Why Improving Access to Mental Health Care is an Ethical Imperative

Houston, TX US
November 4, 2024

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.
Course summary
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
Course opens: 
10/25/2024
Course expires: 
04/25/2025
Event starts: 
11/04/2024 - 5:00pm MST
Event ends: 
11/04/2024 - 6:00pm MST
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Rating: 
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The Women's Hospital of Texas
7600 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77054
United States

Speaking Faculty

Dr. Horst - Portrait

Karen Horst, MD

Medical Director, The Women's Place, The Pavilion for Women,
Co-Medical Director, The Menopause Center,
Texas Children's Hospital
Medical Director, Baylor Hub of the Perinatal Psychiatric Access Network

Planner(s)

Kierra McGee

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Karen Horst, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

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
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