Training and Events

• April 26-28, 2024 – Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care (PPP)
• June 14, 2024 – CBT for Anxiety in Primary Care
• June 21-23, 2024 – Adult Behavioral Health in Primary Care

• Mental Health Education & Training (AAP)
• Pediatric Mental Health Minute Video Series (AAP)
• Trauma-Informed Care and Resilience Promotion (AAP)
• CALM for Pediatric Providers: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means to Prevent Youth Suicide (AAP)
• Recovery-Friendly Care for Families Affected by Opioid Use Disorder (AAP)

• Lurie Center Coffee Convo Series

• Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Making the CASE (Collaborative and Supportive Education) for Behavioral and Mental Health hosted by the Medical University of South Carolina

The Role of Pediatrics in Screening & Care for Perinatal Mental Health:

This one-hour course, plus additional readings, makes the case for perinatal mental health screening in the pediatrician’s office and provides information and resources to do so.  Gabrielle Kaufman, MA,LPCC,BC-DMT,NCC,PMH-C, Diana Barnes, PsyD, LMFT, Elisa Nicholas, MD, and Emily Dossett, MD, MTS, review the definition of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, prevalence rates, risk factors, signs, symptoms and impact of untreated perinatal mood and anxiety disorders on parent, infant and developing child.  The course discusses differential diagnoses and providers’ recommendations on when to screen, what to do with a positive screen and successful interventions, including pscyhopharmacology and guidelines surrounding breastfeeding and medication. Interviews with Ellen Rothman, MD, of MLK Outpatient Medical Center, John Osmick, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Sarah Randall, PhD.

• Education & Training from Blueprint for Health