Webinar 3. ADHD in Women – FAQs

Wednesday 26 June 2024 18:30 - 19:30
This webinar is dedicated to answering your questions about ADHD in women. Save your space now for the opportunity to reach out to our experts Dr Joe Johnson and Dr Jessica Gibson.

Agenda

18:30
Introduction, Mr Kobus Van Rensburg
18:45
ADHD in Women – Ask the Experts Q&A, Dr Joe Johnson and Dr Jessica Gibson

Meet the Speakers

Mr Kobus Van Rensberg
Mr Kobus Van Rensberg
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and President of UKAAN

Mr Kobus Van Rensburg is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with more than 30 years’ experience in the field of neurodevelopmental conditions. He is president of UKAAN, the UK Adult ADHD Network, where he delivers the diagnosis and assessment of adult ADHD training to delegates from across the world.

Dr Joe Johnson
Dr Joe Johnson
Consultant Psychiatrist at the Northwest Boroughs NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Johnson completed his higher training in psychiatry from the University of Liverpool. He set up the adult ADHD service at the Northwest Boroughs NHS Trust in 2008 and has since been heading the service which is one of the biggest ADHD service providers in the Northwest. He is the Northwest lead for the national organisation UKAAN (UK adult ADHD network). He has been actively involved in teaching and training and has been the postgraduate clinical tutor for over 6 years and an examiner for the MRCPsych exams. He is also the clinical lead for the Trust ECT service.

Dr Jessica Gibson
Dr Jessica Gibson
Consultant Psychiatrist, Oxfordshire NHS Adult Service

Dr Jessica Gibson is a Consultant Psychiatrist who is currently the Clinical Lead for the Oxfordshire Adult ADHD Service. She had over 20 years experience as a General Adult Psychiatrist prior to taking on this role, including working as a Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist. She has a long standing interest in women’s mental health throughout the lifespan.

Dr Gibson also worked as the Research Psychiatrist (University of Oxford) for a treatment trial in bipolar disorder. She has a number of publications in leading journals in the areas of mood disorder and perinatal psychiatry. She has been the local Principal Investigator for two national research studies. Dr Gibson is currently involved in two research projects examining psychosocial interventions for people with ADHD.

Dr Gibson enjoys teaching and is an examiner for the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She also supervises specialty trainees and Oxford University medical students.

Jessica completed her medical training at King’s College London, and trained in Psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital London and the Oxford Deanery. Prior to studying medicine, she completed a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Magdalen College, Oxford.

What will the webinar cover?

Key learning objectives

  • An emphasis on audience participation and interaction with the experts
  • Presentation of real-world case studies
  • A focus on current issues and challenges faced