ADHD Webinar Series, Session 4: Comorbidity and Differential Diagnosis

This event is Session 4 only of the ADHD Webinar series.

The fourth session in this series will explore the topic of ADHD Comorbidity and Differential Diagnosis.

We are delighted to announce the following speakers for Session 4 of the ADHD webinar series:

Dr Jessica Gibson – Event Chair

Dr Jessica Gibson is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Lead for the Oxfordshire NHS Adult ADHD Service, which she helped establish in 2021. Prior to this, Dr Gibson had a long-standing interest and practice in ADHD whilst working in AMHTs and in-patient settings for 23 years. She is keen to share her fascination with all things ADHD!

Dr Gibson is involved in a lot of ADHD education locally and regionally. This includes regular training in ADHD diagnosis, comorbidity and treatment to psychiatry trainees, GP registrars, medical students, mental health professionals as well as colleagues in third sector organization.

She is very interested in research as well and was the Research Psychiatrist for a treatment trial in bipolar disorder for the University of Oxford. Dr Gibson has published in leading journals in the areas of mood disorder and perinatal psychiatry. She is also an examiner for the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Dr Jessica Eccles – Speaker

Dr Jessica Eccles is a Consultant Psychiatrist in the Neurodevelopmental Service at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Having trained in medicine at the University of Cambridge and Oxford, she completed integrated academic training in Psychiatry at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, where she undertook an MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship.

She is now a Reader in Brain-Body Medicine at the BSMS Department of Clinical Neuroscience where she leads prize winning research on a broad range of projects that link differences in the body to a variety of physical and mental health conditions. She is particularly interested in the emerging link with neurodivergence. She is a passionate educator and committed to public engagement.

Dr Dietmar Hank – Speaker

Dr Hank qualified from the University of Freiburg, Germany and undertook his postgraduate training in the UK. He is a Consultant Psychiatrist with expertise in the field of Intellectual Disability and Developmental Disorders and with an interest in Neuropsychiatry and sleep medicine.

Dr Hank took up the role of Clinical Lead for the Adult ADHD service based in Bristol in April 2015 and he is the Regional Lead (South West) of the UK Adult ADHD Network. He is an honorary lecturer at the University of Bristol.

This event is Session 4 only, of a full webinar series on ADHD and mental health.

Book all sessions from the ADHD series and receive a 10% discount.

The full ADHD series of all four webinars will cover the following areas:

• Session 1 – 17 October 2023, 2-4pm – ADHD in women – presentation, diagnosis and treatment through the lifespan.
• Session 2 – 18 January 2024 2-4pm – ADHD in the forensic setting
• Session 3 – 13 March 2024 – Assessment and Treatment of ADHD
• Session 4 – 23 April 2024 – Comorbidity and Differential Diagnosis.

For more information, please contact the Divisions Events team.

Please email Division Events to book your free place.

Please note that places are limited, so email ahead to avoid disappointment.

Please kindly note, all sessions will be recorded. The recordings are distributed via email with a specific link and passcode. These are emailed out within 1 week of the event. Please do not schedule CPD time expecting to receive the recording link the same day as the live event.

We would encourage those who register to attend on the day of the event, should they wish to ask questions to our speakers.

All recordings are sent out to delegates via the email address used at the time of registering. If you are unsure whether your email address is up to date, please update this via your membership account. We will not confirm this with you and it is your responsibility to make sure it is correct. 

The recording will be available to watch on demand until 28 June 2024.

This event is taking place online via Zoom. To take part you will need:

• access to a reliable internet connection
• a PC, laptop, tablet or phone
• Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser or Zoom installed on your PC, laptop, tablet or phone.

Please note: It is up to the participant to ensure that they have the correct requirements in place prior to booking the event.

Joining instructions for the event will be sent out the week of the event.