Perinatal Depression: Detection and Management

March 18, 2025

1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. PST
Virtual Presentation via Zoom

Hosted by the Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Mental Health Training Program

Registration is now closed for this seminar.

Presented by Ryan Van Lieshout, MD, PhD, FRCP (C)

Presenter Bio

Dr. Ryan Van Lieshout is a perinatal psychiatrist and a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the Canada Research Chair in Perinatal Mental Health, the Albert Einstein/Irving Zucker Chair in Neuroscience, and a member of the Royal Society of Canada. His research and clinical work are focused on developing, testing, and disseminating evidence-based interventions aimed at increasing access to treatment for those with perinatal mental disorders. He is also interested in examining how these treatments affect offspring brain development and mental disorder risk across the lifespan. He has published more than 225 peer-reviewed papers and has secured nearly $40M in research funding.

This presentation will describe evidence-based practices for screening, identifying, diagnosing, and treating pregnant people and birthing parents with perinatal depression.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify evidence-based screening tools for detecting perinatal depression
  2. Describe the clinical presentation of pregnant or postpartum people with major depressive disorder
  3. Identify the differential diagnosis of individuals presenting with depression during the perinatal period
  4. Describe evidence-based treatments for perinatal depression including the benefits and drawbacks of both
  5. Identify the risks and benefits of different treatments for major depressive disorder during pregnancy and/or the postpartum period
  6. Explain the benefits of treating perinatal depression for parents and their offspring

Instructional Level

Advanced

This CE Program is free to Kaiser Permanente employees.

Instructional Methodology

Lecture

Audio/Visual

On-Line Presentation

Continuing Education Information

Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Training Programs (KPMHTP) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. KPMHTP maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Kaiser Permanente Northern California Mental Health Training Programs designate this live activity for 3 hours continuing education credits for the above-identified licensed professionals.

Refund and Attendance Policy

This session is free to all Kaiser Employees. There is no known commercial support for this program. For questions and requests for information, please contact our program evaluator: supria.k.gill@kp.org

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Those who attend the program in full and complete the appropriate evaluation form will receive CE credits. Please note that credit will only be granted for those who attend the entire lecture.

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