Inpatient Management of Perinatal Substance Use Disorders

Live Webinar

This program will explore harm reduction strategies for inpatient care of pregnant individuals with substance use disorders, focusing on minimizing risks to both mother and fetus while supporting long-term recovery. There will be a review of evidence-based treatment options, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, and education on how to tailor care based on individual needs and gestational age. Additionally, the session will provide strategies for navigating challenging clinical situations, such as patient-directed discharges, behavioral concerns, and staff biases, to ensure patient-centered, safe, and supportive care.

Speaker: Mollie Nisen, MD, FASAM, is a board-certified Family and Addiction medicine physician. She completed her family medicine residency and addiction medicine fellowship at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, where she honed an interest with the intersection between addiction care and reproductive justice. Dr. Nisen currently works at the Cooper University Center for Healing where she leads specialized programming for perinatal/parenting with SUDs. With a background in community organizing, Dr. Nisen strives to ground her clinical work in social justice and antiracist praxi.

Target Audience: Nurses, physicians, midwives, and social workers

Learning Outcome: At the conclusion of the program, at least 90% of participants will report that the knowledge gained met their learning needs.

Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hours: This program has been awarded 1.5 contact hours.

The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. P194-3/23-26. 

Approval status does not imply endorsement by the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey, NJSNA or by ANCC of any commercial products discussed/displayed in conjunction with the educational activity.

Successful Completion: To receive contact hours for viewing this live continuing education program, the participant must register for the program, view the entire recording, and complete and submit an electronic evaluation. A certificate of completion will be distributed within two weeks of receipt of completed evaluation.

Disclosures: The planners and speaker do not have any conflicts of interest to report for this activity.

Commercial Support: There is no commercial support for this activity.