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ECHO Session 8: Advancements in ADHD Management: Medications and Beyond



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Description

In this presentation on the treatment of ADHD we will review stimulant and non-stimulant medications, including newer formulations and options.  We will identify practice parameters, dosing recommendations, and common dosage titration plans.

Beyond medications, we will explore non-pharmacologic interventions for ADHD and their critical role in a comprehensive treatment plan.  We will also consider the intersection of ADHD and school function, identifying educational supports and accommodations as key components in treatment planning.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to: 

  • Identify and categorize medical treatments for ADHD, especially newer options 
  • Recognize and communicate potential risks and benefits of these medications and formulate initial dosing titrations 
  • Review evidence based non-medication interventions for ADHD and how to integrate them into a comprehensive treatment plan
  • Employ their expertise to support their patients with ADHD in other settings

Dr. Fink and Dr. Yoblonski have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. AzAAP gratefully acknowledges financial support for this ECHO series from the University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry.

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Faculty

ECHO FACILITATOR: Lara Yoblonski, MD, FAAP, MPH, Pediatrician, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, AzAAP Emotional and Behavioral Health Committee Chair's Profile

ECHO FACILITATOR: Lara Yoblonski, MD, FAAP, MPH, Pediatrician, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, AzAAP Emotional and Behavioral Health Committee Chair


Dr. Yoblonski has worked at Phoenix Childrens Hospital in the Homeless Youth Outreach program and the Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing for the past eleven years. She currently works with homeless youth and families, foster children and youth, and survivors of sex trafficking. Trauma informed care is an area of interest due to the patients she works with. She has been working with the AzAAP Emotional and Behavioral Health Committee for the past two years.


ECHO EXPERT FACULTY: Candida Fink, MD, Board Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Profile

ECHO EXPERT FACULTY: Candida Fink, MD, Board Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry


Dr. Candida Fink, MD of Westchester County, New York is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist who works in private practice. She has been in practice for over thirty years, and has worked across treatment settings, including inpatient, residential, and outpatient care. Dr. Fink treats children, teens, and young adults with a range of concerns, including ADHD, anxiety disorders, OCD, autism, and pediatric mood disorders, and she has a special interest mental health in school. While she has worked in NY for many years, she spent her first years out of residency practicing in Phoenix, AZ and Reno, NV.  

Dr. Fink is a graduate of the Boston University -now Chobanian and Avedisian – School of Medicine. She did her medical internship at Providence Hospital in Portland, Oregon, her general psychiatry residency at Beth Israel (Now Beth Israel Deaconess) Hospital in Boston, and her child fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital.  Dr. Fink is a veteran of the military, proudly serving in the US Army Medical Corp through the Massachusetts National Guard and the Federal National Reserves from 1985 to 1993, with an honorable discharge at the rank of Captain.

Dr. Fink is the co-author of Bipolar Disorder for Dummies, with Joe Kraynak, Wiley, Fourth Edition published in 2023.  She is the co-host of the podcast Mental Health Goes to School, with Jo-Ann Berry, special educator.