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:
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Jane of all Trades, Master of None: Clinical Pearls in a Perinatal Patient
October 18, 2023
A Focus on Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Ethical and Legal Implications in Treating Pregnant Adolescents
July 19, 2023
Management of Substance Use Disorders in a Perinatal Patient
April 26, 2023
Back to Basics: Management of Depression and Anxiety in a Perinatal Patient
October 12, 2022
Addressing Sleep Difficulties in a Perinatal Patient
April 13, 2022
Management of Bipolar Disorder in a Perinatal Patient
February 2, 2022
Perinatal Anxiety Diagnosis and Treatment
September 17, 2021
Pre and Inter-conception Planning
August 27, 2021
First Line Management of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
July 30, 2021
Maternal Mental Health Inequities
May 21, 2021
Lactation: Decision Making, Transfer Rates, and Pre-Planning
April 9, 2021
Substance Use Disorders (non-opioid) in the Perinatal Period
March 12, 2021
Management of Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder
February 26, 2021
End of the Year: Case Review
December 4, 2020
Management of Attention Deficit Disorder in the Perinatal Period
October 23, 2020
Personality Disorders and Perinatal Patients
September 18, 2020
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.