How to effectively integrate behavioral health into the women's health service line


Monday, October 14th, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Today, nearly 20% of new and expecting mothers are impacted by mental health conditions each year, with 75% of those mothers remaining untreated.

When healthcare organizations effectively support their women's health service lines with timely access to behavioral health services — when they need it most — they can deliver meaningful improvements in patient outcomes and the overall health of those women and their families. From perinatal depression to perimenopausal depression to infertility-related mental health conditions and beyond, these patients have unique and complex needs that require a collaborative, integrated approach for comprehensive treatment that will ensure their long-term success.

In this live webinar, reproductive psychiatrist Jennifer Wells, MD, (Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic's director of women's mental health services) and her OB-GYN colleague Jaclyn Nunziato, MD, (executive director of Huddle Up Moms) discuss best practices and insights into effective integration of behavioral health screening, evaluation and treatment with existing women's health treatment models.

Learning outcomes:
 
  • Understand the challenges of delivering effective behavioral health services through the women's health service line at the exact time patients need them.
  • Assess the benefits of deploying virtual care to enable efficient, timely access to this care.
  • Examine what's possible with a collaborative, integrated approach to behavioral health services as part of women's health.

Presenters:

Tom Milam Headshot

Dr. Tom Milam

Chief Medical Officer at Iris Telehealth

Dr. Nunziato

Dr. Jaclyn Nunziato

Obstetrician & Gynecologist at Virginia Tech Carilion and Executive Director of Huddle Up Moms in Roanoke, VA

Dr. Wells

Dr. Jennifer Wells

Reproductive Psychiatrist and Director of Women’s Mental Health Services at Virginia Tech Carilion