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ForwardThe Periscope Project: WisPQC Improving Care for Pregnant and Postpartum People with Substance Use Disorders in Wisconsin
Session Description:
This one-hour video was recorded live on October 9, 2024 at 12pm CST.
Program Description:
The Periscope Project is a statewide provider-to-provider perinatal psychiatric access program. It offers three core services to build capacity in front line health care providers to manage mental health conditions in pregnant, postpartum, and preconception patients:
- Provider to Perinatal Psychiatrist consultation within 30 minutes Monday – Friday 8 am to 4 pm.
- Linkages with community-based resources that support perinatal women’s mental health.
- Education and training for providers and staff on evidence-based treatment of perinatal psychiatric conditions.
Periscope can help OB/GYNs, midwives, family medicine, psychiatrists, and pediatricians by providing:
- Support with caring for perinatal patients with mental health needs.
- Health care providers with a treatment plan to bridge patients to psychiatric care.
- Education on perinatal mental health diagnosis and treatment.
- Reassurance on treatment of perinatal mental health disorders.
- Connections for patients to local mental health resources.
Target Audience
Health care providers and professionals caring for patients of reproductive age:
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Certified Nurse Midwives
- Physician Assistants
Learning Objectives
- Describe the data within the Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review Team (MMRT) report that demonstrated a clear need to focus on substance use and pregnancy as a state.
- Discuss results of the WisPQC initiative focused on care for pregnant and postpartum people with substance use disorders.
- Identify 2 key areas of continued improvement and opportunity across the state as it relates to pregnancy and substance use.
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Christina L. Wichman, DO
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vice Chair of Education, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical Director, The Periscope Project
Co-Director, Women's Mental Health
Medical College of Wisconsin
Elizabeth M. Hovis, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Staff Psychiatrist, The Periscope Project
Medical College of Wisconsin
Judy Evenson, PMHNP-BC
Program Director, APP Psychiatry and Mental Health Fellowship
Medical College of Wisconsin
ACCME ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
HOURS OF PARTICIPATION FOR ALLIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1 hour of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.
Nurse Practitioner:
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930. This program has been approved for up to 1 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 0 hours of pharmacology). Nurse Practitioners should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 1.00 Hours of ParticipationHours of Participation credit.
- 1.00 NP PharmacologyNP Pharmacology credit.
- 1.00 NP Contact Hours