WESTERN ADVANCES IN CORRECTIONAL HEALTH


When: 9/18/2024 - 9/20/2024
Where: 
The Dana on Mission Bay
1710 W Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, California 92109
The Dana on Mission Bay 
1710 W Mission Bay Dr, San Diego, CA 92109
Rooms available MON, SEPT 16, 2024 to 
SAT SEPT 21, 2024
Booking 
Cut-off Date 08/23/2024
For reservations by phone, call 800-445-3339  and mention "WACHSA Annual Conference - Waived Overnight Parking."

The AAFP has reviewed Western Advances in Correctional Health Care 2024 and deemed it acceptable for up to 15.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s).
The term of Approval is from 09/18/2024 to 09/20/2024. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. RN CEUs are one for one equivalent to CMEs

 
  Wednesday, September 18
0700-0755 Full Breakfast and Registration
0800-0825 Membership Meeting: Welcome, Financial Report, 40th Anniversary of WACHSA and the Future -Barbara Barney-Knox (BBK), RN, WACHSA President, Deputy Director of Nursing, California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS)
0830-0925 Keynote: California Advancing & Innovating Medi-Cal - Promoting Access to Medical Care for the Incarcerated - Autumn Boylan, MPH Deputy Director, Office of Strategic Partnerships, CA Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
0930-0955 Break and Exhibits
1000-1055 Assessing and Treating Incarcerated Persons Who Refuse Mental Health or Medical Treatment - Gina Olson, MSN, RN, CCHP, Regional Director of Nursing, and Josephine Shaar, PH.D., Regional Mental Health Director, CA, WellPath
1100-1155 Using Psychological Safety, Intellectual Humility, and Shared Reality to Retain Staff - Megan Leinen, MBA, BSN-RN, CCHP, Regional Director of Nursing Southeast, WellPath
1200-1325 Networking Lunch and Exhibit Hall
1330-1425 Health Equity: Beyond the Numbers - Ja'Nita M. Becerra, RN, Nursing Services - Public Health, CCHCS
1430-1600 Peer Support Specialist Programs  - Joaquin Jordan, MA, Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor, Social Impact Consultant, Continuity Consulting - Cindy Shortt MA, LPCC, Co-founder and Director of Integrative Wellness at The Prism Way - Affie Tamuno-Kok, MSQA, PSSP CCHCS - Gisselle Galloway, Program Manager, CalMHSA
   
  Thursday, September 19
0730-0755 Full Breakfast and Registration
0800-0855 Patient Feedback and Involvement in Delivery System Design - Annette Lambert, Deputy Director, Quality Management, CCHCS; Samantha Aris, CPHQ, CCHCS
0900-0955 Chronic Disease Management Within Inpatient Competency Restoration Programs - Constance Woulard, RN, MSN, Divisional Director of Nursing and Utilization Review, WellPath
1000-1025 Break and Exhibits
1030-1125 Trends in Alcohol Use Disorder: Impact on Screening and Treatment - Megan Leinen, MBA, BSN-RN, CCHP, Regional Director of Nursing, Southeast, WellPath
1130-1225 Substance Use Treatment & Overdose Prevention in the LA County Jail System - Matt Sexter, MD, Addiction Medicine Specialist, Family Medicine Physician, and Medical Director of Addiction Medicine Services at LA County CHS (Correctional Health Services)
1230-1325 Networking Lunch and Exhibit Hall  
1330-1425

Patient Safety in a Correctional Setting: The Role of Staffing, Training, and Culture -
Moderator: Raymond Herr MD, Falcon Inc., Panel: Jasinda Muhammad, CDCR-CCHCS Human Resources; John Baker, MD Psychiatrist, WellPath, and Megan Leinen, MBA, BSN-RN, CCHP, WellPath

1430-1525 Public Health's Role in Prioritizing the Health of People in Correctional Settings - Sixtine Gurrey, MPH; Correctional Health Epidemiologist, Washington State Department of Health, Liesl Hagan, MPH; Senior Scientist for Correctional Health, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Orion McCotter, Communicable Disease Manager for Carceral Settings, Oregon Health Authority

 

1700-1900 Reception and Awards Ceremony

  Friday, September 20
0730-0755 Full Breakfast and Registration
0800-0855 Updates on Dental Trauma and Treatment - Alan Herford, DDS, MD, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry
0900-0955 Basics of HIV and Your Role in Ending the HIV Epidemic - Marc Edmundson, PharmD, MBA, MPH, AAHIVP, HIVPCP, Assistant Clinical Professor University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy
1000-1015 Break and Exhibits
1015-1110 County Collaboration with ECM (Enhanced Case Management)/MCP for CalAIM - a Trial of the New Medi-Cal Process - Lisa L. Heintz, JD, Director of Legislation and Special Projects CDCR, Janene Delmundo, Deputy Director, Legislation and Special Projects-CCHC
1115-1210 Practical STI and Hepatitis Screening for Justice-Involved Individuals - Kristin Walsh, MD, Internist, Santa Clara County
1210-1215 Conference Close Out - BBK