Alcohol can alter the normal development of the fetus (unborn baby).

The possible effects of fetal alcohol exposure include brain damage, birth defects, poor growth before and after birth, low IQ or learning difficulties, delayed development, social and behavioural problems and problems with hearing, speech and vision.

• Call for Abstracts - closing date 21 June 2013

• Provisional program available

For any questions relating to the conference please email: Janine Turnball events@phaa.net.au

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Focus on FASD Prevention in WA

This forum was held on Wednesday 15 May 2013. The key note speaker was Nancy Poole, Director of Research and Knowledge Translation at the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Womens Health. To view the presentations click on the name of each presenter.

Speaker Presentations

Nancy Poole, Director of Research and Knowledge Translation at the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Womens Health   

Kate Gatti, Lead Child and Youth Health Network and Chair FASD Project Control Group

Gary Kirby, Director Prevention and Workforce Development Drug and Alcohol Office

Winthrop Research Professor Carol Bower, Senior Principal Research Fellow, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

Dr Colleen O'Leary, NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, Centre for Population Health Research at Curtin University and Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

Heather Jones, Manager FASD Projects, Telethon Institue for Child Health Research