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11th Annual Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise (FACE) Research Roundtable
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Plaza 500 Hotel
500 West 12th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
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Program
| TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. | Delegate Check in |
| 8:15 a.m. |
Welcome Gideon Koren, MD, FRCPC, Director, Motherisk Program, The Hospital for Sick Children |
| 8:30 a.m. | A message from the Honourable Mary Polak, Minister, BC Ministry of Children and Family Development |
| 8:50 a.m. |
Profile of 1,400 patients evaluated for FASD at the WA Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic & Prevention Network Susan J. Astley, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology/Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle WA Director, Washington State Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic & Prevention Network |
| 9:45 a.m. | Q & A |
| 10:00 a.m. | Announcement of 2010 Canadian Foundation on Fetal Alcohol Research (CFFAR) Grant Winners |
| 10:15 a.m. | Nutrition Break |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Developing a national screening tool kit for FASD Stuart MacLeod, MD, Professor, Paediatrics, Child and Family Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia |
| 11:00 a.m. | Q & A |
| 11:15 a.m. |
Fetal ethanol exposure and post natal epilepsy: "the tip of the neurobehavioural iceberg" Peter L. Carlen, MD, FRCPC, Head, Division of Fundamental Neurobiology, Toronto Western Research Institute (TWRI) Senior Scientist, Division of Fundamental Neurobiology, TWRI |
| 11:45 a.m. | Q & A |
| CFFAR Works in progress | |
| 12:00 p.m. | LUNCH and POSTER REVIEW |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Atypical hippocampal activation during associative recognition in children with FASD Erin D. Sheard (1), S. Wheeler (1,2) Joanne Rovet, (1,2) (1)Psychology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto (2) University of Toronbto |
| 2:00 p.m. | Q & A |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Neurobiological effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and stress: a potential pathway to increased vulnerability to substance use problems Kristina Uban, J. Weinberg, L. Galea, Behavioural Neuroscience, University of British Columbia |
| 2:45 p.m. | Q & A |
| 3:00 p.m. |
The association between meconium FAEE and FASD diagnosis Joey Gareri, M.Sc, Laboratory Manager, Motherisk, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto |
| 3:30 p.m. | Q & A |
| 3:45 p.m. | Nutrition break |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Neuroimaging cognitive function in children diagnosed with ARND and ADHD Krisztina L. Malisza, PhD, B. Bolster, C. Clancy, A. Chudley, S. Longstaffe, University of Winnipeg |
| 4:20 p.m. | Q & A |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Placental formic acid and folic acid after alcohol exposure: two sides to the story Janine Hutson, M.Sc, B. Kapur, P. Carlen, B. Stade, G. Koren, University of Toronto |
| 4:50 p.m. | Q & A |
| 5:00 p.m. | An examination of the abilities, risks, and needs of adolescents and young adults with FASD in the criminal justice system: a research update Kaitlyn McLachlan, MA, R. Roesch, Simon Fraser University |
| 5:20 p.m. | Q & A |
| 5:30 p.m. | Announcement of 2010 Scientific Poster Competition winners |
| 5:45 p.m. | Wrap Up |
This year's Roundtable will also feature the 2010 FACE POSTER DISPLAY and COMPETITION for Best Poster Award for Original Research and Best Student Poster Award
The 2010 FACE Research Roundtable is organized by the Motherisk Program with financial support from the Brewers Association of Canada
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11th FACE Research Roundtable – Call for Poster Abstracts
Abstract Submission Deadline: July 30, 2010 (but please don’t wait until then!)
Sure the Vancouver Olympics were fun, but wait ‘til you see what’s in store at the 11th annual FACE Research Roundtable, September 14, 2010 in Vancouver, BC!
Planning is underway and as always, FACE will feature a scientific poster display and competition. We invite poster submissions on all topics of medical and social science research related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
All applicants will be notified of acceptance within 2 weeks of receipt of abstract submission. All accepted abstracts will be published in the on-line Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology/Fetal Alcohol Research at http://cjcp.ca/hm/. The Best Poster for Original Research and the Best Student Poster will be recognized.
PRIZES FOR WINNING POSTERS:
Best Poster Award for Original Research will receive $200.
Best Student Poster Award for excellence by a trainee will receive $150.00
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