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Pre-Conference: LET’S TALK: Evidence, Experience and the Wisdom in the Room
Wednesday April 18, 2018
Topic 1: Research with Animal Models: Inflammation and the Immune System
Moderators: Joanne Weinberg, Bill Dunty
Presenters: Tamara Bodnar, Paul D. Drew, Molly Goodfellow
Paul D. Drew – PDF Presentation: CLICK HERE
Topic 2: Brain Sciences – Imaging and Neuro Psychology
Moderator: Edward Riley
Presenters: Jeff Wozniak, Claire D. Coles, Paul D. Connor
Paul D. Connor – PDF Presentation: CLICK HERE
Topic 3: Addiction in Adults with FASD
Moderator: Moira Plant
Presenters: Dan Dubovsky, Brenda Knight
Dan Dubovsky – PDF Presentation: CLICK HERE
Brenda Knight – PDF Presentation: CLICK HERE
Topic 4: Current Thinking and Social Change
Moderator: Dorothy Badry
Presenters: Peter W. Choate, Christine Loock
PDF Presentation: CLICK HERE
Main Conference: Thursday April 19, 2018
Opening Remarks: the Wisdom of Experience: Change Makers
Myles Himmelreich, CJ Lutke, Katrina Griffin
Change Makers
RJ Formanek
Plenary. Understanding How “Executive Function” IS “Everyday Function” in FASD
Presenter: Sara Jo Nixon
PDF Presentation CLICK HERE
3 Oral Papers
A1a. Fetal Alcohol Exposure Impairs Blood Flow and Stroke Recovery in Adult Mice
Presenter: Shameena Bake
A1b. Sex Differences in Biochemical but Not Behavioral Responses to Delay Fear Conditioning: Effects in Control and Prenatally Alcohol-Exposed Mice
Presenter: Kevin Caldwell
A1c. Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Affects the Early Postnatal Stress and Immune Hyporesponsive Periods
Presenter: Andrea Allan
A4. The Biographic Screening Interview for Adults with FASD (BSI-FASD)
Presenters: Lina Schwerg, Sandra Marla Ahlert
A5a. Creation of an FASD Community Coalition
Presenters: Yvette Kraychy, Sharon Brintnell, Cindy Olchowy
A6. FASD is a Whole Body Diagnosis, Part 1: Bowel and Allergy Problems
Presenter: Rod Densmore
Change Makers
Paul Thompson
Plenary. Will Diagnostic Systems for FASD in Children Work in Adults?
Moderator: Michael Charness
Presenters: Kenneth L. Jones, Jocelynn Cook, Jonathan Down, R. Colin Carter
Kenneth L. Jones – PDF Presentation: CLICK HERE
Jonathan Down – PDF Presentation: CLICK HERE
3 Oral Papers
B1a. Development of Descriptive Profiles and Recognition Cues to Improve Identification of FASD in Clinical Settings: A Qualitative Investigation of Clinicians’ Perspectives
Presenters: Mansfield Mela, Tara Anderson
B1b. Improving Outcomes for Youth and Young Adults with FASD Who Have Substance Use Issues by Implementing Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention (aSBI) in Clinical Settings
Presenter: Dan Dubovsky
B1c. A Clinician’s Perspective of Crisis Intervention with Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Presenters: Andrew Wilson, Irene Carter
B3. Diagnosis: Why It’s Never Too Late
Presenters: Glenda Jansen, Paul Thompson
B6. FASD is a Whole Body Diagnosis, Part 2: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Asthma, Sleep Apnea, Immune Compromise, Dementia and Prevention of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Presenter: Rod Densmore
B7a. Assessing Executive Function in an Adolescent PAE Population: Examining the Predictiveness of Verbal and Nonverbal Accuracy vs. Response Time for FASD Diagnostic Assessment
Presenter: Leah Enns
Main Conference: Friday April 20, 2018
Change Makers
Katrina Griffin
Plenary (2-hr Symposium): DOHAD: Metabolic Symposium – Updates in Animal and Human Research
Moderators: Joanne Weinberg, Michael Charness
Joanne Weinberg – PDF Presentation: CLICK HERE
FASD in Adulthood: Insights on Metabolic Syndrome Risk from Zebrafish Models
Olivia Weeks
Does Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Increase Offspring Risk for Metabolic Syndrome? Metabolic Assessment in Moderate PAE Mouse Model
Susan Smith
PDF Presentation: CLICK HERE
Prenatal Exposure and Metabolic Disease in Adulthood: Evidence From Animal Models
Karen Moritz
PDF Presentation: CLICK HERE
Associations Between Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, Behavior, Diet and Obesity
Jeff Wozniak
PDF Presentation: CLICK HERE
Change Makers
Alexandra Taussig
Plenary: Community Based Research Starts with the Community: On Effective and Ethical Practices for “Patient-Oriented” and Collaborative Research with Families and Individuals with FASD
Presenters: Dorothy Reid, Lisa Brownstone, Michelle Stewart, Niall Schofield
3 Oral Papers
C1a. Everyday Life and FASD: A Weekend Break for Adults Affected by FASD, Peer-to-Peer Exchange Led by Professionals
Presenters:Alison Frieling, Gisela Michalowski
C1c. Quality of Life for Alaskan Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Implications for their Families
Presenters: Brenda Dow
3 Oral Papers
C2a. The CICADA Centre: NSW: A Lifespan Approach to Providing Care and Intervention to Children and Adolescents Affected by Drugs and Alcohol
Presenters: Marcel Zimmet, Bronwyn Milne
C3. FASD and Child Welfare Practice – A Focus on Life Course Theory
Presenters: Dorothy Badry, Lenora Marcellus
C6b. Clinical Observations Regarding the Gaps in Services Faced by Adults with FASD in Edmonton: A Discussion of Barriers, Existing Research and Supports, and Building Solutions for the Future
Presenter: Paige Irwin
C7a. Assessment Profiles of a Community-Based Cohort of Adults with FASD: Results of a Pilot Clinic
Presenters: Paul Jerry, Louisa Clapper
3 Oral Papers
D1a. Supporting Employment Success in Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Presenter: Aamena Kapasi
D1b. Living Accommodation for People Affected by FASD: A Study Carried out by Our Organisation
Presenters: Alison Frieling, Gisela Michalowski
D1c. “Well Where’s He Supposed to Live?”: Experiences of Adoptive Parents of Adult Children with FASD in Ontario
Presenters: Shelley Watson, Kelly Harding
D4. Towards a Regional and Community FASD/Brain Disorder “Eco-System”
Presenters: J. Douglas Salmon, Heather Pickin, Jonathan Rudin
D5a. FASD & Group Facilitation with Youth & Young Adults
Presenters: Colleen Hook, Brittany Durant
D5b. Action Hall Support Groups for Adults with FAS
Presenters: Myles Himmelreich, Bernadette O’Donnell
Main Conference: Saturday April 21, 2018
Change Makers
Justin Mitchell
Plenary. FASD and the Criminal Justice system: Making the Case for Research to Build Evidence-Based Policy Responses
Kaitlyn McLachlan
Followed by a panel: Joanna Wells, Mansfield Mela, Corey La Berge
3 Oral Papers
E1b. A New Population-Level Data Source for Research in Adults with FASD – Evidence from the National Core Indicators
Presenter: Alexandra Bonardi
E1c. The Effects of Maternal Alcohol use and Smoking on Children’s Mental Health: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
Presenter: Madeleine Benjamin
E7b. FASD Justice Support Program for Youth
Presenters: Chris Leptich, Michael Stansberry, Nicole Mizzi
Closing Plenary Panel: We Are Parents: What It Looks Like
Justin Mitchell, Angie Lutke, RJ Formanek, Erin Reimer-Mayzes, Myles Himmelreich