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Course # 6620 • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Overview:

Audience:

Course Objective:

Learning Objectives:

1. Review the epidemiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
2. Outline the diagnostic criteria for ADHD for children and adults.
3. Identify ways in which ADHD symptoms change as patients approach adulthood.
4. Discuss what is known about the pathophysiology of ADHD.
5. Describe evidence-based recommendations and the use of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of ADHD.
6. Describe the use of behavioral therapy in the treatment of ADHD.
7. Discuss the treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD and medical and psychiatric comorbidities and the importance of patient and family education, taking into consideration the unique needs of non-English proficient patients.

Faculty:

John J. Whyte, MD, MPH, is currently the Chief Medical Expert and Vice President, Health and Medical Education at Discovery Channel, part of the media conglomerate Discovery Communications. In this role, Dr. Whyte develops, designs and delivers educational programming that appeals to both a medical and lay audience. This includes television shows, online content, and DVDs.

Prior to Discovery, Dr. Whyte was in the Immediate Office of the Director at the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality. He served as Medical Advisor/Director of the Council on Private Sector Initiatives to Improve the Safety, Security, and Quality of Healthcare. Prior to this assignment, Dr. Whyte was the Acting Director, Division of Medical Items and Devices in the Coverage and Analysis Group in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In his role at CMS, Dr. Whyte made recommendations as to whether or not the Medicare program should pay for certain procedures, equipment, or services. His division was responsible for durable medical equipment, orthotics/prosthetics, drugs/biologics/therapeutics, medical items, laboratory tests, and non-implantable devices. As Division Director as well as Medical Officer/Senior Advisor, Dr. Whyte was responsible for more national coverage decisions than any other CMS staff.

Dr. Whyte is a board-certified internist. He completed an internal medicine residency at Duke University Medical Center as well as earned a Master's of Public Health (MPH) in Health Policy and Management at Harvard University School of Public Health. Prior to arriving in Washington, Dr. Whyte was a health services research fellow at Stanford and attending physician in the Department of Medicine. He has written extensively in the medical and lay press on health policy issues.

Paul Ballas, DO, is a child psychiatrist and chief medical officer at the Green Tree School, an approved private school for children with autism spectrum disorder, developmental delays, or emotional disturbances. Dr. Ballas is also a staff psychiatrist at the Center for Autism in Philadelphia, PA. He has authored peer reviewed articles on ADHD, sleep disorders, and psychopharmacology and has recently co-authored a book chapter on sleep disorders.

Division Planner(s):

James Trent, PhD

Faculty Disclosure

Contributing faculty, John J. Whyte, MD, MPH, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

Contributing faculty, Paul Ballas, DO, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

Division Planner Disclosure

The division planner has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

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