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Candida auris in US Correctional Facilities [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesCandida auris is an emerging fungal pathogen that typically affects patients in healthcare settings. Data on C. auris cases in correctional facilities are limited but are needed to guide public health recommendations. We describe cases and challenges of
Ian Hennessee +18 more
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Implementing interprofessional video consultations with general practitioners and psychiatrists in correctional facilities in Germany: results from a mixed-methods study [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background Adequate health care in correctional facilities is often limited by staff shortage, which entails time-consuming consultations with physicians outside of these facilities. Video consultations (VC) have been implemented in many different health
Miriam Giovanna Colombo +2 more
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Electronic consultation in correctional facilities worldwide: a scoping review [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2022 Objective To provide an overview of the use of and evidence for eConsult in correctional facilities worldwide.Design Scoping review.Data sources Three academic databases (MEDLINE, Embase and CINAHL) were searched to identify papers published between 1990
Clare Liddy +5 more
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CPR in correctional facilities: a missed opportunity? [PDF]
Health & Justice, 2022 In the incarcerated population, the largest ethnic and racial group is Black people. Heart disease is known as the leading causes of death in the United States which can lead to cardiac arrest. Layperson cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been shown
Christopher Scott Sampson +3 more
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Inclusive health: modeling COVID-19 in correctional facilities and communities [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Mass incarceration, commonly associated with overcrowding and inadequate health resources for incarcerated people, creates a fertile environment for the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in U.S. correctional facilities.
Scott Greenhalgh, Ashley Provencher
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Improving access to specialist care in correctional facilities through Ontario eConsult. [PDF]
PLoS ONEObjectivesTo evaluate the accessibility of multispecialty advice for primary care providers (PCPs) within correctional facilities, catering to the healthcare needs of individuals in federal custody in Ontario, Canada, through the utilization of ...
Danica Goulet +3 more
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HIV Transmission in Correctional Facility
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 Acute retroviral syndrome developed in an inmate in a detention center after he had intercourse with 2 HIV-infected inmates. Correctional facilities house a disproportionate number of HIV-infected persons, and most do not provide inmates with condoms ...
Abe Macher +2 more
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Predicting COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities Using Machine Learning [PDF]
MDM Policy & PracticeIntroduction. The risk of infectious disease transmission, including COVID-19, is disproportionately high in correctional facilities due to close living conditions, relatively low levels of vaccination, and reduced access to testing and treatment.
Giovanni S. P. Malloy +5 more
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VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AS A TOOL TO IMPROVE THE LEVEL OF SECURITY IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES [PDF]
Probacja, 2020 Correctional facility is a very specifi c form of an isolation institution. Due to the specific conditions in penitentiary facilities and the complete isolation of convicts, ensuring security for both convicts and prison staff requires application of ...
Monika Niedźwiecka
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Social Sciences, 2023 Community reintegration of offenders is one of South Africa’s methods of rehabilitating offenders who have served a portion of their sentence in a correctional centre. However, overcrowding in the rural correctional facilities that have limited resources
Refiloe Legodi, Misheck Dube
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