Conference News
2018 Plenary Speaker: Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPH
Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPH is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Brown University and a Practicing Infectious Disease Specialist at The Miriam Hospital and at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections - caring for prisoners with HIV Infection and other Diseases since 1994.
Dr. Rich has extensive expertise in the care and prevention of disease in addicted and incarcerated individuals. This combined clinical experience has given him a unique vantage point from which to understand at a deep level the challenges, as well as, the opportunities that the incarcerated setting offers. This has informed and driven his Research Career, which has focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of HIV/AIDS and Co-Morbid conditions, especially among incarcerated and addicted populations.
Currently, Dr. Rich is the Principal Investigator on two (2) R01’s and a K24 all focused on incarcerated populations. He has had continuous Federal Research Funding for two (2) decades and has published well-over 190 Peer-Reviewed Publications, predominantly in the overlap between Infectious Diseases, Addictions, and Incarceration.
He is the Director and Co-Founder of “The Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights” at The Miriam Hospital (www.prisonerhealth.org). He is also the Co-Founder of the Nationwide Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) collaboration in HIV in Corrections (CFAR/CHIC) initiative. Dr. Rich has advocated for public health policy changes to improve the health of people with addiction, including improving legal access to sterile syringes and increasing drug treatment for the incarcerated and the formerly incarcerated populations.
In 2015, Dr. Rich was appointed by Rhode Island’s Governor Gina Raimondo, as an Expert Advisor to the Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force - charged with formulating a Strategic Plan to address addiction and stop overdose deaths in Rhode Island. He has also served as an Expert for the National Academy of Sciences, The Institute of Medicine and many others.
EDUCATION:
1977 - 1982 B.A., Chemistry: Columbia University, New York, NY
1982 - 1983 Division of Medical Sciences - Cell and Developmental Biology: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
1983 - 1987 Medical Doctor - M.D. : University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
1990 - 1991 Master of Public Health - MPH: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:
1987 – 1988 Internship: Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, GA
1988 – 1990 Residency, Internal Medicine Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, GA
1991 – 1993 Fellowship, HIV/AIDS , Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
1991 – 1993 Fellowship, Infectious Disease Harvard Medical School Combined Infectious Disease Training
Program: (Beth Israel Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, West Roxbury VA Medical
Center, Children’s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute), Boston, MA
WE HAVE A NEW 2018 CONFERENCE VENUE! | The Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria
Our previously announced hotel, the Omni Houston Hotel, suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Harvey and will not reopen in time for our conference. We have fortunately found a wonderful alternate space in the Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria, in close proximity to the Omni and other Galleria-area attractions, at a lower rate!
An online reservation site will be available in early December.
Hotel Information
2018 Conference Location | March 22-23, 2018
Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria | 2222 West Loop South Houston, TX 77027
$159/ night
An online reservation site will be available in early December.
TRANSPORTATION
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
Distance: 28 mi
SuperShuttle Charge (one way): $27.00
2800 N Terminal Rd, Houston, TX 77032
Taxi Service: Approximately $60 each way
William P Hobby Airport
Distance 16 mi
SuperShuttle Charge (one way): $24.00
7800 Airport Blvd, Houston, TX 77061
Taxi Service: Approximately $53 each way
Train
Station Name: AmTrak Houston - Downtown
Distance: 9.0 MI / 14.48 KM SOUTH EAST to Hotel
Head south on West Loop S and take the ramp onto I-610 N. Take exit 11 and merge onto I-10 E toward Downtown. Take exit 769A for Smith St. Turn right at Franklins St. Turn right at Elder St. and right onto Washington Ave.
2018 Keynote Speaker: Dr Éamonn O’Moore
We are pleased to announce that this year's keynote speaker, for the 11th Academic Health & Policy Conference on Correctional Health, will be Dr Éamonn O’Moore.
Dr Éamonn O’Moore, Consultant in Public Health, graduated in medicine from University College Dublin in 1991. He was appointed National Lead for Health & Justice in the newly formed Public Health England (PHE) and Director of the UK Collaborating Centre for the WHO Health in Prisons Programme (European Region) in April 2013. He is an international expert on prison health, has written national and international guidelines on managing health issues in prisons, contributed to research in this area, and supported the development of national surveillance systems for infectious diseases in prisons in England and the WHO Europe Region. He is member of the Health & Justice Partnership Board, chaired by the Department of Health, and NHS England’s Health & Justice Clinical Reference Group as well as the Prison Healthcare Board for England. He has advised expert groups, including NICE, WHO, national governments and the European Centre for Disease Surveillance and Control (ECDC). Throughout his career, he has worked to understand and meet the health and social care needs of vulnerable, marginalised or excluded people and communities. His research interests include prison health, migrant health, sexual health, HIV & blood –borne viruses (BBVs), and health inequalities.
Call for Abstracts Deadline Extended to Thursday, September 21st 9PM EST
We have received feedback from potential presenters for the 11th Academic & Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health who were affected by the hurricanes in Houston, Florida and Georgia that they are just getting back to be able to attend to their work. Given the historic nature of two Category 4 hurricanes making landfall and affecting our colleagues, we are making an exception to our customary deadlines and will extend the deadline for proposals until Thursday, September 21 at 9pm.
Some of you may be concerned about attending a conference in Houston in light of the damage the city has sustained, including the hotel. The hotel is projecting to be back up and running as normal in late October. Prospective presenters may want to consider the role they will play in helping the city recover by participating in and attending the conference. Conventions and tourism are significant contributors to Houston's economy, and will be even more critical to help the city move forward.
Learn more about submitting an abstract to the 11th Academic Health & Policy Conference on Correctional Health
Call for Abstracts Deadline Tonight- 9PM EST
- 60 minute seminars for facilitated policy discussions, panels or research skills training
- 30 minutes lectures: detailed 20 minute topic presentation with 10 minute of Q&A
- 15 minute peer papers: tight 10 minute presentation on completed or in progress projects with 5 minutes of Q&A
- Poster Presentations
- 60 minute Special Topic Networking Sessions
- Community reentry
- Health policy
- Implementation Science and Clinical Translation
- Juvenile Justice
- Mental Health
- Policy
- Practice Redesign
- Primary Care
- Public Health
- Research
- Ethics of Clinical Practice and Research
- Special Populations
- Substance Abuse
- Infections from Injection Drug Use (HIV, HCV)
- Community based participatory research
- Clinical controversies on health care delivery behind bars
Announcing: Community Based Scholarship Applications
With a generous grant from the Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation, the Academic Consortium is pleased to offer scholarships to the 11th Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health in Houston, TX to be held March 22-23, 2018. We welcome applications from individuals whose professional and volunteer work focuses on health issues facing justice involved individuals and citizens who are incarcerated or who have returned to the community. Community health workers, advocates, patient navigators, case managers and other allied professionals or volunteers are encouraged to apply.
Scholarships will cover conference registration, up to two nights in the conference hotel and travel expenses up to $300. Please submit your application by Thursday, November 30th.
#HoustonStrong
Our Hearts Are With Houston
Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, many of us watched and listened to the news with horror and disbelief. Harvey is the first Category 4 storm to hit the U.S. in 13 years, and has left an enormous path of destruction in its wake.
2018 Call for Scholarship Applications
The Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health is pleased to open the application process for scholarships to the 11th Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health. This year's conference will take place March 22nd & 23rd at the Omni Houston Hotel 4 Riverway, Houston, TX 77056. We are pleased to announce that scholarships are available to junior investigators with funding from the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the Langeloth Foundation. The Langeloth Foundation will be funding student scholarships, and we are pleased to announce a new student scholarship opportunity, the Warren J. Ferguson Scholarship, which is funded in 2018 by Commonwealth Medicine.
Call for Papers! 11th Academic Health & Policy Conference on Correctional Health
March 22-23, 2018 at the Omni Houston Hotel in Houston, TX
Submission Deadline September 8, 2017 at 9pm EST
CONFERENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Learn about emerging research across the field and gain skill in designing applied research and program evaluation
- Network with a multidisciplinary group of participants concerned with the acquisition of new knowledge in correctional health practices
- Gain new skills to develop academic-correctional health partnerships and overcome barriers to research in your institution
- Reflect on emerging health policy issues in correctional health and criminal justice
PRESENTATION TYPES AND DESCRIPTIONS
- 60 minute seminars for facilitated policy discussions, panels or research skills training
- 30 minutes lectures: detailed 20 minute topic presentation with 10 minute of Q&A
- 15 minute peer papers: tight 10 minute presentation on completed or in progress projects with 5 minutes of Q&A
- Poster Presentations
- 60 minute Special Topic Networking Sessions
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Theme for the 11th Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health: While the conference accepts proposed presentations or posters for consideration on any area of criminal justice health (see list of potential tracks below), we are interested in patterns, experiences and outcomes of health service utilization in criminal justice involved populations, including care provided during incarceration and both during and after community reentry. We welcome presentations on ways to effectively address the complex needs of justice involved populations, including particular emphasis in 2018 on Population Health Management and Data Driven Decision Making.
- Community reentry
- Health policy
- Implementation Science and Clinical Translation
- Juvenile Justice
- Mental Health
- Policy
- Practice Redesign
- Primary Care
- Public Health
- Research
- Ethics of Clinical Practice and Research
- Special Populations
- Substance Abuse
- Infections from Injection Drug Use (HIV, HCV)
- Community based participatory research
- Clinical controversies on health care delivery behind bars
GLOSSARY OF SUGGESTED TERMS
The Board of Directors of ACCJH is conscious of stigmatizing terminology which is often used to describe justice involved persons and populations. As such, we are promoting first-person language which we believe is more humanizing, to describe people who are involved in the criminal justice system. We support recommendations by the Osborne Association and seek to eliminate stigmatizing language in conference print materials, proceedings and presentations. To that end, we ask proposers to exclude the terms below from their proposals and presentations, substituting them with the suggested (or similar) terms.
- Terms to be avoided Preferred terms
- Convict, Con, Inmate, Prisoner Person who is incarcerated
- Offender, Criminal Person in pre-trial or with charge
- Parolee Justice-involved person
- Ex-Con Formerly incarcerated person
- Parolee Person on parole or probation
SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT
Save The Date: March 22-23, 2018 | 11th Academic Health & Policy Conference on Correctional Health
The Correctional Health Conference provides a forum for researchers, clinicians, administrators, educators, policy makers, and grant funding leaders to network, share evidence, and learn about emerging research and relevant policy updates in the field of correctional health care. This year's conference is taking place at the Omni Houston Hotel, Houston, TX.
