TOPIC: Effect of brexanolone on depressive symptoms, anxiety, and insomnia in women with postpartum depression

Educational Objectives: By the end of the activity, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss and apply the knowledge base as appropriate to provide effective, cost-conscious, consistent, patient centered care, as it applies to psychiatry patients from diverse cultures, groups and communities.
2. Identify the appropriate work-flow and ownership as it applies to psychiatry.

Educational Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1. Define the clinical presentation of postpartum depression and understand current treatments.
2. Recognize the effective of brexanolone in adult women with PPD on depression
3. Identify disparities on the diagnosis of mood symptoms in postpartum women in comparison to other populations of patients.

Target Audience:  Physician Focus: KP- Redwood City Psychiatry 

Faculty: Celine Shen, student pharmacist

Planner:  Brian Huang, MD, Psychiatry Department and Minh Le, PharmD, KP Redwood City

CME Staff: Alvin Ting, MD, Chief of Education; Julia Carranza, CME Coordinator

Resources:  Effect of brexanolone in women with PPD.pdf

Disclosure Statement (as appropriate): None of the planners, faculty, committee members or reviewers for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patient.

Accreditation Statement:

The Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Statement:

The Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME Activity.

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