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List major health care issues that
commonly affect incarcerated individuals, including HIV,
hepatitis, hypertension, diabetes, mental illness and substance
abuse.
- Describe current legal, ethical and administrative issues and
ways to prevent potential problems that arise in correctional
settings.
- 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.
- 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 25 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 25
contact hours (INA-CE Approval Number 0211-4026-0801).
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 25 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 25 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. Please
download this
APA CE list to see which
sessions the NCCHC education committee has identified as appropriate
for CE credit for psychologists.
Social Workers: This program is approved by the National
Association
of Social Workers (Provider # 886452976) for 25 continuing
education contact hours.
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Continuing education credits for physicians, nurses,
psychologists, CCHPs and others are available through a
self-study exam in each issue of the Journal of
Correctional Health Care.
JCHC is
the only national, peer-reviewed journal to
address correctional health care topics. Published
quarterly under the direction of editor John R. Miles, MPA, the journal features original research, case studies, best
practices, literature reviews and more to keep
correctional health care professionals informed of
important trends and developments. Topics include clinical care, health services and support,
personnel and staffing, medical records,
quality improvement, ethical issues, risk management and medical-legal
issues. NCCHC's position statements and clinical
guidelines also are published in JCHC.
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