Earn CME credits for National Mental Health Month

Caring for your patients’ physical and mental health needs is essential to their overall well-being. These free continuing medical education (CME) courses centered around mental health aim to help you increase the depth and quality of care you provide:*

• Suicide and Depression in the Primary Care Office
  • Get information on the prevalence of depression, suicide, and suicidal thoughts. Learn about the importance of screening for depression and suicide within primary care (including an overview of screening tools), best practices for the treatment of depression (including prescribing practices for antidepressants), preferred pathways for primary care to treat and/or refer patients to best address their behavioral health needs, and behavioral health resources and tools provided by UPMC Health Plan.
• Perinatal Psychiatry: Updates for the OB-GYN in a Rapidly Evolving Field
  • Learn about perinatal psychiatry and the impact that COVID-19 has had on maternal mental health, updates in pharmacological management of perinatal depression, and implementing awareness of health care disparities as it relates to perinatal psychiatry.
• Suicide Prevention and the 988 National Lifeline
  • Educate yourself on the 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s 24/7 mental health crisis support and prevention resources so you can increase awareness of the lifeline among patients, families, and communities.
• Pediatric Behavioral Health: Best Practices for Primary Care
  • Enhance your knowledge of pediatric screening for behavioral health issues.

*Provider is responsible for verifying CME eligibility.