Learning on ScreenDiscussions in Bioethics: The Old Person’s Friend
- Synopsis
- A short, open-ended drama designed to stimulate discussion of values and ethics in relation to modern medical technology. An elderly woman, bedridden and with a history of stroke, refuses medical attention and creates a dilemma for the hospital staff. Should she be allowed to die as she wishes or be treated in order to preserve her life?
- Series
- Bioethics, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 13 min.
- Year of production
- 1986
- Availability
- Sale; 1996 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)
- Subjects
- Medical sciences
- Keywords
- medical ethics
Credits
- Director
- Annie O’Donoghue
- Producer
- Andy Thomson; Wolf Koenig
Production Company
- Name
National Film Board of Canada
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- Web
- http://www.nfb.ca External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (514) 283 9000
- Fax
- (514) 283-7564
- Address
- Sales and Customer Service (D-10)
PO Box 6100
Station Centre-Ville
Montreal
QC H3C 3HS
Canada
Distributor
- Name
Viewtech Educational Media
- Notes
- NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution
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