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Postgraduate Courses

Pregnancy and Substance Use: From Basic Management to the Latest Innovations

Monday, February 9, 2026
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM  
Location: Summit 203 - 204
CE: 7

CME Credit Offered Recording available 2/16-5/2
CE Credits: 7
CME Credits: 7

    Course Chair(s)

  • Justine Keller, MD

    Assistant Professor
    Saint Louis University/SSM Health
    Saint Louis University/St. Louis, Missouri, United States

  • Stephanie Pierce, MD, MS

    Associate Professor
    University of Oklahoma/OU Health
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

This course is designed to further participants’ medical knowledge regarding management of substance use in pregnancy, and to provide practical applications for scenarios encountered during pregnancy. Topics will cover commonly used substances such as stimulants and opioids as well as emerging substances to ensure that participants are up-to-date on the newest substances that may be seen in clinical practice. In addition, speakers will discuss innovative methods for addressing substance use in pregnancy including telehealth, as well as building and sustaining a perinatal substance use disorder program and incorporating systems-level interventions.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe core management principles for opioid use disorder and stimulant use disorder in pregnancy.
  • Identify substances with emerging use in pregnancy, and perform the initial steps in management for these substances.
  • Identify innovative systems-level strategies for treatment of substance use disorder in pregnancy and how they might be applied in clinical practice.
  • Describe key aspects of building and sustaining a prenatal program for pregnant individuals with substance use disorder.

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM - 8:05 AM  
    Pre-course Survey and Housekeeping Remarks

    Presenter: Stephanie L. Pierce, MD, MS – University of Oklahoma/OU Health

    Presenter: Justine Keller, MD – Saint Louis University/SSM Health

  • 8:05 AM - 8:25 AM  
    Methadone

    Presenter: Sonja Williams, FACOOG,FASAM (she/her/hers) – BHG

  • 8:05 AM - 9:15 AM  
    Core management principles: medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)

    Presenter: Stephanie L. Pierce, MD, MS – University of Oklahoma/OU Health

    Presenter: Justine Keller, MD – Saint Louis University/SSM Health

  • 8:25 AM - 8:40 AM  
    Buprenorphine

    Presenter: Justine Keller, MD – Saint Louis University/SSM Health

  • 8:40 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Naltrexone

    Presenter: Marcela C. Smid, MA, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Utah Health

  • 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM  
    Intrapartum and Postpartum Pain Management Strategies for patients on MOUD

    Presenter: Cassandra Heiselman, DO, MPH (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic

  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM  
    Core management principles: stimulant use disorder (acute withdrawal management, outpatient pharmacotherapy, and harm reduction)

    Presenter: Cresta W. Jones, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota Medical School

    Presenter: Niraj R. Chavan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Saint Louis University

  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM  
    Break
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM  
    Core management principles: benzodiazepine use disorder

    Presenter: Marcela C. Smid, MA, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Utah Health

  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Core management principles: alcohol use disorder

    Presenter: Cresta W. Jones, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota Medical School

  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM  
    Core management principles: tobacco and nicotine use disorder

    Presenter: Stephanie L. Pierce, MD, MS – University of Oklahoma/OU Health

  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM  
    Lunch Break (Lunch on Your Own)
  • 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM  
    Providing care in rural settings: Strategies for engagement and treatment for opioid use disorder via telehealth

    Presenter: Wendy Hansen, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Kentucky

  • 1:40 PM - 2:20 PM  
    Panel discussion: Addressing SUD and maternal mortality

    Panelist: Niraj R. Chavan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Saint Louis University

    Panelist: Cassandra Heiselman, DO, MPH (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic

    Panelist: Wendy Hansen, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Kentucky

    Panelist: Stephanie L. Pierce, MD, MS – University of Oklahoma/OU Health

  • 2:20 PM - 3:00 PM  
    Panel discussion: Building and sustaining a perinatal SUD program

    Panelist: Stephanie L. Pierce, MD, MS – University of Oklahoma/OU Health

    Panelist: Niraj R. Chavan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Saint Louis University

    Panelist: Cresta W. Jones, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota Medical School

    Panelist: Marcela C. Smid, MA, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Utah Health

    Panelist: Justine Keller, MD – Saint Louis University/SSM Health

  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM  
    Break
  • 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM  
    Emerging substances (kratom, xylazine, nitazenes, tianeptines, and CBD)

    Presenter: Cresta W. Jones, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota Medical School

    Presenter: Niraj R. Chavan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Saint Louis University

  • 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Q&A and closing remarks

    Panelist: Justine Keller, MD – Saint Louis University/SSM Health

    Panelist: Stephanie L. Pierce, MD, MS – University of Oklahoma/OU Health

    Panelist: Niraj R. Chavan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Saint Louis University

    Panelist: Cresta W. Jones, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota Medical School

    Panelist: Wendy Hansen, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Kentucky

    Panelist: Cassandra Heiselman, DO, MPH (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic

    Panelist: Marcela C. Smid, MA, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Utah Health

    Panelist: Sonja Williams, FACOOG,FASAM (she/her/hers) – BHG