Essentials for the continuation & shared care prescriber
Start your ADHD prescribing journey. Gain the skills to support ongoing care across the lifespan with clear workflows and practical strategies. Build a safe and confident base in ADHD care. Learn structured continuation prescribing, identify red flags, and know when to escalate — all while keeping your patients safe and supported.
Who it’s for
- All primary care clinicians doing continuation/shared-care scripts
- Early-career clinicians wanting a safe, structured on-ramp to ADHD care
Skills you'll build
- Running a safe 8–12 minute continuation review (history → checks → plan → safety net)
- Dose-checking and coverage mapping (is the regimen still fit-for-purpose?)
- Writing crisp notes and shared-care letters that de-risk your prescribing
- Using your state/territory real-time prescription monitoring routinely and efficiently
This course includes:
⏱ 3–4 hours of CPD
💻 On-demand video modules (10–15 mins each)
📄 Downloadable prescribing checklists
👩⚕️ Case-based examples
This course includes:
⏱ 3–4 hours of CPD
🎓 RACGP CPD Accreditation (certificate provided)
💻 On-demand video modules (10–15 mins each)
📄 Downloadable prescribing checklists
👩⚕️ Case-based examples
What you’ll learn
✅Understand the neurobiology and natural history of ADHD across the lifespan
✅Recognise the early signs and presentations of ADHD across age groups
✅Know when and how to initiate screening in primary care & streamline the process
✅Engage and build your own ADHD shared-care network: psychiatrists, paediatricians, psychologists, and allied health
✅The “continuation consult” step-by-step: verify diagnosis, authority/permit status, consent, and treatment plan
✅Medication basics (stimulants & non-stimulants): names, forms, coverage, common side-effects you must recognise
✅Monitoring that matters: vitals, weight/height, sleep/mood/appetite, function, misuse risk
✅When to say “not today”: red flags, uncertainty about diagnosis, safety concerns, diversion, or regulatory issues
✅Shared-care done well: what to document, what to send, and how to keep in touch with your support team
✅Foundations of patient-centred, neuro-affirming communication that improves adherence and outcomes
✅State/territory S8 realities & “apply once, apply smart”
Modules & Cases
1. The Continuation Consult: a repeatable 6-step workflow (10 min)
2. Meds 101 (primary care lens): stimulants, non-stimulants, coverage & common pitfalls (10 min)
3. Monitoring & Follow-up: what to check, what to document, when to review (10 min)
4. Red Flags & Boundaries: when to pause, decline, or escalate (10 min)
5. Shared-Care in Practice: communication, pharmacy handover, and documentation pack (10 min)
6. Foundations of Neuro-affirming Care: language, expectations, and adherence (10 min)
Case set: Stable adult on XR with afternoon dip; teen on IR with appetite/sleep complaints; “I’ve moved—can you continue my script?”; unclear diagnosis with scant paperwork — step through the decisions with instant feedback.
10-minute video micro-lessons
Focused, high-yield content you can watch anytime—perfect for busy cliniicians.
Downloadable checklists, shared-care templates & handouts
Continuation-prescribing checklists, follow-up templates, shared-care letters, red-flag quick-refence, patient handouts
Interactive, AI-assisted cases
Practice real-world scenarios in a safe space, with smart prompts to guide your decision-making.
Assessment & CPD
- Post-module quiz + short case set (80% pass; unlimited retries with feedback)
Assessment & CPD
- Post-module quiz + short case set (80% pass; unlimited retries with feedback)
- RACGP CPD-ready completion certificate (meets hours for Educational Activities; provider-accredited stream available when applicable)
This course is accredited with the RACGP CPD Program. Completion is tracked, certificates are provided, and hours are automatically uploaded via your CPD dashboard.
Meet the instructor
Dr Chris Soo is an ADHD expert Specialist GP on the Gold Coast providing neurodiversity-affirming, evidence-based care. He is a lived-experience AuDHD clinician with particular expertise in supporting people with ADHD and AuDHD, including complex presentations where diagnostic clarity, comorbidity, and safe treatment really matter.
Chris holds academic appointments as Adjunct Associate Professor at Bond University (from January 2026) and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Griffith University. He is the founder of ADHD Clinical Mastery, a clinician education platform, a full member of the Australasian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA), a member of the AADPA Education & Training Committee, and a member of the Australian Society of Developmental Paediatrics.
Chris is a professional speaker, medical educator, and advocate for higher-quality ADHD care in Australia. He has been an invited speaker at the RACGP 64th Clinical Update Conference (2025), featured across the HealthEd Women’s & Children’s Health Update seminars in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide (2024–2025), and has presented at the AADPA Conference.
He is known for combining clinical rigour with genuine kindness: careful listening, clear explanations, and calm clinical reasoning. Many patients and clinicians seek him out for diagnostic clarity and expert troubleshooting, especially when symptoms are nuanced, overlapping, or when treatment has not gone as expected.
Chris supports people with ADHD across the lifespan and has worked in ADHD, autism, and mental health care for over 20 years. He is passionate about helping patients move from confusion to clarity, stability, and thriving, with one-clinician continuity and a structured, safety-first approach that does not cut corners.
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Meet the instructor
Dr Chris Soo is a lived-experience ADHD GP on the Gold Coast, working almost exclusively with ADHDers and AuDHDers. He is a board member of the Australasian ADHD Professionals Association, co-founder of several GP ADHD networks, and a member of the Australian Society of Developmental Paediatrics.
A sought-after speaker and educator, Chris has presented at HealthED, RACGP Clinical Update, and the AADPA Conference. With over 20 years’ experience in mental health and neurodevelopmental care, he brings passion, clarity, and lived insight to equipping clinicians with real-world skills.
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