T2B2
T2B2
and
The
Department of Defense
Medical Interagency Satellite Training Network (MIST)
Present:
“Prison and Jail Health”
Thursday 18 January 2007
1300-1400 ET
a. Sponsors: This program is co-sponsored for
Military and Federal GETN subscribers by the School of Public Health, University
at Albany, SUNY and Department of Defense Medical Interagency Satellite Program
with the technical support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee,
VA.
b. Availability: This program will be available to military and federal GETN/MIST sites that have GETN/ATN/Warrior digital satellite downlinks. A listing of potential GETN receive sites can be seen here: GETN Site Locations.
MIST affiliate satellite networks such as the VA’s Employee Education System and the Department of Justice Television Network may also carry this program but IAW with their own scheduling.
There is NO C/Ku Band analog satellite availability for this program.
Videoconferencing may be available to selected military and federal VTC sites using the USA TNET or the USN CNET networks and other VTC networks able to connect to this satellite feed. Site coordinators using VTC are responsible for their own bridge coordination.
Will this program be Webcast? Maybe, instructions in final confirmation sent out 24 – 48 hours prior.
c. Target Audience Statement: The target audiences for this program will be military and federal personnel, physicians, nurses, hospitals, and units that are affiliated with the prison systems, as well as other state, city or county personnel who are interested in furthering their knowledge of this health issue.
d. Program Speakers & Summary:
Speakers:
Gus Birkhead, MD, MPH; Director, AIDS Institute, NYSDOH;
Director, Center for Community Health, NYSDOH; Associate Professor,
Epidemiology, UAlbany School of Public Health .
Lester Wright, MD, MPH;
Deputy Commissioner & Chief Medical Officer
New York State Department of Correctional Services
With a high concentration of people with conditions and diseases of public health concern, correctional facilities represent an opportunity to address public health issues. In this program viewers will learn about public health efforts within the prison system as well as the interface between state and local public health and correctional agencies.
As leaders in this field, Dr. Lester Wright and Dr. Gus Birkhead will discuss how collaborations between public health and correctional health services benefit the inmates and correctional staff, as well as the larger community.
Handouts: Yes, in final confirmation message.
e. CEUs, CMEs, Certificates: This
Educational Activity is presented by the School of Public Health Continuing
Education, which has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the
New York State Nurses Association’s Council on Continuing Education, which is
accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation. It has been approved for 1.0 contact hours and has been
assigned approval code 5RLL8T-PRV-04-073.
The School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, is accredited by the
Medical Society of the State of New York to sponsor continuing medical education
for physicians. The School designates this educational activity for 1.0
Category One credit towards the AMA Physician’s
Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit
that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
This activity is sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany,
SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in
health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing,
Inc. This program is designated for the CHES to receive 1.0 Category 1
CECH in health education.
Continuing education credit will be offered for various professions based on one
hour of instruction. An online registration and evaluation must be completed to
receive the appropriate continuing education credit. More details here:
http://www.albany.edu/sph/coned/t2b2ceu.htm
f. Videotape Availability: None
g. Videotape release (if taping from broadcast): These FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled. There are no copyright restrictions on these program, however they MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing. They may also not be used for commercial purposes or for profit purposes by commercial organizations without additional permission of the sponsors.
h. Interactivity/Questions: None for these pre-recorded programs.
i. Registration: All military and federal GETN sites MUST register for this FREE, public domain program to receive the necessary illumination authentication (GETN/Warrior dishes) and coordinates. Sites may register at: GETN/DOD MIST Registrations or by calling the DOD-MIST Satellite Program Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898.
j. Future Programs: For future information on free interagency satellite broadcasts co-sponsored by the DOD MIST program (subject to change due to satellite availability and other scheduling issues) and other sponsors please visit this web site: (Information changes periodically; please refresh your browser upon each visit) http://www.dlnets.com/itv.htm#current.
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