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FACE-Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise

FACE-Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise. An open forum for Canadian researchers, clinicians and communities to communicate and collaborate on FAS research. Unanswered Research Questions (1). DIAGNOSIS: We are missing the majority of affected individuals - Access

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FACE-Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise

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  1. FACE-Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise An open forum for Canadian researchers, clinicians and communities to communicate and collaborate on FAS research

  2. Unanswered Research Questions (1) • DIAGNOSIS: • We are missing the majority of affected individuals - Access • How to diagnose when there is no history of maternal exposure • No clear neurobehavioral phenotype • How to separate confounders: alcoholism in family, criminal behavior, psychopathology

  3. Unanswered Research Questions(2) • ETIOLOGY: • Why only a fraction of exposed are affected? • What systems are affected and how? • How can we prevent damage by pharmacological interventions ? (E.g. oxidative damage)

  4. Unanswered Research Questions(3) • PREVENTION: • Primary: prevention of drinking, or prevention of pregnancy. • Secondary: harm reduction in pregnancy, or termination of pregnancy. • Tertiary: early diagnosis of FASD - prevention of secondary disabilities.

  5. Unanswered Research Questions(4) • INTERVENTIONS to minimize postnatal-childhood damage • Educational system • Family • Community • Correctional services • Intervention to decrease drinking and restore self control in addicted women

  6. Unanswered Research Questions(5) • PHARMACOLOGICAL Interventions • Antioxidants • Treatment of ADHD • Treatment of psychiatric morbidity • Treatment of aggression

  7. FACE-The Vision • To prevent the Babylon Tower mentality • To learn from each other how to approach governments, funding, collaborative RFAs • To create a Canadian context of inquiry • To create effective advocacy

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