Northwest AHEC
Course Number: 68960
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Looking Beyond Immediate Birth Outcomes
Sep 29, 2022 - 10:00 AM EDT to 12:15 PM EDT
Samantha Garvens
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Event Description: This two-hour live webinar will focus on the importance of preventing alcohol-exposed pregnancies, and how fetal alcohol spectrum disorders may present across the lifespan.
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Objectives
Define Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
Identify how this disorder may present beyond immediate birth outcomes.
Recognize the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing brain.
Identify strategies for preventing alcohol exposed pregnancies.
Audience
Certified nurse midwives, doulas, all disciplines caring for pregnant individuals, substance use treatment and prevention specialists, nurses, mental health counselors, psychologists, educators, social workers and any health care professionals working with families affected by FASD.