Target Audience
Psychiatrists

Learning Objective
After discussing data related to impairments in academic performance, social relationships, and driving behaviors, you will be able to evaluate the benefits of ADHD treatment for adolescents. You will also be better able to tailor an effective treatment strategy to meet the needs of your adolescent patients and improve overall functional outcomes.

Accreditation/Designation of Credit Statements
Veritas Institute for Medical Education, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Veritas Institute for Medical Education, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Financial Disclosure Statement
In accordance with the ACCME’s Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control.

Disclosures are as follows:
Jeffrey Newcorn, MD―Cephalon Inc, Cortex Pharmaceuticals Inc, Eli Lilly and Company, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Ortho-McNeil, Pfizer Inc, Shire (grant/research support, speakers bureau, and/or consultant).

Timothy E. Wilens, MD―Abbott Laboratories, Cephalon Inc, Eli Lilly and Company, Janssen Pharmaceutica Products LP, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Neurosearch, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Ortho-McNeil, Pfizer Inc, Shire (grant/research support, speakers bureau, and/or consultant).

The staff of Veritas Institute for Medical Education, Inc. has nothing to disclose.

Unlabeled Use Disclosure Statement
Participants are advised that this CME activity contains references to unlabeled/unapproved/investigational uses of bupropion, modafinil, nicotinic receptor agonists (ie, varenicline), and venlafaxine to treat ADHD.

Method of Participation
Listen to the prerecorded telesymposium and complete the Posttest and CME Activity Evaluation form. You will receive your statement of credit immediately. There is no certificate processing fee.
 

Managing ADHD Impairments in Adolescents Transitioning to Adulthood
Jeffrey Newcorn, MD

Release Date: February 2007
Expiration Date: January 31, 2008


At the end of the audio presentation, you will be given a passcode.  Please enter it in the space below to access the post-test, activity evaluation, and request for credit form.

 

 

Disclaimer
The opinions expressed in this activity are those of the presenters and not necessarily those of Veritas Institute for Medical Education, Inc. or McNeil Pediatrics Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc. administered by Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. Please consult the appropriate package insert for full prescribing information on all drug therapies discussed.

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