CE Session – Extended Postpartum Care for Patients Impacted by Substance Use Disorder

This session is presented by Angie Chisholm, DNP, CNM; Anna Chamberlain, RN; and Julie Bowers-Pryor, MA, MSSW, LCADC-CCS, LCSW.

This continuing education session explores an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to postpartum care for patients affected by substance use disorder. Substance use disorders (SUD) are a leading cause of pregnancy-associated deaths, with most deaths occurring during the 12 months after pregnancy. There is a growing call to create innovative care models to address this crisis. Participants will gain insight into how specialized care addresses the unique medical, psychological, and social challenges faced by new mothers with a history of substance use.

This activity is approved for 1 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology) by Frontier Nursing University. Activity [ID #].  This activity was planned in accordance with ANCC Commission on Accreditation Standards and Policies.

You must complete the post-test and evaluation at the link below in order to receive credit for your contact hours. Continuing education certificates will be sent for completed courses within 24 hours to the email used for Canvas course registration. Be sure to check your spam or bulk folders. If you are unable to locate your certificate email or have questions about completion of the post-test and evaluation, please contact Continuing.Education@Frontier.edu.

You will complete this CE in an online platform called Canvas. This platform includes the recording, demographic form, post-test, and CE certificate instructions. Please click the “Enroll Now” button below. Please see the following links on how to register based on your status:

• First time CEU learners
• Returning CEU learners

Presenters

Julie (Jules) Bowers-Pryor, MA, MSSW, LCADC-CCS, LCSW

Jules Bowers works with the PATHways Program as a principal social worker and therapist. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor with over 20 years of work in the substance use disorder field including experience in case management, individual counseling, and group education. She moved to Kentucky after completing her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology at the University of Georgia to pursue a Masters of Arts at Asbury Theological Seminary. She also completed a Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Louisville. She has worked at innovative programs including Chrysalis House’s Richmond Arms Program and the Narcotics Addiction Program with Bluegrass.org. She has focused her career on working with women pursuing recovery with an emphasis on pregnant and parenting women. She believes that there are many paths to recovery and that patient care should be customized to the individual’s needs.

Anne Chamberlain, RN

Anne Chamberlain graduated from Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 2009 and has worked in multiple women’s health settings since that time. In 2012, she became Board Certified in Lactation and has had the opportunity to weave that specialized knowledge into many patient encounters. She is passionate about healthy families, hoping to bring in pieces of education and self-advocacy for moms as they navigate the perinatal period. She is currently a program manager for the Kentucky Department of Public Health working to set up the state’s provider access line for perinatal mental health situations. She and her husband have five children and have had the joy of both foster/adoptive and biological children.

Dr. Angie Chisholm, DNP, CNM

Dr. Angie Chisholm has been a full-scope midwife since 2009. She has experience in various birth settings including home, hospital, and birth centers. She is committed to integrating the midwifery model of care in the US. She completed her master’s degree in nurse-midwifery at Frontier Nursing University (FNU) and her Doctorate at Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Chisholm currently serves as the midwifery clinical faculty at FNU. She is motivated by the desire to improve the quality of healthcare and has led quality improvement projects on skin-to-skin implementation, labor induction, and improving transfer of care practices between hospital and community midwives. In 2017, she created a short film on skin-to-skin called The Heart of Touch.

Dr. Chisholm was a co-host of Midwifing America, a national podcast created for reimagining reproductive and maternity care in America. She is active in the American College of Nurse-Midwives and the current membership chair of the Kentucky affiliate. She was the Oregon affiliate chair of the public relations committee from 2017-2020. She is the past chair the ACNM Membership & Marketing Committee. Currently, she heads a subcommittee for the ACNM consumer website: Discover Midwives.