ADHD Medication Management
Through no fault of their own, ADHD medications often bear the misconception of being ineffective — or worse, unsafe — yet they are the first…
Course Category: Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Improving Social Functioning in Children with ADHD: What Can Be Done in Schools
At the end of this session, learners will be able to identify the impact of ADHD on social skills, understand the relationship between executive and…
Improving Executive Function in Children with ADHD: What Can Be Done in Schools
At the end of this session, learners will be able to identify what are executive functions (EFs) and how they are related to ADHD, understand…
Somatic Symptom and Related Disorder
Somatic symptoms are real; we all experience them. One Canadian study found that somatic complaints account for more than 25% of all primary care visits.…
Intellectual Disabilities Clinical Pathway Review
CHOP has a new primary care clinical pathway for the diagnostic evaluation of development delay and intellectual disability. Its co-authors, Elana Huang, MD, primary care…
Teaching Therapeutic Skills to Families of Adolescents
Child and Adolescent mental health has been declared a National Emergency by the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and…
Mental Health and Congenital Heart Disease: A Review
Children born with congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common birth defect in the U.S., are at greater risk for emotional and behavioral health concerns.…
Building on The Strengths of Youth Who Have Endured Hardships
Ken Ginsburg, MD, MSEd practices Adolescent Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School…
Frontiers in Mental Health — Using the Friendship Bench to Harness the Power of Community
Mental health has become a significant challenge affecting children and adolescents. The direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 further exacerbated poor mental health among children…
Disruptive Behavior in Primary Care
Managing behavioral health in young children (toddler to age 6) can be challenging. This lecture will provide common sense, evidence-based strategies and interventions that primary…