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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
Topic 2: Brain Sciences – Imaging and Neuro Psychology
Moderator: Edward Riley
Presenters: Jeff Wozniak, Claire D. Coles, Paul D. Connor
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
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
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
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
Prenatal Exposure and Metabolic Disease in Adulthood: Evidence From Animal Models
Karen Moritz
Associations Between Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, Behavior, Diet and Obesity
Jeff Wozniak
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
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
Closing Plenary Panel: We Are Parents: What It Looks Like
Presenters: Justin Mitchell, Angie Lutke, RJ Formanek, Erin Reimer-Mayzes, Myles Himmelreich