Event
Visiting Professor Lecture Series: Multimodal Treatment of ADHD – James Swanson, PhD
About the Professor
James Swanson, PhD
- Director, Child Development Center, Pediatrics, UC Irvine School of Medicine
- Professor, Pediatrics, UC Irvine School of Medicine
- Professor, Epidemiology, UC Irvine School of Medicine
Dr. Swanson’s research focuses on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents, and adults. As one of the Principal Investigators of the NIH-funded 6-site Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (the MTA), initiated in 1993 as 14-month randomized clinical trial of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions, he conducted collaborative research to evaluate long-term effects of stimulant medication delivered by-protocol. For the continuation of the MTA as a long-term observational follow-up until 2013, he described naturalistic patterns of treatment as-usual from childhood, during adolescence, and into adulthood to evaluate effects of extended treatment with stimulant medication on the trajectories of symptom severity, growth, and emerging comorbid problems (e.g., substance use) during childhood, through adolescence, and into adulthood.
Also, in research programs at the UC Irvine Child Development Center that he founded in 1983, Dr. Swanson established a school-based intensive intervention program for children with attention and conduct problems, developed a laboratory school protocol for measuring short-term pharmacodynamic effects of stimulant medication by monitoring behavioral and cognitive change across the day in controlled settings, and conducted studies of children, adolescence, and adults with ADHD in collaboration with experts in molecular genetics, neuropsychology, brain imaging, and auxology.
The Child Mind Institute Visiting Professor Lecture Series invites leaders in the field of child and adolescent mental health to talk about the latest research and treatment protocols. These lectures are open to the public and are available live via webinar, but are not available for viewing after the event. Continuing medical education credits (CME) are offered for medical professionals through our partnership with Northwell Health.
CME Accreditation:
Northwell Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation:
Northwell Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Policy:
Northwell Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Commercial Support. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. All relevant conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to the commencement of the activity.
Planner and Speaker’s Disclosures:
Harold Koplewicz, MD, Ron Steingard, MD, and John Q. Young, MD, have nothing to disclose. Dr. James Swanson, PhD discloses he previously received an honorarium from NLS Pharmaceutics, for speaking at an advisory board meeting.
Recognition of Program Support:
An announcement of program support will be made to all attendees at the beginning of each Regularly Scheduled Session.
