03.26.24 Rhode Island Women’s Health Initiative | Perinatal Mental Health: Leveraging the Expertise of Rhode Island Clinicians and Researchers to Optimize Outcomes for Expectant and New Parents and Their Families
This workshop will bring together clinicians and researchers to discuss ongoing work related to perinatal mental health. The goal of this program is to foster opportunities for collaboration in research and clinical settings with the ultimate goal of bettering the health of expectant and new parents
Target Audience
This session is open to all faculty, staff and trainees.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this event, learners should be better able to:
- Discuss the different programs that are focused on perinatal mental health in our community;
- Identify opportunities for perinatal mental health collaborations in research and clinical settings;
- Formulate a plan for continued cooperation and communication among parties interested in perinatal mental health
Time | Speaker | Topic | Title |
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Registration | ||
5:00 PM - 5:02 PM | Katherine Sharkey, MD, PhD | Welcome | |
Cynthia Battle, PhD | MODERATOR | ||
5:02 PM - 5:09 PM | Kristen Stone, PhD | Translation and Implementation | Perinatal Antidepressant Use Moderates the Effects of Sleep on Depression |
5:09 PM - 5:16 PM | Gina Marie Mason, MA, PhD | Translation and Implementation | Longitudinal effects of perinatal sleep disruption on new parents’ mental health and caregiving behavior: The search for intermediate mechanisms |
5:16 PM - 5:23 PM | Jane Hesser, MSW, LICSW | Translation and Implementation | The Dream Team: Testing Implementation of a Sleep Intervention for Perinatal Women Delivered by Direct Care Workers |
5:23 PM - 5:30 PM | Adam Lewkowitz, MD, MPHS | Translation and Implementation | Adapting the in-person Mothers and Babies Program into M.Bapp, a novel smartphone application: A qualitative study |
5:30 PM - 5:37 PM | Discussion | ||
5:37 PM - 5:42 PM | break | ||
Joanna MacLean, MD | MODERATOR | ||
5:42 PM - 5:49 PM | Anupriya Gogne, MD | Clinical Advances | Substance Use Disorders in the Perinatal Period |
5:49 PM - 5:56 PM | Carrie Chandonnait, RN, BSN Emerald Ortiz | Clinical Advances | Lessons from RI's Maternal Mortality Review Committee |
5:56 PM - 6:03 PM | Virtue Sankoh, PhD | Clinical Advances | Nearing 25 Years: Past, Present, and Future of the first Perinatal Partial Psychiatric Hospital in the United States |
6:03 PM - 6:10 PM | Zobeida M Diaz, MD, MS | Clinical Advances | Advancing the Treatment of Postpartum Depression with a Novel Hormone-based Therapy |
6:10 PM - 6:17 PM | Discussion | ||
6:17 PM - 6:22 PM | break | ||
Deborah Garneau, MA | MODERATOR | ||
6:22 PM - 6:29 PM | Aidea Downie, MA Quatia Osorio, BSBA, BS-HSM, SPM, CLC, CCHW, MCHS, CMCHW, CPE | Health Services | Equipping Rhode Island's BIPOC Maternal Health Workforce |
6:29 PM - 6:36 PM | Micheline R Anderson, PhD | Health Services | Integrating Clinical Psychologists into Obstetric and Gynecological Care: Service Development, Clinical Implications, and Lessons Learned |
6:36 PM - 6:43 PM | Megan Sharp, PhD | Health Services | Transitioning a Postpartum Mental Health Support Group to Telehealth |
6:43 PM - 6:50 PM | Emily Miller, MD, PhD | Health Services | Perinatal Mental Health: Health Services Opportunities |
6:50 PM - 6:57 PM | Discussion |
Paid parking is available at the parking garage attached to the medical school on the corner of Elm St. and Richmond St.
Office of Women in Medicine & Science
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physicians: The Warren Alpert Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
All Other Health Care Professionals: Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for 2.00 hours AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Available Credit
- 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.75 AttendanceParticipants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.