Periscope Project Webinars
The Periscope Project educational webinar series features topics related to perinatal mental health diagnosis and treatment.
2025 Perinatal Mental Health Webinar Series
Periscope is hosting eight free webinars in 2025 broken into two series:
- Perinatal Mental Health Series
- Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder Series
These series are directed toward health care providers and professionals caring for pregnant and postpartum patients.
Previous webinars are archived below.
Upcoming Webinars
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Multidisciplinary Care of Perinatal Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
Zoom
Join us for the fourth session in the Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder Series.
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Bipolar Disorder Management in a Perinatal Patient
Zoom
Join us for the fourth session in the Perinatal Mental Health Series.
Periscope Training and Assistance
Periscope can come to your clinic for live perinatal mental health education!
Connect with our team to schedule a presentation on how to use the service or to discuss educational topics related to perinatal mental health diagnosis and treatment.
Featured Webinars
Addressing Sleep Difficulties in a Perinatal Patient
Objectives:
- Gain understanding of basic changes in sleep over pregnancy
- Identify risk factors for poor sleep during pregnancy
- Learn to recognize pregnancy associated insomnia
- Be able to explain the basics of CBT-I
- Identify medications that can be used to treat insomnia during pregnancy
- Understand the relationship between sleep and postpartum depression
- Be able to explain the basics of the infant-maternal sleep dyad
Focusing on the Perinatal Brain: Evaluating Attention Symptoms in Motherhood
Objectives:
- Describe the criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Differentiate between “normal” attentional symptoms during the perinatal period versus a perinatal patient with ADHD
- Identify risks to the fetus and newborn of stimulant (e.g. amphetamine, methylphenidate, and lisdexamfetamine) exposure in utero
Management of Bipolar Disorder in a Perinatal Patient
Objectives:
- List diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder
- Identify risks to the fetus/infant of mood stabilizers in pregnancy and lactation
- Describe importance of sleep for a patient with bipolar disorder, and how to prioritize sleep, in the perinatal period
Marijuana Use in Pregnant and Postpartum Patients
Objectives:
- Describe the epidemiology of perinatal marijuana use
- Summarize evidence regarding maternal, obstetric, fetal and childhood effects of marijuana use in pregnancy
- Discuss recommendations regarding the use of marijuana during pregnancy and lactation
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Now It's Called NOWS!
Objectives:
- Identify the clinical presentation of NOWS
- Contrast diagnostic criteria for a diagnosis of NAS vs NOWS
- Distinguish how management of NOWS impacts outcomea
Pre- and Inter-conception Planning
Objectives:
- Identify steps for planning conception with a patient with a history of mental health disorders
- Discuss the risk-benefit of analysis of psychotropic medication use in pregnancy
Previous Periscope Webinars
