Virtual Perinatal Psychiatry: Focus on Treatment Across Pregnancy and the Postpartum 2026

PERINATAL PSYCHIATRY:  FOCUS ON TREATMENT ACROSS PREGNANCY AND THE POSTPARTUM

OCTOBER 15, 2026

virtual LIVE-STREAM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2026

8:30-8:45 AM             Welcome & Introduction
Lee S. Cohen, MD, and Marlene P. Freeman, MD

8:45-9:30 AM              Psychiatry Disorders During Pregnancy 
 Lee S. Cohen, MD

9:30-10:15 AM            Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders 
Marlene P. Freeman, MD

10:15-10:30 AM          Question & Answer 
                                        Lee S. Cohen, MD, and Marlene P. Freeman, MD

10:30-10:45 AM          Break

10:45-11:30 AM          Sorting Through the Data: Where do patients and providers go for information?
Ruta Nonacs, MD, PhD

11:30-12:15 PM           Substance Use Disorder in Pregnancy and the Postpartum: Pharmacological Treatment 
Edwin Raffi, MD

12:15-12:30 PM           Question & Answer
                                        Ruta Nonacs, MD, PhD, Edwin Raffi, MD

12:30-1:15 PM             Lunch Break

1:15-2:00 PM              Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, Anxiety, and OCD in the Perinatal Period
Rachel Vanderkruik, PhD

2:00-2:45 PM              Common Obstetric Complications: What Every Health Care Provider Should Know
Molly Siegel, MD

2:45-3:30 PM              Emergency Perinatal Mental Health Care
                                       Annika Holmberg, PMHNP-BC

3:30-4:15 PM              ADHD in Women: Focus on the Reproductive Years
                                       Allison Baker, MD

4:15-4:30 PM              Question & Answer
                                       Rachel Vanderkruik, PhD, Allison Baker, MD, Annika Holmberg, PMHNP-BC, Molly Siegel, MD

4:30-4:45 PM              Conclusion & Closing Remarks 
                                       Lee S. Cohen, MD, and Marlene P. Freeman, MD