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Managing Polysubstance Use in Pregnant & Parenting Patients with SUD | January 5, 2023

Date of Presentation: January 5, 2023

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Substance Use Disorder  

Keywords: #maternal substance use disorders  #polysubstance use  #pregnancy  #substance misuse  #substance use  

In this presentation, Dr. Mishka Terplan reviews management of polysubstance use during pregnancy and for parenting individuals. Starting with a review of language on sex and gender definitions he discusses how both sex and gender relate to reproduction and both intersect with substance use, misuse, and addiction and how to center the patient in the decision making process in their treatment. 

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Presented by:

Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH, FACOG, DFASAM

Dr. Mishka Terplan is board certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and in addiction medicine. His primary clinical, research and advocacy interests lie along the intersections of reproductive and behavioral health. Dr. Terplan is nationally recognized as an expert in the care of pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorder. He has been central to guidance document development at the American Congress of Obstetrician Gynecologists (ACOG), the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and has participated in expert panels at Center for Disease Control, Office of the National Drug Control Policy, Office of Women’s Health, US Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health primarily on issues related to gender and addiction. Dr. Terplan has active grant funding and has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles with emphasis on addiction medicine, drug use in pregnancy, health disparities, stigma, and access to treatment.

Dr. Terplan is the Associate Medical Director at Friends Research Institute, the Addiction Medicine Consultant for Virginia Medicaid and adjunct faculty at the University of California, San Francisco where he is a Substance Use Warmline clinician for its Clinical Consultation Center.

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Date added: January 5, 2023