The provides healthcare professionals with the tools and information to enhance the quality of care and improve healthcare outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women experiencing untreated depression, anxiety, substance use, and other behavioral health disorders.
These courses are intended for physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners, pregnancy care providers across the spectrum of services, mental health professionals, case managers, and any other professionals who support pregnant and postpartum women.
| Available Courses |
Description |
AMA PRA |
Contact Hours |
Nursing Contact Hours |
Cost |
| Serious Mental Illness in the Perinatal Period |
- Describe best practices for supporting perinatal patients who experience serious mental illness
- Discuss symptomology & treatment options
- Explore the intersection of serious mental illness & health equity
|
Cat. 1, 0.75 |
1.00 |
n/a |
$15 |
| Dyadic Attachment & Perinatal Mood |
- The importance of secure attachment in the mother-child dyad
- Explain how perinatal mood & anxiety disorders (PMADs) can affect the mother鈥檚 ability to bond with her fetus/newborn
- Share tools to use in your practice to both assess the quality of attachment & provide avenues of support for mom and baby
|
Cat. 1, 1.50 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
$15 |
| Perinatal Mood & Anxiety An Introduction to Supporting Mental Wellness during Pregnancy & Postpartum |
- Describe how mental & physical wellness intersect and jointly impact outcomes for perinatal patients
- Discuss the symptoms of PMADs & best practices for implementing & reviewing screening tools in a clinical setting
|
Cat. 1, 0.75 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
$15 |
Integrated Behavioral Health Care:
Working to Provide Equitable Access to
Mental Health Care for Perinatal
Women |
- Describe how an integrated care model can benefit perinatal patients in primary care & obstetric settings & learn how to implement it
- Discuss PMADs & barriers to accessing quality mental health care for North Carolina women
|
Cat. 1, 0.75 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
$15 |
Best Practices for Medication
Management in Perinatal Mental
Health |
- Provide an overview of PMADs
- Identify the benefits and risks of using medications to manage mental health and sleep disturbances
- Discuss psychotropic medications that are appropriate and safe for perinatal patients
|
Cat. 1, 1.00 |
1.00 |
n/a |
$15 |
Addressing Substance Use in the Perinatal Period
|
- Identify the unique challenges of substance use and substance use disorders in the perinatal period
- Discuss best practices for screening and assessing perinatal patients for substance use disorders
- Discuss best practices to initiate and support treatment and recovery
|
n/a |
1.00 |
1.00 |
$15 |
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