CADDRA ADHD Updates ~ April 2023

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April 2023

Update

CADDRA is an independent, not-for-profit, resource organization for medical, healthcare and research professionals with an interest in the field of ADHD.

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Support the Private Members Bill on ADHD

On March 30th, Heather McPherson, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Strathcona, Alberta presented Private Members Bill C-329 in the House of Commons, asking for support of the three pillars of our White Paper, Creating Equitable Access to ADHD Care in Canada.

NDP MP Heather McPherson (second from left) is joined by her son Mac, Juanita Beaudry (CADDAC Executive Director) and Dr. Joan Flood (Chair of CADDRA's Advocacy Committee).

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CADDRA Awarded Health Canada Grant

CADDRA has been awarded funding through Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP) to develop an innovative online program, which will be completed between January 2023 and March 31, 2025.

A multidisciplinary advisory group, including health workers, medical experts, and people with lived experience, will oversee the project. The online modules will be available to medical and health care professionals as well as to community outreach and peer support workers in the substance treatment area.

Help Us Plan this Project

Please answer the 5-10 minute survey about your experiences providing, receiving, or facilitating care. The information collected will be used for the purposes of program planning.

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Deadline: May 15th, 2023

Call for Abstracts NOW OPEN! Deadline is April 30

Our 10^th Annual ADHD Research Day on Friday, September 29, is inviting oral (Canadian-based presenters only) or poster presenters (from Canada or international) and panel presentations.

Submission guidelines for Research Day can be found here.

Oral presentations must be in English; posters can be in either English or French.

Our 19^th Annual ADHD Conference, on Saturday, September 30 & Sunday, October 1, is looking for symposium, seminar, or workshop ideas. All conference presenters receive complimentary registration.

Submission guidelines for Conference can be found here.

Abstracts are also invited for a French-language stream which will be held in parallel with the other sessions. Keynotes and symposia will be presented in English only.

Submit Your Abstracts Here

Meet us at our booth at the following events:

SRPC's 30th Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Course

April 20-22, 2023

Niagara Falls, ON

PriMed Canada

May 10-12, 2023

Toronto, ON

The 9th World Congress of ADHD

May 18-21, 2023

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) Annual Conference

May 25-27, 2023

Halifax, NS

Current ADHD Research

"The association between type 2 diabetes and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and population-based sibling study." Garcia-Argibay, Miguel, et al. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (2023): 105076.

"Efficacy of stimulants for preschool attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis." Sugaya, Luisa S., et al. JCPP Advances (2023): e12146.

"Miss. Diagnosis: A Systematic Review of ADHD in Adult Women." Attoe, Darby E., and Emma A. Climie. Journal of Attention Disorders (2023): 10870547231161533.

"Prescribing Stimulants for Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Co-Occurring Cannabis Use: Considerations for Managing a Clinical Dilemma." Dernbach, Matthew Robert, et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2023): S0890-8567.

"Computerized cognitive training in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with blinded and objective outcomes." Westwood, Samuel J., et al. Molecular Psychiatry (2023): 1-13.

The CADDRA ADHD Research Digest is published twice a year. Expect the next issue in June.

Find previous issues HERE.

Available on ADHDLearn

Online Courses

CADDRA Introduction to ADHD for Healthcare Professionals (accredited program, free for members)
CADDRA Introduction au TDAH pour les professionnels de la santé (accredited program, free for members)
CADDRA Expert Series 2023 (accredited program, reduced fee for members)

Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines (free access for members)

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