Postpartum Health Alliance

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PHA Presents: Psychiatric Emergencies in the Peripartum Period with Tara Toohey, MDSan Diego Postpartum Health Alliance is excited to welcome Tara Toohey, MD for this workshop focused on psychiatric emergencies in the peripartum period. Target Audience: Licensed psychologists and therapists, graduate students, allied mental health professionals, and other providers who work with new parents and families. Learning Objectives:This workshop is designed to help you: <ol><li>Identify suicide risk factors specific to peripartum patients.</li><li>List early signs of psychiatric emergencies and explain the importance of urgent intervention. </li><li>Plan how to coordinate care with providers in emergency and crisis settings. </li></ol> Course Level: Intermediate Presenter: Tara Toohey, MDDr. Tara Pundiak Toohey is a Board Certified Adult Psychiatrist with extensive experience in Emergency Psychiatry and Reproductive Psychiatry.  She completed her psychiatric residency at Bellevue/NYU and worked as an attending psychiatrist at Bellevue’s Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program.  Dr. Toohey has worked in emergency psychiatry in 6 states and volunteered her medical services with the US Navy while living overseas in Japan, where she was awarded the Red Cross Volunteer of the Year and received a Letter of Commendation from the US Navy.  She served as faculty at both University of California, San Diego and University of Hawaii and published in academic journals throughout her career.  Dr. Toohey continues to work in emergency psychiatry both in-person and via telehealth providing services to over 15 psychiatric emergency programs.  In addition to emergency psychiatry, Dr. Toohey has a specialty focus on reproductive and perinatal psychiatry in her boutique private practice. She serves on the board of directors for the American Association of Emergency Psychiatry and as a Postpartum Support International Peer Consultant.  Continuing Education Credits: 2 CEs will be available for participants who attend this event live via Zoom. To ensure you receive the appropriate credit, please be sure to select the corresponding "CE Ticket Type" when registering for this workshop. CEs will only be granted to participants who attend live and select the correct ticket type. To earn CE credits, we kindly ask that you comply with the following requirements: a) be sure to provide your license number during registration; b) appear on camera during a majority of the workshop and attend for the entire workshop so we can verify attendance; and c) take the post-workshop evaluation survey within the allotted time period. The Postpartum Health Alliance is approved by the California Psychological Association (CPA) to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. The Postpartum Health Alliance maintains responsibility for this program and its content. CPA CE credit is accepted by the Board of Behavioral Sciences for their licensees. If you are an out-of-state participant or seeking CEs for another license, please check with your licensing board to ensure they accept CPA CEs. This workshop is approved by Postpartum Support International for CE credits for maintaining PMH-certification. Start and End Times: The workshop will begin promptly at 10 am and conclude at 12 pm PST. No breaks are scheduled. Attendance Policy: Please stay for the entire duration of the course. CE Credit and Certificates will not be issued to those who arrive later than 15 minutes after the start time or those who leave early. This policy is strictly enforced to ensure compliance with CPA guidelines.  Can't attend live but want to learn more? A video recording of the presentation will be made available to all registrants barring any technical issues. Please select the ticket without CEs if you know in advance that you cannot attend live. If you register but do not receive the recording, please email to phacoordinator@gmail.com to request it. Pricing: • Free for PHA members.• $40 for non-members without CEs.• $50 for non-members with CEs. Tickets will remain on sale until 24 hours prior to the event. Only PHA members may attend and receive CEs at no cost. If you are local to San Diego county, interested in becoming a PHA member, and would like more information about membership &amp; eligibility, please visit: <a href="http://postpartumhealthalliance.org/membership" target="_blank">postpartumhealthalliance.org/membership</a> Refund Policy: Cancellations may be subject to incidental processing fees and must be requested 48 hours prior to the workshop or training to be eligible for a refund. Please email PHA at phacoordinator@gmail.com to cancel your registration.

Postpartum Health Alliance

Psychiatric Emergencies in the Peripartum Period

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