Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health to Host National Expert on ADHD and Anxiety for Medical Education Symposium

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health will host Adelaide Robb, MD, as the keynote speaker for its third annual continuing medical education symposium discussing recognition and management of ADHD and anxiety in clinical practice. Dr. Robb is chief of the Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C., a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, and an internationally respected expert and clinical trials leader in both pediatric psychopharmacology and the development of new therapeutic approaches for children with psychiatric and behavioral conditions.

“Dr. Robb is an expert in the field of adolescent and child psychology, and it will be exciting to have her here in Baton Rouge to speak to our medical community on her vast experience on the topic of anxiety in children,” said Shaun Kemmerly, MD, chief medical officer of Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital. “Unfortunately, anxiety and depression in children and teenagers is something we see often, and Dr. Robb’s knowledge on the subject will be a great asset to us as we continue to treat patients who are suffering with these conditions.”

The CME Symposium for physicians, advanced practitioners, medical residents, nurses, and allied health professionals will be held on March 10 at the City Club in downtown Baton Rouge from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Other topics to be discussed at the symposium include common sports injury and return to play, feeding difficulties and management, allergy myth busters, and more. Registration is currently open and available online. 

During her 20-year career at Children’s National, Dr. Robb’s work has focused on many aspects of child behavioral health, including anxiety and depression, bipolar disorders, attentional deficits and autism. She is Board Certified in both adult and child and adolescent psychiatry. She completed her medical training and general psychiatry residency at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine then received her fellowship training at the National Institute of Mental Health in psychiatric genetics and at the George Washington University’s Children’s National Medical Center in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Dr. Robb sees children and adolescents with a variety of psychiatric disorders in inpatient and outpatient settings. Her focus is on psychopharmacology including the study of new medications in children and adolescents with a variety of psychiatric disorders. She served as principal investigator of more than 70 pediatric psychopharmacology trials in children and teenagers.

The education symposium is part of the Amazing Half Marathon weekend, a two-day event on March 10-11 that features several different races and events for the entire family. 

For more information or to register for the CME, visit www.ololchildrens.org/cme.

02/14/2018