Friday, January 8, 2016 from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Spectrum Health Healthier Communities
665 Seward Avenue NW, Suite 210, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (Free parking on-site.)
Contact hours: 3.5 Nursing and 3.5 Social Work. No Fee.
Registration Information:
Email nancy.roberts@spectrumhealth.org and leave your name, phone, and organization or call 616.391.2561
Purpose: This conference will assist the attendees in the understanding, identification, and treatment for women who experience a Perinatal Mood Disorder so that they can most effectively and holistically support and assist the affected mother and her family towards wellness.
Objectives:
- Differentiate between the symptoms of each Perinatal Mood Disorder: Baby blues, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety/panic, postpartum obsessive/compulsive, post-traumatic stress syndrome due to childbirth, postpartum psychosis.
- Describe 6 risk factors for the Perinatal Mood Disorders.
- Identify recommended screening measures for Perinatal Mood Disorders.
- State 3 different treatment options for Perinatal Mood Disorders.
- Describe Perinatal Mood Disorder resources available to healthcare providers and consumers.