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Recorded 7 December 2024.
Available on-demand until 31 December 2025
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OnlineAccess the recording – Hormones, bumps and bubs: It’s not just secret women’s business
Presented by Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, AM, Dr Michelle Smith, Professor Anne Buist and MC
Dr Sylvia Lim-Gibson.
Leading experts in the field, Prof Kulkarni examines the impact of gonadal hormones on mental disorders such as PMDD and depression, while Dr Smith discusses strategies for managing psychotropic medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Prof Buist provides practical approaches to enhancing parent–child relationships in families affected by mental illness.
This topic is not just “women’s business”—it forms part of the circle of life and represents core general psychiatry practice. Participants gain up to 3.5 CPD hours along with valuable insights, evidence-based practices, and strategies to improve women’s mental health outcomes.
“Best educational experience I've had in a long time.” Dr Cornelia Ciesla, MBBS, FRANZCP
“This was one of the best CPD events I had been to all year!” Dr Megan Eddy, MBBS, FRACGP, B Physio (Hons), FFPMANZCA
Presenters
Professor Jayashri Kulkarni AM
Prof Kulkarni provides an overview of the impact of gonadal hormones on neurochemistry and neurocircuitry. The session examines clinical mental disorders such as PMDD, perinatal depression, and menopausal depression, with a focus on hormonal aetiology and treatment options. Data from Professor Kulkarni’s clinical trials and other research are presented alongside clinical cases and safety recommendations to encourage clinicians to consider gonadal hormone treatments. The role of trauma in brain vulnerability to hormone fluctuations is explored.
Prof Kulkarni provides an overview of the impact of gonadal hormones on neurochemistry and neurocircuitry. The session examines clinical mental disorders such as PMDD, perinatal depression, and menopausal depression, with a focus on hormonal aetiology and treatment options. Data from Professor Kulkarni’s clinical trials and other research are presented alongside clinical cases and safety recommendations to encourage clinicians to consider gonadal hormone treatments. The role of trauma in brain vulnerability to hormone fluctuations is explored.
Dr Michelle Smith
Dr Smith provides an overview of managing psychotropic medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding, offers an update on the risks and benefits of these medications in pregnancy and postpartum, and examines the complexities of prescribing in the perinatal period, considering the limitations of available evidence.
Dr Smith provides an overview of managing psychotropic medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding, offers an update on the risks and benefits of these medications in pregnancy and postpartum, and examines the complexities of prescribing in the perinatal period, considering the limitations of available evidence.
Professor Anne Buist
Professor Buist examines attachment issues in mothers with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety, where both illness and transgenerational factors may influence outcomes.
This session focuses on identifying these issues and working with both mothers and fathers. Practitioners learn practical strategies to support parents in reading cues and preventing their own challenges from interfering with relationships and child development, thereby improving infant outcomes overall.
Professor Buist examines attachment issues in mothers with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety, where both illness and transgenerational factors may influence outcomes.
This session focuses on identifying these issues and working with both mothers and fathers. Practitioners learn practical strategies to support parents in reading cues and preventing their own challenges from interfering with relationships and child development, thereby improving infant outcomes overall.
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What's included
- Masterclass recording (7 December 2024) – 3.5 hours
- Speaker presentations
- Access until 31 December 2025
- Earn up to 3.5 CPD hours
Pricing
| Member type | Price |
|---|---|
| RANZCP Fellow or Affiliate member | $195 |
| RANZCP trainee | $160 |
| PIF member | $100 |
| Other medical practitioner | $215 |
| Allied health / non-medical | $160 |
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CPD Hours
This Masterclass will give you up to 3.5 CPD hours.
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Recording
This Masterclass was recorded on the 7 December 2025. It is available on-demand until 31 December 2025.
