American Academy of Pediatrics (USA) -
Joint Call to Action on Alcohol and Pregnancy
Through its
cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (NCBDDD) the AAP Division of Children with Special Needs
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) program staff convened an
FASD Risk Communication Workshop from July 30–31, 2012.
Science Network Western Australia
(Australia) - Young people with FASD: treatment under law
scrutinised
A SURVEY among
police, corrective services and WA’s legal institutions has
revealed 85 per cent of staff at various levels within the
organisations have dealt with young people with fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD).
The Northern Echo
(UK) - Prime Minister praises Stockton foster carer who wins Big
Society award
A FOSTER carer who
set up a support group for families has been described as an "amazing
woman" by Prime Minister David Cameron.
Eurekalert - Study
finds women who drink alcohol before pregnancy less likely to take
multivitamins
Researchers from
the University of California, San Diego Department of Pediatrics and
Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, a research affiliate of UC San
Diego School of Medicine, have found a link between multivitamin use
and alcohol consumption before pregnancy, uncovering a need for
education about the importance of vitamin supplementation,
particularly among women who drink alcohol during their childbearing
years.
Womens Weekly
(Australia) - Should bar staff refuse to serve alcohol to pregnant
women?
Would you serve a
pregnant woman alcohol? If not, you'd be acting illegally and could
be sued, as Triana O'Keefe discovered recently.
NeuroDevNet - One
week in FASD: conflicting insights on alcohol consumption in
pregnancy in UK study and Canadian guideline
A new Canadian
Centre for Substance Abuse guideline declares “zero’s the limit”
for alcohol consumption for women who are pregnant or planning to
become pregnant, while the same week, the British Journal of
Obstetrics and Gynaecology issued a press release on study suggesting
light drinking during pregnancy is not linked to adverse behavioural
or cognitive outcomes in childhood.
Drugfree.org -
Commentary: Creating a Circle of Hope to Prevent Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome Disorders
Kathleen Tavenner
Mitchell, Vice President and National Spokesperson for the National
Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, explains why she founded The
Circle of Hope, a mentoring program for birth mothers of children
with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders.
Medical Daily -
Rich Women Most Likely to Binge Drink
Binge drinking is
a risk factor in many health and social problems that affect women,
including unintentional injuries, violence, liver disease,
hypertension, heart disease, stroke, breast and other cancers,
reduced cognitive function, and alcohol dependence.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Asante Center -
Annual FASD Fall Conference
The 6th Annual
FASD Fall Conference: Understanding Trauma, will take place on
Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Douglas College in New Westminster.
Registration will open in early fall 2013.
First International Conference on
Prevention of FASD
This is the first
international conference to address the primary, secondary and
tertiary prevention of FASD. Plenary sessions will promote discussion
and reflection on promising and innovative approaches for preventing
FASD, such as policies and programs to address alcohol use and the
social determinants of health.
NeuroDevNet - Call
for Proposals - FASD Throughout the Lifespan and FACE Research
Roundtable Sept. 5-7 2013
FASD Newfoundland
is hosting a national FASD conference and research roundtable Sept.
5-6, 2013, followed by the 14th annual Fetal Alcohol Canadian
Expertise (FACE) Research Roundtable Sept. 7, 2013 in St. John's
Newfoundland.
VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
YourAlberta -
Talking with Women about Alcohol and Pregnancy
This session
addresses FASD prevention in relation to how we communicate with
pregnant women and women in their childbearing years that may be of
risk.
Myles Himmelreich Speaks About
Living with FASD
A young Calgary
man living with FASD speaks out about his struggles.
YourAlberta - FASD
101: Diagnosis and Support of FASD
Dr. Andrew
discusses the history and terminology of FASD, biological impact of
alcohol on prenatal brain development, and diagnostic process with a
multidisciplinary team.
YourAlberta -
Teacher and Parent Relationships – FASD
In this session,
Charlene, Debra and Jenifer explore effective educational strategies
from the perspectives of a student, a parent, and a teacher.
YourAlberta -
Cognitive Interventions for Individuals with FASD
Carmen and Jacquie
will review previous research studies on cognitive interventions for
children with FASD and discuss new Alberta-based research.
YourAlberta - FASD
and Practice: Issues for School Administrators
In this session,
the panel discusses the role of administrators in the process of
educating students affected by FASD.
YourAlberta -
Enhancing Employability for Persons with FASD
Annette and Brian
discuss how FASD affects the brain, what types of jobs are more
suited to people affected by FASD, and things employers should know.
YourAlberta -
Opening the Brain Boxes – FASD
Brain Boxes is a
program for youth that breaks the brain into "boxes", so
that they can better understand the strong and vulnerable parts of
the brain.
YourAlberta - The
Implications of Neuroplasticity for a Brain Affected by FASD
The principles of
brain plasticity and brain development when affected by FASD are
reviewed. There is also discussion of the implications for
interventions.
YourAlberta –
MathDeficits-in-FASD
YourAlberta -
Building Brain Boxes – FASD
By understanding
how the brain works with the body, sensory inputs, and the social
world, youth can make conscious choices in daily thinking.
YourAlberta -
Friendship? Dating? Sex? Relationships in the Complex FASD World
This session
explores issues in relationships for persons affected by FASD. Pam
and Danna will discuss the skills needed to be successful in
relationships.
YourAlberta -
Reactive Attachment Disorder and FASD: A Bio-Psychosocial Model
for Diagnosis and Treatment
Andrew and Wanda
explore what attachment is, the process of attachment, attachment
disorders, plus therapeutic and parenting strategies as it relates to
FASD.
YourAlberta -
Reframing Life with FASD
Candace, a young
lady raised in foster care, shares her uplifting story on how she has
been resilient, successful, and hopeful for herself and her children.
YourAlberta -
Psychological Issues in Children and Adults with FASD
This workshop will
explore the relationship between the needs of caregivers and the
availability of resources for diagnosis, treatment and support for
children with FASD.
YourAlberta -
Creating a Brain-Friendly Life – FASD
A collaborative
session intended for young people affected by FASD and those who
support them.
RESEARCH
Addiction Medicine
- The Impact of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Addiction Treatment
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASDs) are conditions caused by prenatal alcohol
exposure in amounts sufficient to cause permanent deficits in brain
functioning.
Behavioural Brain
Research - Neonatal alcohol exposure impairs contextual fear
conditioning in juvenile rats by disrupting cholinergic function
The context
preexposure facilitation effect (CPFE) is a variant of context fear
conditioning in which context preexposure facilitates conditioning to
immediate foot shock.
Alcoholism - The
Role of Acidemia in Maternal Binge Alcohol-Induced Alterations in
Fetal Bone Functional Properties
Heavy alcohol
consumption during pregnancy negatively impacts the physical growth
of the fetus. Although the deleterious effects of alcohol exposure
during late gestation on fetal brain development are well documented,
little is known about the effect on fetal bone mechanical properties
or the underlying mechanisms.
Alcoholism -
Rehabilitation Training Using Complex Motor Learning Rescues
Deficits in Eyeblink Classical Conditioning in Female Rats Induced by
Binge-Like Neonatal Alcohol Exposure
Effective
treatments for the behavioral and cognitive deficits in children with
fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are lacking, and
translational approaches using animal models can help develop
rational interventions.
CPHA - Alcohol
Use During Pregnancy in Canada: How Policy Moments Can Create
Opportunities for Promoting Women’s Health
This article
addresses the challenge of igniting action on health promotion for
women in Canada with respect to alcohol use during pregnancy. We
illustrate that accelerated action on health promotion for women that
engages multiple levels of players, women-centred and harm-reduction
frameworks and a gendered approach to understanding women’s lives
can be achieved when the right policy moment occurs.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
General-Anzeiger
(Germany) - Im Mutterleib durch Alkohol geschädigt
Überforderung,
Chaos und Verzweiflung ist was manche Menschen ihr Leben lang
empfinden, weil sie durch den Alkoholkonsum ihrer Mutter während der
Schwangerschaft geschädigt wurden. Sie leiden unter Fetalen
Alkoholspektrum-Störungen, kurz: FASD für "Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder".
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