Prevention, Recognition and Management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Part 1 Overview FASD.- Alcohol and pregnancy: why is the evidence so confusing.- Pathology of FASD: a brief overview.- Knowledge and prevalence of FASD in communities.- Ethics of consuming alcohol in pregnancy.- Part 2 Prevention.- Public health strategies and FASD.- Alcohol related harm and recognition .- Brief interventions for alcohol using women.- Midwifery approaches to recognising drinking in pregnant women.- Social care issues in manging high risk families.- Part 3 Recognition.- Physical stigmata in FASD.- Ruling out other disorders related to FASD: a diagnosis of exclusion.- Growth problems in FASD.- Psychometric testing and FASD.- Communication assessments used in FASD.- Sensory processing in FASD.- Overlapping diagnoses in FASD.- Recognising a FASD child in the classroom.- Attachment and FASD.- Changing pattern of presentation in people with FASD with age.- Psychiatric difficulties in people with FASD.- Multidisciplinary approaches to FASD.- Part 4 Management.- Managing withdrawal in babies born to mothers abusing.- Development of commissioning awareness.- Clinical pathways for accessing care: including the role of the advocate.- Medication use in people with FASD.- Psychological therapies for FASD.- Educational strategies for people with FASD.- Social care needs for people and families with FASD.- Envornmental modifications and management of sensory issues for people with FASD.- Family support needs and the role of support groups.

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• Medicina materno-fetal
• Psiquiatria
• Saude pessoal e pública
• Medicina pediátrica

Fetal alcohol syndrome;Prenatal alcohol exposure;Alcohol and pregnancy;Physical stigmata;High risk families;Brief interventions;Psychometric testing;Withdrawal in babies;Psychological therapies;Educational strategies;Family support;maternal and child health