Lorry discusses current correctional health care news with correctional nurse experts Gayle Burrow, Johnnie Lambert, and Denise Rahaman. News stories this month hit all the major issues in correctional health care practice – an aging population, high rates of mental illness, and addiction. Kentucky jail using new drug treatment for inmates addicted to opioids CBS […]

Lorry talks with Ian Rummery the Prison and Offender Management Nurse for HMP (Her Majesty’s Prison) Jamestown on the remote island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Ian is a transplant to the island from Australia and also works as a Community Psychiatric Nurse with the population there. It was through his mental […]

Correctional nurses Margaret Collatt, C. J. Young, and Mari Knight join Lorry to talk about the latest Correctional Health Care News. Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs Can Have Deadly Side-Effect for Some: FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added a Black Box Warning to new Hepatitis C pharmaceuticals as reports mount of flare-ups of […]

Vinneth Carvalho MD, Assistant Chief of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut-Correctional Managed Health Care, and Amy B. Smoyer, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT join Lorry to discuss the importance of food for physical and psychosocial health. They are presenting a session on “Why Food […]

Richard Craig, PhD, CCHP, served as the Chief Psychologist for the Idaho Department of Correction until his recent retirement. He has over 20 years of correctional experience. Dr. Craig will be speaking on Conducting a Psychological Autopsy at the 2016 National Conference on Correctional Health Care. Although used in forensic practice for over 60 years, psychological […]

Johnnie Lambert, Sue Smith, and Kim Pearson join Lorry to talk about the latest correctional health care news. State settles with inmate seeking sex change operation The state of Nebraska agreed to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by an inmate who claimed that the state prison’s medical director refused to provide hormone therapy for […]

Patricia Blair, PhD, LLM, JD, MSN, CCHP-A is a nurse attorney practicing in Texas. She serves as the American Bar Association representative on the National Commission on Correctional Health Care Board of Directors and frequently writes and speaks on ethical, legal, and policy issues in healthcare. She will be speaking on legal and ethical issues […]

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 growing concern in our […]

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 guidelines on the proper care and support of people in […]

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 pediatrician from Richmond, VA, and immediate past chair of […]