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ForwardSession #3: Reducing Risks and Improving Lives: Utilizing a Harm Reduction Approach When Managing Perinatal Substance Use
Join us for an insightful session titled "Reducing Risks and Improving Lives: Utilizing a Harm Reduction Approach when Managing Perinatal Substance Use." This session will explore the critical risks associated with perinatal substance use for both the patient and the infant. Attendees will gain an understanding of effective harm reduction strategies tailored for perinatal patients who use substances, as well as learn about available resources and organizations that support healthcare providers in delivering compassionate, evidence-based care for this population.
Target Audience
- Physicians
- Psychologists
- Physician Assistants
- Nurse Practitioners
Learning Objectives
Participants who engage in this education intervention will be able to:
- Identify the risks to the patient, the pregnancy and the infant of perinatal substance use
- Identify harm reduction strategies for perinatal patients who use substances
- Describe harm reduction resources and organizations available for healthcare providers caring for perinatal patients
Activity Director:
Elizabeth Maxwell Hovis, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Staff Psychiatrist, The Periscope Project
Medical College of Wisconsin
Planning Committee Members:
Jason Ipsarides, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Medical College of Wisconsin
Moderator and Panelists:
Ibifiri Wilcox, MD, MBA
Fellow Physician
Department of Family Medicine
Forest Home Health Center
Medical College of Wisconsin
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Elizabeth Maxwell Hovis
Jason Ipsarides
Ibifiri Wilcox
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 live activity 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 HEALTHCARE 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 hour of continuing education (which includes 0 hour 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 Contact Hours
Price
To register for the Zoom link
Please navigate to The Periscope Project website and click on the session title under "2025 Webinar Schedule". If you only click "Take Course", you will not receive the Zoom link to join the webinar. Please ensure you complete both of these steps to be ready for the sessions!