Psychiatrists and GPs are invited to join the RANZCP and the NT PHN for a CPD dinner event with Professor Mark Bellgrove, Director of Research at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health.

Topic

“Emerging Trends in ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment”

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent mental health condition that has garnered significant media attention since the COVID-19 pandemic. In this lecture, I will provide the latest state-of-the-art evidence for ADHD covering epidemiology, aetiology, diagnosis and treatment.  I will draw on evidence from the Australian Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline for ADHD and recent scholarly articles.  I will highlight areas where our understanding and practice might be lagging behind the lived experience perspective, such as ADHD in girls and women.

Speaker

Professor Mark Bellgrove is the Director of Research at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, and a Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University.

Professor Bellgrove leads a multidisciplinary team studying the biological basis of attention and cognitive control.

In 2016 Professor Bellgrove founded the Australian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA), an interdisciplinary group devoted to advancing evidence-based diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in Australia.

Mark also recently led the development of the Australian evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for ADHD.

 Learning Objectives

At the end of this session participants will have:

1) Developed a greater understanding of national and international prevalence rates of ADHD across the lifespan
2) Developed a greater understanding of aetiological factors in the development of ADHD, including the latest insights from genetics and brain imaging
3) Developed a greater understanding of evidence-based diagnostic methods including for comorbid conditions and potential differences in presentations
4) Developed a greater understanding of evidence-based treatment options- both pharmacological and non-pharmacological
5) Developed a greater understanding of limitations within the extant evidence base for ADHD including in the Australian context
6) Gained a deeper understanding of emerging research trends.

CPD

*One hour of self-reported CPD.
*As a general guide, one hour of active learning equates to one hour of CPD. It is the responsibility of the individual student to calculate how many hours of active learning have been completed. The hours of active learning estimated above should act as a guide to CPD hours.

Questions?

Please contact events@ntphn.org.au