Overview

The Child, Adolescent and Family Interest Group is pleased to invite members to an upcoming webinar presented by Dr Roger Peterson, Psychiatrist.  

The one-hour webinar will provide an update on the most commonly used medications in children and teenagers for ADHD, but will also discuss other medications for common comorbid conditions such as anxiety and depression. Followed by a Q&A.

Targeted audience

This activity is aimed at psychologists and health professionals.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this event, participants should be able to:

• gain up to date knowledge on commonly prescribed medications for children and adolescents for ADHD, and
• develop their understanding of other commonly used medications for presentations commonly co-occurring with ADHD, such as anxiety and depression in children and adolescents.

Presenter(s)

Dr Roger Paterson

About the presenter(s)

Dr Roger Paterson (MBBS, FRCPsych, FRANZCP, Certificate child psychiatry) graduated in medicine from the University of WA, and subsequently trained in child and adult psychiatry in London and Perth. After 7 years of a mixed public/private practice, he moved to full-time private practice in 1996 with special interests in eating disorders and ADHD. His ADHD activities include clinical, educational, research and Board membership of both the Australian ADHD Professionals Association and his local community support group, ADHD WA. He is also a foundation Committee member of the RANZCP ADHD Network.

Notes

It is up to attendees to assess and determine how learning from this event aligns with the requirements of their learning plan. The providers accordingly do not make any representation that the event counts towards attendees CPD learning requirements. If an attendee determines themselves that the learning they complete aligns to their learning plan, then they can decide to count those hours towards their CPD requirements for the registration cycle. The information in this presentation has been prepared in good faith and for educational purposes only. Therefore, the information is general in nature and should not be relied upon in the treatment of any condition and you should seek your own independent professional and/or legal advice concerning any specific issue. The APS accepts no responsibility for any errors, omissions or decisions relating to the information. The content should not be reproduced without permission or unless permitted by law. If you are experiencing registration difficulties please contact APS Events Support.