Third European Conference on FASD
20 to 23 October 2014
Rome, Italy.
More information at www.eufasd.org
The Vancouver Sun - Worldwide cost
of drinking alcohol during pregnancy could be far higher than
expected
The true number of
children exposed to alcohol before birth is so poorly understood that
the World Health Organization has launched an international study to
count them.
Seacoastonline.com - That glass of
wine could harm your baby
Drinking alcohol
while pregnant is never a good idea and can cause serious and
permanent harm to an unborn child. Fetal alcohol syndrome, which
causes physical and mental problems, is a risk that medical
professionals say is not worth taking. No definitive data has ever
been established on how much alcohol is safe for a pregnant mom.
TbNewsWatch.com
(Canada) - NAN calling on governments for more FASD funding
Nishnawbe Aski
Nation officials are calling on the provincial and federal
governments to address the issue of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Syndrome
within their communities.
Healio - AAP
reviews effects of prenatal substance abuse on fetus
Prenatal substance
abuse continues to be a problem and poses important health risks to
the developing fetus, according to results of a technical report
recently published in Pediatrics.
MPBN News (USA) -
Maine Bill's Proposed Fetal Exposure Guidelines Generate
Controversy
A proposed bill in
Augusta seeks to clarify the circumstances under which health care
providers should report cases of newborns who have been exposed to
drugs and alcohol in the womb. Maine lawmakers took up the measure
today at a public hearing before the Health and Human Services
Committee.
PR Web (UK) -
Swanswell welcomes calls for fresh approach to tackling FASD
The national
recovery charity, which wants to achieve a society free from problem
alcohol and drug use, is responding to the ‘Consensus Statement on
FASD’, published this week by the Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Trust.
Science Network
Western Australia (Australia) - Population based study provides
new alcohol and pregnancy data
BOTH Indigenous
and non-Indigenous children of mothers with an alcohol-use disorder
have the same risk of intellectual disability, a Curtin University
study has found.
Nunatsiaq News
(Canada) - Nunavik Inuit women have high rate of stillbirth: study
Inuit women in
Quebec have stillbirth rate that’s 2.5 times higher than among the
province’s non-aboriginal women. That’s among the information
contained in a new research study published Canadian Medical
Association Journal, which suggests better care during pregnancy and
birth could underlie the disparities in stillbirths, which see women
losing their babies after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
University of
Albert (Canada) - UAlberta FASD webinar attracts international
audience
Medical and health
professionals around the world tuned in to view a Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder webinar at the University of Alberta. The Engaging
Professionals and Students in FASD Awareness and Prevention seminar
drew in audiences from almost 1,700 Canadian locations and 68
international locations.
Mill Creek Mental
Wellness - Combating Neglect: Preventing FASD Through Information
Dissemination
I performed my
practicum and first term of internship at NAVOS (Mental Health
Solutions) in Burien, Washington. NAVOS is considered to be on the
cutting edge of community health service in the United States.
MATERIALS AND
VIDEOS
Engaging
Professionals and Students in FASD Awareness and Prevention
NOFAS - FASD
Regional Training Centers - CDC Project
FASD, ADHD or both with Dr. Gabor
Maté
In this session
Dr. Maté will discuss the close relationship between FASD and
AD(H)D. They can easily be confused with one another, often co-exist,
and, in fact, share many of the same characteristics.
Blip.tv - Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder eLearning Modules for Educators
Classroom
environment can have a positive and negative impact on learning for
children with FASD. This video discusses strategies for managing
classroom environment to support learners with FASD.
FASD & the legal system
Implication of the
diagnosis of FASD for the legal system, including screening in the
Youth Justice System In this workshop, the importance of
understanding the brain deficits associated with FASD for the justice
system will be discussed.
Identifying the invisible: Screening
for Youth Offenders with FASD
This webinar will
present recent research studies that have evaluated screening tools
to help identify youth involved in the justice system who are at risk
for having FASD.
Living and Succeeding with FASD with
Kee Warner & Ken Kissinger
Whitecrow Village
is unique as an organization formed largely by persons living with
FASD. Our interdependent model recognizes that every person has
something to offer and every person needs something from the group.
Technical Assistance (TA) Impact
Fact Sheets
The FASD Center
for Excellence is proud to announce the release of the first Fact
Sheet in a new series of Technical Assistance (TA) Impact Fact Sheets
designed to help State agencies and direct service programs enhance
their capacity to prevent and address FASD.
RESEARCH
biomedcentral -
Development of a reliable questionnaire to assist in the diagnosis
of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)
This questionnaire
had acceptable test-retest reliability and could be used to collect
demographic, socio-cultural and biomedical information relevant to
the diagnosis of FASD in Aboriginal communities throughout Australia
and elsewhere. Community input is crucial when developing and
administering questionnaires for use in cross-cultural contexts.
JPCTP - Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Poverty Trap?
The disease or
injury poverty trap refers to a relationship between ill-health and
poverty in which poverty is a result of ill-health. At the household
level, non-poor people may be pushed into poverty by their ill-health
as a result of paying for health care in combination with
productivity and income losses.
Towards Identifying A Characteristic
Neurospsychological Profile for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
Specific Caregiver-and Teacher-Rating
Overall, the
present results identify key caregiver- and teacher-rated profiles of
children with FASD diagnoses. These profiles will aid in better
understanding, diagnosing and providing focused treatment approaches
for children with FASD.
Towards Identifying a Charactersitic
Neuropsychological Profile for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Analysis of the Motherisk FASD Clinic
We identified a
specific neuropsychological profile that typifies children diagnosed
with an FASD versus those exposed prenatally to alcohol, who did not
receive a diagnosis.
Alcoholism - The
Association Between Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Behavior at 22
Years of Age
Prenatal alcohol
exposure (PAE) affects central nervous system development, growth,
and morphology at higher exposure levels.
Alcoholism - The
Influence of Fetal Ethanol Exposure on Subsequent Development of the
Cerebral Cortex as Revealed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Fetal alcohol
syndrome and related disorders (commonly referred to as fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder, or FASD) cause significant hardships to the
individuals affected.
NMCD -
Intellectual disability: population-based estimates of the
proportion attributable to maternal alcohol use disorder during
pregnancy
The aim of this
study was to examine the association between maternal alcohol use
disorder and intellectual disability in children.
Alcoholism - The
Feasibility and Cost of Neonatal Screening for Prenatal Alcohol
Exposure by Measuring Phosphatidylethanol in Dried Blood Spots
Accurate
confirmation of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is required as a
diagnostic criterion for the majority of children adversely affected
by PAE who do not manifest the physical features associated with
fetal alcohol syndrome.
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