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CHADD improves the lives of people affected by Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Regional Conference on AD/HD for Primary Care Providers and Families

June 4, 2005

South San Francisco Conference Center

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Learn practical strategies in facing the challenges of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD), including diagnosis and treatment, impact on parents and siblings and quality care for children with the disorder.

Expert faculty will share evidence-based scientific information about caring for children with AD/HD as published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Learn how to use these techniques to build effective partnerships between families, communities and clinicians.

This program is provided by CHADD, the leading non-profit organization serving individuals with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) in partnership with the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ), an education and research organization dedicated to improving the quality of health care to children.

Who Should Attend:

• Physicians
• Pediatricians
• Nurse Practitioners
• Nurses
• Educators
• Parents of Children with AD/HD
• School Administrators
• Social Workers

Continuing Education

This activity was planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and through the joint sponsorship of NICHQ and CHADD. NICHQ is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NICHQ designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.75 category 1 credits towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity. NICHQ is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Vermont State Nurses' Association, Inc., which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. NICHQ designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.9 contact hours. Each nurse should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Objectives

• Apply key change concepts in caring for children with AD/HD.
• Plan strategies for primary care management and specialty referrals for difficult cases (disparate rating scales, co-morbidities, etc.).
• Develop partnerships with parents, educators, behavioral health providers and community groups (for example, CHADD, Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder).
• Provide education and support for parents and families

South San Francisco Conference Center

Hotel information available upon request.
Call 301-306-7070, ext. 119, or e-mail regional@chadd.org

Registration Information

By Mail:

CHADD Regional Conference,
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785

Phone: 301-306-7070, ext. 119

Fax: 301-306-7091

Registration Fee

• Professional: $75/person (includes CME units)
• Family: $25/person or maximum of $50 per family
• Onsite registration: add $25/person to the above rates

Please contact CHADD at 301-306-7070, ext. 119, if you have any special needs or dietary requirements.