NPs are well positioned to provide care to individuals with ADHD, and already bring many of the core skills needed to do so. Still, ADHD assessment and management can feel challenging: symptoms overlap with other conditions, there is no single test that confirms or excludes ADHD, and treatment needs to be individualized.
Confidence comes with practice. You don’t need to become an ADHD specialist overnight. With a structured approach, practical tools, and an understanding of when to seek consultation, you can build your expertise—one patient at a time.
This 4-part learning series is designed for NPs who want greater confidence navigating diagnostic uncertainty, comorbidities, patient conversations, and medication decisions: ASSESS → DIFFERENTIATE → COUNSEL & SUPPORT → TREAT & OPTIMIZE
Confidence comes with practice. You don’t need to become an ADHD specialist overnight. With a structured approach, practical tools, and an understanding of when to seek consultation, you can build your expertise—one patient at a time.
This 4-part learning series is designed for NPs who want greater confidence navigating diagnostic uncertainty, comorbidities, patient conversations, and medication decisions: ASSESS → DIFFERENTIATE → COUNSEL & SUPPORT → TREAT & OPTIMIZE
Practical guidance. Real-world cases. Your questions answered.
Each session combines practical, clinically relevant guidance with case-based discussion and an interactive Q&A with NP expert faculty.
Each session combines practical, clinically relevant guidance with case-based discussion and an interactive Q&A with NP expert faculty.
SESSIONS
Practical ADHD Assessment
Objective: Apply a practical, structured approach to assess and diagnose ADHD in clinical practice
Scientific Planning Committee / Presenter: Dr. Wanda Rasmussen, NP/DNP, Horizon Health Network, Moncton, NB
Objective: Apply a practical, structured approach to assess and diagnose ADHD in clinical practice
Scientific Planning Committee / Presenter: Dr. Wanda Rasmussen, NP/DNP, Horizon Health Network, Moncton, NB
Differentiating Common Comorbidities
Objective: Differentiate ADHD from common overlapping conditions and identify comorbidities that may influence management
Scientific Planning Committee / Presenter: Ashley Gueret, MScN, NP(F), Northern Health, Prince George, BC
Objective: Differentiate ADHD from common overlapping conditions and identify comorbidities that may influence management
Scientific Planning Committee / Presenter: Ashley Gueret, MScN, NP(F), Northern Health, Prince George, BC
Counselling ADHD Patients
Objective: Counsel patients on ADHD treatment expectations, common medication adverse effects, and practical self-management strategies
Scientific Planning Committee / Presenter: Lindsay Picard, MScN, NP, DNP Candidate, McMaster Children’s Hospital, Hamilton, ON
Objective: Counsel patients on ADHD treatment expectations, common medication adverse effects, and practical self-management strategies
Scientific Planning Committee / Presenter: Lindsay Picard, MScN, NP, DNP Candidate, McMaster Children’s Hospital, Hamilton, ON
Initiating & Optimizing ADHD Treatment
Objective: Select, initiate, and optimize ADHD pharmacotherapy based on patient needs, treatment response, and tolerability
Scientific Planning Committee / Presenter: Sarah Marchand-Lacoursière, MSc, MHNP, Clinique de psychiatrie familiale, Montreal, QC
Objective: Select, initiate, and optimize ADHD pharmacotherapy based on patient needs, treatment response, and tolerability
Scientific Planning Committee / Presenter: Sarah Marchand-Lacoursière, MSc, MHNP, Clinique de psychiatrie familiale, Montreal, QC
Developed in collaboration with the International Centre for Professional Development in Health and Medicine (ICPDHM), with support from the Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO).
Financial support provided by Elvium Life Sciences.
Financial support provided by Elvium Life Sciences.