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July/August 2002

"PRISONER PATIENTS" By Judith Kirkwood

Clinical Practice in Correctional Medicine

By Michael Puisis, ed

Mosby-Year Book

New Mexico State Prison System, Albuquerque. Text for clinicians and clinical staff on how to practice medicine in a correctional environment. Halftone illustrations.

Correctional Health Care: Guidelines for the Management of an Adequate Delivery System.(National Institute of Corrections)

By B. Jane Anno

Reference book for jail and prison administrators and correctional health professionals to provide guidance in the provision of health services. This book reviews the most recent literature and case law on correctional health care and summarizes the positions of national organizations and correctional health care experts on a variety of topics. The full document is available on the web site in downloadable PDF format. Print copies of Correctional Health Care will be available for a limited time from the NIC Information Center. The publication is also available on CD-ROM. Contact asknicic@nicic.org; telephone (800) 877-1461 or (303) 682-0213; fax (303) 682-0558. Request title no. NIC-017521.

Correctional Medicine: A Public Policy Paper of the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (2001)

.By John M. Robertson and Jack A. Ginsburg

In a new position paper on correctional care, the College identifies trends in the growth of the U.S. prison population and health care issues affecting inmates and their physicians. The paper, which updates a previous 1992 College position, focuses on issues for internists, including corrections and public health, diseases like tuberculosis and HIV, qualifications of practitioners in correctional settings, special prison populations and the accreditation of correctional health care. The full document is available on the web site in downloadable PDF format.








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			July/August 2002 "PRISONER PATIENTS" By Judith Kirkwood Clinical Practice in Correctional Medicine By Michael Puisis, ed Mosby-Year Book New Mexico State Prison System, Albuquerque. Text for clinicians and clinical staff on how to practice medicine in a correctional environment. Halftone illustrations. Correctional Health Care: Guidelines for the Management of an Adequate Delivery System.(National Institute of Corrections) By B. Jane Anno Reference book for jail and prison administrators and correctional health professionals to provide guidance in the provision of health services. This book reviews the most recent literature and case law on correctional health care and summarizes the positions of national organizations and correctional health care experts on a variety of topics. The full document is available on the web site in downloadable PDF format. Print copies of Correctional Health Care will be available for a limited time from the NIC Information Center. The publication is also available on CD-ROM. Contact asknicic@nicic.org; telephone (800) 877-1461 or (303) 682-0213; fax (303) 682-0558. Request title no. NIC-017521. Correctional Medicine: A Public Policy Paper of the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (2001) .By John M. Robertson and Jack A. Ginsburg In a new position paper on correctional care, the College identifies trends in the growth of the U.S. prison population and health care issues affecting inmates and their physicians. The paper, which updates a previous 1992 College position, focuses on issues for internists, including corrections and public health, diseases like tuberculosis and HIV, qualifications of practitioners in correctional settings, special prison populations and the accreditation of correctional health care. The full document is available on the web site in downloadable PDF format.