Jim Martin, MPSA, CCHP, Accreditation Specialist with the National Commission Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), joins Lorry to talk about communication with incarcerated patients. He presented a session on Strategic Bedside Manner: How to Tactically Speak with Inmates at the NCCHC Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in Atlanta, April 29-May 2, 2017. Words have power, and they are particularly powerful…
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Stephen Ford, BS, PharmD, BCGP, is a Clinical Pharmacist with Diamond Pharmacy in Indiana, PA. This post is based on his session “Bug and Drug: Principles of Antibiotic Use” taking place at the 2017 Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in Atlanta, April 29-May 2. Learn more about the conference and register HERE. Antibiotic overuse and misuse are of concern…
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Elmer Dickens, JD, General Counsel for the Washington County Oregon Sheriff’s office and the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association joins Lorry to discuss the effect of power on staff-patient relationships in corrections. He presentied a session on Staff Misconduct and PREA: How Power Affects Employee Behavior at the 2017 NCCHC Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care. The Prison Rape Elimination Act…
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