2025 Agenda:
Thursday, January 30th

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Registration, Check-In, Exhibits

12:00 pm – 12:15 pm Welcome!                                                                                                          

Linda Mays, CPM, Media &
Communications Specialist, Founder,
Single Mothers-Empowerment Conference Inc.

12:15 pm– 1:15 pm Keynote Address:

TBD

Peter Jensen, MD

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm Adults with Comorbidities/Adult Characteristics DSM-5

Peter Jensen, MD

PANEL: The Impact of Desocialization of Black Americans with ADHD

Linda Mays, Challis Wells, Lisa Heard, and Shirelle Pearson

TBD

 

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

Break & Exhibits

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm New Medications/Pharmacology Update

Jay Soileau, MD, FSAHM, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

Emotional Regulation: The Key to Success at Home and School

Cary Colleran

Compliance through Empowerment

John Wilson, SOAR

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm PANEL: The Doctors Are In! You Have Questions; They Have Answers

Jay Soileau, MD, FSHAM, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

Kathleen Duryea, DO

Cal Stilwell, Jr, MD, Charis Consulting Services, LLC.

5:15 pm

Adjourn

Friday, January 31st

Time Session
7:30 am – 8:15 am

Breakfast & Exhibits

8:15 am – 9:15 am Keynote Address:

The Changing Faces of ADHD: Recognizing Different Stages

Brandi Bolling, MD

9:15 am – 9:45 am Break & Exhibits
9:45 am – 11:00 am Concurrent Sessions
9:45 am – 11:00 am TBD

Brandi Bolling, MD

Mothers PANEL: The ADHD Lifespan and Motherhood – From Chaos to Calm

Jeremy Didier

Jane Indergaard

Kathleen Duryea

Cary Colleran

Shirelle Pearson

ADHD and Executive Functioning: Are They More like Twins or Cousins?

Joyce Cooper Kahn, PhD

11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch

Award Presentations:

  • Carl Nowell “Success in ADHD” Award
  • The Chris Dendy Outstanding Service in ADHD Education Award
12:30 pm- 1:45 pm Choosing the Right Medication for Your ADHD Patient: The Why, Who, What, When, Where, and How Questions to Help with the Decision

C.A. Stilwell, MD

Juvenile Justice Panel – ADHD and Mental Health Issues/Discipline Issues/School Issues/OJJDP Data

Judge Andra Sparks, City of Birmingham

Jenny Ryan, Senior Staff Attorney, ADAP

Margaret Loutit, ADA, Rome, GA

Launching into Adulthood – Ready or Not!

Ruth Hughes, PhD

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Break & Exhibits
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm ADHD Comorbidity with Mood Disorders

Nelson Handal, MD

PANEL: Managing ADHD through a Lifetime Without Medication

Jeremy Didier

Cary Colleran

John Wilson

Homework and Classroom Intervention Strategies

Billie Abney

Judy Bandy

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Closing Remarks & Door Prizes
3:30 pm

Adjourn (Professional Approvals)