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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Recognizing Alcohol-related neurodevelopment disorder (ARND) in Primary Health Care of Children


Initiative of the

Diagnostics Issues Work Group, Interagency Coordinating Committee on
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD)

Sponsored by the

Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD);
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH);
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
The goal of this consensus development-style conference is to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to encourage screening and diagnosis (or referral for diagnosis) of ARND in pediatric practice and other primary care settings. ICCFASD, NIAAA, CDC, and AAP have assembled a panel of 13 unbiased critical thinkers who are knowledgeable about neurodevelopmental problems. Clinical and research experts on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders will present relevant evidence to the panel on October 31 and November 1, 2011. On the morning of November 2, 2011, the panel will announce recommendations based on the presented testimony. ICCFASD intends to post recommendations and the proceedings of the conference on the ICCFASD Web page in December 2011, http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/AboutNIAAA/Interagency/Pages/default.aspx.

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