Adults with ADHD: Making Exam Room Decisions

Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), formerly thought to be only a childhood condition, often persists into adulthood. Recent survey results indicate that 5.4% of men and 3.2% of women meet the criteria for ADHD diagnosis.¹ Despite the prevalence of this disorder in adults, as many as 90% of patients with adult ADHD may be undiagnosed and untreated. ²

This complimentary performance improvement (PI) CME activity was designed to help primary care providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) improve their skills in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of adults with ADHD. PI activities are structured, long-term programs that you can use to retrospectively assess care in your practice based on specific performance measures, apply such measures prospectively over a meaningful period of time, and re-assess your performance. To accomplish this, you will have access to a comprehensive NACE Adult ADHD Toolkit that will contain guidelines, webcasts, assessment tools, and patient education materials.

The three stages of this activity are: (A) Pre-assessment Stage, (B) Action Stage, and (C) Post-Assessment Stage. Stages A and C take from 1 to 3 hours each to complete. In stage B you will have the opportunity to implement your personal quality improvement plans over several weeks (minimum 45 days) to improve the care provided to adults with ADHD in your practice.

Physicians will receive 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for each completed stage and an additional 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for completing all three stages in succession, for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Non-physicians will earn a certificate of completion. Please note that this activity is for participants seeking continuing medical education credit only. Review the complete CME information for this activity.

This activity was supported by an educational grant from Lilly USA, LLC. For further information concerning Lilly grant funding, visit www.lillygrantoffice.com.

References

1. Kessler RC, Adler LA, Barkley R, et al. Patterns and predictors of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder persistence into adulthood: results from the national comorbidity survey replication. Biol Psychiatry, 2005; 57(11):1442-1451.
2. Babcock, T and Ornstein, CS. Comorbidity and its impact in adult patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A primary care perspective. Postgraduate Medicine, 121 (3), May 2009, 73-82.

About NACE

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