What should I include in a training program so that my staff can screen and refer patients for treatment for postpartum depression?
Your office staff will be the front line in your practice for ensuring that your postpartum patients are screened for postpartum depression, and treated appropriately. Since everything starts with screening, be sure to familiarize all members of your team with the screening tool(s) that will be used in your practice and make them a part of your standard operating procedures. Making screening routine will help to decrease the stigma and will help to assure that all women are screened regardless of whether the staff thinks they need it or not. We encourage all providers to develop integrated referral networks, making sure that all contact information for referrals and local emergency and non-emergency services (including perinatal services) are up-to-date. It is especially important to ensure that emergency providers have a live person for patients to speak to immediately. • How should I instruct my staff to respond when presented with a postpartum patient in distress? Show/Hide Answer A
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