Project TEACH Statewide Maternal Mental Health Fall 2024 Intensive Training

LIVE TRAINING

Maternal Mental Health in the Ob/Gyn and Primary Care Setting: Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

September 30, 2024

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This program will enhance a primary care provider’s skills to assess, treat and manage mental health concerns in perinatal patients. The focus is to provide helpful tools and treatment strategies for ob/gyn’s, family practice, pediatric and psychiatric clinicians to utilize within their practice. This interactive program includes the full-day day, in-person training and a one-hour, virtual follow-up session. All learning modules are presented by Project TEACH’s expert team of reproductive psychiatrists.

Project TEACH is funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health and all services and events, such as this intensive training, are offered at no-cost to clinicians in New York State.

Module Topics: 

  1. Epidemiology, Screening and Assessment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADS)
  2. Suicide Risk Assessment and Management in Obstetric and Family Medicine Practices
  3. Psychotherapeutic and Pharmacologic (antidepressants and benzodiazepine) Approaches to Perinatal Depression and Anxiety
  4. Assessment and Management of Bipolar Disorder During the Perinatal Period

Target Audience

This program is intended for: New York State primary care and family practice physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists, pediatricians and psychiatrists; as well as, midwifes, psychologists, nursing professionals, social workers, residents, doulas and mental health clinicians working with primary care, pediatric or ob/gyn practices.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this program, physicians/clinicians will be able to:

Utilize validated screening tools which will enable them to improve their ability to detect perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Utilize validated suicide risk assessment tools which will enable them to improve their ability to detect suicidal risk in their perinatal patients

Identify the risks/benefits/alternatives to the treatment of perinatal psychiatric illness which will enable them to improve informed consent and shared decision making with their patients.

 Analyze up to date, evidence- based information about when, what, why, and how to use medications in perinatal patients.

 

CREDIT CLAIM INSTRUCTIONS

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 6.00 Participation
Course opens: 
09/11/2024
Course expires: 
10/30/2024
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
5

PROGRAM AGENDA

 Monday, September 30th  9:00-5:00 PM

Location: Syracuse, NY

 

9:00 - 9:30am Registration Introduction: 30 min

9:30 - 10:00 am Welcome, Project TEACH overview and housekeeping slides Kristina Deligiannidis, MD

Module Topic 1: Screening (2hr 15min)

10:00 - 10:45am Epidemiology, screening and assessment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) Yardana Kaufman, MD

10:45 - 11:30am Suicide risk assessment and management in obstetric, pediatric and family medicine practices Joshna Singh, MD

11:30 - 11:45am How to incorporate screening into primary care practices Christina Riggall, FNP Ellen Tourtelot, MD

11:45 - 12:15pm Symptom assessment and suicide risk assessment on stage with role play (by RPs) followed by table-based discussion

12:15 - 1:00pm Lunch Break

Module Topic 2: Treatment part 1 (2hr 40min)

1:00 - 1:50pm Psychotherapy and pharmacologic approaches to perinatal depression and anxiety Nevena Radonjic, MD, PhD

1:50 - 2:40pm Assessment and management of bipolar disorder during the perinatal period Betsy Fitelson, MD

2:40 - 3:00pm Coffee Break

3:00 – 3:40pm Clinical case discussion including shared decision making Kristina Deligiannidis, MD Intensive Training: Screening, diagnosis and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in primary care settings

Module Topic 3: Treatment part 2 (1hr) 3:40 - 4:10pm

Treatment of ADHD in perinatal patients Jeff Iler, MD

4:10 - 4:40pm Treatment of insomnia in perinatal patients Mark Rapp, MD

4:40 - 4:55pm How to incorporate behavioral health treatment and referrals into primary care practices Ellen Tourtelot, MD

4:55 - 5:00pm Closing Kristina Deligiannidis, MD

 

INTENSIVE TRAINING ACCREDITATION | MODULES 1-5

The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CERTIFICATION | MODULES 1-3

The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences designates this internet live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

**The UB CME Office will provide UB CME Certificates of Attendance to allied healthcare professionals or non-physicians, who have attended a UB CME certified and accredited educational activity. The allied healthcare professional is responsible for submitting the UB CME certificate to their own governing body for credit. Most allied healthcare professional boards accept Physician credits.

Available Credit

  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 6.00 Participation

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Disclaimer: CME may be claimed by clinicians in New York State only.