This document provides information about a two-day conference on innovation and service transformation for ADHD and ASD. The conference will take place on November 5-6, 2015 in Liverpool and include speakers from the UK discussing topics like new service designs, gender stereotyping in ADHD diagnosis, and multi-agency approaches. Attendees include clinicians, nurses, educators and other professionals working with neurodevelopmental disorders.

1. Innovation and Service
Transformation in ADHD and ASD
in Mental Health and Education
Thursday 5th November - Friday 6th November 2015
ACC Liverpool, Kings Dock, Liverpool
A two day conference for clinicians, nurses, commissioners,
pyschologists and health care professionals.
The ADHD and Allied
Neurodevelopmental Services
Annual Symposium presents:
ADHDF O U N D A T I O N
ADHD Foundation
Conference Dinner
All delegates are invited to attend the annual ADHD Foundation
Conference dinner in the Hilton Hotel, Liverpool.
After dinner speaker: Rory Bremner,
Patron of the ADHD Foundation
Thursday 5th
November 2015
Guest speakers
Thursday 5th November 2015
Dr Suzan Ozer
Neurodevelopment Paediatrician, Clinical Lead for
ADHD, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
“How our ADHD Pathway transformed our service.”
Ruth Drimer
NF1 Nurse Specialist for the Yorkshire and Humber
Region, and Specialist Advisor for the Neuro
Foundation
“Neurofibromatosis and ADHD.”
Dr Jacqueline Gregg
Consultant Paediatrician, Alder Hey Children’s
NHS Foundation Trust
“Multiagency approach to assessment and
management of ADHD.”
Facilitator: Dr Kuben Naidoo
Consultant Psychiatrist and Lead Clinician for
Adult ADHD. Chairman of the ADHD Foundation.
Dr Peter Mason
Consultant Psychiatrist, Cheshire and Wirral
Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
“Drug use and ADHD.”
Dr Hanna Christiansen
Professor of Psychology, University of Marburg
“Current research and future practice in ADHD.”
Rachel Jones
NF1 Nurse Specialist for North East and Cumbria
“Neurofibromatosis and ADHD.”
Dr Susan Young
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Forensic Clinical Psychology in
the Centre for Mental Health, Imperial College London
“How innovative pathways have transformed practice.”
Dr Ginny Russell
Research Fellow at the University of Exeter
Medical School
“Is there gender stereotyping in the diagnosis
of ADHD?”
Dr Polly Branney
General Practitioner, Oxford
“ADHD: What every GP should know.”
Dr Matt McConkey
Consultant Paediatrician, Lisburn Hospital
“New Services Design.”
Carl Reuterskoid
MD of QB Tech Sweden
“Objective measures of three core signs of ADHD.”
Dr Ian Ragen
Director of the National Autism Project
“The National Autism Project.”
Date of preparation August 2015 UK/MXL/0815/0058

2. A one day conference for school leaders, teachers, SENCOs,
school nurses and other education professionals.
ADHDF O U N D A T I O N
To book contact:
Go to the website:
www.adhdfoundation.org.uk
Email: bookings@adhdfoundation.org.uk
Call: 0151 237 2661
To attend both conference days
and the dinner: £195
To attend one conference day
and the dinner: £155
To attend one conference day
only: £110
SUPPORTED BY
Friday 6th November 2015
Guest speakers
Friday 6th November 2015
David Bartram
Director of SEND London Leadership Strategy
“Ten steps to effective SEND provision.”
Carl Reuterskiöld (MD, Qbtech)
and Tony Doyle
(Commercial Director, Qbtech)
“Qbtech Screening for SENCOs.”
Delivering the opening address,
Dr Lemn Sissay MBE
Poet and Chancellor of Manchester University
Lesley Cox
Director of SEND and Disability OFSTED
“How OFSTED evaluate outstanding SEND
provision.”
Jon Clare
CEO, Zenzone Ltd
“Digital health and neurofeedback.”
Dr Ginny Russell
Research Fellow at the University of Exeter
Medical School
“Girls and ADHD.”
Fintan Connolly
MD, TakeTen Ltd
“Digital Technology and ADHD.”
Julie Davis
MD, Future Steps Consultancy
“Sensory Processing Disorder.”
Fintan O’Regan
Vice Chair of the UK ADHD Partnership
“Outstanding outcomes in the Classroom.”
Also including workshop sessions on outstanding practice in working with learners
with dyslexia, dyscalculia and Tourette’s syndrome.