Join Professor David Coghill and Professor David Castle to discuss ADHD in the Tasmanian context with the launch of the new Tasmanian HealthPathways for ADHD, the Australasian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA) Prescribing Manual, and Tasmanian ADHD prescriber resources. This face-to-face session will be an interactive workshop enabling peer discussion alongside allocated time for questions while providing an opportunity to network over dinner. This event is a collaboration between Primary Health Tasmania and The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
Dinner will be provided.
This event is accredited for 1.5 Educational Activity hours and 1.0 Reviewing Performance hour.
The learning objectives covered in this event are:
- Review ADHD in the Tasmanian context and be familiar with the Tasmanian ADHD HealthPathways.
- Develop awareness of contemporary Australian evidence-based prescribing and management guidelines.
- Identify local prescribing regulations for psychostimulants in the treatment of ADHD.
Speaker Information:
Professor Dave Coghill is committed to the development and implementation of evidence-based pathways for ADHD and has been involved in the development of several National and International Clinical guidelines for ADHD. David’s research interests include neuroscience, neuropsychology, Neuropsychopharmacology, health services research, implementation science, clinical trials, pharmacovigilance and quality of life. He is the chair of EUNETHYDIS International conferences and is a longstanding member of the executive committee of the European Network for Hyperkinetic Disorders (EUNETHYDIS).
Professor David Castle is currently the Professor of Psychiatry at the Centre for Mental Health Services Innovation at the University of Tasmania. Previous positions include inaugural Scientific Director of the Centre for Complex Interventions at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, University of Toronto and Professor of Psychiatry St Vincent’s Health and The University of Melbourne. David has received a number of awards for his work including the Ian Simpson Award, awarded in 2015 by the RANZCP in recognition of outstanding contributions to clinical psychiatry as assessed through service to patients and the community.
Dr Anna Seth is a GP with a mental health interest, originally from the UK. She graduated from Newcastle Upon Tyne in 2003, completed RACGP fellowship in 2010 in Far North Queensland, and has worked in Tasmania since 2011, initially in the Huon Valley, then Kingston and now in North Hobart. Anna has worked for Primary Health Tasmania since 2021 as a clinical editor for HealthPathways and as clinical trainer for the IAR (initial assessment and referral project).
