Corrections_Today_November_December_2019

Health Care Special Session & Luncheon

Dr. Noele Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., addresses the Healthcare Special Session and Luncheon.

Viral hepatitis Prevention and control in correctional settings O n Saturday, Aug. 3, health care practitioners and corrections professionals gathered at the Hynes Convention Center, Ballroom A, for the Health Care Special Session and Luncheon, sponsored by Centurion, LLC. As attendees enjoyed a delicious meal, they were also treated to valuable information about an emerging problem in corrections.

149 th Congress of Correction

Dr. Nelson is the Branch Chief for the Prevention Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). She is responsible for overseeing national efforts to test, implement and monitor HBV and HCV screenings, linkage to care and treatment interventions and perinatal HBV and HCV prevention. In addition, Dr. Nelson focuses on HAV and HBV vaccine recommendation development as the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) work group lead. She earned a master’s in Public Heath in 1996, an M.D. from the Medical School for International Health in 2004, and a Ph.D. from Ben Gurion University in Epidemiology.

This year’s session covered the growing con- cern of viral hepatitis A (HAV), B (HBV) and C (HCV) in correctional settings. The American Cor- rectional Association brought in one of the best in the field, Dr. Noele Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., to give a keynote lecture on this emerging issue.

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