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HI tutor please help me answer the questions for discussions below for a FILM ANALYSIS of movie EXTREMIS (NETFLIX):

 

10. TREATMENT CHOICES 

Donna chose to be extubated, and she had a good death. Selena’s daughter chose to keep her attached to machines until she died several months later. Some people have felt that the two main stories in the film send the message that patients with serious illness are going to be better off if they withhold or withdraw life-prolonging treatment, but it’s never that simple. 

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 

● What did you notice about the different approaches to the use of life-prolonging treatments? 

● What are your personal feelings about the use of life- prolonging treatments in serious or terminal illness? 

● What would you want for yourself in such a situation?

 

11. ROLE OF RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY 

In the film, Selena’s family members express strong belief in God and the possibility of miracles. The family ultimately decides to keep Selena alive on machines until her death, in the event that God will work a miracle and change the course of her medical condition. 

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 

● How do you relate to this family’s decision-making process? 

● How do you see the role of religion or spirituality in healthcare? 

● Does your religion hold a view on the cessation of life-prolonging treatment? 

● How do you relate to the perspective that withdrawing support could connote “giving up hope” or not trusting in God? 

● If you are a person of faith, do you feel God has any particular expectations of doctors and loved ones when the patient is dying?

 

12. RACIAL INEQUITIES IN HEALTHCARE 

Extremis was filmed at Highland Hospital, a public hospital in Oakland, California, which serves a predominantly African American population. There is rising concern as well as increasing amounts of data that attest to the fact that African American patients receive care and die very differently than white patients. Data shows they are more likely to die attached to machines in institutions, less likely to die at home, and that there may be a preference among African American patients for an increased level of aggressive care. 

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 

● How do you interpret this data? Do you believe there is a true difference in preference, or is something else at play? 

● What is your perspective or experience of racial inequities in healthcare? If you are African American or a person of color, what has been your experience receiving healthcare? What did you notice about communicating with your healthcare team? 

● How could healthcare professionals better care for African American patients?

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