Caring

Correctional Education

Overview
Albany Medical Center's AIDS Program (AMCAP) is one of the largest providers of HIV correctional education in the United States. According to a 2007-2008 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, New York State has the second largest number of HIV-infected inmates nationwide (3,500) after Florida (3,620).

AMCAP is the HIV Correctional  Regional Resource Center under the New York/New Jersey AIDS Education & Training Center (NY/NJ AETC).  Under the NY/NJ AETC, AMCAP develops and implements multiple HIV education programs for correctional providers to enhance their HIV treatment knowledge and expertise.  Our programs include:                              

• Telemedicine Education
• HIV Clinical Consultations: A Free Telephone Service
• National Videoconference Series
• CME Monographs for Correctional Prescribing Clinicians
• Nursing Care of the HIV-Infected Inmate: A Monograph Series
• Inmate Education Materials:        
  •  Bilingual Inmate Health Education Newsletter
              (Inside Health/Dentro de la Salud)        
• HIV Resource List for Corrections Professionals

Education Unit Contact Information:
Jim Ybarra
Phone: 518.262.4674
E-mail  ybarraj@mail.amc.edu

This page updated 08/10/10