SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Bathing,
helps identify cognitive symptoms, behav- AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Family, Interviews, Care for the Caregiver,
ior problems, and functional limitations in Caregivers - Professional, Family, Persons Disease Management
the person with Alzheimer’s disease. It with Alzheimer’s Disease
also covers the caregiver’s role and the AUDIENCE: Children / Adolescents,
sources of caregiver burden. This is a con- SUMMARY: A program that exploring Family, Public, Self-Help Groups
tinuing medical education (CME) program Alzheimer’s disease and what it’s like to
that is available to physicians and nurses experience the illness. SUMMARY: Families discuss decisions
only. they had to make when they became care-
DISTRIBUTOR: South Carolina givers of a relative with Alzheimer’s dis-
DISTRIBUTOR: University of South Educational Television Commission ease, such as whether to hire someone to
Dakota Office of Continuing Medical help in the home or to enroll their loved one
Education, School of Medicine in an adult day care program. Special-ists in
treating Alzheimer’s talk about the disease’s
PUBLICATION # 37 progression and discuss ways to manage the
illness to lighten the load on both the family
PUBLICATION # 35 TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: Home Care and the loved one. Even children can do
Problem Solving their part by providing entertainment
TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: Capturing through reading aloud or storytelling.
Precious Moments PUBLISHER: Medical Audio Visual
Communications DISTRIBUTOR: Films for the Humanities
PUBLISHER: PRIMEDIA Healthcare & Sciences
YEAR: 1997
YEAR: 2002 Green-Field Library Owns
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 13
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 30
SUBJECT: Behavior, Home Care (as pro-
SUBJECT: CME, Long Term Care, vided by families), Wandering, Disease PUBLICATION # 39
Nursing Homes, Staff Education, Training Management
Professional - Medical TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: Inside
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Family, Looking Out
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Professional, Volunteers
Health Care Professionals, Nurses, AUTHOR: Alzheimer’s Association,
Trainers, Program Planners SUMMARY: A moving program about Cleveland Area Chapter
caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease
SUMMARY: This CME program covers at home, which includes dealing with PUBLISHER: Alzheimer’s Association,
the importance of ensuring that a person problems relating to memory loss and Cleveland Area Chapter
with Alzheimer’s disease settles into long wandering.
term care, and the rewards of the experi- YEAR: 1995
ence that can be shared through love and DISTRIBUTOR: Medical Audio Visual
compassionate care. Also available in Communications LENGTH IN MINUTES: 18
satellite broadcast and CD-ROM.
SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, Early
DISTRIBUTOR: PRIMEDIA Healthcare Stage, Interviews, Personal Narratives,
PUBLICATION # 38 Stages, Support Groups, Alzheimer’s
Association
TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: How
PUBLICATION # 36 Families Cope AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Family,
Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease, Self-
TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: Descent into SERIES TITLE: The Doctor Is In Help Groups, Volunteers
Silence [Television Program]
8 Alzheimer Videos
SUMMARY: Personal interviews with PUBLICATION # 41 DISTRIBUTOR: University Alzheimer
people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s Center
disease offer insights into how the illness TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: Natural
alters their everyday life. They discuss Feeding Techniques Green-Field Library Owns
how they cope with their increasing depen-
dence on others, as when they have to give AUTHOR: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
up driving, and share their concerns about
becoming a burden. They also address PUBLISHER: Terra Nova Films PUBLICATION # 43
other people’s changing attitudes toward
them, which they say can be dehumaniz- YEAR: 1993 TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: Pieces of the
ing, and explain how they want to be treat- Puzzle
ed. The program stresses the importance of LENGTH IN MINUTES: 14
airing emotions and suggests that patient PUBLISHER: University of Arizona Care
support groups can be a valuable resource SUBJECT: Eating, Patient Care, Stages Gerontology Center and Biomedical
for those in the early stages of the disease. Communications
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Professional,
DISTRIBUTOR: Terra Nova Films Nurses, Nursing Assistants YEAR: 1990
Green-Field Library Owns
SUMMARY: Three case studies show that LENGTH IN MINUTES: 119
some Alzheimer’s residents can be fed
orally even in the late stages of the disease. SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease,
PUBLICATION # 40 By using the right techniques, nursing Behavior, Communication, Dementia,
home staff can avoid using a gastrostomy Diagnosis, Staff Education, Training
TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: Let’s Talk tube, improve nutrition, and reduce the risk Paraprofessional, Training Professional -
About It of infection. The program suggests making Medical
breakfast and lunch the biggest meals of
AUTHOR: Glaxo Wellcome Educational the day, serving a variety of food, using AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family,
Resource Center more staff to help out at mealtimes, and Caregivers - Professional, Health Care
offering cues for chewing and swallowing. Professionals, Nurses, Volunteers, Program
PUBLISHER: Glaxo Wellcome Planners
Educational Resource Center DISTRIBUTOR: Terra Nova Films
SUMMARY: This training program in five
YEAR: 1996 Green-Field Library Owns parts for both professional and family care-
givers presents an overview of how memo-
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 15 ry and other brain functions work, how
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms
SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, PUBLICATION # 42 of dementia are diagnosed, and how
Diagnosis, Etiology, Interviews, Personal Alzheimer’s affects the brain and thus
Narratives, Symptoms, Treatment TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: One influences behavior and functioning.
Family’s Journey Through Scenes from Dramatizations show how experienced
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Family, “Eighth Day of the Week” caregivers cope with communication prob-
Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease, Public, lems, and experts demonstrate how to han-
Self-Help Groups, Volunteers PUBLISHER: University Alzheimer dle difficult behavior using scenes from
Center real life. A section on recreation explains
SUMMARY: Researchers share their per- how to choose and implement appropriate
spectives in this video, which describes YEAR: 1997 activities. The program also addresses how
symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and theo- to provide personal care to people with
ries about what causes the disease. Inter- LENGTH IN MINUTES: 31 AD. Each part is seventeen to thirty-five
views with caregivers and people with minutes in long.
Alzheimer’s in different disease stages, SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease
illustrate how the illness strikes people DISTRIBUTOR: Terra Nova Films
differently. Caregivers discuss their chang- AUDIENCE: Clergy, Community Service
ing responsibilities and explain how they Professionals, Family, Public Green-Field Library Owns
handle the ongoing challenges they face.
SUMMARY: Scenes from the play “Eighth
DISTRIBUTOR: No longer in distribution Day of the Week” highlight this program
that begins with the early warning signs of PUBLICATION # 44
Green-Field Library Owns Alzheimer’s and shows how the disease
affects families’ lives. TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: Primary
Care Strategies for Early Intervention
Alzheimer Videos 9
AUTHOR: Martin R. Farlow that should be avoided. The program is Professionals, Physicians, Students
also available in satellite broadcast and
PUBLISHER: Network for Continuing CD-ROM. SUMMARY: Researchers explain how
Medical Education medical advances are improving the diag-
DISTRIBUTOR: PRIMEDIA Healthcare nosis and treatment of people with
YEAR: 1999 Alzheimer’s disease. New drugs are show-
ing promise and some older ones are being
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 60 used for new purposes. Those discussed
PUBLICATION # 46 include nerve growth factor and anti-
SUBJECT: Alzheimer’s Disease, CME, inflammatory medications. A new type of
Diagnosis, Etiology, Research, Staff TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: What CAT scan, still in the experimental stages,
Education, Treatment, Disease Caregivers Need to Know may help doctors find out which patients
Management are at risk of Alzheimer’s.
PUBLISHER: University of South Florida
AUDIENCE: Case Care Managers, Health Suncoast Gerontology Center DISTRIBUTOR: Films for the Humanities
Care Professionals, Physicians & Sciences
YEAR: 2000
SUMMARY: Three experts in Alzheimer’s Green-Field Library Owns
disease explain research that has brought LENGTH IN MINUTES: 16
about new techniques for managing the
disease. Using these interventions, prima- INCLUDES: pamphlet
ry care physicians may be able to stablize PUBLICATION # 48
the functional, cognitive, and behavioral SUBJECT: Behavior, Caregiving, Fin-
problems it causes. This course is good ances, Research, Programs/Services TITLE: Alzheimer’s: A Practical Guide for
for CME credits Sitters, Vols. 1 & II
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Family, Case
DISTRIBUTOR: Network for Continuing Care Managers, Family, Health Care PUBLISHER: Alabama Department of
Medical Education Professionals, Physicians, Counselors Mental Health & Mental Retardation
SUMMARY: As an introduction to YEAR: 1995
Alzheimer’s disease, the program guides
PUBLICATION # 45 caregivers through steps that should be LENGTH IN MINUTES: 30
taken after diagnosis, as well as techniques
TITLE: Alzheimer’s Disease: Techniques for managing difficult behaviors. It SUBJECT: Adult Day Care, Home Care
to Enhance Communication explains how to manage legal and financial (as provided by families)
issues, suggests the use of community
SERIES TITLE: Eye on Healthcare resources, and offers strategies for success- AUDIENCE: Adult Day Care Providers,
ful caregiving. Caregivers - Family, Family, Self-Help
AUTHOR: Gayle Atherton Groups, Volunteers
DISTRIBUTOR: University of South
PUBLISHER: PRIMEDIA Healthcare Florida Suncoast Gerontology Center SUMMARY: A program in two videocas-
settes designed for families and sitters with
YEAR: 2001 Green-Field Library Owns no prior training. It contains information
on Alzheimer’s disease and emphasizes the
LENGTH IN MINUTES: 30 important role the sitter plays in the home.
It explains the pressures placed on the
SUBJECT: CME, Communication, Staff PUBLICATION # 47 family and how the sitter can provide good
Education, Training Professional - Medical care. Volume I is seventeen minutes long;
TITLE: Alzheimer’s the Tangled Mind Volume II is thirteen minutes.
AUDIENCE: Caregivers - Professional,
Health Care Professionals, Nurses, SERIES TITLE: The Health Show DISTRIBUTOR: University of Alabama,
Trainers, Program Planners Center for Public Television & Radio
PUBLISHER: Films for the Humanities &
SUMMARY: The topics of this CME pro- Sciences Green-Field Library Owns
gram video are communication changes in
persons with Alzheimer’s disease and tech- YEAR: 1998
niques for communicating more effectively
with them. It covers the basics of commu- LENGTH IN MINUTES: 26 PUBLICATION # 49
nication, how the disease affects communi-
cation skills, positive communication SUBJECT: Drug Therapy, Research TITLE: Alzheimer’s: A Practical Guide to
strategies, and communication methods Community Resources
AUDIENCE: Donors, Health Care
10 Alzheimer Videos