(July 3, 2024) – Kansas Connecting Communities is hosting three FREE, one-day training events focusing on maternal mental health, substance use screening and Medicaid reimbursement. The training is intended for OB/GYNs, midwives, family medicine physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and all other physicians and clinicians who work with perinatal patients. KCC is a program within the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that is a cooperative agreement with other local and state partners and is funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration.
The training includes sessions on the following topics:
- Kansas Medicaid Billing and Reimbursement for Maternal Depression Screens, Beth Oller, MD
- First-line Pharmacologic Management, Erin Bider, MD and Tara Chettiar, MD, PMH-C, FACOG
- Perinatal Mental Health Disorders: An Overview of Assessment and Diagnosis, Melissa Hoffman, DNP, APRN, PMNHP-BC
Choose the training nearest you from these three options:
- July 12 in Overland Park
- July 19 in Wichita
- Aug. 16 in Hays
Free continuing education credits are available through KU Medical Center.
--Karen Braman