Disorders Children prenatally exposed to alcohol show
disabilities in social and adaptive function that persists throughout the lifespan. This conference will provide an expansive overview of diagnosis, treatment, prevention, Thursday July 27, 2017 and implications of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Attendees will leave with an understanding of 8:30AM-5PM followed by a FASD and how to advocate for needed intervention in Lobster Bake Dinner the medical, social services, mental health, educational, and juvenile justice systems. Opportunity to network & build local coalitions Sponsored by: with professionals working with children and Colby College, National Organization for Fetal adults with FASD Alcohol Syndrome, Maine Developmental Target audience includes physicians, nurses, disability rights lawyers, child advocates, juvenile Disabilities Council and criminal attorneys, teachers, early intervention specialists and parents of children with FASD Presenters: Carl Bell, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago
Larry Burd, PhD., Director, North Dakota Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome Center, University of North Dakota
William J. Edwards, Esq., Deputy Public Defender, Los
Angeles County, CA
Diane Smith Howard, Esq. Senior Staff Attorney,
National Disability Rights Network, Washington D.C.
Douglas Waite, MD, Medical Director, The Childrens
Village and FASD Regional Education and Awareness Liaison, American Academy of Pediatrics
A Review of The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), AUDIT-C, and USAUDIT For Screening in The United States: Past Issues and Future Directions