Catherine Knox, Gayle Burrow, and Kim Pearson join Lorry to talk about the latest correctional health care news. To Help A Criminal Go Straight, Help Him Change How He Thinks Our first story might be considered a mental health issue. High levels of mental illness in our patient population is a ... Read More about August 2016 News Round Up (Podcast Episode 123)
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June News Round Up (Podcast Episode 122)
Denise Rahaman and Margaret Collatt join Lorry to discuss recent correctional health care news. NICE releases draft guidelines for providing quality healthcare to prisoners First up is a story out of Britain where the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued draft ... Read More about June News Round Up (Podcast Episode 122)
New NCCHC Position Statement on Solitary Confinement (Podcast Episode 121)
Patricia Reams, MD, MPH, CCHP-P, joins Lorry to discuss the health consequences of solitary confinement and key concepts from a new NCCHC position statement that provides guidance for correctional health professionals about the practice. The full position statement can be found HERE. Dr. Reams is a ... Read More about New NCCHC Position Statement on Solitary Confinement (Podcast Episode 121)
May 2016 Correctional Health Care News Round Up
(Podcast Episode 120) Johnnie Lambert, Sue Smith, and Kathy Wild join Lorry to discuss recent correctional health care new. Nurses thrust into guard duty at federal prisons USA Today is reporting that nurses, physical therapists and other senior medical staffers in the Federal Bureau of Prisons ... Read More about May 2016 Correctional Health Care News Round Up
April 2016 Correctional Health Care News Round Up (Podcast Episode 119)
Jersey correctional nurses Denise Rahaman and Susan Laffan join Lorry to discuss current correctional healthcare news items on this episode of Correctional Nursing Today. Lockdowns Disrupting Access to Mental Health Care for Inmates at Ottawa Jail Lockdowns and security issues in one ... Read More about April 2016 Correctional Health Care News Round Up (Podcast Episode 119)