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*Program is subject to change. 

**Virtual participants will have access to all sessions 


Friday, October 16, 2026

Welcome to the 5th Annual Ottawa Curriculum for Perinatal Mental Health
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration, Breakfast and Networking with Community Resource Tables
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Opening Remarks
8:35 AM - 9:35 AM Infant Mental Health 101: What Every Perinatal Provider Should Know After Complicated Pregnancies, Traumatic Births, and NICU Stays
Dr. Katherine Matheson
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM Mental Health in the NICU
Panel Led by: Christina Cantin Panelists: Claire Giroux, Karen Dryden-Kiser
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM AM Break and Networking with Community Resource Tables
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM Engaging and Supporting Fathers in the Perinatal Period and Beyond
Davidson Elder
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM Lunch & Local Resource Panel Networking
12:50 PM - 2:05 PM Community Resources & Perinatal Expert Panel
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
Stretch Break
2:15 PM - 4:00 PM Birth Trauma: Patient Experience, Provider Experience & Medico-Legal Perspective
Patient Experience - Dr. Lisa Middleton
Provider Experience - Dr. Mamta Gautam
Medico-legal Perspective - Dr. Jessica Dy (CMPA)
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM
Closing Remarks
Welcome to the 5th Annual Ottawa Curriculum for Perinatal Mental Health
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration, Breakfast and Networking with Community Resource Tables
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Opening Remarks
8:35 AM - 9:35 AM Infant Mental Health 101: What Every Perinatal Provider Should Know After Complicated Pregnancies, Traumatic Births, and NICU Stays
Dr. Katherine Matheson
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM Mental Health in the NICU
Panel Led by: Christina Cantin Panelists: Claire Giroux, Karen Dryden-Kiser
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM AM Break and Networking with Community Resource Tables
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM Engaging and Supporting Fathers in the Perinatal Period and Beyond
Davidson Elder
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM Lunch & Local Resource Panel Networking
12:50 PM - 2:05 PM Community Resources & Perinatal Expert Panel
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
Stretch Break
2:15 PM - 4:00 PM Birth Trauma: Patient Experience, Provider Experience & Medico-Legal Perspective
Patient Experience - Dr. Lisa Middleton
Provider Experience - Dr. Mamta Gautam
Medico-legal Perspective - Dr. Jessica Dy (CMPA)
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM
Closing Remarks

Welcome to the 5th Annual Ottawa Curriculum for Perinatal Mental Health
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration, Breakfast and Networking with Community Resource Tables
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Opening Remarks
8:35 AM - 9:35 AM Infant Mental Health 101: What Every Perinatal Provider Should Know After Complicated Pregnancies, Traumatic Births, and NICU Stays
Dr. Katherine Matheson
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM Mental Health in the NICU
Panel Led by: Christina Cantin Panelists: Claire Giroux, Karen Dryden-Kiser
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM AM Break and Networking with Community Resource Tables
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM Engaging and Supporting Fathers in the Perinatal Period and Beyond
Davidson Elder
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM Lunch & Local Resource Panel Networking
12:50 PM - 2:05 PM Community Resources & Perinatal Expert Panel
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
Stretch Break
2:15 PM - 4:00 PM Birth Trauma: Patient Experience, Provider Experience & Medico-Legal Perspective
Patient Experience - Dr. Lisa Middleton
Provider Experience - Dr. Mamta Gautam
Medico-legal Perspective - Dr. Jessica Dy (CMPA)
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM
Closing Remarks

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