2026 ACA 156th Congress of Correction Pittsburgh_Program Book

Shirley Moore Smeal , Senior Consultant, The Moss Group; Washington, D.C.; Amy Whitmore , Infection Control Manager, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction, Columbus, Ohio Strategic Collaboration in Correctional Health Care: The Winfield Correctional Facility Long Term Care Model [CME|CEU|CERP] Room: 320 Primary Community of Focus: Adult Corrections Overview: Strategic collaboration is vital in correctional healthcare, ensuring successful outcomes from intake to discharge and community reintegration. Coordinated efforts across departments, including hospitals, medical vendors, behavioral health teams, and site administration, enable proper placement and care for individuals with complex needs. At WCF-LTC, resident placement requires thorough evaluations and compliance due to the absence of an infirmary. Discharge planning for high-need patients involves multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care and safe transitions. A “whole human” approach, combined with criminogenic risk reduction strategies, supports timely care, institutional operations, and reintegration into the community. ​ Learning Objectives: • Learn the importance of coordinated efforts across departments in correctional healthcare to ensure successful outcomes from intake to discharge and community reintegration. • Gain insights into the comprehensive evaluations required for appropriate

Compliance/Kansas Department of Corrections, Topeka, Kansas Speakers: Andrea Allen , Parole Director, Northern Region, Kansas Department of Corrections Parole Division, Topeka, Kansas; Tammy Smith , Nurse Administrator, Office of Health Care Compliance/Kansas Department of Corrections, Topeka, Kansas; John Worley , Director of Behavioral Health, Office of Health Care Compliance/Kansas Department of Corrections, Topeka, Kansas The Opioid Simulation Room: 311 Primary Community of Focus: Healthcare, Other Overview: This educational activity seeks to deepen the participants’ understanding of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) as a chronic relapsing disease, outlining the physical and social processes associated with (OUD) and identifying opportunities and concepts associated with OUD treatment and recovery. Additionally, the activity will consider the impact of resilience on navigating recovery, through defining resiliency as it relates to OUD and how alterations in resiliency affect recovery. Thirdly and perhaps most importantly, the repercussions of stigma on the opioid epidemic by defining and exploring stigma, reviewing common labels and making implicit bias explicit. Through participation in The Opioid Simulation, each participant will take on a simulated role as a Healthcare Provider, Peer Navigator or individual with Opioid Use Disorder. The simulated activity will consist of a prebrief where the objective and goals of the simulation are discussed, and the simulated roles are explained. Then participants will engage in the simulation, fulfilling the assigned roles within the guidelines provided but also including their own experiences to enhance the role they have adopted for the simulation. After the conclusion of the simulation, a debrief will occur that will allow for exploration of reactions, reflecting on the learning objectives including the transition of bias from implicit to explicit. Learners will benefit from both their own experiences and insight during the simulation and debrief

WORKSHOPS

Thursday, July 30 ▼ 1–4:30 p.m.

resident placement, including chart reviews, acuity assessments, and behavioral health evaluations. • Develop strategies for effective discharge planning, focusing on multidisciplinary collaboration to ensure continuity of care and safe transitions for individuals with significant healthcare needs.

Moderator: Tammy Smith , Nurse Administrator, Office of Health Care

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