Contemporary Discussions in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Contemporary Discussions in
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

When

Tuesday May 24, 2016 from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM EDT
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Where

St. Francis Residential Community - Green Room
122 Diamond Spring Road
Denville, NJ 07834

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Contact

Irina Polanco Ventura, MA, LCCE
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ
973-268-2280 x 155
iventura@partnershipmch.org

Accessibility
This location is handicap accessible. Please let us know if you will need ADA accommodations when you register or call Irina Polanco Ventura.

Successful Completion
To receive contact hours for this CNE program, the registrant must sign in and sign out on the sign in sheet as well as complete an on-line evaluation.

Certificates: Following the program, a link to an on-line evaluation will be emailed to all attendees. The survey will remain open for one week. At the end of this time, attendees who completed the evaluation will receive their certificates electronically.

Disclosures
The conference faculty and planners have no conflict of interest and nothing to disclose.

Planning Committee
Amy Gole, RNC-MNN, Ed.M, NE-BC
Yvelisse Gonzalez, MSW, LSW
Rosaelena Klingener, RN, MSW, LCSW
Irina Polanco-Ventura, MA, LCCE
Catherine Vieira, BSN, CCE

Grievances: To initiate the filing of a grievance, contact Irina Ventura (iventura@partnershipmch.org / 973-268-2280 x155) or Amy Gole (agole@partnershipmch.org / 973-268-2280 x100).

This program is sponsored by a grant from the
New Jersey Department of Health

About the Event

Conference Goal and Description
The purpose of this educational activity is to enable the learner to gain insight into the role which anxiety and mood disorders can play in the perinatal experience as well as the latest techniques for screening and treatment. The seminar will focus on supporting parents who have a baby in the NICU and/or experience a perinatal loss, and discuss regional mental health support services available to women. This seminar will also highlight the importance of a father's emotional wellbeing and the transition to fatherhood.

Objectives
As a result of attending this continuing education program,
participants will be able to:

Discuss current evidence on depressive symptoms and anxiety in high risk mothers of infants and toddlers.
Outline current depressive symptoms and anxiety assessment processes and devices.
List three strategies that facilitate parenting in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Identify effective and ineffective coping mechanisms and support strategies for NICU families.
Identify measurable outcomes in relation to the implementation of a Family Support Program in the NICU.
Identify key emotional issues in recurrent pregnancy loss.
Summarize different approaches to providing support and counseling.
Integrate the current research findings about recurrent loss into clinical practices.
Delineate the services offered by the Emotional Health Phone Support Program.
Discuss the importance of identification of untreated depression and or anxiety in pregnancy.
Outline three non-pharmacological treatment / adjunct treatment options for antenatal depression and / or anxiety.
Review pharmacological treatment options for antenatal deperssion and / or anxiety.
Describe key psychosocial elements in the transition to fatherhood and men's perinatal mental health.
Cite examples of how fatherhood involvement impacts the family system.
List evidence-based approaches to better engage fathers with perinatal services, with their children and with their partners during pregnancy and early parenthood.
Discuss the importance of peer support recovery for women experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Describe Postpartum Progress' Warrior Mom Ambassador initiative.

Conference Agenda
7:30-8:00am 8:00-8:15am	Registration and Continental Breakfast Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:15-9:15am	Reaching and Supporting Mothers with Depressive Symptoms or Anxiety Linda Beeber, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN Francis Hill Fox Distinguished Term Professor University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Nursing Chapel Hill, North Carolina
9:15-10:15am	The NICU Journey: Understanding the Key to Supporting our Families' Futures Suzanne Mielkiewicz-Bryjak, RN, BSN, HN-BC Family Support Specialist, The Valley Hospital Ridgewood, New Jersey
10:15-10:30am	Break
10:30-11:30am	Managing Pregnancy Loss Andrea Braverman, PhD Clinical Associate Professor, Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11:30-12:30pm	Lunch Maternal Mental Health Support Services in Northern New Jersey Catherine Vieira, BSN, CCE Perinatal Mental Health Coordinator Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey Newark, New Jersey
12:30-1:30pm	The Importance of Antenatal Mental Health Wellness & Treatment Options to Achieve It Carly Snyder, MD Reproductive Psychiatrist Director, Women's Health Program at Family Health Associates Clinical Course Director, Reproductive Psychiatry Advanced Resident Elective Mount Sinai Beth Isreal Medical Center New York, New York
1:30-2:30pm	Men's Perinatal Mental Health: Yes, It Exists - And What To Do About It Daniel Singley, Ph, ABPP Director, The Center for Men's Excellence San Diego, California
2:30-2:45pm 2:45-3:15pm 3:15-3:30pm	Break My Journey Through Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Lesley Neadel PMAD Survivor and Warrior Mom Ambassador, Postpartum Progress Inc. Hoboken, New Jersey Questions/Adjorn

Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hours:
This program has been awarded 6.0 contact hours.

The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by NJSNA, an accredited approver, by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Provider #P194-12/13-16.
Provider approval is valid thorugh December 31, 2016.

Accreditation refers to the recognition of continuing education activities only and does not imply approval or endorsement of any commercial product.

Continuing Education Units for Social Workers:
The course is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards - ASWB NJ CE Course Approval Program Provider 54
Course 774 for 5/17/2016 to 5/17/2018.
Social Workers will receive the following type and number of credit(s): General Social Work Practice 6.0

Registration Fees:
General Admission: $45
Partnership Member Hospital Staff: $35
St. Clares Health Services Staff: $25

Registration fees are non-refundable. However, substitutions of registrations are allowed. Substitutions must be submitted in writing before Thursday, May 19 to iventura@partnershipmch.org.