May 5-8, 2007 • Orlando, Florida

Call for Proposals Deadline: September 25 With 1,000 correctional health professionals from the United States and abroad attending Updates 2006, this vibrant and growing meeting is recognized as a forum in which to receive cutting-edge information and instruction from leaders in the correctional health care specialty. You can be one of those leaders, helping to develop your colleagues as professionals and to advance the field as a whole. This is your opportunity to share your expertise and lead one of the many stimulating and interactive educational sessions. Program Intent The intent of Updates in Correctional Health Care is to share the most innovative developments, treatment practices and case studies with conference attendees. Participants will gather to learn from you, an expert in the field of correctional health care. Educational Tracks Proposals should be submitted for consideration for only one area of interest. Tracks include but are not limited to...

• Medical
• Mental health
• Nursing
• Legal issues
• Professional development

Topics to Consider Attendees at each conference are asked to suggest topics for future programming. Below are some suggestions to consider:

• Assessment skills (e.g., medical, dental and mental health; emergency response)
• Cardiology
• Chronic illness and care
• Dermatology (e.g., skin disorders, wound care)
• Discharge planning
• Infectious diseases (e.g., MRSA, HCV)
• Management skills (e.g., leadership, organization, communication, budgeting, cost containment)
• Methadone treatment (e.g., with pregnancy, in jails)
• Pain management
• Health promotion and disease prevention (e.g., patient education, nutrition, exercise)
• Professional issues (e.g., career advancement, mentoring, scope of practice)
• Quality improvement (e.g., procedures, outcomes data)
• Staffing issues (e.g., recruitment and retention, meaningful performance reviews, team building, training leaders, working with unions)
• Substance abuse treatment
• Triage (e.g., protocols, skills)

Selection Criteria and Review The NCCHC Education Committee will review all submissions. Decisions are based on the following criteria:

• Content must be related to health care provided in correctional settings.
• The topic must be timely and relevant.
• Content must be accurate.
• Content must be based on scientific modalities of diagnosis or therapy (if applicable).
• The presentation must not show preference for one product or service over another unless there is a clear scientific or objective basis to do so, or unless the presentation format allows for a fair presentation of alternatives.
• Corporate support, if any, must be disclosed.
• If applicable, the presentation must be consistent with NCCHC standards and promote their use.
• Presenters’ credentials should be appropriate to present the subject matter.
• The presentation should be sufficiently in-depth to require the full time allotment (usually 1 hour).
• Presentation goals and objectives should correspond with the conference goals and objectives.

Approved Proposals Presentations that incorporate hands-on teaching methods, audience participation and lively discussions are particularly desired. Selected proposals will be scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, May 7-8. Typically 60 minutes is allotted for each presentation. Presenter Support Presentation and speaker information will appear in the conference preliminary and final programs. Each room will be equipped with a podium, microphone, screen, head table and LCD projector. Additional audiovisual equipment may be rented at the speaker’s expense. AV rental forms will be enclosed with letters of acceptance, which will be sent to lead presenters in December. Presenter Disclosure Statement All presenters are required to disclose their intention to discuss in their presentation any commercial products or services in which they have significant financial interest. Additionally, lead presenters are required to disclose any significant relationships with commercial supporters of the conference, as identified on the disclosure form. Speaker disclosure forms will be enclosed with acceptance letters. Proposal Submission Process Proposals may be submitted online or by mail if copied to a CD-ROM or a diskette. Faxes will not be accepted. Each proposal must include the following:

• Name, affiliation, address, phone, fax and e-mail address
• A 75-word summary (for the conference program)
• A 300-word abstract
• Three learning objectives, i.e., what someone will learn by attending your session (Tips for writing learning objectives are available on our Web site.) CV for each presenter (max. 2 pages each). CVs can be sent via the online form or by e-mail to [email protected].

Your proposal should explain precisely what attendees can expect to gain from your presentation. Presentations promoting company products or services will not be accepted. If you have questions about the submission process, please contact Deborah Ross, director of education and meetings, at (773) 880-1460 or [email protected]. Proposal Deadline Proposals received by September 25 will be considered for inclusion in the program. Submission of a proposal implies a commitment to attend the conference should your proposal be accepted. All speakers will receive a discount on the conference registration fee. Submit your proposal online at http://www.ncchc.org/education/proposal_form.html. National Commission on Correctional Health Care 1145 W Diversey Pkwy • Chicago, IL 60614-1318 773.880.1460 / 773.880.2424 (fax) www.ncchc.org