Audio and Video Products

Audio

Video

3/2008

Be Active, 2007 National Healthcare Quality Report, MP3, 1.6 MB (Transcript)
AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy discusses how consumers can improve their chances of getting high quality services by taking an active role in their care.

9/2007

Questions About Health Insurance, MP3, 1.3 MB (Transcript)
Dr. Clancy talks about a guide that can help consumers keep up with the ins and outs of health insurance.

11/2006

Pregnancy and Smoking, MP3, 177 KB (Transcript)
Dr. Cathy Melvin, Director of the National Partnership to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit, discusses benefits to the child when the mother quits smoking.

4/2006

Children are Not Immune to Medical Errors, MP3, 774 KB (Transcript)
Dr. Clancy discusses the AHRQ brochure “20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children.”

2/2006

Breast Cancer Diagnostics, MP3, 924 KB (Transcript)
Dr. Clancy discusses a report from AHRQ's Effective Health Care program.

1/2008

Getting Involved for Better Health Care, MP3, 12 minutes (Transcript)
Dr. Clancy highlights tools and information to help consumers be involved, to help them know what questions are good to ask, and to learn more about the ways they can stay healthy

1/2006

Effective Health Care Program Listening Session, MP3, 2:18 hours (Transcript)
HHS-hosted listening session solicits input on research priorities for the Effective Health Care Program.

2007 AHRQ Annual Meeting, September 27 and 28, 2007

Dr. Carolyn Clancy at 2007 AHRQ Annual Meeting, Windows Media®, 10 minutes (Transcript)
Introduction and opening comments by AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy

Maria Carolina Hinestrosa at 2007 AHRQ Annual Meeting, Windows Media®, 13 minutes (Transcript)
Executive Vice President of the National Breast Cancer Coalition

9/27/2008

Jill Berger at 2007 AHRQ Annual Meeting, Windows Media®, 14 minutes (Transcript)
Vice President, Health and Welfare Plan Management, Marriott Corporation

9/27/2008

Dan Varga at 2007 AHRQ Annual Meeting, Windows Media®, 12 minutes (Transcript)
Chief Medical Officer, SSM Healthcare, St. Louis

9/27/2008

Jeffrey Rich at 2007 AHRQ Annual Meeting, Windows Media®, 11 minutes (Transcript)
President, Society of Thoracic Surgeons

9/27/2008

Thomas Kline at 2007 AHRQ Annual Meeting, Windows Media®, 15 minutes (Transcript)
Medical Director, Iowa Medicaid Enterprise

9/27/2008

Q & A at Town Hall Meeting, 2007 AHRQ Annual Meeting, Windows Media®, 16 minutes (Transcript)
Questions and answers with panelists

9/28/2008

Barry Straube at Joint Plenary Session, 2007 AHRQ Annual Meeting, Windows Media®, 19 minutes (Transcript)
Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

9/28/2008

Joint Plenary Session Comments, 2007 AHRQ Annual Meeting, Windows Media®, 19 minutes (Transcript)
Comments by Dr. Clancy followed by questions and answers with Dr. Clancy and Dr. Straube

9/28/2008

Value and Sustainability in Health IT, Windows Media®, 28 minutes (Transcript)
Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt at the 2007 AHRQ Annual Meeting

9/28/2008

Questions and Answers, Joint Plenary Session of the 2007 AHRQ Annual Meeting, Windows Media®, 19 minutes (Transcript)
HHS Secretary Leavitt, Dr. Clancy, and Dr. Straube, with closing by Dr. Clancy

Emergency Preparedness Products

Emergency Preparedness Atlas, CD
Atlas includes case studies illustrating how nursing homes may be used to accommodate a surge of patients in six States, and maps of selected health care facilities for all 50 States.

Cross Training Respiratory Extenders for Medical Emergencies (Project XTREME), CD/DVD wallet
An interactive cross-training program to teach non-respiratory therapy health care professionals to provide basic respiratory care and ventilator management in a public health emergency.

The Decontamination of Children, DVD
A 27-minute video for emergency responders and hospital emergency department staff demonstrating how to safely decontaminate children who have been exposed to hazardous chemicals, including those from a bioterrorist attack.

Patient Safety Products

Transforming Hospitals: Designing for Safety and Quality, DVD
DVD reviews the case for evidence-based hospital design and how it increases patient and staff satisfaction and safety, quality of care, and employee retention, and results in a positive return on investment.

Patient Safety Improvement Corps: Tools, Methods, and Techniques for Improving Patient Safety, DVD
DVD presents a self-paced, modular approach to training individuals involved in patient safety activities at the institutional level.

Problems and Prevention: Chest Tube Insertion, DVD
An 11-minute DVD uses video excerpts of 50 actual procedures to illustrate problems that can occur if chest tubes are inserted incorrectly.

TeamSTEPPS™ Multimedia Curriculum Kit—CD/DVD Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety
Tools to help health care organizations plan, conduct, and evaluate their own team training programs.

Prevention and Care Management Products

Max's Magical Delivery: Fit for Kids, DVD
DVD program for children and families to address childhood obesity.

Next Steps After Your Diagnosis/Tips for Taking Medications Safely
Tips to help patients and consumers make decisions about health care and be aware of medication safety.

Value Products

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™ (NQMC) Tutorial CD
Tutorial presents a series of informative demonstrations and scenarios on using the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™.

National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC) Tutorial CD-ROM
Tutorial helps users navigate the National Guideline Clearinghouse™.