Cleveland Clinic’s Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) provides patients with information about their conditions and ways to care for themselves or family members. A service of the Center for Consumer Health Information, CCTV offers quality education videos to patients who learn more easily by seeing and hearing health information instead of reading a handout. CCTV education videos are free of charge and are available any time at the patient's convenience.

The videos benefit patients by:

• Encouraging them to become active participants in their health care
• Educating them about medical conditions, prescribed treatments, treatment options, and recovery time
• Encouraging them to communicate openly with the health care team
• Providing the knowledge to make well-informed medical decisions
• Allowing them to catch up on new medical advances

CCTV Education Channels

Channel 33
The Cardiovascular Channel

Tune in to the Cardiovascular Channel 33 to learn more about cardiovascular disease and treatment. There are more than 70 videos about heart and blood vessel diseases, treatment, prevention, and disease management to help you learn about your condition and help you recover. Treatment videos include surgical procedures, pre- and post-operative information, angioplasty procedures, pacemakers, medications, and more. Prevention and disease management information focuses on high cholesterol, nutrition, exercise, smoking and heart disease, and much more.

The Cleveland Clinic News Service Channel provides patients with a look at the latest treatment and research breakthroughs occurring at the Cleveland Clinic, one of the nation’s best hospitals. The channel also features interviews with Cleveland Clinic experts on important healthcare issues of the day.

The Cleveland Clinic Quality Care Channel offers educational videos on a variety of topics; from nutrition to women's health, there's something for everyone.

Tune in 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for captivating scenery, music, and relaxation techniques.

The Diabetes Information Channel presents all of the information patients need to access diabetes education videos at their convenience. Find operating instructions, video titles, and catalog numbers for all of the essential diabetes education videos.

The Video On Demand Information Channel provides the information patients need to access a catalogue of educational videos they can watch at any time. The channel includes operating instructions, video titles, and catalog numbers for more than 300 health education videos.

Tune in to view important educational videos that will assist you in caring for yourself or a loved one after your discharge.

Provides patients with important messages about their stay, including registration and discharge instructions.

The Arts & Medicine Channel provides arts and cultural programming to enlighten, educate, and entertain. To lift the spirits with a dose of the arts right at the bedside – from dance and musical performances, to lectures, artist interviews, stories, and music. Sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic Arts & Medicine Institute.

Video On Demand, a free service, allows patients to access more than 300 health education videos any time of the day or night by simply picking up the phone and calling extension 51616.

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This information is provided by the Cleveland Clinic and is not intended to replace the medical advice of your doctor or health care provider. Please consult your health care provider for advice about a specific medical condition. This document was last reviewed on: 6/23/2009…#14402