Insights from the Annual Update & Advances in Psychiatry Conference 2025

Welcome to this special edition of our podcast, Advancing Care for Peripartum Substance Use Disorders: Insights from the Annual Update & Advances In Psychiatry Conference 2025 held in Madison, Wisconsin. In this episode, we discuss managing substance use disorders in women during their reproductive years, including pregnancy and the postpartum period. We'll cover strategies to enhance treatment planning, understand state laws and policies, and navigate the risk/benefit assessment of pharmacological interventions during pregnancy and lactation. Our guest host for this episode is Dr. Art Walaszek, M.D.: a board-certified geriatric psychiatrist and Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Interviewees/Presenters 

GUEST SPEAKER

Zachary Stowe, M.D.: Dr. Stowe is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He is the Director of the Women’s Mental Health Program. He currently works with colleagues across the country to delineate the course, impact, and treatment options for women with epilepsy during pregnancy and with the Center for Disease Control examining the impact of medication exposures in pregnancy and risk for birth defects.

Show Notes:

Learning Objectives:

As a result of participation in this educational activity, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

1. Prepare an initial approach to substance use disorders in women during their reproductive years, including pregnant women
2. Demonstrate improved confidence and treatment planning in the interdisciplinary management of substance use disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum period
3. Familiar with state laws, policies, and guidelines, and how they interact with potential biases in the treatment of substance use during the perinatal period.
4. Assess, compare, and apply the facets of the risk/benefit assessment for the use of pharmacological interventions for substance use disorders during pregnancy and lactation.
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Claiming Credit/Episode Evaluation

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• Click on the Register tab, then click the Begin button.
• In the Course Progress section, click on Attendance Code and Start.
• Enter the text code provided at the end of the podcast episode.

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Credit Designation Statements

American Medical Association (AMA)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 0.50 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 4/30/2026. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.5 ANCC contact hour

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.5 continuing education units (CEUs) or .05 hours.