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 On September 21st, 2007 more than 220 nurses, therapists, midwives, doulas and other professionals gathered for the PSI of WA conference, Beyond the Birth: Current Trends in Treating Perinatal & Postpartum Mood Disorders. The target audience of this conference included professionals working with families in their childbearing years, such as OB/GYNs, Psychiatrists, Midwives, Psychologists, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Mental Health Practitioners, Lactation Consultants, Doulas, and Childbirth Educators. Speakers included Bernie Dorsey (The Challenges of Postpartum Dads), Shaila Misri (Bipolar Disorder in the Pregnant and Postpartum Patient), Rex Gentry (What NOT to do for PPMD), Leslie Butterfield (Postpartum Mood Disorders: Their Impact on Family Attachments), Erin Galvin and Lea Ann Miyagawa (Working with Low-Income PPMD Populations), and a panel discussion by individuals who have experienced and recovered from Postpartum Mood Disorders. The conference helped spread the word about Postpartum Mood Disorders to a wide variety of populations. Many people attended from rural areas, and some from other states. Feedback on the conference was very positive, and the day was a big success. PSI of WA would like to extend a huge, warm, and heartfelt thanks to all of our talented and dedicated PSI of WA volunteers, without whom this event would not have been possible, nor would this organization even exist. Your enduring efforts to support postpartum families are admirable and inspiring. And to Debra Shelden, Juliana Nason Ashe, and Heidi Koss-Nobel, our core conference committee, an extra large thank you for all of your hard work over the past year to make this very important conference a reality, so that awareness of Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders can continue to grow and treatment options for families expand. We would also like to extend our gratitude to the following companies and organizations for their financial support of this event: Abbott Laboratories www.abbott.com Children's Trust of Washington www.wcpcan.wa.gov And many thanks to our generous donors of products, services, and door prizes. Please follow this link for a list of our contributors. Please also visit the following link for a list of the vendors that participated in our event by sharing their products, information and services with conference participants. 
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