APAL Grand Rounds Series: Perinatal Mood Disorders in Adolescents
When adolescence meets motherhood: Understanding developmental challenges to identify and treat perinatal depression.
Friday, 3/21/2025, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Please join us via Zoom or Streaming
Kathy W. Smith, MD
Dr. Smith will be discussing: When adolescence meets motherhood: Understanding developmental challenges to identify and treat perinatal depression.
Learning Objectives:
Recognize the signs and symptoms of major depressive disorder in adolescents.
Describe the unique developmental challenges relevant to pregnant and postpartum adolescents.
Identify and treat major depressive disorder in pregnant and postpartum teenagers.
The educational objective for the APAL Grand Rounds Series is to improve medical providers’ knowledge and skills in diagnosing, treating, and supporting pregnant and postpartum individuals experiencing mental health challenges. The APAL Grand Rounds Series is held monthly on a Friday from 12 to 1pm.
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting us at 520-626-2725. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.
Accreditation Statement:
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)ä. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Relevant Financial Relationships Statement(s):
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson Office of Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). The CME office reviewers have nothing to disclose. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
| Name of individual | Individual's role in activity | Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s) |
| Kathy W. Smith, MD | Faculty | Nothing to disclose - 02/13/2025 |
| Kathryn Emerick, MD | Co-Director | Nothing to disclose - 10/07/2024 |
| Saira Kalia, MD | Activity Director | Nothing to disclose - 10/25/2024 |
| Ana Ramos, BA | Activity Coordinator | Nothing to disclose - 10/24/2024 |