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Correctional facilities, such as prisons, jails and juvenile detention, are some of the most complex settings in which to provide health services. The difficulty of the environment, poor health status and compromised access to health services add to the complexity and pose confounding legal and ethical issues for all concerned. In recognition of this, the Program's objectives are to:
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Costly Infectious Diseases Burden Prison Health Care and Threaten Public Health Announcements and Recent DevelopmentsWilliam J. Winslade, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), School of Medicine and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Galveston TexasPh.D. (Philosophy, Northwestern University), Ph.D. (Psychoanalysis, Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute, J.D. (UCLA School of Law) Dr. Winslade, recent winner of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Pellegrino Award for his contributions to healthcare ethics, is widely known as a pioneer in the field of bioethics. His more that 150 publications address issues ranging from the Nuremburg Code to physician-assisted suicide and from the insanity plea to pedophilia. He draws on his knowledge and experience in at least three fields of expertise to arrive at innovative solutions to thorny problems. Dr. Winslade also contributes to the field of bioethics through frequent speaking engagements, conference presentations, teaching, consulting, and directing academic programs and grant projects. His many accomplishments have earned him an honorary doctorate from his alma mater. His book, Confronting Traumatic Brain Injury: Devastation, Hope and Healing, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Dr. Winslade holds several academic appointments. He is the James Wade Rockwell Professor of Philosophy of Medicine at the Institute for the Medical Humanities and holds the position of Professor in the Department of Preventative Medicine and Community Health and in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UTMB. He is a member of the Graduate Faculty of the UTMB Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences and also holds the positions of Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law and Associate Director of Graduate Programs in the Health Law and Policy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center. Dr. Winslade is the driving force behind Prisoners as Patients: Ethics Education for Prison Health Professionals, the project generously funded by the Greenwall Foundation. His leadership has led to new ways of thinking about the inherent difficulties and conflicts of providing health care in an environment in which patient autonomy is substantially diminished. visitors to this site
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