Beyond the Blues: Symptons, Diagnosis and Treatment of Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
Length: 1 Hour 1 Minute
This program will expire and must be completed by 07/01/27.
** Please note this program was a part of the VOC 2024. You will not want to choose this program if you completed this individual program as part of the VOC 2024. **
In this presentation, Dr. Templin will review postpartum anxiety and depression; the causes, symptoms, screenings, diagnosis, and latest treatment options for both postpartum anxiety and depression will be discussed.
The learners will:
• Be able to define perinatal mental health conditions
• Recognize the impact and use screening tools to identify at-risk patients and barriers to care
• Review validated resources to diagnose maternal peripartum mental health disorders
• Explain evidence-based therapies for postpartum patients
• Understand standards and develop medical management options for patients with postpartum anxiety and depression
• Apply measures and techniques in practice to decrease peripartum anxiety and depression rates
Accreditation Statement:
The Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. MAOPS designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A CME Credit(s) and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation.
The Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)ä. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Planning Disclosure:
None of the planners for this educational activity have a relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Grievance Policy for AOA Credit:
All grievances should be in writing and should specify the nature of the grievance. Initially, all grievances should be directed to the MAOPS Executive Director, who will then forward said grievance to the Education & Convention Committee. All grievances will receive an initial response in writing within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint in writing to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
Dr. Claire Templin was born and raised in the mountains of Whitefish, Montana. She studied Geology at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. Dr.Templin is a graduate of the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) in Yakima, Washington. As a member of the third graduating class of PNWU, she is excited to help guide and inspire new students as the Division Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at PNWU. Dr. Templin is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology by the American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Templin completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the University of Michigan Health West Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She balanced her hospital-based, high-acuity tertiary center training with her outpatient practice in Grand Rapids. Dr. Templin served as clinical faculty for the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Michigan State University, was an active member of the Quality Improvement Committee, and contributed to the Pre-eclampsia Outcome Improvement Task Force at Metro Health Hospital. She was elected as Co-Chief OB/GYN resident during her final year in residency.
Dr. Templin hopes to bring her love of obstetrics and gynecology and experience to provide valuable medical education with a clinical application. As an attending, she maintains a busy and fulfilling OB/GYN practice in Walla Walla, Washington, where she lives with her husband, a passionate internal medicine physician, and their hilarious and delightfully exhausting daughters.
Dr. Templin loves running, biking, hiking, skiing, spending time outside, working in her yard, and traveling with her family and their two dogs.
Dr. Templin discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by or used on patients relative to the content of this presentation.