Education & Discussion Guides
View these video modules on important topics addressing depression screening during pregnancy and postpartum and the implementation of referral plans and processes. There are also patient cases featuring expert insights and discussion points that you can apply in your practice as well as practical tools aligned with each content topic.
Do you want to bring this education to your team? Utilize the downloadable discussion guides and slide decks listed below the videos! An additional video on adult learning principles and presentation tips is provided to help you develop and lead sessions with your team.
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Clinical Tools
Use these clinical tools and resources to enhance your clinical practice and supplement the education.
Clinical Tools
- Care Pathways
- MotherToBaby
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Downloadable Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale With
Translated Versions - Fillable Postpartum Plan
- Fact Sheet: Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs
- National Pregnancy Registry for Psychiatric Medications
- Online Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Calculator
- Fillable Postpartum Support International Postpartum Plan
- Online Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Calculator
- Tips for EHR Integration
- LactMed
Process Development
- Assessing Perinatal Mental Health Algorithm
- Communication Strategies for Patient Handoffs
Training
- Fact Sheet: Black Women, Birthing People, and Maternal Mental Health
- Quick Guide to Perinatal Depression Screening
- Quick Guide to Treatment
Patient Education & Resources
Interested in participating in a digital quality improvement program? You’ll complete an assessment to understand where your practice’s performance falls relative to available evidence and guideline recommendations, and then develop a personalized action plan to create changes in practice.
Hear from faculty on why QI is essential for impactful care of patients with postpartum depression:
Quality improvement activities can provide providers with a structured framework to work with. It helps to identify issues within patient care and allows you to analyze data to implement targeted interventions with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of care that your practice delivers which will lead to better patient outcomes. …It empowers clinicians to actively participate in process improvements in their practice. - Kristina M. Deligiannidis, MD
This education will increase screening for peripartum mood disorders as well as identification of positive screens and initiation of early referrals to behavioral health services…to break down any barriers to patients receiving the appropriate care that they need. -Melisa Lott, DO
This education will provide additional insights for providers that take care of patients in the postpartum period in terms of picking up patients that screen high on a screening tool for postpartum depression or anxiety…getting patients additional help and counseling that may make a difference in their lives in the postpartum period as well as their ongoing mental health. - Jessica Boudos, PA-C