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FASD: A Whole Body Diagnosis

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Webinar – FASD A Whole-Body Diagnosis  Hosted by Surrey Place on Sept 27 at 1 pm EDT.

This webinar focuses on the physical health impacts associated with prenatal alcohol exposure. Too often, these impacts are undiagnosed and have significant consequences on a person’s quality of life and life expectancy, even at a very young age. Things such as bone, heart, joint, back, chest, feet, vision issues, mental health etc. These issues left unaddressed put can put a significant strain on health care,  education and social support systems.

Keynote speaker is renowned international trainer, motivational speaker and consultant Myles Himmelreich. This will be followed by a panel discussion and 30 minute Q and A session.

This webinar is based on newer research lead by Myles and a team of self-advocates from 2017, therefore not a lot of people have had an opportunity to hear the results or understand the significant health issues many people with FASD face. I’m so happy we have an opportunity to shed more light on this area.

Please feel free to ask me any questions and share the flyer with anyone you feel could be supported in knowing more about this area (including social services, health professionals, education services, families and youth). This event is open to anyone who can register.

FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER (FASD) From a Diagnosis to an Understanding

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SIGN UP FOR A WORKSHOP TO HAVE:
• Have access to a FASD worker and a social worker
• Gain an understanding of the FASD brain and challenges associated with it
• Learn about what causes FASD and how prevalent it is in our population

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Parents/caregivers/guardians of children and/or youth with confirmed or suspected FASD who are under the age of 18 or between
the ages of 18 and 21, and still in school
• Must be a current resident of the Region of Peel

FASD-Workshop Flyer (1)

• Registration closes one week prior to the date of the workshop
• If you are unable to attend please call the registration number

FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER (FASD) From a Diagnosis to an Understanding

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SIGN UP FOR A WORKSHOP TO HAVE:
• Have access to a FASD worker and a social worker
• Gain an understanding of the FASD brain and challenges associated with it
• Learn about what causes FASD and how prevalent it is in our population

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Parents/caregivers/guardians of children and/or youth with confirmed or suspected FASD who are under the age of 18 or between
the ages of 18 and 21, and still in school
• Must be a current resident of the Region of Peel

FASD-Workshop Flyer (1)

FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER (FASD) From a Diagnosis to an Understanding

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SIGN UP FOR A WORKSHOP TO HAVE:
• Have access to a FASD worker and a social worker
• Gain an understanding of the FASD brain and challenges associated with it
• Learn about what causes FASD and how prevalent it is in our population

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Parents/caregivers/guardians of children and/or youth with confirmed or suspected FASD who are under the age of 18 or between
the ages of 18 and 21, and still in school
• Must be a current resident of the Region of Peel

PLEASE NOTE:
• Registration closes one week prior to the date of the workshop
• If you are unable to attend please call the registration number

FASD-Workshop Flyer (1)

PANEL PRESENTATION BY CANADIAN EXPERTS ON FASD PREVALENCE AND DIAGNOSIS

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REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Group of Ottawa and Adopt4Life

PANEL PRESENTATION BY
CANADIAN EXPERTS ON FASD
PREVALENCE AND DIAGNOSIS

Come for questions and discussion!

Svetlana Popova  M.D., Ph.Ds., M.P.H., Senior Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Albert Chudley  Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba
Valerie Temple  Ph.D., C. Psych, Surrey Place Centre Toronto
Colleen Burns, Clinic Training Services Coordinator, Lakeland Centre for FASD, Alberta

Parents, individuals and professionals welcome.
Registration is required, but the event is freeEmail for the poster

Contact Information
Elspeth Ross
rosse@ncf.ca, 613 446-4144
Joyce Hamelin
joyce@adopt4life.com

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a guideline for diagnosis across the lifespan

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Podcast by Dr. Valerie Temple and Dr. Christine Loock for Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a guideline for diagnosis across the lifespan
Released today!!
Read the full guidelines

Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/141593-guide
20:07   Diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is essential to
improve outcomes for affected individuals and families, and to inform pre-pregnancy counselling to prevent future cases. This guideline from the Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Network provides evidence-based recommendations for best practices in the diagnosis of this condition.

In this podcast, two of the authors of the guideline explain what to
look for in clinical practice. Dr. Valerie Temple is a clinical
psychologist at Surrey Place Centre in Toronto, and Dr. Christine Loock is a developmental pediatrician at Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia, with an academic appointment at UBC.

Full guideline (open access): www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.141593
<http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.141593>

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/12/14/cmaj.141593

CMAJ [Canadian Medical Association Journal] News Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Guidelines

First published December 14, 2015, doi: 10.1503/cmaj.141593
CMAJDecember 14, 2015 cmaj.141593

1. Show PDF in full window
<http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/12/14/cmaj.141593.full.pdf>
2. » Full Text (PDF)
3. Online Appendices
<http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/12/14/cmaj.141593/suppl/DC1>
4. Earn CME Credits
<http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/12/14/cmaj.141593/suppl/DC2>
5. Podcast
<http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/12/14/cmaj.141593/suppl/DC3>
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Revised Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Guidelines for Diagnosis Across the Lifespan

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– Coming Soon –
Revised Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Guidelines for Diagnosis Across the Lifespan
Since publication of the 2005 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Canadian Guidelines for Diagnosis, new evidence and information has emerged.
For this reason, the Public Health Agency of Canada tasked CanFASD with updating and revising the guidelines through consultation with national and international experts and review of the research literature. Release of the new Canadian guidelines, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Guidelines for Diagnosis Across the Lifespan, is expected in early 2015

FASD Assessment Team Training FREE Course

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Thank you for your interest in the FASD ONE TEAM ASSESSMENT TRAINING COURSE. We are no longer accepting registration at this time. Please keep your eye on the FASD One website (https://fasdontario.ca/) for future opportunities to participate in this course or email admin@cysc.ca for more info.

A comprehensive online course designed to promote and educate practitioners on multidisciplinary team processes for comprehensive FASD Assessment. Anyone looking to register can register for the next session on their waitlist.

What is the FASD ONE Assessment Team Training?

Welcome to the FASD ONE Assessment Team Training Course. This comprehensive collection of assessment information focusses on operationalizing the multidisciplinary team approach as recommended by the Canadian Guidelines for Diagnosis. The material has been compiled by a number of experienced FASD assessment clinicians and many individuals with FASD and family members who experience the impact every day. This training has been reviewed and supported by members of the FASD Ontario Network of Expertise. 

Once we have received your registration, and it has been approved, you will be invited to participate in the course through a web based platform called Rise.com. You will have six weeks to complete the course by working through four modules that will consist of different learning modalities (text, graphics, videos, and audio) as well as occasional quizzes to ensure material understanding and retention.


The overall goal of this training is to discover how we can put the Canadian Guidelines for FASD Diagnosis Across the Lifespan into action, and to enhance our existing assessment services to be more inclusive of the many in need.

The course consists of 4 Online Modules that YOUR OWN TIME through the rise.com platform. You will have 8 weeks to finish the course and earn a Certificate of Completion.

The first cohort of participants will begin on July 4th, 2022 and will have until September 5th, 2022.

Course Creation and Contributions

We would  like to honour the individuals, families, support people and advocates who came before us.

People have been working tirelessly for many years without much recognition or understanding from others, i.e.  their family doctors, other service providers, school staff, family members and community etc. regarding the unique and very complicated circumstances that are a part of their everyday lives. 

They are the reason the government has made these recent investments and we want to take a minute to share and stress that the individuals and families who are affected by PAE/FASD are our most important and meaningful teachers

Contributors to the course through professional expertise or vital lived experience:

Dr. Claire Mitchell

Angela Geddes

Dr. Louise Scott

Janet Carioni

Dr. Kimberly Harris

Mohamed (Mo) Oshalla

Tanya

Tracy Grant

Ashley Rovert

Darlene Durand

Reinier de Smit

Shannon

We acknowledge FASD ONE for their ongoing commitment to raising awareness and building system capacity aimed to improve outcomes for people affected by PAE/FASD.

What is FASD ONE?
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Ontario Network of Expertise (FASD ONE) is a group that works together to address issues related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the province. Membership includes experts and specialists in research, health promotion, diagnosis, justice services, education, community and policy development, and service delivery as well as family members who have intimate knowledge of the practical needs of individuals with this disability. Action group members have been working together for a number of years but have formalized the collaborative approach in 2005. READ MORE HERE 

Registration

This course is FREE and available to practitioners who are looking to gain knowledge in FASD Assessments. 

Please complete the registration form HERE
Please email Janice Balfour with any questions admin@cysc.ca

FASD Assessment Team Training – FREE Course

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Thank you for your interest in the FASD ONE TEAM ASSESSMENT TRAINING COURSE. We are no longer accepting registration at this time. Please keep your eye on the FASD One website (https://fasdontario.ca/) for future opportunities to participate in this course or email admin@cysc.ca for more info.

A comprehensive online course designed to promote and educate practitioners on multidisciplinary team processes for comprehensive FASD Assessment

 

What is the FASD ONE Assessment Team Training?

 

Welcome to the FASD ONE Assessment Team Training Course. This comprehensive collection of assessment information focusses on operationalizing the multidisciplinary team approach as recommended by the Canadian Guidelines for Diagnosis. The material has been compiled by a number of experienced FASD assessment clinicians and many individuals with FASD and family members who experience the impact every day. This training has been reviewed and supported by members of the FASD Ontario Network of Expertise. 

 

Once we have received your registration, and it has been approved, you will be invited to participate in the course through a web based platform called Rise.com. You will have six weeks to complete the course by working through four modules that will consist of different learning modalities (text, graphics, videos, and audio) as well as occasional quizzes to ensure material understanding and retention.


The overall goal of this training is to discover how we can put the Canadian Guidelines for FASD Diagnosis Across the Lifespan into action, and to enhance our existing assessment services to be more inclusive of the many in need.

 

The course consists of 4 Online Modules that YOUR OWN TIME through the rise.com platform. You will have 8 weeks to finish the course and earn a Certificate of Completion.

 

The first cohort of participants will begin on July 4th, 2022 and will have until September 5th, 2022.

 

Course Creation and Contributions

We would  like to honour the individuals, families, support people and advocates who came before us.

People have been working tirelessly for many years without much recognition or understanding from others, i.e.  their family doctors, other service providers, school staff, family members and community etc. regarding the unique and very complicated circumstances that are a part of their everyday lives. 

They are the reason the government has made these recent investments and we want to take a minute to share and stress that the individuals and families who are affected by PAE/FASD are our most important and meaningful teachers

 

Contributors to the course through professional expertise or vital lived experience:

 

Dr. Claire Mitchell

Angela Geddes

Dr. Louise Scott

Janet Carioni

Dr. Kimberly Harris

Mohamed (Mo) Oshalla

Tanya

Tracy Grant

Ashley Rovert

Darlene Durand

Reinier de Smit

Shannon

 

We acknowledge FASD ONE for their ongoing commitment to raising awareness and building system capacity aimed to improve outcomes for people affected by PAE/FASD.

 

What is FASD ONE?


Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Ontario Network of Expertise (FASD ONE) is a group that works together to address issues related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the province. Membership includes experts and specialists in research, health promotion, diagnosis, justice services, education, community and policy development, and service delivery as well as family members who have intimate knowledge of the practical needs of individuals with this disability. Action group members have been working together for a number of years but have formalized the collaborative approach in 2005. READ MORE HERE 

 

Registration

 

This course is FREE and available to practitioners who are looking to gain knowledge in FASD Assessments.  Registration is full. Anyone looking to register can register for the waitlist.

 

Please complete the registration form HERE . 

 

Please email Janice Balfour with any questions admin@cysc.ca

 

FASD ONE Diagnostic Action Group: Peer Advisor Recruitment

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Peer Consultation Roster (Pilot)

The FASD ONE Diagnostic Action Group is looking for multidisciplinary FASD practitioners who want to contribute to the development of diagnostic capacity and consistency for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the province of Ontario by being a FASD Peer Advisor!

As a FASD Peer Advisor you will provide practice specific, peer to peer consultation to other FASD diagnostic clinicians on an as needed basis.  FASD Peer Advisors are available to discuss complex clinical issues regarding FASD assessment and diagnosis within their field of practice.  

This is a one-year pilot project.  

Qualifications and Experience

  • At least 1 year of relevant professional experience in FASD assessment.
  • Commitment to review orientation materials
  • Able to respond to requests for consultation within a reasonable turnaround time.   

How to Apply

If you are interested in becoming a member of FASD ONE Diagnostic Action Group Peer Advisor please provide:

  • Your CV or Letter of Interest outlining your FASD assessment or relevant experience
  • FASD Clinic affiliation
  • Professional affiliation
  • Contact Information

Please to forward your letter to any member of the Membership Committee below:

Valerie Temple: Valerie.Temple@surreyplace.ca

Brenda Stade: brenda.stade@outlook.com

Kelly Oreskovich: koreskovich@skhc.ca

Thank you for your interest! Candidates may be invited to meet virtually with the membership committee.