Section: Module 11: Lesson 7: Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Persons | Humanism in Health and Healthcare | NextGenU.org

  • Learning Objectives:
    • Articulate the social and humanistic factors affecting the health of patients who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated, including their experiences in society at large, and the health care system in particular. 
    • Describe ethical dilemmas that can emerge for clinical practitioners caring for patients who are incarcerated or were formerly incarcerated. 
    • Demonstrate critical thinking about the needs of patients who face health disadvantages because of incarceration status and associated stigmas and articulate creative approaches to clinical care that are sensitive to the challenges they face. 
    • Compare the difference between the minimum care a physician is obligated to provide within a criminal justice setting from the standard they are held to in the free world and describe measures that you could take as a physician to anticipate and meet the health needs of incarcerated or formerly incarcerated patients (see in particular the AMA Journal of Ethics case study.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 53 mins
      

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      Linkages Between Health and Incarceration URL
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      Please read this essential resource that further elaborates the connection between incarceration and health.

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      Caring for ex-prisoners presents management challenges URL
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      Please read the article by Janet Colwell. As you read, pay particular attention to the health disadvantages faced by individuals who are currently incarcerated, and how incarceration disrupts health and health care for patients once they are released from the carceral system. How might this complicate the clinical care of patients who are or have been incarcerated? What strategies can you utilize at a clinical level to mitigate these difficulties and best care for these patients?

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      What Does Health Justice Look Like for People Returning from Incarceration? URL
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      Please read the case by Lisa Puglisi, Joseph P. Calderon, and Emily A. Wang. Before reading the authors' commentary on the case, think about it for yourself. In particular, identify the various ethical issues inherent in the case, and analyze how you would navigate each of them. Then read the author's commentary and compare their insights to your own.

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      Quiz: Module 11: Lesson 7
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    • Supplementary Learning Resources (Not Required)
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      Correctional Health: Recommendations and Guidance URL

      If you choose, please review the CDC guidelines for correctional health, which contain specific recommendations for disease screening and treatment that are sensitive to the particular health vulnerabilities of those involved with the carceral system.

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      Federal Bureau of Prisons: Health Management Resources URL

      If you choose, please review the Federal Bureau of Prison guidelines for correctional health, which contain specific recommendations for disease screening and treatment, beyond those covered by the CDC (which emphasizes infectious disease screening and treatment), that are sensitive to the particular health vulnerabilities of those involved with the carceral system.