10th Annual Bay Area Reproductive Mental Health Conference

Friday, November 13, 2026, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, UCSF Nancy Pritzker Building, San Francisco, CA


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.75 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) Category 1 CME (5.75 hours), American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) CE Credits (5.75 hours), American Psychological Association (APA) CE Credits (5.75 hours), Association of Social Work Boards Approved CE (ASWB ACE) ACE Credit (5.75 hours), Cultural Competency (0.75 hours), Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) CE Credits (5.75 hours), Nursing Pharmacotherapeutic Credits (1.75 hours)

This year's course will include body image, environmental toxins, perinatal Asian mental health and much more.

1. Apply evidence-based principles of reproductive psychopharmacology to optimize medication selection, dosing, and counseling across the reproductive lifespan.
2. Describe current forensic issues in perinatal health
3. Screen for and evaluate perinatal body image disturbances and eating disorders, and implement early, evidence-based interventions.
4. Analyze reproductive toxicology data and incorporate risk-benefit considerations into shared decision-making with patients.
5. Demonstrate culturally responsive approaches to perinatal mental healthcare, particularly for Asian American patients, to improve engagement and treatment outcomes.
6. Integrate interdisciplinary and patient-centered strategies to address barriers to care, including stigma, access limitations, and system-level constraints.
7. Modify clinical practice by incorporating updated screening tools, counseling approaches, and treatment frameworks to improve reproductive mental health outcomes.

NEW FOR 2026 - VIRTUAL OPTION AVAILABLE!

Course Number: MOB27097

UCSF has transitioned to a new attendee and course portal called CloudCME for all courses happening in 2026 onwards. An account in the UCSF CE Portal is required to register. Click SIGN IN in the menu bar and enter your email address or UCSF MyAccess credentials to complete your profile and continue with registration. Your profile must include your degree and profession to be able to claim credit.

Registration Fees

Registration Category	Fees (Virtual or In Person)
Physicians	$285
Nurses/APPs/Psychologists/Therapists/Other Health Care Professionals	$235
Residents/Fellows/Trainees/Doulas	$85
Optional Boxed Lunch (Turkey or Vegetarian) To purchase a boxed lunch, please visit this link. Boxed lunches are only available for purchase until 10/31/2026 11:59pm PST, and will NOT be available to purchase onsite. Pre-purchasing a boxed lunch is optional. Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch or can purchase something at the venue's onsite cafe as they wish. Specific ingredients for pre-purchased lunches are subject to change but will be a turkey or vegetarian sandwich, and are expected to include fruit, pasta salad du jour, a freshly baked cookie, and a cold beverage.	$28

For group rate inquiries of 3 or more people from the same organization, please email Patty Robertson at [email protected].

Registration will close on 11/13/2026 at 1:00 Pacific Time.  

Additional Fees or Information:

Pre-course instructions will be shared with paid registrants 1 week prior to the course.

Onsite and Remote Learning Options:
The course will be offered as a live conference. Registrants have the option to attend in person or to tune in remotely via zoom live stream during programming hours (Pacific Time). Login instructions along with the digital syllabus will be shared with attendees before the meeting. You must tune in to the live conference (in person or remotely) to claim CME.

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

ACCME Credit:

Physicians: UCSF Office of CME designates this live Activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1™ Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the the credit commensurate to their participation in the activity.

Advance Practice Registered Nurses and Registered Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Physician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.

California Pharmacists: The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA category 1 Credit^TM. If you are a pharmacist in another state, you should check with your state board for approval of this credit.

California Psychologists: The California Board of Psychology recognizes and accepts for continuing education credit courses that are provided by entities approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM is acceptable to meeting the CE requirements for the California Board of Psychology. Providers in other states should check with their state boards for acceptance of CME credit.

Midwife Credit: The American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) accepts Category 1 CME approval from organizations accredited by the ACCME. NCCPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is accepted by the Certificate Maintenance Program (CMP) of the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) for programs relevant to midwifery. The American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for continuing education.

Nurse Practitioners: The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ as continuing education (CE) contact hours for certification renewal.

Physician Assistants (AAPA Credit): UCSF Office of CME has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria.
This activity is designated for 5.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Advanced Practice Nursing (ANCC Credit): UCSF Office of CME designates this Activity for a maximum of 5.75 ANCC contact hours.

Psychology ( APA Credit): UCSF Office of CME designates this (Activity Type) for a maximum of 5.75 APA credits. 

Behavioral Health (ASWB Credit): Social workers completing this course receive 5.75 General continuing education credits.

IPCE Credit: UCSF Office of CME designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 5.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit(s).

Pharmacotherapeutic Credit: For the purposes of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.  Nurses should claim 0.1 CEUs for each contact hour of participation in designated pharmacotherapeutic continuing education.

The approved credits shown above include 1.75 contact hours of Pharmacotherapeutic content towards meeting the requirement for nursing pharmacology continuing education.

Cultural Competence for Pharmacy technicians and/or Pharmacists: This Activity meets (BPC) section 231 standards for a cultural competency course. It is a continuing education course that focuses on understanding and addressing the needs of patients who identify as LGBTQ+ or question their sexual orientation or gender identity, covers recognized health disparities faced by Black, Indigenous, and people of color, and demonstrates how sexual identity is impacted by intersectionality and has, at least in part, content designed to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to provide culturally sensitive care to diverse patient populations.

Up to 0.75 credits of this Activity were identified by the UCSF Office of CME as meeting the BPC section 231 standard for cultural competence.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing at least 30 days before the conference start date will receive a refund of registration fees minus a [10%] administrative fee. Requests received between 30 days and 14 days before the start date will receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be issued within 14 days of the start date. Please send cancellation requests through our Refund Request form.
 
UCSF Office of CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred, such as non-refundable airline tickets, hotel penalties, or other related personal expenses.

Accessibility Statement
UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please submit a learner support ticket as soon as possible.

UCSF Land Acknowledgment Statement
We would like to acknowledge the Ramaytush Ohlone people, who are the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to the Ramaytush Ohlone elders, past, present, and future, who call this place, the land that UCSF sits upon, their home. We are proud to continue their tradition of coming together and growing as a community. We thank the Ramaytush Ohlone community for their stewardship and support, and we look forward to strengthening our ties as we continue our relationship of mutual respect and understanding.

For more information, visit https://opportunity.ucsf.edu/initiatives/ucsf-land-acknowledgment.

Conference Location for On-Site Learning

UCSF Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building

Pritzker Auditorium (1st Floor Lobby)

675 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94107

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Area Hotels

No Group Room Block. Nearby hotels are located below:

• Hotel Luma

• Hotel Via

• Hyatt Place

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Transportation/Parking

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:

• The Pritzker Building is served directly by the SF Muni T-Third Street light rail line, as well as nearby stops for the 15-Bayview Hunters Point Express, 22-Fillmore, 48-Quintara/24th Street, and 55-Dogpatch bus lines.

• If you are visiting from outside San Francisco, you can use Caltrain, BART, AC Transit, Golden Gate Transit, or San Francisco Bay Ferry for quick and convenient connections to the SF Muni system. For schedules and a trip planner, visit www.sfmta.com/muni.

PARKING:

• Please DO NOT park in the Pritzker building garage, as this garage is reserved for patients and non-conference visitors. We appreciate your cooperation in adhering to the Pritzker policies regarding this.

• Guests can park in the UCSF Illinois Street Garage or Crane Cove Lot #149, both located just one block from the Pritzker Building. Additional UCSF garages are also available on the Mission Bay campus.

• Metered street parking may be available on a limited basis in the surrounding neighborhood, though time limits vary and may not be available all day.

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New for 2026 - Virtual Option Also Available!

Onsite and Remote Learning Options:
The course will be offered as a live conference. Registrants have the option to attend in person or to tune in remotely via zoom live stream during programming hours (Pacific Time). Login instructions along with the digital syllabus will be shared with paid attendees before the meeting. You must tune in to the live conference (in person or remotely) to claim CME.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

This UCSF continuing education activity was planned and developed to: uphold academic standards to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor; adhere to requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and, include a mechanism to inform learners when unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic products or agents are discussed or referenced.

UCSF adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including content planners, reviewers, authors, presenters, moderators, panelists, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, November 13, 2026