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Free Accredited Webinar for Primary Care Providers

Mar 3, 2026

In collaboration with UBC CPD, the Perinatal Community of Practice is pleased to offer this free, accredited webinar for primary care providers:

Perinatal Mental Health and Substance Use: Clinical Insights from Pregnancy Through the Newborn Period

March 30 (Monday) | 6:30-8:00 p.m. PT| Webinar

Overview: This webinar supports perinatal care providers in enhancing their understanding of mental health and substance use in pregnancy, the impacts on newborns, and early care considerations. Participants will gain practical strategies to support patients, as well as their newborns, families, and circle of care, through their pregnancy journey.

By attending this webinar, you will be able to:

  • Identify key perinatal mental health conditions and substance use patterns in pregnancy, including associated risk and protective factors.

  • Describe the clinical implications of in-utero substance exposure for newborns, including assessment and early care considerations.

  • Apply trauma-informed, family-centred, and interdisciplinary approaches to support coordinated care for pregnant individuals and newborns affected by mental health concerns and substance use.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

Audience: family physicians, midwives, obstetricians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and health professionals who provide maternity care.

Up to 1.50 Mainpro+ / MOC Section 1 credits

Speakers:

  • Marie-Noelle Trottier-Boucher, MD, FRCPC | Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, UBC; Consultant Pediatrician, Victoria General Hospital (Island Health) and Grow Health Medical Clinic

  • Phillippa Houghton, MBBS, CCFP | Perinatal Mental Health Certified

  • Charissa Patricelli, MD, DABAM, CCFP | Investigator, BC Children’s Hospital; Medical Director, Perinatal Addictions, BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre

 

Moderator: Hayley Bos, MD, FRCSC, OB-GYN | Maternal Fetal Medicine in Victoria; Co-Chair, Perinatal Community of Practice

Acknowledgements:

This webinar is funded by the Shared Care Committee and Joint Collaborative Committees — a partnership of Doctors of BC and the BC Government — as part of the Perinatal Community of Practice (Perinatal CoP).

Interested in the Perinatal Community of Practice?  Visit our website to explore our ongoing work and recent engagement event!