Advances in Managing ADHD for Children and Adolescents 2026
Broadcasting live online on Thursday 5 March 2026
- Enhance your knowledge in get updated in the advances in managing ADHD.
- Designed for Consultants, SAS, Registrars and Staff Grades working in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Paediatrics
- Format: Interactive presentations, followed by discussion and Q&A
- CPD: 6 CPD credits
Quick links
09.30 – 10.15
ADHD and ASD
Dr Nicoletta Adamo
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
- Differential diagnosis and co-comorbidities – the dilemmas
- Associated mental health issues
- Treatment plans
- Practical cases and how they are being managed
10.15 – 11.00
Dilemmas on clinical assessments
Dr Violeta Perez Rodriguez
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- When parents and teachers have different views
- Screening measures and parents’ narratives – the discrepancies
- Benefits and pitfalls of school observations
- Children with complex social background
11.00 – 11.30
Break
11.30 – 12.15
Transition - the challenges
Dr Nicoletta Adamo
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
- Evolution and persistence of ADHD in adulthood
- Importance of transition
- Options and key issues with transition
- When it is a good time to plan transition
12.15 – 13.00
ADHD in the child with intellectual disability
Dr Matthew Fernando
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Diagnosis in children with moderate/severe disability
- The non-verbal child
- Multiple morbidities – multiple challenges
- Medication trial and sensitivity to side effects
13.00 – 13.30
Lunch Break
13.30 – 14.15
ADHD and the looked after/abused child
Dr Rani Samuel
SLAM, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Biological aspects and social context in symptom manifestation
- Effects of exposure to drugs/alcohol in pregnancy
- Assessing the impact of early life adverse experiences
- Abuse as cause or effect of ADHD
14.15 – 15.00
Dilemmas on stimulant treatment
Prof Sam Cortese
Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Southampton
- The challenges
- Children with personal/family history of cardiac abnormalities
- Drug of abuse and stimulants
- When stimulants are not the right medication
15.00 - 15.30
Break
15.30 – 16.15
TICS and Tourette's syndrome and ADHD
Dr Holan Liang
Assistant Research Professor, The Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge University, Hon Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, North East London NHS Foundation Trust & Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Tics, Tourette’s syndrome and functional tics
- What movements may be confused with tics?
- Common co-morbidities
- Initial assessment, management and treatment
16.15 – 17.00
Predictors of treatment response in ADHD: from neuroimaging to the clinic
Dr Valeria Parlatini
Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
University of Southampton/Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- A brief recap on stimulants mechanism of action
- Rationale for individualised interventions
- What we learned from pre-clinical research
- New research: testing predictors in clinic
Aimed at
Aimed at Consultants, SAS, STs working in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Paediatrics.
About the course
This must attend Infomed online course has been organised in response to calls and suggestions from many child and adolescent psychiatrists and paediatricians who have attended the paediatric mental health and child and adolescent psychiatry updates in the last few years, and are now in need of an update targeting the multifaceted needs of their professions.
- The day is dedicated to advances in our understanding and management of ADHD, one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders.
By the end of the course, you will have:
- A deeper awareness on how ADHD may present in the context of complex comorbidities or challenging social context, and more confidence in its management.
Course director
Dr Valeria Parlatini
Dr Valeria Parlatini is an associate professor and honorary consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Southampton/Solent NHS Trust. Her research aims at the identification of predictors of mental health outcomes that can be used to personalise and improve clinical care, especially for children and adults with ADHD.
During her PhD in Biological Psychiatry at King’s College London, she investigated predictors of treatment response in adult ADHD, primarily using neuroimaging techniques. As an appreciation of her research, she received three international awards, including the Young Scientists Award at the World Congress on ADHD.
During her clinical lectureship at King’s College London and Maudsley Hospital, she was awarded the Academy of Medical Sciences Starter Grant to carry out epidemiology research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of children and young people under CAMHS.
Faculty members
Dr Nicoletta Adamo
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
Prof Sam Cortese
Professor Cortese is also an Honorary Consultant for Solent NHS Trust. He is also Adjunct Full Professor with New York University (NYU).
His main research interest are around neurodevelopmental disorders, with a focus on ADHD using advanced evidence synthesis methods to address clinically relevant questions.
He has published more than 300 peer-review papers, including first author papers in prestigious journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet Psychiatry, World Psychiatry and the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Professor Cortese is Consulting Editor for the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Deputy Editor for Evidence Based Mental Health and sits on the editorial board of other 4 international journals.
He is the Chair of the European ADHD Guidelines Group, co-chair of the British Association of Psychopharmacology-child and adolescent psychiatry module, and member of the child and adolescent psychiatry faculty of the European Collegium of Neuropsychopharmacology.
As main or co-applicant, he has secured external funding of more than £ 10 M, from the European Research Commission, National Institute of Healthcare and Research (NIHR) and Medical research Council (MRC).
Furthermore, in 2022, Prof. Cortese was listed as one of the world's most influential researchers of the past decade in the field of psychiatry/psychology in 2021.
Dr Matthew Fernando
Dr Matt Fernando is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Fernando works clinically in a specialist service for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions. He has led development of local ADHD pathways, including training clinicians in assessment and diagnosis, and setting up a medication review clinic. Dr Fernando also has a particular interest in the interactions between complex epilepsy and neurodevelopmental conditions, having previously had a clinical role with the charity Young Epilepsy.
Dr Holan Liang
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Honorary Associate Professor, UCL Developmental Neuroscience Research and Teaching Department.
Dr Violeta Perez Rodriguez
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Violeta Perez is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist working in community mental health services in Southwark. Dr Perez trained as a psychiatrist in Vall D’Hebron University Hospital, a centre renowned for its All-Age ADHD Department, and was actively involved in the diagnosis and treatment of young people and adults with ADHD working alongside internationally renowned experts in the field.
Dr Perez led the development of the local ADHD Diagnosis Clinic in Merton CAMHS at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. She is currently leading a service development project to further define and improve the ADHD pathway within the Adolescent Team in Southwark CAMHS, South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust.
Dr Perez has a special interest in women’s mental health and is an elected executive member of the Women and Mental Health Special Interest Group within the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Dr Perez is also actively involved in research, having participated in the publication of academic articles in the fields of ADHD and substance misuse.
Dr Rani Samuel
Dr. Samuel is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist working in Lewisham CAMHS, part of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Rani trained at the Maudsley and St Georges hospitals and she is now an affiliate to Kings College London. She has over 20 years of experience in the field.
Her specialism covers expertise in the work with Children placed under local authority care and their foster parents; and adopted children and their families.
In addition to her work with the generic CAMHS patients, over the last 10 years, she has worked in the Children Looked After and Adopted Childrens Team known as the SYMBOL team, this is a specialist professional multidisciplinary team in Lewisham CAMHS, ,
She is an expert in complex assessments and risk management and has clinical expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of complex neurodevelopmental and mental health presentations, such as ADHD, ASD, comorbid mental health and behavioural problems. She works closely with local paediatric colleagues.
Feedback comments from this course in 2025
- Well-organized, very informative, comprehensive presentations, excellent support, and easy access.
- The presenters were highly knowledgeable on a diverse range of topics, and I appreciated the strong medical/biological basis of the talks.
- Very engaging, wide-ranging talks delivered by expert speakers.
- I enjoyed the variety of topics, the expertise of the speakers, and the relevance of the subjects to current issues.
- An excellent mental health update by experts—very interactive, and I learned a lot.
- Well-spaced sessions with a good balance of questions and presentations.
- I appreciated the historical and evolutionary perspectives shared by some presenters, which provided excellent coverage and context.
- When asked what could have improved the course for me, I honestly couldn’t think of anything.
- The course was very easy to book, the streaming service was excellent, and the support team was friendly and helpful.
- A great course—very well-organized with excellent coverage.
- I liked the practical guidelines, the legal framework, and the case studies, which put everything into perspective.
- Very good topics, covered by knowledgeable lecturers, well-paced, and with adequate breaks.
- As a Community Paediatrician, I found this course very beneficial, and the CAMHS perspective was particularly interesting.
- After this course, I feel more informed and able to apply important learning points in my daily practice. It will definitely enhance my approach to handling cases discussed in the sessions.
- A well-structured, insightful course with updated knowledge that was effectively shared.
- An excellent course—comprehensive content, well-placed breaks, and highly informative material.
- This was a very useful update. I will apply some of the material and suggestions to improve my ability to recognize and understand mental health difficulties in children.
- I now have a better understanding of the challenges my patients and their families face and how to best support them in my working environment.
- I also picked up several new and effective ways to communicate ideas to families—and likely to colleagues as well.
- An excellent course. The staff was well-informed, helpful, and supportive throughout. Booking was smooth, and the communication was efficient and timely.
- I really enjoyed the level of detail, the passion of the speakers, their depth of knowledge, and the practical application of the new information.
- Expert speakers with up-to-date knowledge. Interactive, informative, and a great opportunity to share experiences.
- The expert insights and high-quality content made this training exceptionally valuable, with outstanding presenters.
- The coverage of topics was well-structured, with appropriate time allocation and timely breaks. All topics were relevant and addressed our queries effectively.
- I will apply these new approaches and knowledge to my daily practice.
- I have gained increased knowledge in assessment and management, and I will integrate many of the insights from this course into my clinical work.
Feedback comments from this course in 2024
- Excellent choice of topics. addressed most needs/burning topics, lots of learning points for me.
- Very good variety of topics, very informative and relevant to my field of work
- Good breadth of topics to connect the work of Paediatricians and CA Psychiatrists, very well organised IT and using Slido was particularly good
- Great and wide range of content, thank you, I achieved lots
- I value the range of topics covered, the level of technical support, attending virtually (allows for other commitments and reduces costs).
- Very helpful, informative lectures and well delivered; lots of use of media, audience participation and very well organised
- I feel I have learnt many new and interesting perspectives and have gained expert knowledge to implement in my daily work to aid patients in the best way possible
- This consolidates and updates knowledge allows for how to better work with colleagues in other relevant professional areas
- Very useful , informative sessions from experts, a very significant effect – will be shared with other members of our team
- Good time keeping, clear slides and knowledgeable speakers, good breaks and good level of content…and Online
- This course gave me a much better understanding of the current issues and interplay between paediatrics and mental health, feel more able to consider these in clinic.
- A very good range of rarely covered and very relevant subjects.
- Very good, I enjoyed interactive polling, thanks to the tech team
- Good streaming service, very user friendly and good explanation given pre course by Infomed
- The streaming platform used is very good, the technical support relating to the course was effective and efficient and I particularly valued coverage/content
- Very useful clinical updates and information about specialist topics that provides me with a very helpful opportunity to reflect on – thanks
- Very good course that helped me to improve my understanding of the interface of physical and mental health – very useful and not commonly covered
- This course will make me more aware of the psychological/psychiatric consequences of physical illnesses suffered by my patient group
- I’m nearing CCT and hoping to help develop our local adolescent service; I picked up very useful tips about service organisation and pathways from some of the speakers.
- Excellent coverage and achievement, a well-balanced and very interesting day.
- Good choice of relevant topics, excellent presentations and good sessions of Q&A
- Good online and concise course with a wide range of targeted topics and lots of learning points.
- The information provided was helpful and will further my clinical practice and help me understand the wider network better
- Definitely got some insight that will change my practice and my management in several types of cases.
- Good discussions on medications, research paper updates, not rushed and well compartmentalised topics and excellent speakers
- Very well organized online course with a wide range of useful topics and very knowledgeable speakers.
- Useful update with perfect organisation, knowledgeable and experienced lecturers
- A course with lots of practical topics and practical advice making a difference to practice
- The online format, the IT support, the choice of topics, the excellent presenters; all great and addressed my practical requirements for good medical practice
- This course will have significant impact on how do I assess young people, thinking about comorbidity, it will help my daily practice.
- Positive impact definitely, many learning points to implement in future practice.
How to attend this course
This course is hosted online using Teams or Webex. We shall provide you with a joining link and instructions one week before the course begins.
In the meantime, you can checkout our tutorials below. On the course day, we also provide full support and giudance by chat, email and telephone.
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Frequently asked questions
When will I receive my course login?
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We will re-send the links the day before the course.
If you have not received an email from us please contact us at webinars@infomedltd.co.uk and we will respond ASAP.
Will I need any special software to partake?
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Can I interact with the speakers?
YES! It is very much encouraged. There will be Q&A sessions chaired by Infomed. You can type your questions in the ‘chat’ facility and they will be put to the speakers.
How I do access my catch-up & CPD certificate?
You can find your catch-up in your account page.
At the end of the catch-up page you will find a link to the feedback form, which will generate your CPD certificate when you submit your feedback.
If the catch-up is not visible in your account, please contact us and we will amend your account ASAP.
How to connect to a live online course
Using the short videos below, we shall guide you through the process of joining a meeting using Webex.
If joining from your own computer
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If joining from a trust/institution computer
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Joining Webex using the application on your PC or Mac
Joining Webex using your web browser
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Course fee
£225
Fees include VAT
What's included
- Live access to the online broadcast
- 90 days of access to the on-demand version of the course with unlimited playback
- Full access and control to the DICOM cases
- CPD Certificate of attendance with 6 CPD points
- Opportunity to interact, ask questions directly to the faculty.
- Lots of cases to review and interpret