The UW Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit will present a webinar next week on "Children with FASD: Why Can't We Find Them?" in collaboration with the Indian Health Service TeleBehavioral Health Center of Excellence and the University of New Mexico. The presenter is Dr. Larry Burd, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, and Director of the North Dakota FASD Center and FAS Clinic.
When: June 7, 2017, 10:00am-11:00am PT. (1:00pm ET)
Target Audience: Educators, Health & Educational Administrators, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Counselors, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Psychologists, Dentists, Physicians, Physicians Assistants, Social Workers, Allied Health Professionals, Psychiatrists.
Goals: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Employ a validated screening tool for identification of FASD. The goal is for this tool to be routinely utilized in assessment of children in an academic setting where FASD is a possible concern.
- Apply intervention strategies designed to improve outcome for children with FASD that can be used in a school/community setting.
- Describe educational implications of the impairments identified in alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorder.
Registration: This FREE presentation is open to everyone, but pre-registration is required. To register, please visit: https://ihs.adobeconnect.com/eqzccxo1d8za/event/event_info.html. Then click on “Event Registration” in the upper right corner.
CE hours available for several professions-- see webinar flyer for details.
Flyer: http://adai.uw.edu/training/IHS_webinar_201706.pdf
Previous webinars in this series are archived on the Indian Health Service FASD Webinar Archive.
