Why Improving Access to Mental Health Care is an Ethical Imperative
Adverse mental health conditions in pregnant people can result in poor follow-up post-partum and worsening outcomes for conditions that arise during and after pregnancy; as well as increased risk for stillbirth, preterm delivery, fetal growth restriction, low birth weight, impaired bonding with mom, infant neuro-development, and increased long-term mental health outcomes for baby. Per maternal mental health statistics, 1 in 5 postpartum women will experience significant mental health symptoms. Providers caring for perinatal women are asked by their professional organizations to screen for mental health symptoms. This course will review maternal mental health conditions, how to screen expectant mothers for mental health conditions, and how to manage and treat these patients, ensuring positive patient outcomes for mother and baby.
Target Audience
The intended audience is physicians.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Summarize incidence of mental health disorders in peripartum women and outcomes for untreated maternal mental health disorders.
- Recognize access programs within the ethical construct of beneficence, nonmaleficence and justice and introduce the Texas reproductive psychiatry access program, PeriPAN.
- Identify barriers to mental health assessment and treatment in clinical setting and plans for PeriPAN utilization to improve patient care within your practice.
Kierra McGee
Karen Horst, MD
Accreditation:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of HCA Healthcare Continental Division and HCA Gulf Coast Division. HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians
Credit Designation:
The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Commercial Support:
This Activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.*The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.
Disclosure:
The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidenced-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties involved in content development are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. The HCA Healthcare Continental Division has identified, reviewed, and mitigated all conflicts of interest that speakers, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, or relevant staff disclose prior to the delivery of any educational activity. The CME planning committee who are in a position to control the content of this CME Activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. - 1.00 Attendance
Activity Registration Requirements
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- Participate in the activity
- Mark their attendance via SMS code
- Complete the Activity Evaluation
Learners who complete the requirements above will receive the designated credits they are eligible for. Learners interested in CME credit must verify their profession is listed in their profile in order to be eligible for credits.
Required Hardware/software
We recommend the following hardware/software to successfully view and complete the contents of this course:
Recommended Desktop Parameters | For ease of use, we strongly recommend using a desktop computer to complete this course. The following desktop web browsers are compatible with our system: Desktop: Chrome, Internet Explorer, MS Edge, Safari |
Recommended Mobile Parameters | While not recommended, if you are familiar with completing courses online you may complete this course using a mobile device. For those wishing to complete this activity on Mobile, the following systems are recommended: Apple iPhones and iPad devices on iOS 10 or later |
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