Journal Club 16: Lithium use during Pregnancy & Postpartum
Psychiatry Education Forum Academy is excited to release our 16th journal club discussion today. This journal club will focus on this clinically relevant topic of understanding the efficacy & safety of lithium use during pregnancy and postpartum.
Lithium Use During Pregnancy & Postpartum: Understanding Efficacy & Safety
Am J Psychiatry 177:2, Jan 2020
This discussion will be summarized in the following sections:
- Understanding Bipolar Disorder in Women.
- Mood stabilizers use during pregnancy.
- Lithium & risk of Spontaneous Abortion.
- Lithium & risk of Preterm Birth & Low Birth Weight.
- Lithium & risk of Any Congenital Anomaly.
- Lithium & risk of Cardiac Anomalies.
- Role of Lithium in Relapse Prevention.
- Comparing this study (Am J Psychiatry 177:2, Jan 2020) with: Lancet Psychiatry. 2018 Aug;5(8):644-652.
- Managing Lithium Dose during pregnancy & postpartum.
- How to minimize Neonatal Complications?
- Lithium Level changes during pregnancy & postpartum.
- Comparing Risks & Benefits in your clinical decision-making during discussions with patients.
Let’s begin by answering this question:
Answer: (d) None of the above.
Here is one of the slide from this journal club discussion:
Psychiatry Education Forum’s Journal Club is an additional feature for our Academy’s members. We are excited to announce the release of our new feature in the journal club:
ABPN’S Article Based Continuing Certification (ABCC) Pathway Track
This new Article Based Continuing Certification (ABCC) Pathway is an ongoing professional journal article-based assessment activity designed by ABPN (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology) for physicians to meet their Continuing Certification program requirement.
In our journal club discussions, we will discuss these articles from this ABCC track in a clinically relevant fashion. This will help you answer the multiple-choice questions on ABPN’s website to get the credits for each article discussion.
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