ADHD ECHO
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD ECHO) is a program for senior clinicians, team leaders and managers inspired to lead contemporary practice in the alcohol and other drugs sector. These sessions are led and facilitated by Professor Edward Ogden (PSM), Addiction Medicine Specialist. These monthly 1-hour free lunchtime sessions comprise 2 parts, a brief didactic and a case presentation, both followed with time for questions and discussions.
ADHD ECHO Resource
16 December 2026
Title: ADHD in the AOD sector – what have we learned?
Presenter: Professor Edward Ogden PSM, Senior Principal Research Fellow – Clinical Trials , Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences, Swinburne University, Addiction Medicine Specialist, Austin Health and Goulburn Valley Health
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18 November 2026
Title: Living with ADHD
Presenter: Kate Tognarini. Pharmacist, AADPA Board Member
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21 October 2026
Title: ADHD and the practical approach of coaching
Presenter: Mr Timothy Ridgeway Coach, Counsellor, Facilitator, Addaptive Coaching
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16 September 2026
Title: Genetic Jigsaw Puzzles, Comorbidities, Confounding Conditions and Diagnostic Dualities… Being a Woman with ADHD
Presenter: Dr David Chapman, Consultant Psychiatrist, Honorary Consultant in Women’s Mental Health
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19-Aug-26
Title: ADHD Medications
Presenter: Prof David Coghill, Financial Markets Foundation Chair of Developmental Mental Health, Departments of Paediatrics and Psychiatry, Uni of Melbourne, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, RCH
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15 July 2026
Title: ADHD comorbidities
Presenter: TBA
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17 June 2026
Title: ADHD and trauma
Presenter: Rebecca Challoner. Founder of My Spirited Child & National PEKE Centre
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20 May 2026
Title: ADHD and substance use
Presenter: Dr Ferghal Armstrong, Addiction Medicine Specialist, Turning Point Statewide Services
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15 April 2026
Title: My client might have ADHD – what do I do now?
Presenter: Dr Dianne Grocott, Consultant Psychiatrist, Reflect Health
Resources:
Reflect Health for the following resources
The ASRS was developed by the WHO to have a simple validated screening tool
The World Health Organization adult ADHD self-report scale (ASRS): A short screening scale for use in the general population. Kessler, R. C et al (2005)
18 March 2026
Title: What is ADHD
Presenter: Professor Edward Ogden PSM, Senior Principal Research Fellow – Clinical Trials , Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences, Swinburne University, Addiction Medicine Specialist, Austin Health and Goulburn Valley Health
Resources:
https://www.additudemag.com/
AADPA ADHD Professionals https://aadpa.com.au/
CADDRA – Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance https://www.caddra.ca/
Contact ECHO Project Manager Lisa Pearson on Lisa.Pearson@gvhealth.org.au to register or discuss your initiative and ideas.
These sessions are funded by AOD Workforce Development, Workforce Strategy and Planning, Hospitals and Health Services Division, Department of Health.
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