2025 ACA 155th Congress of Correction Denver_Program Book

Moderator: Danny Martinez , M.D., MPH, Chief of Medical Services, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida Speaker 1: Danny Martinez , M.D., MPH, Chief of Medical Services, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida Speaker 2: Thomas Culbreath , Psy.D., Internship and Residency Training Director, Zephyrhills Correctional Institution, Florida Department of Corrections, Zephyrhills, Florida Speaker 3: Jerome Greenfield , M.D., DLFAPA, Deputy Chief Officer — Psychiatry, VitalCore Health Strategies, Topeka, Kansas End of Life Care in the Correctional Setting [CE|CME|CERP|CEU] Primary Community of Focus: Prisons & Jails Room: 109 Overview: This presentation will focus on those that are at the end of life within a correctional setting. Both prisons and jails strive to provide the best strategies for the health and well being of those that are at the end of life. We will discuss advanced directives, use of hospice services, compassionate release along with general strategies to care for those at the end of their life. Learning Objectives: • Identify why advanced directives are important in the correctional setting. • Describe how to utilize hospice services in jails and/or prisons. • Identify three strategies you can use in the care of those at the end of life. Moderator: Terri Catlett , Director of Correctional Health, American Correctional Association, Alexandria, Virginia Speaker 1: James C. Welch , RN, BLS, HNB-BC, SGAHN, ACA Auditor, Georgetown, Delaware

Medical Effects of K2 and Synthetic Drugs: Not Your Grandfather’s Marijuana [CE|CME|CERP|CEU] Primary Community of Focus: Adult Corrections Room: 111 Overview: Synthetic cannabinoids are not one drug but different synthetic drugs with unknown health risks. They are popular and can be bought legally in stores across the U.S. They are significant public health concerns especially among incarcerated individuals due to increased reports of abuse. New reports highlight the consequences of K2/spices among the prison population. This workshop will discuss the pathophysiological effects of synthetics cannabinoids on tissues and body systems. They act on the same brain cells receptors as THC, the main ingredient in marijuana. Synthetic cannabinoids affect the brain in different and unpredictable ways • Understand synthetic cannabinoids are not a single class of drug but manufactured in hundreds of combinations to affect health care. • Understand the numerous side effects on the physiology of tissues and the body. class of synthetic cannabinoids and the response to treatment of such drugs. Moderator: John Tomarchio , Ph.D., Regional Medical Director, VitalCore Health Strategies, Topeka, Kansas Speaker 1: Harbans S. Deol , M.D., Chief Medical Officer, VitalCore Health Strategies, Topeka, Kansas A Plot Against the Downtown Detention Center Room 102 Overview: Described as bizarre and sinister, this story has drawn national headlines and put a spotlight on Nashville, Tennessee. compared to marijuana. Learning Objectives: • Participants will gain an understanding of the mechanisms and side effects of different

Saturday, Aug. 23 ▼ 3–4:30 p.m.

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