Release Plan for Corrections: Best Practices and Strategies for Change

Friday, December 18, 2020, 12:00 AM - Friday, June 18, 2021, 11:59 PM

This activity emphasizes the importance of release planning and collaboration to ensure continuity of TB care in and out of correctional facilities. It will also provide a review of best practices and discuss challenges along with the successes of working with security and medical staff in corrections.

Jointly provided by the Rutgers Global Tuberculosis Institute, the Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association

Funding for this course was made possible in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

Release Date: December 18, 2020
Expiration Date: June 18, 2021
Estimated time to complete this activity as designed is 1.25 hours.

Presenting Faculty
Ellen Murray, PhD, BSN, RN
Corrections Consultant
Southeastern National TB Center

1. Identify the roles that corrections security and medical staff, and public health staff play in release planning for active and high-priority TB infected patients to ensure continuity of care upon release to the community
2. Illustrate two steps for inmates being released to the community to assure positive outcomes and minimal transmission to others for active TB patients

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How to Receive CE Credit: Participants should review the activity in its entirety and then complete the post-test, which is accessible on the "Online Content & Tests" tab. Upon completing this activity as designed, achieving a score of 100% on the post-test, and completing the evaluation, participants will be able to download their CE certificate. The CE certificate will also be emailed to you.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, the Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association. Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: This activity is awarded 1.25 contact hours. (60 minute CH) Nurses should claim only those contact hours actually spent participating in the activity. 

Peer Review: In order to help ensure content objectivity, independence, and fair balance, and to ensure that the content is aligned with the interest of the public, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) has resolved all potential and real conflicts of interest through content review by non-conflicted, qualified reviewers. This activity was peer reviewed for relevance, accuracy of content and balance of presentation by Rosaura Garcia, CHES® and Shwata Suresh Kumar, MPH.

Disclosure: In accordance with the disclosure policies of Rutgers and to conform with Joint Accreditation requirements and FDA guidelines, individuals in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose to the activity participants: (1) the existence of any relevant financial relationship with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients, with the exemption of non-profit or government organizations and non-health care related companies, within the past 12 months; and (2) the identification of a commercial product/device that is unlabeled for use or an investigational use of a product/device that is not yet approved.

The following faculty and planning committee members have no relevant financial relationships to disclose:

Anita Khilall, MPH (Activity Director) - Program Director, Education & Training, Rutgers Global Tuberculosis Institute
Rosaura Garcia, CHES® - Health Educator II, Rutgers Global Tuberculosis Institute
Ellen Murray, PhD, BSN, RN - Corrections Consultant, Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
Farah Parvez, MD, MPH - Director, Training and Outreach, Bureau of TB Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Shwata Suresh Kumar, MPH - Health Educator II, Rutgers Global Tuberculosis Institute
Karen Simpson - Co-Executive Director, Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center

RBHS Center for Continuing and Outreach Education Staff - Elizabeth Ward, MSJ, Executive Director, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose

This activity does not contain information about commercial products/devices that are unlabeled for use or investigational products not yet approved.

Content Disclaimer: The views expressed in this activity are those of the faculty. It should not be inferred or assumed that they are expressing the views of any manufacturer of pharmaceuticals or devices, Rutgers University, the Southeastern National TB Center or the National TB Controllers Association.

It should be noted that the recommendations made herein with regard to the use of therapeutic agents, varying disease states, and assessments of risk, are based upon a combination of clinical trials, current guidelines, and the clinical practice experience of the participating presenters. The drug selection and dosage information presented in this activity are believed to be accurate. However, participants are urged to consult all available data on products or procedures before using them in clinical practice.

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.25 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (1.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.25 hours)

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.