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- 9th Annual Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise (FACE) Research Roundtable - Sept 9, 2008
- 9ème table ronde annuelle de recherche du Groupe d'expertise canadienne en alcoolisation fœtale (FACE) - 9 septembre 2008
- 2008 FACE Scientific Poster Contest - Submission Deadline: July 31, 2008
- Appel de résumés d'affiches 2008 - Date limite : le 31 juillet 2008
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: In search of the elusive behavioural phenotype
- Kelly Nash, MA Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Neuroscience and Mental Health Program
- Erin Sheard, PhD, Neuroscience and Mental Health Program
- Sara Stevens, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto, Neuroscience and Mental Health Program
- Dr. Joanne R Rovet, Senior Scientist, Neurosciences & Mental Health Program, The Hospital for Sick Children; Professor of paediatrics and psychology, University of Toronto.
Laboratory Update
- Quantifying the rates of prenatal alcohol exposure amongst newborns in a high risk obstetric unit
Ingrid Goh, Motherisk Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto - Measurement of FAEE in adult hair as a marker of excessive maternal drinking in pregnancy
Netta Fulga, Motherisk Laboratory, Clinical Pharmacology Division, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Location: Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC
Contact: Susan Santiago
E-mail: susan.santiago@sickkids.ca
Tel: 416-813-8084
Fax: 416-813-7904
9th Annual Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise (FACE) Research Roundtable
September 9, 2008
Tuesday, September 9th 2008
Montreal, Quebec
Holiday Inn - Midtown
420 Sherbrooke West
Preliminary Program
| TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. | Delegate Check in |
| 8:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Update Gideon Koren, MD, FRCPC, Director, Motherisk Program, Hospital for Sick Children |
| 9:00 a.m. | A Message from Dr. Richard Brière, Assistant Director, Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
| WOMEN AND ALCOHOL | |
| 9:15 a.m. |
Women and the Context of Alcohol Abuse Louise Nadeau, PhD, MA, Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, Scientific Director, Centre Dollard-Cormier University Institute on Dependencies |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Announcement of the inaugural Canadian Foundation on Fetal Alcohol Research (CFFAR) Grant Winners Louise Nadeau, PhD, MA, Chairperson, CFFAR Gideon Koren, MD, FRCPC, Head, Scientific Review Committee, CFFAR Ian Faris, President and CEO, Brewers Association of Canada & Board Member, CFFAR |
| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee Break (with possible media) |
| 10:45 a.m. |
Alcohol and Pregnancy: What Pregnant Women Say
Nicole April, MD, MPH, FRCPC Direction développement des individus et des communautés, Institut national de santé publique du Québec |
| 11:15 a.m. | Q & A |
| SCREENING TOOLS | |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Public Health Agency of Canada and the FASD National Strategic Projects Fund Mary Johnston Manager, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Team Division of Childhood & Adolescence, Public Health Agency of Canada |
| 11:50 a.m. |
Should we be screening for FASD? If so, how do we do it? Albert E. Chudley. MD, FRCPC, FCCMG, Medical Director, WRHA Program in Genetics and Metabolism, Professor, University of Manitoba |
| 12:20 p.m. |
Screening and Recording Alcohol Use in Pregnancy Moumita Sarkar BSc. Hons., MSc. Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto |
| 12:50 p.m. | Q & A |
| 1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| BRAIN AND CNS RESPONSES TO ALCOHOL | |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Neurotoxicity of Formic Acid and Possible Therapeutic Effects of Folic Acid Bhushan Kapur, Department of Clinical Pathology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Impaired Eyeblink Conditioning in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Sandra Jacobson, PhD Professor and Director of the Child Development Research Division, Department of Psychiarty and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine |
| 3:30 p.m. | Q & A |
| 3:45 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| POPULATION RESEARCH UPDATE | |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Neonatal Screening for Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: Past, Present, and Future Studies Joey Gareri, MSc, Director, Motherisk Laboratory, Hospital for Sick Children,Toronto |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Quantifying the Rates of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Amongst Newborns in a High Risk Obstetric Unit Ingrid Goh, Motherisk Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto |
| 5:00 p.m. | Q & A |
| 5:15 p.m. | Announcement of 2008 Scientific Poster Competition Winners |
| 5:30 p.m. | Wrap Up |
Simultaneous translation (English/French) throughout the day. Register Early!
The 2008 FACE Research Roundtable will also feature a Scientific Poster Contest. Download the Call for Poster Abstracts. Poster abstract submission deadline is July 31, 2008.
The 2008 FACE Research Roundtable is organized by the Motherisk Program in cooperation with the Public Health Agency of Canada, with financial support from Health Canada and the Brewers Association of Canada.
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