LAMMHA ECHO

LAMMHA ECHO Perinatal Case Conference Series

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The ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model uses a virtual educational lecture series and patient case discussion to improve provider preparedness to treat patients and improve patient outcomes. The LAMMHA ECHO Perinatal Case Conference Series will use the ECHO model to improve providers' capacity to care for their patients' mental health, aimed to improve patient identification and decrease suicide rates.

What is it?

The LAMMHA ECHO series is a 10-session program for California providers who want to improve care for their perinatal patients' mental health. The series is presented by the LAMMHA project with support through the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF). 

• Ten monthly, 60-minute sessions for California providers who want to improve care for their perinatal patients' mental health ​
• Didactic content on risk assessment and management of perinatal mental health​
• In-depth case presentation and group discussion facilitated by a multidisciplinary team
• Sessions facilitated by a multidisciplinary team including University of Washington Medicine perinatal psychiatrists and family medicine physicians.  

ECHO cohort periods (please join at any point in the series)

• Cohort 1: Feb 2023 - Nov 2023
• Cohort 2: Feb 2024 - Nov 2024
• Cohort 3: Feb 2025 - Nov 2025

Risk Management in Perinatal Mental Health: June 13

Gabrielle Kaufman, MA,LPCC,BC-DMT,NCC,PMH-C (she/her/hers), is a dance/movement therapist and licensed professional clinical counselor with over 30 years experience in the healing profession. For over ten years, she served as clinical director of Maternal Mental Health NOW. Prior to this, she served as director of the New Moms Connect Program of Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles providing services to new parents, particularly those suffering from symptoms of postpartum depression. Gabrielle is faculty for PSI/2020 Mom, the UCLArts and Healing Institute and Drexel University. Gabrielle serves on the advisory boards for Hasidah, an organization helping families struggling with fertility and Love, Dad, a non-profit supporting fatherhood. She has served as Los Angeles coordinator for Postpartum Support International and is in private practice in Los Angeles serving clients in English and Spanish languages.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to name two screening tools for perinatal suicide risk
• Participants will understand their roles in addressing crisis situations

Cohort 1 dates, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month at 12:00pm PST)

February 14  |  March 14  |  April 11  |  May 9  |  June 13  |  July 11  |  August 8  |  September 12  |  October 10  |  November 14

Limited to 100 attendees, all sessions begin at noon, second Tuesdays

Topics to be covered

Addressing Perinatal Mental Health During Obstetric & Well Baby Visits   |   February 14, 2023

Presenter

Learning Objectives

• Identify 3 ways caregiver mental health impacts infant and child development
• Identify the recommended timeline for screening protocol during the perinatal period
• Identify 3 screening tools commonly integrated within obstetric and well baby visits
   

Psychopharmacology Approaches During Pregnancy and Lactation   |   March 14, 2023

Presenter

Sarah Oreck-Lantos, MD, MS, is a Columbia University-trained psychiatrist focused on Women’s Mental Wellness. Dr. Oreck-Lantos is one of a handful of doctors with specialized training in reproductive psychiatry. She runs a private practice in which she combines the most up-to-date medical treatments with talk therapy, meditation, and a whole-body complementary approach. Dr. Oreck-Lantos is passionate about using social media to provide education and regularly consults for several hospitals in Los Angeles on their perinatal mental health programs. She is also a medical advisor for several health tech startups and is interested in leveraging technology solutions to improve maternal mental health.

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate an understanding of the role psychopharmacology in perinatal mental health
• Identify two medications that are safe to take while pregnant or chest/breastfeeding
   

Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders ​   |   April 11, 2023

Presenter

Emily C. Dossett, MD, MTS, is a reproductive psychiatrist and the founder and director of the Reproductive Mental Health Program at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center.  Dr. Dossett is Assistant Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and of Obstetrics-Gynecology at USC’s Keck School of Medicine, where she teaches medical students, residents, and fellows about reproductive mental health.  She has served Los Angeles County as the first Associate Medical Director of Women’s Health and Reproductive Psychiatry for the Department of Mental Health, as well as the psychiatric lead for the MAMAs Neighborhood Program.  

Learning Objectives

• Identify three distinct perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs)
• Name five domains of potential risk with psychiatric medication use in pregnancy
• Explain which substance use disorders have evidence-based treatments

Child Abuse Reporting & Perinatal Mental Health   |   May 9, 2023

Presenter

Anna King, LCSW, PMH-C
Maternal Mental Health NOW

Anna King, LCSW, PMH-C, (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker and certified perinatal mental health specialist. She has over 10-years' experience in serving the mental health needs of the community and has found her passion in supporting folks across the reproductive journey. She has been a social worker in a hospital Emergency Department, birthing center, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). She currently serves as the Director of Training with Maternal Mental Health NOW where she curates conference events and develops curricula to educate providers on perinatal mental health. 

She also serves as an inaugural Health Advisory Board member with Babylist and is an active member of The Blacker The Brain™ cohort for decolonizing mental health. She is a part-time psychotherapist with ARC Counseling and Wellness and a Ph.D. student in the Integral and Transpersonal Psychology program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). She has also served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with Postpartum Support International (PSI) to write and review exam items for the national perinatal mental health certification.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the steps to make and file a child abuse report as a mandated reporter
• Discuss the role that hospital staff plays in the process of child abuse reporting during the perinatal period
• Describe the impact of child welfare involvement on both parent and infant mental health
   

Risk Management in Perinatal Mental Health   |   June 13, 2023

Presenter

Gabrielle Kaufman, MA,LPCC,BC-DMT,NCC,PMH-C (she/her/hers), is a dance/movement therapist and licensed professional clinical counselor with over 30 years experience in the healing profession. For over ten years, she served as clinical director of Maternal Mental Health NOW. Prior to this, she served as director of the New Moms Connect Program of Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles providing services to new parents, particularly those suffering from symptoms of postpartum depression.  Gabrielle is faculty for PSI/2020 Mom, the UCLArts and Healing Institute and Drexel University. Gabrielle serves on the advisory boards for Hasidah, an organization helping families struggling with fertility and Love, Dad, a non-profit supporting fatherhood. She has served as Los Angeles coordinator for Postpartum Support International and is in private practice in Los Angeles serving clients in English and Spanish languages.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to name two screening tools for perinatal suicide risk
• Participants will understand their roles in addressing crisis situations

Disparities in Perinatal Mental Health Care​   |   July 11, 2023

Presenter

Anna King, LCSW, PMH-C
Maternal Mental Health NOW

Anna King, LCSW, PMH-C, (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker and certified perinatal mental health specialist. She has over 10-years' experience in serving the mental health needs of the community and has found her passion in supporting folks across the reproductive journey. She has been a social worker in a hospital Emergency Department, birthing center, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). She currently serves as the Director of Training with Maternal Mental Health NOW where she curates conference events and develops curricula to educate providers on perinatal mental health. 

She also serves as an inaugural Health Advisory Board member with Babylist and is an active member of The Blacker The Brain™ cohort for decolonizing mental health. She is a part-time psychotherapist with ARC Counseling and Wellness and a Ph.D. student in the Integral and Transpersonal Psychology program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). She has also served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with Postpartum Support International (PSI) to write and review exam items for the national perinatal mental health certification.

Learning Objectives

• Identify disparities in care for birthing people and their impact on perinatal mental health
• Integrate two culturally sensitive approaches to perinatal mental health care

Birth Trauma, NICU & Perinatal Mental Health   |   August 8, 2023

Presenter

Sharon Tan, PsyD
Psychologist, Perinatal & Pediatric Palliative Care Team
Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital

Dr. Sharon Tan is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in the State of California. She has experience providing therapy services across all ages and currently works part-time as a psychologist on the Perinatal & Pediatric Palliative Care Team at Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital. She is also on the multidisciplinary team of the Perinatal Connections program, which provides support to mothers of high-risk pregnancies, often supporting moms coping with fetal abnormalities. She was a part-time Psychologist in the NICU at Miller’s for 2 years prior and enjoyed supporting families who had infants with medical complexities. 

Dr. Tan has had extensive experience in community mental health settings where she provided training and supervision for services to children birth to five. She is a graduate fellow from the Infant-Parent Mental Health Post Graduate Certificate Program from the University of Massachusetts. She is also a California endorsed Infant-Family & Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist and is passionate about helping young children thrive through nurturing relationships and strengthening communities by building strong families.  Dr. Tan sees clients in her private practice in Southern California, located in Brea. 

Dr. Tan is a consultant and therapist, but the title she is most proud of is ‘mother’ of two lovely daughters.

Learning Objectives

• List three risk factors for birth trauma
• Identify two ways to respond to a patient with birth trauma or other mental health concern due to having an infant in the NICU

Perinatal Loss​   |   September 12, 2023

Presenter

Elyse is a current board member for Postpartum Support International’s California chapter and serve as the Established Organizations Chair and Advocacy Lead. She is an emeritus Governing Council member for Maternal Mental Health Now after serving an eight year term, in addition to ongoing training faculty for the organization. Elyse served as a Board Member of national maternal mental health policy and advocacy group 2020 Mom Project from 2014-2019, and subsequently sat on the organization’s Clinical Advisory panel through 2021. In addition, Elyse is training faculty and Emeritus Board Member for national perinatal loss organization Return to Zero: HOPE and training faculty for paternal perinatal non-profit Love, Dad.  Elyse was among the first clinicians with the national PMH-C (Perinatal Mental Health Certification) designation.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to identify Perinatal Mental Health Disorders following perinatal loss

Fathers and Perinatal Mental Health   |   October 10, 2023

Presenter

 

Kevin Gruenberg PsyD, is the Executive Director and co-founder of Love, Dad: Support for Fathers and Families, a non-profit organization focused on promoting family-child health through the intentional inclusion of fathers in perinatal and early childhood services. Dr. Gruenberg co-developed and researched Home Visiting with Dads, a home visitation program for fathers and their infants to promote paternal engagement and family well-being. He also provides consultation and training on fatherhood, paternal perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and building parent-child relationships. He serves on the Maternal Mental Health NOW's Governing Council. Lastly, as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Gruenberg works with children, families, and adults in private practice.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to identify three symptoms that signal a father needs help
• Participants will be able to identify how paternal perinatal mood and anxiety disorders impact families

Pregnancy Complications and Perinatal Mental Health   |   November 14, 2023

Presenter

 

Kimberly Gregory MD
Maternal Mental Health NOW

Learning Objectives

• Identify how common depression and anxiety are among pregnant and postpartum people
• Discuss the risk for perinatal mental health challenges for pregnant patient who experience high risk obstetric complications (hyperemesis, diabetes, hypertension, preterm birth, cesarean delivery)

 

First cohort series: February 2023 to November 2023 

• Registration open to all California perinatal providers 
• Choose this level if limited capacity to support implementation/QI work but interested in improving perinatal mental health ​

Who should attend?

• California providers who want to improve care for their perinatal patients' mental health ​
• Learning Collaborative Providers (not limited to)

The series will provide access to:

• UW and regional specialists in perinatal psychiatry and quality improvement methods
• Evidence-based strategies to treat perinatal mental health conditions 
• Feedback and recommendations on clinical practice change to improve patient outcomes
• LAMMHA website, recorded ECHO sessions, case recommendations, learning community discussion board, and resources for perinatal mental health care​