The American Correctional Health Services Association

California-Nevada Chapter Website

Join us in Sacramento for the 2009 Multidisciplinary Correctional Healthcare Conference
September 16-18, 2009, co-sponsored by the Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ)

Please click HERE to view the conference agenda

Click HERE to view conference information

 

The 2009 Conference has been approved for 14.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™ for Physicians

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The California Medical Association/Institute of Medical Quality and the CA-NV Chapter, American Correctional Health Services Association. The California Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

The California Medical Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

 

 

Early bird deadlines for both conference registration and hotel reservations have been extended to September 2!
Click HERE for the registration form!
Click HERE to reserve your hotel room!


The Official Homepage
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California/Nevada
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Correctional
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Welcome to the website for the California-Nevada Chapter of the American Correctional Health Association (ACHSA). Our hope is to provide a site where our members, as well as others both currently in the profession or interested in learning about it, can find items of interest.


The stated goal of ACHSA is "to be the voice of the correctional healthcare profession, and to serve as an effective forum for communication addressing current issues and needs confronting correctional healthcare. " As we all know, correctional healthcare provides challenges not encountered elsewhere in medicine, and our clientele are indeed a unique group of individuals. ACHSA allows us a forum, via a professional organization, to network and interface with others in the field. Among other things, the organization provides support, skill development, and education programs for for all levels of individuals involved in correctional healthcare, and helps to provide a sense of community, so we won't feel so isolated.

The California-Nevada chapter is presently the largest state chapter in the country. Other states with chapters include the Chesapeake States (CN, DE, MD, VA), Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Texas, Oregon, Rocky Mountain States (CO, NM, UT, WY), and Washington. The California-Nevada chapter sponsors a conference in September every year, and alternates it between Northern and Southern California, so everybody can have the best chance to attend.

The Board of Directors is always looking for correctional healthcare professionals (both medical and allied health) who wish to become involved in the organization. If you are interested, please send us an e-mail using the mail icon below.

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