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WACHSA

1325 JESSI DRIVE

CHEYENNE, WY 82009-1878

501(c)(3) Non-Profit Tax ID# 61-1849316   

CA BRN Provider# 15404 

PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

  • Wed, October 25, 2023
  • 7:00 AM
  • Fri, October 27, 2023
  • 4:30 PM
  • Holiday Inn Downtown Arena; 300 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814
  • 120 registrants

Registration

  • Exhibitors, we welcome you to join us and appreciate your support.

    Should you require assistance, please get in touch with support@wachsa.org.
  • Member-only registration rate. Tickets default to unavailable, unless are an active member, and are logged in with your member email.

    Refunds are available until September 24, 2023, 31 days before the event. All cancellations must be in writing.
  • For Lapsed and NON-Members only.
    This early bird rate includes a 75$ WACHSA membership. | Refunds are available until September 24, 2023, 31 days before the event. All cancellations must be in writing.
  • Members of the leadership Nursing Consortium.
    Password required.
  • WEDNESDAY ONLY |

    Cancellations may be made up until 30 days before the event. |

    All cancellations must be in writing.
  • FOR ONE-day THURSDAY. |
    Cancellations may be made up until 30 days before the event. |
    All cancellations must be in writing.
  • FRIDAY ONLY |
    Cancellations may be made up until 30 days before the event. |
    All cancellations must be in writing.
  • IF YOU ENJOY THE RAFFLE event, YOU MAY NOW PURCHASE 10 ADDITIONAL TICKETS ONLINE FOR TEN DOLLARS. | WE WILL HAVE THEM RANDOMIZED AND AVAILABLE FOR YOU WHEN YOU SIGN IN AND COLLECT YOUR BADGE.
    | EACH REGISTRANT MAY PURCHASE 2 LOTS
  • FOR SPEAKERS ONLY
  • You qualify for the student registration rate if you are in a corrections oriented educational program.
    Email support@wachsa.org with your qualifying documentation for this rate. 1. the program, 2. a brief letter from your instructor about why this program will benefit you. A code will be mailed to you after a review of your documentation.
    Cancellations may be made up to 30 days before the event.
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The AAFP has reviewed "Correctional Health Care 2023" and deemed it acceptable for up to 20.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credits, with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MEMBER GRoup Rates are available for facilities and teams of six or more. 


FOR DOWNLOAD

2023 SPEAKER BIOS

link to book hotel rooms, room rate $95. plus tax

   WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25,

WOMEN IN CORRECTIONS AND THEIR ALLIES 

0700

Registration and Breakfast
0800

President’s Report & Business Meeting
0815

KEYNOTE: Start from the Bottom, to build and manage healthcare for the incarcerated

  • Kathy Allison, Agency Secretary, Retired, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
0845 

Facing the need for ethical principles and sensitivity for diverse populations 

  • Honorable Erica J. Yew, Judge Santa Clara County Superior Court; California Supreme Court 

    1030

    Mentoring Women Who Live and Work in Correctional Facilities

    • Eureka C. Daye PhD., MPH, LMFT, Director Custody Health & Custody Behavioral Healthcare Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System
     1115

    Women and Health Equity

    • Annette Lambert, Deputy Director, Quality Management, CCHCS
    • Cecilia Wykes
    • Navinderjit Singh
    • Isaac Loera
    1200 

    Bringing High Quality Healthcare to the Incarcerated – Lessons from a Nurse Educator

    • Lori Roscoe DNP, PhD, Correctional Health Care Consultant, Correctional.Nurse.Net LLC
    1300

    Meeting Standards for Juvenile and Adult Correctional Health Services

    • Wendy Habert, MBA, CCHP, National Commission on Correctional Health Care, Director of Accreditation
     1400

    All Bodies Are Good Bodies: Advancing Health Equity through Weight Inclusive Care

    • Shelley Aggarwal, MD, MS, Medical Director, Santa Clara County Juvenile Facilities Medical Clinics
     1500

    I'M Possible: Wellness from the Inside-Out

    • Barbara Barney-Knox, RN, Deputy Director of Nursing Services, CCHCS

    THURSDAY OCTOBER 26

    PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

    0700 

    Registration & Breakfast

    0800

    President's Opening

    • Barbara Barney-Knox, RN, Deputy Director of Nursing Services, CCHCS
    0815

    Keynote: Joining the Safety Net, Overcoming Barriers to Connected Care

    • Dan Mistak, JD, Director of Healthcare Initiatives for Justice-Involved Populations, Community Oriented Correctional Health Services (COCHS)

    0915

    Advances in Correctional Dental Care 

    • Amardeep Bains, DMD, Regional Dental Director CCHCS  

      1030

      The Safe Landing Project: Supporting the Re-Entry Population, Panel discussion

      • Noha Aboelata, Founding CEO, Roots Community Health Center
      • Juan Taizan, Director - Forensic Diversion and Re-entry Services, Alameda County

      1130

      		 CalAIM: A California Game-Changer for the Justice Involved – Panel Discussion
      • Autumn Boylan, MPH, Deputy Director, Office of Strategic Partnerships, Department of Health Care Services
      • David Panush, President, California Health Policy Strategies; 
      • Wendy Still, MAS, Project Director, Reimagining Adult Justice (RAJ)
        1230  LUNCH: Use of Force, Trauma and Gender
        • Karina Wong, Psy.D., Chief Psychologist, Santa Clara County Jails
        • Sgt. Erica Bravo, Santa Clara County Custody Bureau
        1330 Infectious Diseases; Future Considerations
        • Heidi Bauer, MD. Public Health Physician, CCHCS
        1430

        Cognitive Executive Functioning Across the Life Span -Panel Discussion 

        • Karina Wong, Psy. D., Chief Psychologist, Santa Clara County Jails
        • Amelia Lipscomb, Program Manager, Santa Clara County;
        • Michelle de la Calle, Director of System Integration, Santa Clara County Health System;
        • Huy Ngo, MD, Medical Director, Special Populations & Transitions of Care at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

        • Bruce Copley, Director, Access and Unplanned Services, County of Santa Clara Health System, Behavioral Health Services Department

         1600

        Changing the Narrative on Culture and Nursing Care: From the 1996 Pocket Guide to the Present: Culturally Sensitive Guidelines

        • Karen Garrett-Wells, RN, BSN, MSN-NE, MBA, Mental Health Nurse Manager, Acute Psychiatric Unit-8A, Custody Health Services Santa Clara County

        1730-1900 ALL invited! please join us at our FIRST ANNUAL AWARD CEREMONY RECEPTION 


        FRIDAY OCTOBER 27 

        0700  

        Registration & Breakfast

        0800

        Announcements

        • Barbara Barney-Knox, RN, Deputy Director of Nursing Services, CCHCS

        0815

        Standards for Healthcare Services in Jails compared to Prisons

        • Bruce Barnett, MD, JD, Consultant
        • Steven Gustavson, MD, Correctional Care Physician

            0915

            The Convergence of Law and Clinical Practice; Legal Complexities of PC2603 in County Jails

            • Danit Bar Ziv, MD, Chief Psychiatrist, Santa Clara County Jails
            • John Daly, MD,  Medical Director, Traditions Behavioral Health.

            1030

            Effects of a 12-Session Symptom Self-Management Course on Forensic Psychiatric Inpatients’ Auditory Hallucinations and Anxiety

            • Robin K. Buccheri, PhD, RN, NP, FAAN, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing and Health Professions, University of San Francisco
            • Martha D. Buffum, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, Clinical Professor, Department of Community Health Systems, University of California, San Francisco

                1115

                College Collaborative System – Panel Discussion

                • Sheriff Robert Jonsen, Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff (SCCOS)
                • Dr. Patrick Marshall, Inmate Rehabilitation Manager, SCC0S
                • Lieutenant Gurpreet Gill, SCCOS
                • Dr. Seher Awan, President Mission College; 
                • Dr. Maniphone Dickerson, Vice President, San Jose City College, 
                • Kellie Nadler, Regional Coordinator of the Rising Scholars Educational Services and Support at the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
                   1200

                  LUNCH: Innovations in Corrections:  Bringing the Norway Model of Rehabilitation to California;  Peer Support Specialists in Prison

                  • Annette Lambert, Deputy Director, Quality Management, California  Correctional Health Care Services, CCHCS
                  • Lisa Heintz, Director, Legislation and Special Projects, CCHCS
                  • Affie Tamuno-Koko, MSQA, CCHCS

                  1300

                  Honoring The Journey from Behind the Wire - A panel discussion with Formerly Incarcerated Persons

                  • Anthony Pedro, of Future Fire Academy
                  • Joseph Horiuchi, CDCR Success Story & Speaker

                  • Fernando Murillo, Program Coordinator for Amend at UCSF

                  1345

                  Narcan Vending Machines: Harm Reduction Strategy to Reduce Overdoses

                  • Mira Parwiz, LCSW, Behavioral Health Division Director
                  • Mollie Olson, LCSW, Medical Social Worker, Santa Clara Juvenile Facilities

                  1430

                  Applying the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)  in Corrections

                  • Traci Kessler, JD, Field Representative for Board of State and Community Corrections

                  1515

                  Closing Remarks

                  • Barbara Barney-Knox, RN, Deputy Director of Nursing Services, CCHCS
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