Perinatal Psychiatry
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Target Audience
Healthcare professionals.
Educational Need
Perinatal psychiatry addresses mental health during pregnancy and the postpartum period, focusing on conditions such as perinatal depression, anxiety, and postpartum psychosis. These disorders can affect maternal well-being, infant development, and family dynamics, yet they are often underdiagnosed and undertreated.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the importance of family planning in psychiatric patients of reproductive age.
- Describe the basics of psychiatric illness in pregnancy and the postpartum period.
- Recognize postpartum psychosis.
- Evaluate if postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency.
- Identify resources tailored for providers treating pregnant and lactating individuals.
Speaker
Bailey Brooks, MD
Psychiatrist, Broadlawns Medical Center
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Recording date: November 1, 2024
Date of original release: November 1, 2024
Most recent review/update: November 1, 2024
Termination date: October 31, 2027
Accreditation Statements
- MD: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS). Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) is accredited by the IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this enduring materials activity for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- DO: Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AOA Category 2-B credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
- Nurse: Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences is Iowa Board of Nursing approved provider #112. This activity has been reviewed and approved for 1.0 continuing education contact hour(s). No partial credit is awarded.
- Other healthcare providers: This activity is designated for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
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Educational Grants
No ineligible company provided financial support for this continuing education activity.
Disclosures
The speaker(s) will disclose if any pharmaceuticals, medical procedures, or devices discussed are investigational or unapproved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The activity director is responsible for determining educational content and selecting speakers.
Relevant to the content of this educational activity, the following individual(s) have conflict(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
- Bailey Brooks, MD - Speaker
- She does not have a financial relationship with an ineligible company; however, she intends to discuss the off-label use of a commercial product or device and agrees to inform learners.
Disclaimer
The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only. It is not a substitute for a healthcare provider's independent medical judgment regarding diagnostic and treatment options for a specific patient's medical condition.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- 1.00 AOA Category 2B
- 1.00 CE Contact Hour(s)
- 1.00 IBON