El Camino Health 8th Annual Maternal Mental Health Symposium
This virtual event will be held on Friday, September 26th, 2025 and will feature leading speakers in the perinatal mental health field. This free event is designed to expand access to essential perinatal mental health education. Through education and support, we strive to create healthier, more informed communities for all.
- Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing; Provider Number: CEP532 for (5.5) contact hours.
- Course meets the qualifications for 5.5 hours of continuing education credit for LMFT’s, LCSW’s, LPCC’s and LEP’s as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. El Camino Health (Provider #1000066) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFT's, LCSW's, LPCC's and LEP's. El Camino Health (Provider # 1000066) maintains responsibility for the program and all its content.
- *Note that credit hours will not be provided for break times or for the following presentation "Youth Voices for Perinatal Wellness: A Documentary Initiative".
Agenda
8:00 AM – Welcome & Opening Remarks
Dan Woods, CEO, El Camino Health
Nirmaljit Dhami, MD, Medical Director, Inpatient Perinatal Psychiatry, Scrivner Center for Mental Health & Addiction Services, El Camino Health
8:15 – 8:50 AM
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Futures: Addressing ACEs to Improve Maternal Health
Diana E. Ramos, MD, MPH, MBA, California Surgeon General
9:15 – 10:20 AM
Interventional Psychiatry in the Perinatal Period: ECT, TMS, and Psychedelic Therapies
Facilitator: Nirmaljit Dhami, MD, El Camino Health
Panelists:
10:35 – 11:00 AM
Lived Experience Expertise: Navigating Multigenerational Mental Health Illnesses and Trauma
Neha Kirpal, Co-Founder, Amaha; Global Mental Health Ambassador
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
Severe Mental Illness During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Verlee Bergink, MD, PhD, Director, Women’s Mental Health Center, Mount Sinai; Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
12:45 – 1:35 PM
Behind the Smiles: Why Postpartum Depression Screening Matters in the Hospital Setting
Margaret Howard, PhD, Chief of Clinical Operations and Outpatient Services at the Motherhood Center of New York
2:00 – 2:50 PM
Peer Panel: Insights from Lived Experiences
Facilitator: Karen Zaldivar, LMFT, Clinician, Scrivner Center for Mental Health & Addiction Services, El Camino Health
3:15 – 4:05 PM
Teen Video Program
A showcase of short films on maternal mental health created by youth participants mentored by Dr. Nirmaljit Dhami. (Not eligible for CE credit.)
4:05 – 4:15 PM – Closing Remarks and CEU/CME/CE Logistics
After receipt of a completed evaluation form, course completion certificates will be awarded within 10 business days after the event.
How will I receive my certificate?
Certificates will be emailed to the address provided by the participant during registration.
*Note that El Camino Hospital employees requesting nursing CE will receive their credit directly through Healthstream and will not receive an email with a copy of the certificate.
Can I receive continuing education credit if I watch the presentation at a later date?
No, attendees are required to attend the live event. Requests for continuing education credit after the event date has passed will not be granted.
Can I receive partial credit if I don't attend the entire day?
Only those eligible for CME can attend a partial day. All other disciplines must attend for the entire day. Partial credit will not be awarded.