Webinars

Webinars

The Periscope Projects 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:

  1. Perinatal Mental Health Series
  2. Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder Series 

These series are directed toward health care providers and professionals caring for pregnant and postpartum patients. 

2025 Webinar Schedule

Friday, February 7, 2025 | 12pm CST

Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder Series #1

Objectives:

  • Describe the clinical, ethical, and legal intersection when caring for pregnant and postpartum people with substance use disorders.
  • Outline strength-based strategies to promote family unification.
  • Identify local and national community partners who can help you holistically support pregnant and postpartum patients in their recovery.

Registration

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 12pm CST

Perinatal Mental Health Series #1

Objectives:

  • Identify mechanism of action of zuranolone.  
  • Describe how zuranolone may fit into the arsenal with other treatments for postpartum depression.  
  • Identify barriers of use of zuranolone.  

Registration

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | 12pm CST

Perinatal Mental Health Series #2

Objectives:

  • Define the relationship between mental health and substance use disorders in the perinatal patient.  
  • Identify the epidemiology of mental health and substance use disorders in the perinatal patient.  
  • Describe strategies for management of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders in the perinatal patient.  

Registration

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | 12pm CST

Perinatal Mental Health Series #3

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. 

Registration

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | 12pm CST

Perinatal Mental Health Series #4

Objectives:

  • Identify risks of untreated bipolar disorder in pregnancy. 
  • Describe link between postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder discuss common treatments (e.g. lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, class of atypical antipsychotics). 
  • Describe risks to the fetus and newborn of exposure to mood stabilizers (e.g. lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, class of atypical antipsychotics) in utero. 

Registration

2024 CME Recordings

Watch the recorded webinars from 2024. Available for enduring continuing education credit. 

Marijuana Use in Pregnant and Postpartum Patients | Recorded 01/27/2024

Early Relational Health as a Vital Sign: Promoting an Infant Mental Health Perspective in the Context of Perinatal Care | Recorded 04/10/2024

Wisconsin Perinatal Quality Collaborative (WisPQC): Improving Care for Pregnant and Postpartum People with Substance Use Disorders in Wisconsin | Recorded Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Previous Webinar Sessions

Interested in having Periscope come to your clinic for live education?
Email our team to start the process.

Available Monday – Friday from 8am – 4pm CST, excluding holidays.
Provider to provider perinatal psychiatric tele-consultations within 30 minutes.
E-mails returned within one business day.

The Periscope Project is a program of the Medical College of Wisconsin – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.