Neurological presentations: Adult ADHD - Hidden in plain sight in every day general practice
Track 7
| Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
| 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM |
| Meeting Room 219+220 |
Details
Session style: Presentation with Q&A
Speaker
Dr Carmel O'Toole
Director, Medical Education
BeyondGP
Adult ADHD - Hidden in plain sight in every day general practice
11:40 AM - 12:40 PMSession summary
This session will outline an approach to understanding and screening for Adult ADHD. It will also consider the numerous, diverse and surprising ways in which it presents in routine General Practice.
Learning outcomes
1. Gain an understanding of the neurobiology of the condition
2. Learn how to recognise and screen for ADHD in practice
3. Have an overview of the enormous range of possible presentations of this condition.
4. Enhance your understanding of, and respect for, sufferers of this condition.
2. Learn how to recognise and screen for ADHD in practice
3. Have an overview of the enormous range of possible presentations of this condition.
4. Enhance your understanding of, and respect for, sufferers of this condition.
Biography
Dr Carmel O’Toole Has been a full time GP in Melbourne for over 35 years. Previously a medical educator and an Examiner with RACGP, she founded Boroondara Health and Wellness Medical Centre in 1995 and was Director and Practice Principal until 2019. Her interest in ADHD spans 14 years of full time practice experience.
Dr Shelley Gray
Practice principal
Town Medical Centre
Adult ADHD - Hidden in plain sight in every day general practice
11:40 AM - 12:40 PMBiography
Shelley has worked in many areas including regional, urban and metro. She has experience in nutrition, CASA house and forensic medicine. She settled into the CBD in 1990 and became practice Principal with another GP in 2000. Shelley's work in ADHD began in 2006.
