The theme of the event: Implementation of a programme to overcome perinatal depression

Type of event: training

Location of the training: Zhytomyr, OptimaCollection Hotel(5/8 Zamkovyi Maidan)

The training is part of the project ‘Supporting TB Control Efforts in Ukraine’.

Target audience:

• General practice-family medicine
• Organisation and management of healthcare
• Paediatrics
• Therapy
• Obstetrics and gynaecology
• Paediatric gynaecology
• Medical psychology
• Psychotherapy
• Nursing
• Medical care
• Obstetrics
• Medical and preventive care

Purpose of the event: Introduce screening and initial counselling on perinatal depression into the practice of obstetricians and gynaecologists, family doctors and paediatricians during pregnancy and during the first year after the birth of a child.

List of competences to be acquired or improved (learning outcomes):

• conducting a mental health assessment;
• application of techniques for effective individual counselling on perinatal depression;
• use of group methods of self- and mutual assistance;
• use of self-help techniques by healthcare professionals to improve their own mental health under conditions of increased stress.

Description of the event structure:

The format of the event: offline.

Duration of the event: three training days.

The structure of the event:  The theoretical part will be presented in the form of reports/presentations by trainers, demonstration of skills; the practical part will include the development of practical skills by participants on specific topics, work with existing psychological assessment tools and self- and mutual assistance techniques for psychological support and prevention of perinatal depression.

• 8 hours of lecture
• 6 h 00 min practical work
• 1 hour 30 minutes knowledge assessment

The total amount of study load: 15 h 30 min

Forms of organising and holding the event: Implementation of the planned programme, use of active learning methods, involvement of participants in discussions and practical exercises, evaluation of the results achieved (testing, surveys).

Methods of organising and conducting the event: Lectures and presentations, discussions and debates, practical exercises, skills training, demonstrations and examples.

Logistical support for the educational event: Multimedia equipment and flip charts are used to demonstrate presentations. The following equipment is used for the practical part of the course:

• questionnaires to assess the psychological state;
• cards and information materials, tasks for interactive exercises.

Forms of final control: Solving 8 test tasks that cover the entire scope of the event material with one correct answer. To successfully pass the control assessment and receive the relevant certificate, the trainee physician must correctly answer at least 70% of the test tasks.