Psychiatric Disease in Pregnancy Webcast

Joint RCOG/ UCL Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women’s Health Meeting

Webcasting

The RCOG has embarked on an exciting new development, to take the content of RCOG conferences to a wider audience through webcasting. The Psychiatric Disease in Pregnancy webcast is now available to access.

Accessing the webcast is easy. Simply click here and register your details. You will then be able to access the list of webcast events. Please pass these details on to anyone who may be interested in viewing it.

If you have any difficulties accessing the webcast please contact the Media on Demand technical help desk on 01428 656637.

We hope you enjoy the webcast.

Overview
This webcast is aimed at all health professionals who care for pregnant women. This includes senior and junior obstetricians, psychiatrists, midwives, General Practitioners, psychiatric nurses, counsellors and social workers.

The lectures are a mix of theory and practical advice, with topics ranging from psychiatric drugs in pregnancy to debriefing after childbirth. Lectures will be delivered by clinicians from a range of disciplines, reflecting the multidisciplinary approach needed to care for these women.

Why View the Webcast?

• Appreciate the growing importance of psychiatric illness as a cause of maternal morbidity and mortality
• Learn practical skills such as how to assess mental state in pregnancy, how to recognise depression, and how to counsel a pregnant woman
• Listen to the latest updates on psychotropic drugs in pregnancy
• Hear the most recent evidence on alcohol and drug abuse, and domestic violence in pregnancy
• Consider the legal issues around psychiatric disorders in pregnancy
• Learn how to set up a perinatal mental health service

Who Should View the Webcast?

• Senior and junior obstetricians
• Senior and junior psychiatrists
• Midwives
• General Practitioners
• Psychiatric nurses
• Counsellors
• Social workers

Course Organiser:
Mr Patrick O’Brien MRCOG, London
Dr Latha Weston, London
Dr Asma Khalil, London

Convenor of Meetings:
Professor Jane Norman FRCOG, Glasgow