Virtual: Perinatal Psychiatry: Focus on Treatment Across Pregnancy and the Postpartum

October 15, 2026

Join us for this virtual event! 

Please note: This program will be held in Eastern Daylight Timezone (EDT) 

Perinatal Psychiatry: Focus on Treatment Across Pregnancy and the Postpartum will focus on the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders before, during, and after pregnancy. Specialized knowledge is necessary to tailor treatments to events such as pregnancy, pregnancy planning, and the postpartum period. Exposure to psychotropic medications and the consequences of untreated psychiatric disorders must be considered when treating pregnant women, those who may become pregnant during treatment, and those who are breastfeeding. Up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge is required to help patients and providers collaboratively make treatment decisions. Focused coursework on the understanding, assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

This is a completely virtual event. You will receive Zoom information via email as we get closer to the program start date. 

Pricing

Women’s Mental Health Virtual Conference: $424.00 

E-Syllabus

We will provide all attendees with completely free access to all slide presentations in digital PDF format prior to the conference. This is an environmentally friendly alternative and helps keep costs lower for all attendees. The e-syllabus will be available for 30 days after the conference. 

Cancellation Policy

A refund minus a $100.00 administrative fee will be issued for refund requests received by October 1, 2026.  No refunds will be issued for refund requests made after October 1, 2026. Payments made may not be applied to future conferences or other educational activities.  There are no exceptions to these policies.

Target Audience

This program is intended for:

  • Psychiatrists
  • Primary Care Physicians
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Licensed Mental Health Counselors
  • Nurses

Learning Objectives

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

  • Describe and apply the risks/benefits regarding the utilization of psychiatric medication during pregnancy, postpartum, and breastfeeding context.
  • Identify strategies for screening and treatment of postpartum depression.
  • Discuss the presentation and treatment of postpartum psychosis; describe and assess the vulnerability for mood episodes in women with bipolar disorder and acute treatment and preventative strategies.
  • Identify reliable resources for information on the reproductive safety of medications.
  • Discuss the pharmacologic treatments of substance use disorders in pregnant and postpartum women.
  • Discuss the pharmacologic treatments of ADHD in pregnant and postpartum women.
  • Describe the research on evidence-based psychotherapy for perinatal mental health.
  • Describe the treatment of emergency perinatal mental health care.
Course summary
Registration opens: 
01/01/2026
Course closes: 
12/31/2026
Event starts: 
10/15/2026 - 8:30am EDT
Event ends: 
10/15/2026 - 4:00pm EDT
Cost:
$424.00
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Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure:

Disclosure Information
In accordance with the disclosure policy of MGH Institute of Health Professions as well as guidelines set forth by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education, all people in control of educational content, including speakers, course directors, planners, and reviewers, have been asked to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies for the past 24 months, as defined below:                        

Ineligible Companies 
The ACCME defines an “Ineligible company” as “those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.” For more information, visit accme.org/standards.

Financial Relationships
Financial relationships are those relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options, or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit.  Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected. 

Mitigation of Financial Relationships
All financial relationships are reviewed to determine which ones are relevant, and then measures are taken to mitigate all relevant financial relationships and ensure that they do not insert commercial bias into the content of the education.

Course Directors:

Lee S. Cohen, MD

Marlene P. Freeman, MD

Please check back soon for accreditation information.

Price

Cost:
$424.00
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