ARC Perinatal Prescribing Intensive
For Healthcare Professionals
A 6 week accelerated program for confident, defensible prescribing in pregnancy.
Perinatal prescribing requires structured decision-making in the context of incomplete data, competing guidelines and variable clinical presentations.
This intensive program is designed for healthcare professionals who require a clear, clinically rigorous approach to psychopharmacology in pregnancy and the postpartum period.
The ARC Perinatal Prescribing Intensive integrates applied perinatal psychopharmacology with a formal decision-making framework, combining evidence review, clinical reasoning and real-world case application.
The program is led by dr Elsa du Toit, a perinatal psychiatrist with over 25 years of clinical experience and a PhD in maternal health, ensuring alignment between evidence, clinical applicability and real-world constraints.
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6 Weekly LIVE sessions
with Dr Elsa Du Toit
Delivered as a six-week accelerated program, it combines live teaching, structured on-demand content and case-based discussion.
Participants are guided through core prescribing principles, critical appraisal of evidence, ethical considerations and practical implementation in routine clinical care.
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Access to Perinatal Decision Making program
Explore:
- Why Mental Health Is Foundational to Maternal Health Care
- Understanding Risk
- Why Clinical Opinions Differ
- The ARC Framework in Context
- Ethics in Perinatal Healthcare
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Access to Perinatal Psychopharmacology: A Prescribers Guide
Get an in-depth look into:
- Antidepressants in Perinatal Care
- Mood Stabilisers during the Perinatal Period
- Antipsychotics during the Perinatal Period
- Overview of Anxiolytics and Stimulants during the perinatal period
6 x 75mins Live sessions + On-Demand Learning
- Enrolment: Get automatically enrolled when you sign up to Perinatal Decision Making Programme & Pharmacology (Doors close 31 July 2026)
- 6 x 75mins Live sessions: Starting 4 August 2026 - every Tuesday @ 18:00 -19:15
- Investment: R5 200 (Healthcare professionals)
- CPD: 7 Ethical + 9 Clinical CEUs
- Platform: E-Learning Platform
- Recordings: Available for 6 months
What my clients have to say!
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The workshop was extremely beneficial and has improved my prescribing knowledge and inspired me to do more reading on maternal mental health topics and women's mental health in general.
-Pharmacology Attendee
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This has been a topic I’ve been longing for in a workshop as it’s a special interest area of mine, and providing evidence-based treatment in this part of a woman’s life is so important and so poorly understood by most doctors.
-Pharmacology Attendee
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I found the content was expertly curated, highly informative & addressed the complexities of medication management during pregnancy and the postpartum. I especially appreciated the balance between evidence-based guidance and practical case examples which made the material both accessible and clinically relevant. I feel more confident in supporting my patients and families during this critical time.
-Pharmacology Attendee
Led by Dr. Elsa du Toit
25 years in medicine
15 years focused on perinatal psychiatry
Dr. du Toit brings a unique combination of deep clinical expertise and holistic thinking about maternal and family health.
