This interactive session helps correctional professionals identify and avoid common vulnerabilities that can land them in litigation. Drawing on real-life case studies, it analyzes how factors such as co-occurring mental illness, substance use disorders, institutional security directives, and systemic constraints can compromise standards of care and increase exposure to litigation. Participants will gain evidence-based strategies for risk mitigation, documentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance both patient outcomes and defensibility of clinical decision-making in correctional settings.

Educational Objectives

• Identify common legal and clinical vulnerabilities in correctional health care that increase risk of litigation
• Analyze how mental illness, substance use disorders, security directives, and systemic constraints can compromise standards of care and defensibility of clinical decisions
• Apply evidence-based strategies to improve patient outcomes and reduce legal exposure

Level: Intermediate