Advancing Care for Peripartum Substance Use Disorders: Insights from the Annual Update & Advances in Psychiatry Conference 2025

Welcome to team-based care podcast, brought to you by the Office of Continuing Professional Development (OCPD) at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. In this episode, we discuss applications of artificial intelligence in the pediatric intensive care unit. 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. 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.
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Intended Audience
MD/DO, RN, APRN, PA
Elements of Competence
This continuing education (CE) activity is designed to improve learner competence in the following areas:
- ABMS/ACGME Competencies: Patient care and procedural skills, Medical knowledge
- National Academy of Medicine Competencies: Provide patient-centered care
- Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competencies: Roles/responsibilities, Interprofessional communication, Teams and teamwork
Learning Objectives
As a result of participation in this educational activity, members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- Prepare an initial approach to substance use disorders in women during their reproductive years, including pregnant women
- Demonstrate improved confidence and treatment planning in the interdisciplinary management of substance use disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum period
- Familiar with state laws, policies, and guidelines, and how they interact with potential biases in the treatment of substance use during the perinatal period
- 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
Speaker
Zachary Stowe, M.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Guest Host
Art Walaszek, M.D.
Board-certified Geriatric Psychiatrist and Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Planners
Marcia J. Slattery MD, MHSc
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Director, UW Anxiety Disorders Program Department of Psychiatry
Nathaniel Chin, MD
Associate Professor
Geriatric Division
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Medicine and Public Health
Sue Wenker, PT, PhD, MS, FNAP
Associate Professor
Director of Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Medicine and Public
Cassie Meffert, PA-C, AQH
UW Health - Physician Assistant
Department of Neurology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Medicine and Public
Kathleen Walsh, DO
Associate Clinical Professor
Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Medicine and Public Health
Laura Vergenz, BSN, RN
UW Health - Registered Nurse
Research Coordinator
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Medicine and Public Health
James Bigham, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Medicine and Public Health
Grace Leonard, EdM
Instructional Designer/Accreditation Specialist
Office of Continuing Professional Development
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Medicine and Public Health
Shezad Baloch, MA
Accreditation Specialist
Office of Continuing Professional Development
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Medicine and Public Health
FACULTY DISCLOSURE
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate, and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters, and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.
* Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients.
The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
For this accredited continuing educational activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below:
Name | Role | Financial Relationship Disclosures | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved uses of drugs/devices in presentation? |
| Zachary Stowe | Speaker/Author | Reunion Neuroscience (Independent Contractor - Other) | No |
| Art Walaszek | Guest Host | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Shezad Baloch | Producer/Accreditation Specialist | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Marcia J. Slattery MD, MHSc | Committee Member, Reviewer | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Nathaniel Chin, MD | Committee Member, Reviewer | NewAmsterdam Pharma (Contractor) | No |
| James Bigham, MD | Committee Member, Reviewer | Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Contractor) GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (Contractor) Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation (Grant/Contract) VBI (Consultant) | No |
| Cassie Meffert, PA-C, AQH | Committee Member, Reviewer | Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Contractor) | No |
| Sue Wenker, PT, PhD, MS, FNAP | Committee Member, Reviewer | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Kathleen Walsh, DO | Committee Member, Reviewer | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Laura Vergenz, BSN, RN | Committee Member, Reviewer | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Grace Leonard, EdM | Planner/Accreditation Specialist | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
![]() | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
Credit Designation Statements
American Medical Association (AMA)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 ANCC contact hours.
AAPA Credit Designation StatementThe 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 05/11/2026. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. |
Continuing Education Units
The University of Wisconsin–Madison, as a member of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA), authorizes this program for .050 continuing education units (CEUs) or 0.5 hours.
Available Credit
- 0.50 AAPA Category 1 CME
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 ANCC Contact Hours
- 0.50 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
- 0.50 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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