Project TEACH Statewide Maternal Mental Health Spring 2024 Intensive Training
VIRTUAL LIVE TRAINING
Project TEACH Live Virtual Statewide Intensive Training in the Essentials and Beyond in Perinatal Psychiatry: Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy
April 21, 2024
This free half-day virtual intensive training is followed by 2 one hour conference calls, and enhances maternal mental health clinicians skills to assess, treat and manage common mental health concerns in perinatal women. It is presented by Project TEACH.
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:
- Discussing the Risks/Benefits/Alternatives to Perinatal Psychiatric Treatment
- Use of Antidepressants and Benzodiazepines in Perinatal Patients
- Use of Mood Stabilizers and Antipsychotics in Perinatal Patients
Target Audience
This program is intended for: NYS Obstetrics/gynecology and family practice physicians, psychiatrists, nursing professionals, residents, and other primary care clinicians working with perinatal women
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, learners will be able to:
- Correctly identify the risks of untreated, undertreated perinatal psychiatric illness and also to identify the risks of pharmacotherapies in pregnant and lactating patients, thereby enhancing prescriber ability to perform informed consent with their patients and recommend treatment.
- Correctly and optimally utilize psychotherapeutic approaches in addressing mental health needs of their perinatal patients
- Correctly identify/use psychotropic medications in the perinatal patients including use during pregnancy and lactation
Credit Claim - MMHIT Spring 2024 PPT.pdf
PROGRAM AGENDA
Sunday, April 21st
Introduction & Overview
12:00-12:15pm Welcome, Project TEACH overview and housekeeping slides Kristina Deligiannidis, MD
12:15-12:45pm 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 questions
Nicole Tchalim, MD
12:45-1:25pm Treatment of unipolar depression and anxiety in perinatal patients
Kristina Deligiannidis, MD
1:25-1:40pm Break
1:40-2:30pm Treatment of bipolar disorder in perinatal patients
-Case presentation with poll questions and questions
Elizabeth Fitelson, MD
2:30-2:50pm Treatment of ADHD in perinatal patients
Jeffrey Iler, MD
2:50-3:10pm Treatment approaches to insomnia in perinatal patients
Joshna Singh, MD
3:10-4:00pm Question and Answer Session
All faculty
INTENSIVE TRAINING ACCREDITATION | MODULES 1-3
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 4.0 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
- 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 4.00 Participation