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We at Heartland PMAD Consultants appreciate you and your agency’s dedication to mothers experiencing a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder. We hope you find these supplemental training documents helpful!
Please feel free to reach out to us at heartlandpmad@gmail.com or 314-252-0235 if you have any questions.
3rd ANNUAL HEARTLAND PROTOCOL TRAINING AGENDA
May 5th Day 1
7:45 am – 8:00 am Zoom Meeting link opens for participants to join
8:00 am – 10:00 am Heartland Introduction
Kim Martino-Sexton NFC
Elizabeth Lowder MSW, LCSW
10:00 am – 10:15 am BREAK
10:15 am – 10:30 am Traditional Model of Care as Compared to The Heartland Protocol
10:30 am – 11:30 am H – HEAR
Learning the Importance of holding space, being present and more effectively serving our patients
11:30 am – 12:15 pm LUNCH BREAK (on your own)
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm E – EMPATHIZE
Skills training focusing on how to more effectively communicate with patients based on cutting edge research
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm A – ASSESS
Reviewing current assessment tools as well as exploring the concept of a thorough assessment process
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm BREAK
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm R- REFER
Learning how to connect patients to local resources in a way that helps and doesn’t overwhelm
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm T – TOUCHBASE
Recommendations for follow-up protocols that reduce patients’ risk of PMAD
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Preventing Compassion Fatigue: Taking care of yourself as a helper
4:30pm-5:00 pm Q and A, Wrap-Up
May 6th Day 2
7:45 am – 8:00 am Zoom Meeting link opens for participants to join
8:00 am – 8:30 am Day 2 Opening
Elizabeth Lowder MSW LCSW & Kim Martino-Sexton NFC
8:30 am – 10:00 am “Medication Management”
Dr. Melanie McKean, Reproductive Health Psychiatrist and D.O. with Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute
Dr. McKean will go in-depth about the most commonly used psychiatric medications for PMAD patients, red flags and warning signs to watch out for when working with moms who are taking medication, barriers to taking medications and more!
10:00 am – 10:10 am BREAK
10:10 am – 11:40 am “Good Moms Get PMAD Panel”
Diana Aranda & Shawntanay Johnson, moms from St. Louis
We’re getting real with real moms who have experienced PMAD including postpartum psychosis, postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression. They’ll bravely share their stories and answer questions from participants.
11:40 am – 12:40 pm Working Lunch (presentation starts at noon)
“The First PPD Drug, Zulresso Infusion”
April Phillips, Sage Therapeutics, llc
12:40 pm – 12:50 pm:BREAK
12:50 pm – 2:20 pm “Perinatal Loss: Providing Support After the Loss of a Baby”
Patti Budnik, National SHARE
We’ll take a deep dive into how to most effectively support a mom or a parent who is walking through grief and loss. Topics include how to memorialize a loss, what to say to a grieving parent, issues related to complicated grief, etc.
2:20 – 2:40 pm Check-In & Reflection
2:40 pm – 3:40 pm “When Maternal Health and Substance Use Disorder
Converge: An Inside Look into the SSM WISH Center”
Mona Rife, MSW, LCSW & Au’Junae DeLoney, MSW
Exploring the intersectionality of women at risk for PMAD and substance abuse. Learn how one extraordinary non-profit agency in St. Louis is handling this unique population
3:40 pm – 5:00 pm Wrap-up and Closing Remarks
Inclusion on Heartland’s online registry
The next quarterly Approved Provider Gathering Event dates
4th Annual Heartland Protocol Training 2022 dates!
