Free Patient Education Videos for Members
ACP is expanding its patient education resources for members. New educational videos and guidebooks about diabetes and cancer are now available free to ACP members (a small shipping and handling fee will be charged however). The 30-minute videos and companion guidebooks were developed to help raise awareness about diabetes among Hispanic-Americans and educate African-Americans about breast, prostate and lung cancer. Within the videos prominent Hispanic-Americans and African-Americans relate their personal or family experiences with diabetes and prostate, breast and lung cancers, describe the risk factors and symptoms of the diseases, and provide pointers on following a healthy lifestyle to help prevent or moderate the diseases.
ACP is providing the videos and guidebooks to its members and their patients for free as part of its national efforts to raise awareness about these diseases among minority populations. The videos can be played in office waiting rooms or given to patients to take home and review and share with family and friends. These new patient education resources were developed through education grants from Aventis and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.
Living with Diabetes: A Guide for African Americans
Price: Free (the following shipping charges will apply: $5 for 1-5 videos, $10 for 6-10 videos)
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Designed to help patients understand diabetes, how to control it, and how to prevent serious complications, this 30-minute video and guidebook help patients deal with one of the most serious health problems facing African Americans. It features a testimonial from NFL football star Art Shell, who tells how he manages his own diabetes, and runner and Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers talks about her experience with family members with diabetes. Viewers get suggestions on healthy eating, exercise, and weight management.
Download a copy of the diabetes guidebook for your patients: Living with Diabetes: A Guide for African Americans
Diabetes: Prevention & Control
Price: Free (the following shipping charges will apply: $5 for 1-5 videos, $10 for 6-10 videos)
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This 30-minute video features Congressman Joe Baca, actress Liz Torres and actor Edward James Olmos, who share their personal experiences with diabetes. Endocringologist and ACP member Carlos Isales, MD, FACP, provides background information about diabetes and advice for those who suffer from it. The companion guidebook is shrink-wrapped with the video.
Download a copy of the diabetes guidebook (in both English and Spanish) for your patients: Prevention & Control video
Awareness is Power: Cancer & the African American
Price: Free (the following shipping charges will apply: $5 for 1-5 videos, $10 for 6-10 videos)
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This 30-minute video features Karen Jackson, head of a national network of cancer support groups, motivational speaker and author, Les Brown and prostate cancer survivor, and poet and professor Nikki Giovanni, a lung cancer survivor. Oncologists and ACP members and Cheryl Harth, MD, John McKnight, MD, and Phillip Reid, MD, provide helpful information and advice for patients. The companion guidebook is shrink-wrapped with the video.
Download a copy of the cancer guidebook for your patients : Awareness is Power: Cancer & the African American video
To order these videos call customer service at 800-523-1546 ext. 2600 (M-F, 9am-5pm).
Page posted: 01-17-04
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