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An In-Depth Review of NCCHC’s Jail and
Prison Standards ($185)
Marc Stern, MD, CCHP
This seminar will discuss the 2008 Standards, which are NCCHC’s
recommendations for managing medical and mental health care delivery
in adult correctional facilities and the foundation of its
accreditation program. Groundbreaking changes in these editions have
the potential to reduce the costs of operations as well as
accreditation, while providing a framework for improved patient care
and outcomes. Whether or not your facility is accredited (or plans
to be), these practical seminars will give an overview of the
changes and guidance in how to achieve and demonstrate compliance.
You will leave equipped to implement quality improvements that will
lead to more efficient and effective delivery of services, better
patient health care, fewer adverse events and reduced liability
risk. The registration fee includes one copy of the Standards (jail
or prison)—a $70 value.
CCHP-RN Certification Review ($185)
Susan Laffan, RN, CCHP-A, CCHP-RN; Jerri McGinnis, BSN, MBA,
CCHP-RN
All content areas of the CCHP-RN certification exam will be
covered in this intensive review. Correctional nurse experts from a
variety of settings will use examples and case studies to make the
information easy to remember. This seminar can serve as an overview
course for the nurse new to corrections, a preliminary study session
for the nurse preparing for future certification or a final review
before sitting for the CCHP-RN exam. Practice questions will be
provided for each of the exam content areas. Tips on preparing for,
studying for and taking the exam will be shared.
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Sunday 9 am – 12:30 am
"Acting Out" Offenders: Implementing
Mental Health Strategies and Risk Management Principles ($99)
Suicide and serious self-injuries are sentinel events in jails and
prisons. The effective management of these behaviors, therefore, is
among the most important challenges facing correctional
professionals. Decisions must be clinically justifiable, precautions
implemented quickly and documentation legally defensible. This
seminar will focus on the "what works" principles of risk management
in ensuring that safety and treatment services match the level of
the assessed needs of inmates at risk for suicide and serious
self-injurious behaviors. We will learn about the best practices for
identifying imminent warning signs and risk factors and how to
differentiate self-injurious from suicidal behaviors. While
identifying key policy issues in implementing a suicide and
self-injury prevention program, participants will learn the salient
skills necessary for the effective assessment and treatment of
self-injurious behaviors.
Advanced Issues in Quality Improvement ($99)
This seminar incorporates the concepts and key components of quality
assessment and improvement, the role of paradigms, the challenges of
change, the crucial role of monitoring and evaluation of important
aspects of care utilizing measurable indicators, the role of quality
improvement teams, and team development. This course has been
designed for professionals who are already familiar with the base
principles of quality assessment.
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Sunday 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Clinical Judgment in Correctional Nursing ($99)
Catherine Knox, MN, RN, CCHP-RN; Lorry Schoenly, PhD, CCHP-RN
Generalists: Hone Your Inner Specialist! ($99)
Most correctional physicians are generalists. Our skills at
dealing with a multitude of general medicine illnesses, such as
diabetes, hypertension and asthma, are pretty good. But depending on
our training and experience, we may feel less comfortable with
illnesses in specialty realms, such as joint problems, ear problems,
urinary incontinence and even seizures. Since many of us practice in
one-person operations, we often have little choice but to refer the
patient right away to a specialist. Aside from the cost and
potential dangers of transportation, when we refer out we lose a
little control, cause delay in care and miss an opportunity to help
our patients directly. We can’t all be specialists in every
specialty, but we can hone our generalist skills. This program aims
to hone skills in three or four domains for common specialty
problems so that we (a) may be able to take their care a little
further ourselves, (b) know when we’re at the limit of our expertise
and (3) can anticipate what tests the specialist will need so that
we can send the patient with that workup completed.
This seminar is sponsored by the Society of Correctional
Physicians.
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