Motherisk Update 2012

Treating Depression, Schizophrenia and Addiction During Pregnancy and Lactation

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Daniels Hollywood Theatre, The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario

Accreditation
- The College of Family Physicians of Canada – 6.5 Mainpro-M1 credits;
- Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada – 6.5 Section 1 credits

Who should attend:
GPs, nurses, gynecologists, psychiatrists, physician trainees and pharmacists

Learning objectives:

• weigh the risks of depression and its treatment during pregnancy, in light of evidence-based research;
• evaluate and implement recent clinical findings about screening for depression in a high-risk maternal population;
• better able to detect and prevent drug and alcohol use during and after pregnancy;
• apply evidence-based principles to advise women about medication use while breastfeeding;
• evaluate the link between depression, obesity, and pregnancy in your patients;
• better able to manage pregnancy in schizophrenic women;
• describe the attitudes of primary care physicians and healthcare students towards antenatal depression and antidepressant use during pregnancy.

Early bird registration: Register before March 31, 2012 and save. Registration Form

Motherisk Update 2012 Program