It is Monday morning and the health services administrator of a small rural jail is investigating an unexpected death over the weekend. The patient had just been seen on Friday afternoon by the medical director for heart palpitations and lethargy. He said he was thirsty but didn’t like the taste of the water in his cell. After a physical assessment…
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Lorry’s guest on this podcast episode is Donna Jackson-Kohlin, MSN, CNM, CCHP, a Certified Nurse Midwife providing obstetric and gynecology care at the Western MA Regional Women’s Correctional Center. She presented a session called Benefits to Pumping Breast Milk Behind Bars at the 2017 NCCHC National Conference on Correctional Health Care. It is estimated that 6-10% of incarcerated women are pregnant at…
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“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” – Albert Einstein Lorry’s guest on this podcast episode is Kenneth Faiver, MPH, CCHP, a correctional health care consultant and expert witness from Lansing, MI. He has been active in correctional health care…
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