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About the Delirium DVDs

VIHA's MultiMedia Services and Mental Health & Addiction Services have collaborated to produce two educational DVDs about delirium:

Delirium in the Older Person: A Medical Emergency

Winner of the 2006 International Medical Media Award for Geriatrics (The Freddies) 

This production contains an overview of expert information about delirium in the older person (30 minutes), and specific care information for:

  • acute care (18 minutes)
  • home and community care (23 minutes) 
  • residential care (19 minutes) and
  • delirium at end of life (4 minutes)

Use it:

  • as a teaching tool to improve ability to recognize, assess and intervene with delirium
  • for formal education of staff, families and clients 
  • to learn about Delirium Watch and Elder Friendly programs in acute care
  • for case conferencing and discussion groups
  • as self-directed learning, at your convenience and at your own pace
  • in conjunction with resources from this website

To Order:

Delirium in the Older Person: Family Guide

Winner of a 2007 Questar Gold Award

This 27-minute companion DVD follows the experience of two families when a loved one develops delirium. It includes information and advice from health care professionals and medical experts. A family's ability to recognize delirium can be of life-saving importance. Getting prompt assessment and treatment for the underlying cause can mean the difference between returning to normal life or being confined to increasing levels of care, or even death.

Click here to watch the Family Guide online!

Order Form (PDF) or email VIHA MediaSales for information 

 

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