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 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, New York State has the largest number of HIV-infected inmates nationwide (4,400).
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
