Understanding and Managing ADHD Medication

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Join Dr Dan Shapiro, Dr Adrian Loh and Dr Bhanu Gupta in this FREE double bill webinar on Understanding and Managing ADHD Medication

ADHD medication for adults and children can be a complex topic. While it is recommended as a first-line approach to managing ADHD symptoms, there may be hesitancy to be prescribed medication due to stigma or concerns about side effects and long term usage of the medication.Our international and local experts share their experience and address misconceptions and questions about ADHD medication including:<ul><li>Why should we treat ADHD?</li><li>How to treat ADHD?</li><li>How to run Carefully Controlled Medication Trials</li></ul><ul><li>Managing medication side effects</li><li>Uneven medication coverage</li><li>Discontinuation trials</li></ul>Come with your questions for a powerful learning event on ADHD medication to equip yourselves with tools to manage life better. <h3>Please register seperately for each session you want to attend.</h3> <blockquote>This event is organized by Unlocking ADHD, a registered charity and social service agency in Singapore which aims to Empower ADHDers and their Families to Live Life to the Fullest.</blockquote>

Dr Dan Shapiro is a Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician and the Founder of the Parent Child Journey parent training programme. Dr Dan enjoys seeing children and consulting with parents in his home office. He also observes children and collaborates with educators at dozens of area schools.Dr Dan is the author of numerous articles and three books: Parent Child Journey: An Individualized Approach to Raising Your Challenging Child, Parent Child Excursions: ADHD, Anxiety and Autism and Raph’s Tale, a children’s book on developmental difference. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

Dr Adrian Loh is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at Promises Healthcare, where he works closely with psychologists, therapists and coaches to provide holistic care to young people and adults. He was previously employed in the military and the wider public sector for two decades and continues to serve as a Visiting Consultant at the Institute of Mental Health and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the National University of Singapore.Dr Loh is a member of the Ministry of Social and Family Development’s Committee of Fostering and is also the current Chairperson for the College of Psychiatrists’ Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Dr. Bhanu Gupta is a Senior Consultant with the Department of Emergency and Crisis Services, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore. He is the programme director for graduate diploma in mental health (GDMH) programme run by IMH and NUS and is appointed as faculty at LKC school of Medicine and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.He has a special interest in adult ADHD and was the lead for IMH adult ADHD clinic between 2015-2019. He continues to lecture psychiatry residents on adult ADHD and is on the world anti-doping agency’s panel as expert in ADHD, assessing therapeutic use exemption applications from athletes. His research interests include OCD, Psychopharmacology, and ADHD with grants and publications in these fields.

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