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Screening for Maternal Depression Learning Collaborative

Project Overview:

In September 2006, six primary care practice teams across Utah participated in a Learning Collaborative to learn how to implement routine screening for maternal depression screening during early childhood visits. During the Learning Collaborative, practices learned the best-practices for screening and referral for maternal depression, identified available community resources, and developed action plans for implementing changes in daily practice.  Practices conducted chart audits for 6-months to measure their progress in reaching their improvement goals.

Resources:

Presentations
	Prenatal Depression: The Elephant in the Room With Us	Ardis Olson, MD
	Quality Improvement Basics	Paul Young, MD
Making the Change in the Office
	Implementation Manual
	Implementation Guide Part 1: Prepare Your Practice
	Implementation Guide Part 2: The Visit and Beyond
Depression Screening Tools
	Utah Department of Health Screening Tool Matrix
	PHQ-2 with Scoring
	PHQ-9
	Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
	Family Psychosocial Screener
Additional Resources
	Community Maternal Depression Resources for Salt Lake County, Davis County, and Southwest Utah

Project Partners:

Utah Department of Health, Division of Healthcare Financing
The Commonwealth Fund Assuring Better Childhood (ABCD) Initiative
The National Academy for State Health Policy

Project Faculty:

Joe Cramer, MD
Ardis Olson, MD
Julie Olson
Dana Patterson, MPH
Paul Young, MD

For more information:

Contact Dana Patterson at (801)585-6480 or dana.patterson@hsc.utah.edu.