“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 […]

Melissa Caldwell, PhD, CCHP, a clinical psychologist and Director of Mental Health Services for Advanced Correctional Healthcare in Peoria, Illinois, joins Lorry to talk about this important correctional health care concern.  She is presenting a session called Tell Me How You Really Feel: A Guide to Deciphering the Malingering of Psychosis at the 2017 NCCHC […]

Brianna Kramer, a recruiter with Premier Medical Staffing Services in Milwaukee, WI, shares her list of common myths about correctional nursing practice. Brianna and her team often recruit healthcare staff for positions in correctional settings. That means she gets to answer plenty of questions about working behind bars. How does her list of common myths […]

Masonda Wheatly, RN, CCHP, is the SANE Nurse Coordinator for Corizon Health in its Missouri Regional Office, serving the Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC). She is also the CQI Coordinator and Clinical Educator for the Region. In this episode, Masonda joins Lorry to talk about implementing a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program in a […]

Jeffery Keller, MD, FACCP, CCHP-P, joins Lorry to talk about medication diversion in correctional facilities. Dr. Keller is Chief Medical Officer of Centurion as well as the Medical Director of Badger Medical, which provides medical services to several jails and juvenile facilities in Idaho. Incarcerated patients require medications to treat a variety of chronic conditions […]

Marci Mackenzie, PhD, LCSW, and Marina Moshkovich, MD, join Lorry to talk about working with ADHD patients in prison. Dr. Mackenzie is a Clinician Administrator and Dr. Moshkovich is a psychiatrist with University Correctional HealthCare, Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care Division, working in the New Jersey Prison System. They are presenting a session on ADHD […]

Jim Martin, MPSA, CCHP, Accreditation Specialist with the National Commission Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), joins Lorry to talk about communication with incarcerated patients. He is presenting 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 […]

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 is presenting a session on Staff Misconduct and PREA: How Power Affects Employee Behavior at the 2017 NCCHC Spring Conference on Correctional Health […]

Caterina G. Spinaris, PhD., Founding Director of Desert Waters Correctional Outreach in Florence, CO joins Lorry to talk about the health effects of working in a correctional setting. Dr. Spinaris is a licensed professional counselor with nearly three decades of clinical experience, including offering psychotherapy services to correctional staff and their families. Currently, as Executive […]

Aleksander Shalshin, MD, CCHP, former Medical Director for the New York City Department of Health for Correctional Health, joins Lorry for a conversation about the ethical challenges of correctional health care practice. Dr. Shalshin discovered correctional practice during his medical education when he completed a fellowship on Riker’s Island, the main facility of the New […]