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Intensive Training: Maternal Mental Health for
Ob/Gyn and Primary Care Clinicians

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This Intensive Training Program Includes:

1 in-person training event + 1 follow-up sessions = 6.0 CME credits.

Clinicians who complete 5.0 CME hours and utilize the consultation line twice will also receive a Certificate of Completion from Project TEACH.

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

The Intensive Training: Maternal Mental Health for Ob/Gyn and Primary Care Clinicians has ended.

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Presenters:

Kristina Deligiannidis, MD

Joshna Singh, MD

Elizabeth Murphy Fitelson, MD

Nicole Pacheco, MD

Rubiahna Vaughn, MD, MPH

Julia Vileisis, MD

Education Event Details

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.

Course Descriptions

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

Learning Objectives

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

  • Increased knowledge of perinatal mood and anxiety disorder assessment tools which will enable them to improve differential diagnosis in perinatal women.
  • Utilize evidence-based screening instruments to determine psychiatric/suicide risk which will enable them to improve their ability to treat and/or refer to specialized behavioral healthcare.
  • Up to date, evidence-based information about when, what, why, and how to use medications in the perinatal population.

Target Audience

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.

Event Ended Intensive Training Agenda

2023 Intensive Training - Maternal Mental Health for Ob/Gyn and Primary Care Clinicians
is at no cost to New York State Pediatric Primary Care Providers.

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 3.0 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.

Follow-Up Session 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 3.0 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.

Credit Claim: All registrants will receive online instructions on how to access the Project TEACH Learning Management System to receive CME credits and complete the evaluation form.