Beyond Screening and Diagnosis in Perinatal Psychiatry: Evidence-based Medication and Psychotherapeutic Approaches (Enduring)

Beyond Screening and Diagnosis in Perinatal Psychiatry: Evidence-based Medication and Psychotherapeutic Approaches

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.

Target Audience

New York State primary care and family practice physicians, pediatricians, psychiatrists, psychologists, nursing professionals, social workers, residents, and other mental health, primary care, and pediatric clinicians.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this program, learners will be able to:

  1. Correctly identify the risks of untreated, undertreated perinatal psychiatric illness, and also identify the risks of pharmacotherapies in pregnant and lactating patients, thereby enhancing prescribers' ability to perform informed consent with their patients and recommend treatment.
  2. Correctly and optimally utilize psychotherapeutic approaches in addressing the mental health needs of their perinatal patients.
  3. Correctly identify/use psychotropic medications in perinatal patients, including use during pregnancy and lactation.
Course summary
Course opens: 
04/27/2025
Course expires: 
04/27/2028
Cost:
$0.00
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PROGRAM AGENDA

Day 1:

Welcome, Project TEACH overview and housekeeping slides 

Kristina Deligiannidis, MD

How can I safely prescribe psychotropics to pregnant patients? An evidence-based approach to considering medications in the treatment of psychiatric disorders in pregnancy/lactation.

- Case presentation with poll questions and invite questions

Nevena Radonjic, MD, PhD

Treatment of unipolar depression and anxiety in perinatal patients

- Poll questions and invite questions

                               Julia Vileisis, MD

Treatment of bipolar disorder in perinatal patients

- Case presentation with poll questions and invite questions

                                   Elizabeth Fitelson, MD

Question and Answer Session

    Faculty: Kristina Deligiannidis, MD, Nevena Radonjic, MD, Julia Vileisis, MD, Elizabeth Fitelson, MD

Day 2:

Welcome back, housekeeping slides, and intro to next module

  Kristina Deligiannidis, MD

Treatment of ADHD in perinatal patients

                                      Khatiya Moon, MD

Treatment approaches to insomnia in perinatal patients

  Joshna Singh, MD

Approach to psychotherapeutic interventions for perinatal psychiatric illness

  Catherine Monk, PhD, and Ellen Poleshuck, PhD

Answers to your clinical questions and clinical case review

  Faculty: Kristina Deligiannidis, MD, Khatiya Moon, MD, Joshna Singh, MD, Catherine Monk, PhD and Ellen Poleshuck, PhD

 Intensive Training Accreditation:

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

CERTIFICATION: 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.

Price

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