Correctional health care providers need to understand important legal trends across the country. Attendees will learn about the constitutional and state law claims available to patients, the most common claims/current "trends," how to avoid becoming a defendant, and defense tactics you can use if you become a defendant.

Educational Objectives

• Review constitutional and state law claims available to patients
• Discuss lawsuit trends that correctional health care providers are facing across the country
• Identify ways to reduce the chances of becoming a lawsuit defendant and how best to defend yourself once you are a defendant