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List major health care issues that
commonly affect incarcerated individuals, including HIV,
hepatitis, hypertension, diabetes, mental illness and substance
abuse
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Describe current public health, legal,
ethical and administrative issues and ways to prevent potential
problems that arise in correctional settings
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Employ new practices for the treatment
of major health care issues in order to better manage common
medical and nursing problems found in correctional settings
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Express increased understanding of
common correctional health care issues by exchanging ideas with
colleagues about new developments in specialty areas
The maximum CE hours indicated below include participation
in preconference seminars.
CCHPs: Certified Correctional
Health Professionals may earn up to 26.5 contact hours of Category I
continuing education for recertification.
Nurses: The National Commission
on Correctional Health Care is an approved provider of continuing
nursing education by the Illinois Nurses Association, an
accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s
Commission on Accreditation. NCCHC designates this educational activity
for 26.5
contact hours (INA-CE Approval Number 0211-4026-1001).
Physicians: The National Commission on Correctional Health
Care (NCCHC) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for
physicians. NCCHC
designates this educational activity for a maximum of 26.5 AMA
PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
Psychologists: The National
Commission on Correctional Health Care is approved by the American
Psychological Association to offer continuing education for
psychologists. The National Commission on Correctional Health Care
maintains responsibility for the program. This educational
activity has been approved for up to 26.5 hours of credit.
Note: According to the American Psychological Association,
continuing education credit for psychologists should be offered only
for sessions pertinent to their discipline. To see which sessions
the NCCHC education committee has identified as appropriate for CE
credit for psychologists, consult the Final Program or
download this
list.
Social Workers:
This program is approved by the National Association
of Social Workers (Provider # 886452976) for 26.5 continuing
education contact hours.
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Physicians, nurses,
psychologists and CCHPs may earn continuing
education credits through a
self-study exam in each issue of the Journal of
Correctional Health Care.
JCHC is the only national, peer-reviewed journal
with an exclusive focus on correctional health care. Published
quarterly under the direction of editor John R. Miles, MPA,
it features original research, case studies, best
practices, literature reviews and more to keep
correctional and public health professionals informed of
important trends and developments. Topics include clinical care, health services and support,
personnel and staffing, medical records,
quality improvement, risk management, ethics and medical-legal
issues. NCCHC's position statements also are published in JCHC.
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