The Intersection Between Family Planning and Mental Health
Live One-Hour Webinar January 26, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
Presented by Meg Lawley, MD MPH

https://bostonmedicalcenter.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E44rfeyJTRCb9haIXXpYIg 

Target Audience

Physicians, CNMs, PAs, NPs and other healthcare professionals interested in OB/GYN and contraception.

Educational Needs Addressed

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in mental health concerns, leading to a need for increased screening and engagement surrounding mental health issues in the primary care and OB/GYN clinics. This webinar will focus on reviewing the evidence regarding the influence of contraception on mental illness and how to have those conversations in the clinical setting. We will also address and dispel common myths regarding contraceptive methods and abortion and its relationship with mental health. Additionally, we will review how to screen for the more common psychiatric disorders and how to approach treatment in the OB/GYN clinical setting.

Educational Objectives

Participants at the conclusion of this webinar will be able to:

1. Describe the epidemiology of common mental health disorders and serious mental illness
2. Examine influence of mental health on reproductive outcomes
3. Review screening and assessment for mental health in our family planning settings
4. Discussion considerations for contraception for patients with concomitant mental health issues

Course Co-Directors

Katharine White, MD MPH
Vice-Chair of Academics, Department of OB/GYN, Boston Medical Center
Director of the Fellowship in Family Planning, Boston Medical Center
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine
Principal Investigator of Partners in Contraceptive Choice and Knowledge (PICCK)

Elisabeth Woodhams, MD MSc
Medical Director, BEACON Family Planning, Boston Medical Center
Associate Director of OB/GYN Residency Program, Boston Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine

Accreditor Disclosure Policy

Boston University School of Medicine asks all individuals involved in the development and presentation of Accredited Continuing Education activities to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. This information is disclosed to all activity participants prior to the start of the educational activity. Boston University School of Medicine has procedures to mitigate all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. In addition, faculty members are asked to disclose when any unapproved use of pharmaceuticals and devices is being discussed. 

In accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies that faculty, planners, authors and anyone who may be in control of content have been mitigated.

Faculty Presenter

Meg Lawley, MD MPH
Faculty Presenter does not have anything to disclose with regard to commercial interests. She does not plan on discussing unlabeled/investigational uses of a commercial product.

Planning Committee

Katharine White, MD MPH receives research support from Boston Medical Center via Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Inc., and Evofem Biosciences grants, and was previously a consultant for FitBit. Elisabeth Woodhams, MD MSc, Jenn Farraye, NP, Natasha Lerner, MPA, Kristina Tavilla, MPH, and Elizabeth Raskin MPH(c) MSW(c) of Boston Medical Center have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditor Disclosures

The following planning committee members from Boston University School of Medicine’s Office of Continuing Medical Education have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:

Michael Burk, BS – Senior Program Manager

CME Accreditation

Boston University School of Medicine Barry M. Manuel Continuing Medical Education Office

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Boston University School of Medicine and Partners in Contraceptive Choice and Knowledge. Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Boston University School of Medicine designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

How to Earn Credit

In order to successfully complete this activity, you are required to view the entire live webinar and complete a posttest and evaluation. The evaluation survey will appear at the end of this activity after the content presentation. In the last evaluation question select that you wish to receive CME credit.

How to Request a Certificate

By reviewing the course content and completing the posttest and evaluation, physicians are entitled to receive 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. To receive a certificate for your participation in this activity, you will need to complete the evaluation survey at the end of this activity and in the last question select that you wish to receive CME credit. PICCK will send your certificate directly to you via email. You can expect your certificate within two weeks of completing the evaluation survey.

DISCLAIMER

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